righteous sead
8 Present before the maiestie diuine,
And his auenging wrath to clemencie incline.

1 "Thrice happy man," said then the father grave,

happy > blessed, beatified; fortunate; happy
grave > important, influential; grave; gravely

2 "Whose staggering steps your steady hand does lead,
3 And shows the way his sinful soul to save!
4 Who better can the way to heaven aread

aread > make known; declare

5 Than you yourself, that was both born and bred
6 In heavenly throne, where thousand angels shine?
7 You do the prayers of the righteous seed

righteous seed > sinless children [the redeemed]

8 Present before the majesty divine,
9 And His avenging wrath to clemency incline.

110.52

Yet +since+ thou bidst, thy pleasure shalbe donne.
2 Then come thou man of earth, and see the way,
That neuer yet was seene of Faeries sonne,
4 That neuer leads the traueiler astray,
But after labours long, and sad delay,
6 +Brings+ +them+ to ioyous rest and endlesse blis.
But first thou must a season fast and pray,
8 Till from her bands the spright assoiled is,
And haue her strength recur'd from fraile infirmitis.

1 since > sith _1609_
6 Brings > Bring _1590, 1596_
6 them > him _conj. Morris, who also sugg. the alternative of
"traueilers" in line 4_

1 "Yet, since you bid, your pleasure shall be done.
2 Then come, you man of earth, and see the way

man of earth > (See 110.66)

3 That never yet was seen by Faery's son;
4 That never leads the traveller astray,
5 But after labours long, and sad delay,

sad > grievous; sorrowful

6 Brings them to joyous rest and endless bliss.
7 But first you must a season fast and pray,

a season > for a while

8 Till from its bonds the spirit assoiled is,

assoiled > absolved; set free

9 And has its strength recured from frail infirmities."

recured from > recovered from; cured of
frail > weak, morally weak

110.53

That done, he leads him to the highest Mount;
2 Such one, as that same mighty man of God,
That bloud-red billowes like a walled front
4 On either side disparted with his rod,
Till that his army dry-foot through them yod,
6 Dwelt fortie dayes vpon; where writ in stone
With bloudy letters by the hand of God,
8 The bitter doome of death and balefull mone
He did receiue, whiles flashing fire about him shone.

1 That done, he leads