That she +note+ stirre. Then gan her sonne to flie
Full fast away, and did her quite forsake;
8 But _Guyon_ after him in haste did hie,
And soone him ouertooke in sad perplexitie.

6 note > no'te _1609_

1 Then, when use of speech was from her reft,

reft > taken away

2 With her two crooked hands she signs did make,
3 And beckoned him (the last help she had left):

him > [Furor]

4 But he that last left help away did take,

he > [Guyon]

5 And both her hands fast bound to a stake,

fast > firmly

6 That she no'te stir. Then began her son to fly

no'te > could not
fly > flee

7 Full fast away, and did her quite forsake;

Full > Very, exceedingly

8 But Guyon after him in haste did hie,
9 And soon him overtook in sad perplexity.

perplexity > distress

204.14

In his strong armes he stiffely him embraste,
2 Who him gainstriuing, nought at all preuaild:
For all his power was vtterly defaste,
4 And furious fits at earst quite weren quaild:
Oft he re'nforst, and oft his forces fayld,
6 Yet yield he would not, nor his rancour slacke.
Then him to ground he cast, and rudely hayld,
8 And both his hands fast bound behind his backe,
And both his feet in fetters to an yron racke.

1 In his strong arms he stiffly him embraced,

stiffly > strongly; tightly

2 Who, him gainstriving, naught at all prevailed:

gainstriving > opposing, striving against

3 For all his power was utterly defaced,

defaced > destroyed

4 And furious fits at erst quite were quailed:

erst > once (catachr.)
quailed > overpowered

5 Oft he reinforced, and oft his forces failed,

reinforced > made a fresh effort

6 Yet yield he would not, nor his rancour slack.
7 Then him to ground he cast, and rudely haled,

rudely > roughly, violently
haled > hauled, dragged

8 And both his hands fast bound behind his back,

fast > firmly

9 And both his feet in fetters to an iron rack.

rack > {Iron bar to which prisoners were secured}

204.15

With hundred yron chaines he did him bind,
2 And hundred knots that did him sore constraine:
Yet his great yron teeth he still did grind,
4 And grimly gnash, threatning reuenge in vaine:
His burning eyen, whom bloudie strakes did staine,
6 Stared full wide, and threw forth sparkes of fire,
And more for ranck despight, then for great paine,
8 Shakt his long