eless so sore a buff to him it lent,

Natheless > Nevertheless
sore > grievous
buff > blow, buffet
lent > dealt

9 That made him reel, and to his breast his beaver bent.

That > [That it]
beaver > {Lower part of face-guard of helmet}

205.7

Exceeding wroth was _Guyon_ at that blow,
2 And much ashamd, that stroke of liuing arme
Should him dismay, and make him stoup so low,
4 Though otherwise it did him litle harme:
Tho hurling high his yron braced arme,
6 He smote so manly on his shoulder plate,
That all his left side it did quite disarme;
8 Yet there the steele stayd not, but inly bate
Deepe in his flesh, and opened wide a red floodgate.

1 Exceeding wroth was Guyon at that blow,
2 And much ashamed that stroke of living arm

stroke > [a stroke]

3 Should him dismay, and make him stoop so low,

dismay > overcome

4 Though otherwise it did him little harm:
5 Tho, hurling high his iron-braced arm,

Tho > Then
hurling > whirling; brandishing

6 He smote so manly on his shoulder-plate
7 That all his left side it did quite disarm;

disarm > strip of armour

8 Yet there the steel stayed not, but inly bit

inly > inwardly; thoroughly, extremely

9 Deep in his flesh, and opened wide a red floodgate.

205.8

Deadly dismayd, with horrour of that dint
2 _Pyrochles_ was, and grieued eke entyre;
Yet nathemore did it his fury stint,
4 But added flame vnto his former fire,
That welnigh molt his hart in raging yre;
6 Ne thenceforth his approued skill, to ward,
Or strike, or +hurtle+ round in +warlike+ gyre,
8 Remembred he, ne car'd for his saufgard,
But rudely rag'd, and like a cruell Tygre far'd.

7 hurtle > hurle, _1596;_ hurlen _1609_
7 warlike > warelike _1596_

1 Deadly dismayed with horror of that dint

horror > [the horror]
dint > blow

2 Pyrochles was, and grieved eke entire;

eke > also
entire > unreservedly; inwardly

3 Yet nathemore did it his fury stint,

nathemore > not at all

4 But added flame to his former fire,
5 That well-nigh melted his heart in raging ire;

That > [That; so that]
well-nigh > very nearly

6 Neither thenceforth his approved skill (to ward,

approved > proven, tested

7 Or strike, or hurtle round in warlike gyre)

gyre > {A turning round, a whirling}

8 Remembered he, nor cared for his safeguard,

safeguard > protection, security