crystal, as purity,
luminosity}

8 That could have dazed the rash beholder's sight,

dazed > dazzled

9 And round about her head did shine like heaven's light.

110.13

She was araied all in lilly white,
2 And in her right hand bore a cup of gold,
With wine and water fild vp to the hight,
4 In which a Serpent did himselfe enfold,
That horrour made to all, that did behold;
6 But she no whit did chaunge her constant mood:
And in her other hand she fast did hold
8 A booke, that was both signd and seald with blood,
Wherein darke things were writ, hard to be vnderstood.

1 She was arrayed all in lily white,
2 And in her right hand bore a cup of gold,
3 With wine and water filled up to the height,

height > [brim]

4 In which a serpent did himself enfold,
5 That horror made to all that did behold;
6 But she no whit did change her constant mood:
7 And in her other hand she fast did hold

fast > firmly

8 A book, that was both signed and sealed with blood,

book > (The New Testament)

9 Wherein dark things were written, hard to be understood.

Wherein > In which
dark things > (The Revelation)

110.14

Her younger sister, that _Speranza_ hight,
2 Was clad in blew, that her beseemed well;
Not all so chearefull seemed she of sight,
4 As was her sister; whether dread did dwell,
Or anguish in her hart, is hard to tell:
6 Vpon her arme a siluer anchor lay,
Whereon she leaned euer, as befell:
8 And euer vp to heauen, as she did pray,
Her stedfast eyes were bent, ne swarued other way.

1 Her younger sister, that Speranza hight,

hight > was named

2 Was clad in blue, that her beseemed well;

blue > (The traditional colour of hope)
beseemed > suited

3 Not all so cheerful seemed she of sight,

of sight > in appearance, of aspect

4 As was her sister; whether dread did dwell,
5 Or anguish in her heart, is hard to tell:
6 Upon her arm a silver anchor lay,

anchor > (The symbol of hope: see _Heb._ 6.19)

7 Whereon she leaned ever, as befell:

befell > was fitting; it happened

8 And ever up to heaven, as she did pray,
9 Her steadfast eyes were bent, nor swerved other way.

bent > directed

110.15

They seeing _Vna_, towards her gan wend,
2 Who them encounters with like courtesie;
Many kind speeches they betwene them spend,
4 And greatly ioy each other +well+