ayne:
He that his sorrow sought through wilfulnesse,
8 And his foe fettred would release +agayne,+
Deserues to tast his follies fruit, repented payne.

agayne, > agayne. _1596_

1 The knight was greatly moved at his plaint,

plaint > complaint, lamentation

2 And gan himself dight to succour his distress,

gan > began to; did
dight > prepare

3 Till the palmer, by his grave restraint,
4 Him stayed from yielding pitiful redress;

stayed > restrained
pitiful > {Prompted by pity}
redress > relief, assistance

5 And said, "Dear son, your causeless ruth repress,

ruth > pity; _also:_ trouble

6 Nor let your stout heart melt in pity vain:

stout > brave; proud; resolute
vain > empty, futile

7 He that his sorrow sought through wilfulness,
8 And his foe fettered would release again,

foe fettered > [fettered foe]

9 Deserves to taste his follies' fruit, repented pain."

205.25

_Guyon_ obayd; So him away he drew
2 From needlesse trouble of renewing fight
Already fought, his voyage to pursew.
4 But rash _Pyrochles_ varlet, _Atin_ hight,
When late he saw his Lord in heauy plight,
6 Vnder Sir _Guyons_ puissaunt stroke to fall,
Him deeming dead, as then he seemd in sight,
8 Fled fast away, to tell his funerall
Vnto his brother, whom _Cymochles_ men did call.

1 Guyon obeyed; so him away he drew
2 From needless trouble of renewing fight
3 Already fought, his voyage to pursue.

voyage > journey

4 But rash Pyrochles' varlet, Atin hight,

varlet > attendant (esp. of a knight); menial
hight > named, by name

5 When late he saw his lord, in heavy plight

late > lately

6 Under Sir Guyon's puissant stroke to fall,

puissant > powerful; warlike

7 Him deeming dead (as then he seemed in sight),
8 Fled fast away, to tell his funeral

tell > report, describe
funeral > death

9 To his brother, whom "Cymochles" men did call.

205.26

He was a man of rare redoubted might,
2 Famous throughout the world for warlike prayse,
And glorious spoiles, purchast in perilous fight:
4 Full many doughtie knights he in his dayes
Had doen to death, subdewde in equall frayes,
6 Whose carkases, for terrour of his name,
Of fowles and beastes he made the piteous prayes,
8 And hong their conquered armes for more defame
On gallow trees, in honour of his dearest Dame.

1 He was a man of r