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109.4

Vnto old _Timon_ he me brought byliue,
2 Old _Timon_, who in youthly yeares hath beene
In warlike feates th'expertest man aliue,
4 And is the wisest now on earth I weene;
His dwelling is low in a valley greene,
6 Vnder the foot of _Rauran_ mossy hore,
From whence the riuer _Dee_ as siluer cleene
8 His tombling billowes rolls with gentle rore:
There all my dayes he traind me vp in vertuous lore.

1 "To old Timon he me brought belive,

Timon > (The Faery knight of 109.3:8. "Timon" is a Greek personal
name meaning "he who is honoured", "he who is held in respect".
Plainly Arthur is referring here to Sir Ector, to whom (in
Malory) his upbringing was entrusted by Merlin)
he > [Merlin]
belive > without delay

2 Old Timon, who in youthly years has been
3 In warlike feats the expertest man alive,
4 And is the wisest now on earth, I ween;

ween > believe

5 His dwelling is low in a valley green,
6 Under the foot of Rauran mossy hoar,

Rauran > (Given by Bayley (1966) as Rauran-fawr, a hill in
Merioneth, Wales, though this name is not in the _Ordnance Survey
Gazetteer of Great Britain_ or the _Times Index-Gazetteer of the
World_. See also note in Hamilton (1980))
mossy > overgrown with moss (if referring to the hill); _or:_
marshy, peaty (if referring to the valley)
hoar > {Venerable with age; grey; "mossy hoar" might be read as
"mossy and hoar"}

7 From whence the River Dee as silver clean

River Dee > (Rises in Bala Lake, Merioneth, Wales, reaching the sea
70 miles east and north at West Kirby)

8 His tumbling billows rolls with gentle roar:
9 There all my days he trained me up in virtuous lore.

lore > doctrine, teaching

109.5

Thither the great Magicien _Merlin_ came,
2 As was his vse, ofttimes to visit me:
For he had charge my discipline to frame,
4 And Tutours nouriture to ouersee.
Him oft and oft I askt in priuitie,
6 Of what loines and what lignage I did spring:
Whose aunswere bad me still assured bee,
8 That I was sonne and heire vnto a king,
As time in her iust terme the truth to light should bring.

1 "Thither the great magician Merlin came,
2 As was his use, often to visit me:

use > custom

3 For he had charge my discipline to frame,

discipline > {Education; mental and moral training}

4 And tutor's nouriture to oversee.

nouriture > {Nurture, t