dearly > sorely, grievously

6 For when the cause of that outrageous deed

cause of > [motive for]

7 Demanded (I made plain and evident),

Demanded > [Was demanded]
made > [made it]

8 Her faulty handmaid, who that bale did breed,

faulty > guilty
bale > torment; infliction of death (and, keeping the meaning of
"Pryene" in mind, see 101.16:7)

9 Confessed how Philemon her wrought to change her weed.

weed > clothing

204.30

Which when I heard, with horrible affright
2 And hellish fury all enragd, I sought
Vpon my selfe that vengeable despight
4 To punish: yet it better first I thought,
To wreake my wrath on him, that first it wrought.
6 To _Philemon_, false faytour _Philemon_
I cast to pay, that I so dearely bought;
8 Of deadly drugs I gaue him drinke anon,
And washt away his guilt with guiltie potion.

1 "Which when I heard, with horrible affright

affright > terror

2 And hellish fury all enraged, I sought
3 Upon myself that vengeable despite

vengeable > {Characterized by or arising from revenge; cruel,
dreadful}
despite > outrage; rage; malice

4 To punish: yet it better first, I thought,

punish > inflict [by way of punishment]

5 To wreak my wrath on him that first it wrought.
6 To Philemon, false faitour Philemon,

faitour > impostor

7 I cast to pay that I so dearly bought;

cast > decided, resolved
that > [that which]
dearly > grievously; expensively

8 Of deadly drugs I gave him drink anon,

drink > [to drink]
anon > straightway; (catachr.) soon

9 And washed away his guilt with guilty potion.

204.31

Thus heaping crime on crime, and griefe on griefe,
2 To losse of loue adioyning losse of frend,
I meant to purge both with a third mischiefe,
4 And in my woes beginner it to end:
That was _Pryene_; she did first offend,
6 She last should smart: with which cruell intent,
When I at her my murdrous blade did bend,
8 She fled away with ghastly dreriment,
And I pursewing my fell purpose, after went.

1 "Thus heaping crime on crime, and grief on grief,
2 To loss of love adjoining loss of friend,

adjoining > uniting

3 I meant to purge both with a third mischief,
4 And in my woes' beginner it to end:

beginner > initiator, author

5 That was Pryene; she did first offend,
6 She last should smart: with which cruel intent,

smart > suffer

7 Wh