meed > reward
9 Does bear the fairest flower in honourable seed.
honourable seed > [the nobility; honourable = noble, illustrious; seed = children, offspring]
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So forth they pas, a well consorted paire,
2 Till that at length with Archimage they meet:
Who seeing one that shone in armour faire,
4 On goodly courser thundring with his feet,
Eftsoones supposed him a person meet,
6 Of his reuenge to make the instrument:
For since the Redcrosse knight he earst did weet,
8 To beene with Guyon knit in one consent,
The ill, which earst to him, he now to Guyon ment.
1 So forth they pas, a well consorted pair,
pas > pace; pass consorted > associated; accorded
2 Till at length with Archimago they meet: 3 Who, seeing one that shone in armour fair, 4 On goodly courser thundering with his feet, 5 Eftsoons supposed him a person meet
Eftsoons > Thereupon meet > fit, suitable
6 Of his revenge to make the instrument: 7 For, since the Redcross Knight he erst did weet