ved to have medicinal or magical
properties, esp. as an antidote to or preventive of poison)

8 Strikes in the stock, nor thence can be released,

stock > trunk

9 But to the mighty victor yields a bounteous feast.

205.11

With such faire slight him _Guyon_ often faild,
2 Till at the last all breathlesse, wearie, faint
Him spying, with fresh onset he assaild,
4 And kindling new his courage seeming queint,
Strooke him so hugely, that through great constraint
6 He made him stoup perforce vnto his knee,
And do vnwilling worship to the Saint,
8 That on his shield depainted he did see;
Such homage till that instant neuer learned hee.

1 With such fair sleight him Guyon often failed,

sleight > sleight; dexterity [in handling a weapon]; prudence
failed > deceived (cf. 311.46:9); disappointed

2 Till at the last, all breathless, weary, faint
3 Him spying, with fresh onset he assailed,

assailed > (The quasi-intransitive construction is rare. Cf.
106.43:2)

4 And kindling new his courage seeming queint,

courage > courage; spirit
queint > extinguished, quenched

5 Struck him so hugely, that through great constraint
6 He made him stoop perforce to his knee,

perforce > by violence; perforce

7 And do unwilling worship to the saint

saint > [Gloriana; see 209.4:1-2]

8 That on his shield depainted he did see;

depainted > depicted

9 Such homage till that instant never learned he.

205.12

Whom _Guyon_ seeing stoup, pursewed fast
2 The present offer of faire victory,
And soone his dreadfull blade about he cast,
4 Wherewith he smote his haughty crest so hye,
That streight on ground made him full low to lye;
6 Then on his brest his victour foote he thrust,
With that he cryde, Mercy, do me not dye,
8 Ne deeme thy force +by+ fortunes doome vniust,
That hath (maugre her spight) thus low me laid in dust.

8 by > but _conj. Smith; see Glossary_

1 Whom Guyon seeing stoop, pursued fast

Guyon seeing stoop, > [seeing to stoop, Guyon]

2 The present offer of fair victory,
3 And soon his dreadful blade about he cast,
4 Wherewith he smote his haughty crest so high

Wherewith > With which
haughty > high; proud
high > high [physically]; excessively, _hence:_ forcefully; _also:_
loudly

5 That straight on ground made him full low to lie;

made > [Guyon made; the blow made]
full > very, entire