pretious Balme, whose vertuous might
6 Did heale his wounds, and scorching heat alay,
Againe she stricken was with sore affright,
8 And for his safetie gan deuoutly pray;
And watch the noyous night, and wait for ioyous day.

1 When gentle Una saw the second fall

gentle > noble; gentle

2 Of her dear knight (who, weary of long fight,
3 And faint through loss of blood, moved not at all,
4 But lay as in a dream of deep delight,
5 Besmeared with precious balm, whose virtuous might

virtuous > {Having "virtue" or healing power}

6 Did heal his wounds, and scorching heat allay),
7 Again she stricken was with sore fright,
8 And for his safety gan devoutly pray;

gan > did; began to

9 And watch the noyous night, and wait for joyous day.

watch > [keep watch on]
noyous > irksome, vexatious

111.51

The ioyous day gan early to appeare,
2 And faire _Aurora_ from +the+ deawy bed
Of aged _Tithone_ gan her selfe to reare,
4 With rosie cheekes, for shame as blushing red;
Her golden lockes for haste were loosely shed
6 About her eares, when _Vna_ her did marke
Clymbe to her charet, all with flowers +spred;+
8 From heauen high to chase the chearelesse +darke,+
With merry note her loud salutes the mounting larke.

2 the > her _1596, 1609_
7 spred; > spred, _conj. Smith_
8 darke, > darke; _conj. Smith_

1 The joyous day began early to appear,
2 And fair Aurora from the dewy bed

Aurora > (Cf. 102.7: the two dawns mark the essential beginning and
end of the knight's spiritual journey)

3 Of aged Tithonus began herself to rear,
4 With rosy cheeks, for shame as blushing red;

for shame as > [as though for shame]

5 Her golden locks for haste were loosely shed
6 About her ears, when Una her did mark

her > [Aurora]
mark > see, notice

7 Climb to her chariot, all with flowers spread,

chariot > (Conflating Aurora with Phoebus Apollo, god of the sun,
who each day drives his chariot across the sky)

8 From heaven high to chase the cheerless dark;
9 With merry note her loud salutes the mounting lark.

merry > delightful, charming

111.52

Then freshly vp arose the doughtie knight,
2 All healed of his hurts and woundes wide,
And did himselfe to battell readie dight;
4 Whose early foe awaiting him beside
To haue deuourd, so soone as day he spyde,
6 When now he saw himselfe so freshly reare,