lfe prepaire
6 To battell, if thou meane her loue to gaine:
Loe, loe alreadie, how the fowles in aire
8 Doe flocke, awaiting shortly to obtaine
Thy carcasse for their pray, the guerdon of thy paine.

1 And in the way he with Sir Guyon met,
2 Accompanied with Phaedria the fair:

with > by

3 Eftsoons he began to rage, and inly fret,

Eftsoons > Thereupon
inly > inwardly
fret > fret; gnaw upon himself

4 Crying, "Let be that lady debonair,

debonair > gracious; meek, gentle

5 You recreant knight, and soon yourself prepare

recreant > cowardly, apostate (cf. 104.41:4)
soon > without delay

6 To battle, if you mean her love to gain:

mean > intend

7 Lo, lo already, how the fowls in air
8 Do flock, awaiting shortly to obtain
9 Your carcase for their prey, the guerdon of your pain.

guerdon > reward
pain > effort, trouble

206.29

And therewithall he fiercely at him flew,
2 And with +importune+ outrage him assayld;
Who soone prepard to field, his sword forth drew,
4 And him with equall value counteruayld:
Their mightie strokes their haberieons dismayld,
6 And naked made each others manly spalles;
The mortall steele despiteously entayld
8 Deepe in their flesh, quite through the yron walles,
That a large purple streme +adown+ their giambeux falles.

2 importune > importance _1596;_ important _1609_
9 adown > a down _1596_

1 And therewithal he fiercely at him flew,

therewithal > therewith, with that; forthwith

2 And with importune outrage him assailed;

importune > grievous
outrage > intemperance; fury

3 Who, soon prepared to field, his sword forth drew,

field > {Defend the field of battle}

4 And him with equal value countervailed:

value > valour; worth
countervailed > vied with; resisted

5 Their mighty strokes their habergeons dismailed,

habergeon > {Sleeveless coat of chain-mail}
dismailed > stripped of mail

6 And naked made each other's manly spalls;

spalls > shoulders

7 The mortal steel dispiteously entailed

mortal > lethal
dispiteously > pitilessly
entailed > incised

8 Deep in their flesh, quite through the iron walls,
9 That a large purple stream adown their jambeaux falls.

That > [So that]
purple > red, blood-red
adown > down
jambeaux > leg-armour, greaves; _or:_ leggings (perhaps of mail)

206.30

_Cymochles_, that had neuer met +before,+
2 So pui