woman

4 Most false Duessa, royal richly dight,

royal richly dight > [so] royally [and] richly dressed

5 That easy was to inveigle weaker sight:

That > [That it]
inveigle > blind [in mind or judgement]; deceive
weaker > too-weak

6 Who by her wicked arts, and wily skill

skill > skill; occult powers

7 (Too false and strong for earthly skill or might),
8 Unwares me worked to her wicked will,

Unwares > Unwittingly

9 And to my foe betrayed, when least I feared ill."

ill > evil

112.33

Then stepped forth the goodly royall Mayd,
2 And on the ground her selfe prostrating low,
With sober countenaunce thus to him sayd;
4 O pardon me, my soueraigne Lord, to show
The secret treasons, which of late I know
6 To haue bene wroght by that false sorceresse.
She onely she it is, that earst did throw
8 This gentle knight into so great distresse,
That death him did awaite in dayly wretchednesse.

1 Then stepped forth the goodly royal maid,

goodly > beautiful; gracious

2 And on the ground herself prostrating low,
3 With sober countenance thus to him said:
4 "O pardon me, my sovereign lord, to show

pardon me > [give me leave]

5 The secret treasons, which of late I know
6 To have been wrought by that false sorceress.

wrought > worked

7 She, only she, it is, that erst did throw

erst > recently; formerly

8 This gentle knight into so great distress,

gentle > noble; gentle
so > such

9 That death him did await in daily wretchedness.

That > [Such that]
him > him; he

112.34

And now it seemes, that she suborned hath
2 This craftie messenger with letters vaine,
To worke new woe and +improuided+ scath,
4 By breaking of the band betwixt vs twaine;
Wherein she vsed hath the practicke paine
6 Of this false footman, clokt with simplenesse,
Whom if ye please for to discouer plaine,
8 Ye shall him _Archimago_ find, I ghesse,
The falsest man aliue; +who+ tries shall find no lesse.

3 improuided > vnprouided _reported by Todd in some 1596 copies_
9 who > wo _1590, 1596: FE_

1 "And now it seems that she suborned has
2 This crafty messenger with letters vain,

vain > vain, proud; empty, useless; foolish

3 To work new woe and improvided scathe,

improvided > unforeseen (SU)
scathe > harm, damage

4 By breaking the bond betwixt us twain;

twain > two

5 Wherein she