s covering her nakedness,
5 To hide her shame and loathly filthiness;

loathly > loathsome, repulsive, hateful
filthiness > obscenity, moral defilement

6 Sith her Prince Arthur of proud ornaments

Sith > Since

7 And borrowed beauty spoiled. Her natheless

spoiled > stripped (with less sense of violence than modern usage
implies)
natheless > nevertheless

8 The enchanter finding fit for his intents,

intents > purposes

9 Did thus revest, and decked with due habiliments.

revest > reinstate; dress, apparel ("her" being understood from line
7)
due habiliments > appropriate attire

201.23

For all he did, was to deceiue good knights,
2 And draw them from pursuit of praise and fame,
To slug in slouth and sensuall delights,
4 And end their daies with irrenowmed shame.
And now exceeding griefe him ouercame,
6 To see the _Redcrosse_ thus aduaunced hye;
Therefore this craftie engine he did frame,
8 Against his praise to stirre vp enmitye
Of such, as vertues like mote vnto him allye.

1 For all he did was to deceive good knights,
2 And draw them from pursuit of praise and fame,
3 To slug in sloth and sensual delights,

slug > laze; waste time

4 And end their days with irrenowned shame.

irrenowned > infamous (WU)

5 And now exceeding grief him overcame,
6 To see the Redcross thus advanced high;

advanced > raised; extolled (referring either to the knight or his
heraldic bearing, the red cross)

7 Therefore this crafty engine he did frame,

engine > contrivance, snare
frame > fashion

8 Against his praise to stir up enmity

praise > praiseworthiness; good reputation

9 Of such as virtues like might to him ally.

such as virtues like > [those people whose similar virtues]
ally > [ally themselves]

201.24

So now he _Guyon_ guides an vncouth way
2 Through woods and mountaines, till they came at last
Into a pleasant dale, that lowly lay
4 Betwixt two hils, whose high heads ouerplast,
The valley did with coole shade ouercast;
6 Through midst thereof a little riuer rold,
By which there sate a knight with helme vnlast,
8 Himselfe refreshing with the liquid cold,
After his trauell long, and labours manifold.

1 So now he Guyon guides an uncouth way

uncouth > unaccustomed; unfrequented; desolate, wild

2 Through woods and mountains, till they came at last
3 Into a pleasant d