7 spoyle > spoyld 1596, 1609

1 But all those pleasant bowers and palace brave

bowers > arbours, shady recesses; rooms, chambers brave > splendid, fine

2 Guyon broke down with rigour pitiless;

rigour > violence

3 Ne aught their goodly workmanship might save

Ne aught > Naught, not at all

4 Them from the tempest of his wrathfulness, 5 But their bliss he turned to balefulness:

balefulness > sorrow, unhappiness, painfulness

6 Their groves he felled, their gardens did deface,