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8 His steed was bloody red, and foamed ire,
9 When with the mastering spur he did him roughly stir.

205.3

Approching nigh, he neuer stayd to greete,
2 Ne +chaffar+ words, prowd courage to prouoke,
But prickt so fiers, that vnderneath his feete
4 The smouldring dust did round about him smoke,
Both horse and man nigh able for to choke;
6 And fairly couching his steele-headed speare,
Him first saluted with a sturdy stroke;
8 It booted nought Sir _Guyon_ comming neare
To thinke, such hideous puissaunce on foot to beare.

2 chaffar > chaffer _1609_

1 Approaching nigh, he never stayed to greet,
2 Nor chaffer words, proud courage to provoke,

chaffer > barter, exchange

3 But pricked so fierce that underneath his feet

pricked > spurred, rode

4 The smouldering dust did round about him smoke,

smouldering > smothering, choking

5 Both horse and man nigh able to choke;

able > liable

6 And fairly couching his steel-headed spear,

fairly > expertly
couching > {Lowering and placing in its rest}

7 Him first saluted with a sturdy stroke;

sturdy > recklessly violent

8 It booted naught, Sir Guyon coming near,

booted > availed

9 To think, such hideous puissance on foot to bear.

hideous > terrific; immense; odious
puissance > force, power

205.4

But lightly shunned it, and passing by,
2 With his bright blade did smite at him so fell,
That the sharpe steele arriuing forcibly
4 On his +broad+ shield, bit not, but glauncing fell
On his horse necke before the quilted +sell+
6 And from the head the body sundred quight.
So him dismounted low, he did compell
8 On foot with him to matchen equall fight;
The truncked beast fast bleeding, did him fowly dight.

4 broad > braod _1596_
5 sell > sell, _1609_

1 But lightly shunned it and, passing by,

lightly > easily

2 With his bright blade did smite at him so fell

fell > terribly, fiercely

3 That the sharp steel, arriving forcibly
4 On his broad shield, bit not, but glancing fell
5 On his horse's neck, before the quilted sell,

before > in front of
sell > saddle

6 And from the head the body sundered quite.
7 So him dismounted low, he did compel

him > (Probably Pyrochles)
he > [Guyon]

8 On foot with him to match equal fight;
9 The trunked beast, fast bleeding, did him foully dight.

trunked > mutilated,