rthiness; virtue
devise > contrive, scheme

8 How to advance with favourable hands,
9 As this good prince redeemed the Redcross Knight from bonds.

As > [Just as]

109.2

Who when their +powres+ empaird through labour long,
2 With dew repast they had recured well,
And that weake captiue wight now wexed strong,
4 Them list no lenger there at leasure dwell,
But forward fare, as their aduentures fell,
6 But ere they parted, _Vna_ faire besought
That straunger knight his name and nation tell;
8 Least so great good, as he for her had wrought,
Should die vnknown, and buried be in thanklesse thought.

1 powres > powres, _1609_

1 Who, when their powers, impaired through labour long,
2 With due repast they had recured well,

recured > recovered

3 And that weak captive wight now waxed strong,

wight > man, person
waxed > [had] grown

4 Them list no longer there at leisure dwell,

Them list > It pleased them
dwell > [to dwell]

5 But forward fare, as their adventures fell;

fell > befell, should befall

6 But, ere they parted, Una fair besought

Una fair > fair Una; Una fairly (fairly = becomingly, in a fair
manner)

7 That stranger knight his name and nation tell:

stranger > foreign; new-come
nation > family; country; nationality

8 Lest so great good, as he for her had wrought,
9 Should die unknown, and buried be in thankless thought.

109.3

Faire virgin (said the Prince) ye me require
2 A thing without the compas of my wit:
For both the lignage and the certain Sire,
4 From which I sprong, from me are hidden yit.
For all so soone as life did me admit
6 Into this world, and shewed heauens light,
From mothers pap I taken was vnfit:
8 And streight deliuered to a Faery knight,
To be vpbrought in gentle thewes and martiall might.

1 "Fair virgin," said the prince, "you me require

require > ask

2 A thing without the compass of my wit:

without > outside, beyond

3 For both the lineage and the certain sire

sire > father

4 From which I sprang from me are hidden yet.
5 For, all so soon as life did me admit

all so > just as

6 Into this world, and showed heaven's light,
7 From mother's pap I taken was unfit:

pap > teat

8 And straight delivered to a Faery knight,
9 To be upbrought in gentle thews and martial might.

upbrought > brought up
gentle > noble
thew