ssant foe, with enuious despight
His proud presumed force increased more,
4 Disdeigning to be held so long in fight;
Sir _Guyon_ grudging not so much his might,
6 As those vnknightly raylings, which he spoke,
With wrathfull fire his courage kindled bright,
8 Thereof deuising shortly to be wroke,
And doubling all his powres, redoubled euery stroke.

1 before, > before _1609_

1 Cymochles, that had never met before

met > encountered in battle

2 So puissant foe, with envious despite

puissant > powerful [a]
envious > malevolent
despite > rage

3 His proud presumed force increased more,

presumed force > [the force that Cymochles presumes he has]

4 Disdaining to be held so long in fight;
5 Sir Guyon (grudging not so much his might

grudging > being mentally troubled with; _hence:_ resenting

6 As those unknightly railings which he spoke)
7 With wrathful fire his courage kindled bright,
8 Thereof devising shortly to be wreaked,

devising > skilfully preparing; contriving
wreaked > avenged

9 And, doubling all his powers, redoubled every stroke.

206.31

Both of them high attonce their hands enhaunst,
2 And both attonce their huge blowes downe did sway;
_Cymochles_ sword on _Guyons_ shield yglaunst,
4 And thereof nigh one quarter sheard away;
But _Guyons_ angry blade so fierce did play
6 On th'others helmet, which as _Titan_ shone,
That quite it cloue his plumed crest in tway,
8 And bared all his head vnto the bone;
Wherewith astonisht, still he stood, as senselesse stone.

1 Both of them high at once their hands enhanced,

at once > simultaneously
enhanced > raised

2 And both at once their huge blows down did sway;

sway > swing

3 Cymochles' sword on Guyon's shield glanced,
4 And thereof nigh one quarter sheared away;
5 But Guyon's angry blade so fierce did play
6 On the other's helmet (which as Titan shone),

as Titan shone > [shone like the sun]

7 That quite it clove his plumed crest in tway,

clove > cleft, divided
plumed > [bearing a plume]
tway > two

8 And bared all his head to the bone;
9 Wherewith astonished, still he stood, as senseless stone.

Wherewith > With which
astonished > stunned; bewildered

206.32

Still as he stood, faire _Ph{ae}dria_, that beheld
2 That deadly daunger, soone atweene them ran;
And at their feet her selfe most humbly feld