mighty king of _Eden_ faire,
2 Her greeting sends in these sad lines addrest,
The wofull daughter, and forsaken heire
4 Of that great Emperour of all the West;
And bids thee be aduized for the best,
6 Ere thou thy daughter linck in holy band
Of wedlocke to that new vnknowen guest:
8 For he already plighted his right hand
Vnto another loue, and to another land.
1 "To you, most mighty king of Eden fair,
2 Her greeting sends, in these sad lines addressed,
3 The woeful daughter, and forsaken heir
4 Of that great emperor of all the west;
emperor > (See 102.22:7-9)
5 And bids you be advised for the best,
6 Ere you your daughter link in holy bond
7 Of wedlock to that new unknown guest:
8 For he already plighted his right hand
plighted > [has] pledged
right hand > allegiance
9 To another love, and to another land.
112.27
To me sad mayd, or rather widow sad,
2 He was affiaunced long time before,
And sacred pledges he both gaue, and had,
4 False erraunt knight, infamous, and forswore:
Witnesse the burning Altars, which he swore,
6 And guiltie heauens of his bold periury,
Which though he hath polluted oft +of+ yore,
8 Yet I to them for iudgement iust do fly,
And them coniure t'auenge this shamefull iniury.
7 of > and _1596, 1609_
1 "To me, sad maid, or rather widow sad,
2 He was affianced long time before,
3 And sacred pledges he both gave, and had,
4 False errant knight, infamous, and forsworn:
errant > itinerant (a "knight errant" roamed in quest of adventure;
the context here also implies the sense of erring, deviating)
forsworn > perjurious; in breach of a solemn oath
5 Witness the burning altars, which he swore,
which > [on which, by which]
6 And guilty heavens of his bold perjury,
of > [made guilty by]
7 Which though he has polluted often of yore,
Which > [The heavens]
yore > old
8 Yet I to them for judgement just do fly,
9 And them conjure to avenge this shameful injury.
conjure > call upon by oath
injury > {Wrongful action; also: intentionally offensive speech or
words}
112.28
Therefore +since+ mine he is, or free or bond,
2 Or false or trew, or liuing or else dead,
Withhold, O soueraine Prince, your hasty hond
4 From knitting league with him, I you aread;
Ne weene my right with strength adowne to tread,
6 Through weaknesse of my wi
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