9 But rudely raged, and like a cruel tiger fared.

rudely > violently
fared > acted

205.9

He hewd, and lasht, and foynd, and thundred blowes,
2 And euery way did seeke into his life,
Ne plate, ne male could ward so mighty throwes,
4 But yielded passage to his cruell knife.
But _Guyon_, in the heat of all his strife,
6 Was warie wise, and closely did awayt
Auauntage, whilest his foe did rage most rife;
8 Sometimes a thwart, sometimes he strooke him strayt,
And falsed oft his blowes, t'illude him with such bayt.

1 He hewed, and lashed, and foined, and thundered blows,

foined > lunged, thrust (with a pointed weapon)

2 And every way did seek into his life;

way > {Means of entry}

3 Neither plate nor mail could ward so mighty throws,

plate > armour plating
mail > chain-mail
so > such
throws > blows

4 But yielded passage to his cruel knife.

But > [But that it would have]
knife > sword

5 But Guyon, in the heat of all his strife,
6 Was wary wise, and closely did await

closely > closely; privately, secretly

7 Advantage, whilst his foe did rage most rife;

rife > abundantly, copiously; _hence:_ violently

8 Sometimes athwart, sometimes he struck him straight,
9 And falsed oft his blows, to illude him with such bait.

falsed > feinted, dummied
illude > trick, deceive; evade, elude; mock

205.10

Like as a Lyon, whose imperiall powre
2 A prowd rebellious Vnicorne defies,
T'auoide the rash assault and wrathfull stowre
4 Of his fiers foe, him to a tree applies,
And when him running in full course he spies,
6 He slips aside; the whiles that furious beast
His precious horne, sought of his +enimies+
8 Strikes in the stocke, ne thence can be +releast+,
But to the mighty victour yields a bounteous feast.

7 enimies > enimye _1590;_ enimies, _1609_
8 releast > relast _1596_

1 Like a lion, whose imperial power
2 A proud rebellious unicorn defies:
3 To avoid the rash assault and wrathful stour

stour > conflict, combat

4 Of his fierce foe, him to a tree applies,

him > [himself, the lion]
applies > places in contact; _hence:_ backs up against; _also:_
directs his path, makes his way

5 And when him running in full course he spies,

him > [the unicorn]

6 He slips aside; while that furious beast
7 His precious horn, sought of his enemies,

precious > (Because it was belie