orner laid,
6 The sad spectator of my tragedy;
7 Where left, he went, and his own false part played,
8 Disguised like that groom of base degree

groom > fellow
degree > rank

9 Whom he had feigned the abuser of my love to be.

204.28

Eftsoones he came vnto th'appointed place,
2 And with him brought +_Priene_+, rich arayd,
In _Claribellaes_ clothes. Her proper face
4 I not +descerned+ in that darkesome shade,
But weend it was my loue, with whom he playd.
6 Ah God, what horrour and tormenting griefe
My hart, my hands, mine eyes, and all assayd?
8 Me liefer were ten thousand +deathes+ priefe,
Then wound of gealous worme, and shame of such repriefe.

2 _Priene_ > _Pryene 1590_
4 descerned > discerned _1609_
8 deathes > deathez _1609, to emphasize the disyllable; cf.
110.39:4, 200.5:4, 206.39:5_

1 "Eftsoons he came to the appointed place,

Eftsoons > Thereupon

2 And with him brought Pryene, rich arrayed,
3 In Claribella's clothes. Her proper face

proper > own; beautiful; excellent, admirable

4 I not discerned in that darksome shade,
5 But weened it was my love with whom he played.

weened > supposed

6 Ah God, what horror and tormenting grief
7 My heart, my hands, my eyes, and all assayed?

assayed > assailed; made trial of

8 Me liefer were ten thousand deaths' proof,

Me liefer > Preferable to me, dearer to me
proof > trial, experience

9 Than wound of jealous worm, and shame of such reproof.

worm > snake, serpent [of jealousy]; passion, gnawing torment
reproof > shame, disgrace

204.29

I home returning, fraught with fowle despight,
2 And chawing vengeance all the way I went,
Soone as my loathed loue appeard in sight,
4 With wrathfull hand I slew her innocent;
That after soone I dearely did lament:
6 For when the cause of that outrageous deede
Demaunded, I made plaine and euident,
8 Her faultie Handmayd, which that bale did breede,
Confest, how _Philemon_ her wrought to chaunge her weede.

1 "I, home returning (fraught with foul despite,

fraught > filled
despite > anger; malice

2 And chawing vengeance all the way I went),

chawing > chewing, champing; _fig.:_ ruminating upon, brooding over

3 Soon as my loathed love appeared in sight,

Soon > [As soon]

4 With wrathful hand I slew her innocent;
5 That after soon I dearly did lament:

That > [That deed]