1 High time now gan it wax for Una fair

gan > did
wax > grow

2 To think of those her captive parents dear,
3 And their forwasted kingdom to repair:

forwasted > ravaged, laid to waste
repair > restore, re-establish

4 Whereto when they now approached near,

Whereto > To which

5 With hearty words her knight she began to cheer,

hearty > sincere; cordial; encouraging

6 And in her modest manner thus bespoke:

bespoke > spoke

7 "Dear knight, as dear as ever knight was dear,
8 That all these sorrows suffer for my sake,
9 High heaven behold the tedious toil you for me take!

111.2

Now are we come vnto my natiue soyle,
2 And to the place, where all our perils dwell;
Here haunts that feend, and does his dayly spoyle,
4 Therefore henceforth be at your keeping well,
And euer ready for your foeman fell.
6 The sparke of noble courage now awake,
And striue your excellent selfe to excell;
8 That shall ye euermore renowmed make,
Aboue all knights on earth, that batteill vndertake.

1 "Now are we come to my native soil,
2 And to the place where all our perils dwell;
3 Here haunts that fiend, and does his daily spoil,

spoil > damage, spoliation

4 Therefore henceforth be at your keeping well,

at your keeping > on your guard

5 And ever ready for your foeman fell.

foeman > foe, enemy, enemy in war
fell > fierce, terrible

6 The spark of noble courage now awake,
7 And strive your excellent self to excel;
8 That shall you evermore renowned make
9 Above all knights on earth, that battle undertake."

111.3

+And+ pointing forth, lo yonder is (said she)
2 The brasen towre in which my parents deare
For dread of that huge feend emprisond +be+
4 Whom I from +far,+ see on the walles +appeare+
Whose sight my feeble soule doth greatly cheare:
6 And on the top of all I do espye
The watchman wayting tydings glad to heare,
8 That {o^} my parents might I happily
Vnto you bring, to ease you of your misery.

_This stanza was added in 1596_
3 be > be, _1609_
4 far, > far _1609_
4 appeare > appeare, _1609_

1 And pointing forth, "Lo yonder is," said she,
2 "The brazen tower in which my parents dear
3 For dread of that huge fiend imprisoned be,

be > [are]

4 Whom I from far see on the walls appear,
5 Whose sight my feeble soul does greatly cheer:

Whose sight > The sight o