not advise.

Of that sea's nature did him not advise > [Atin did not consider the
nature of that sea]

6 The waves thereof so slow and sluggish were,
7 Engrossed with mud, which did them foul agrise,

Engrossed > {Rendered gross, dense, thick}
them > [Atin and Pyrochles]
agrise > horrify

8 That every weighty thing they did upbear,

That > [So that]
they > [the waves]

9 Nor aught might ever sink down to the bottom there.

206.47

Whiles thus they strugled in that idle waue,
2 And stroue in vaine, the one himselfe to drowne,
The other both from drowning for to saue,
4 Lo, to that shore one in an auncient gowne,
Whose hoarie locks great grauitie did crowne,
6 Holding in hand a goodly arming sword,
By fortune came, led with the troublous sowne:
8 Where drenched deepe he found in that dull ford
The carefull seruant, striuing with his raging Lord.

1 While thus they struggled in that idle wave,

idle > lazy; _hence:_ sluggish

2 And strove in vain, the one himself to drown,
3 The other both from drowning to save,
4 Lo, to that shore one in an ancient gown
5 (Whose hoary locks great gravity did crown,
6 Holding in hand a goodly arming sword),
7 By fortune came, led with the troublous sound:
8 Where drenched deep he found in that dull ford

drenched > bathed, immersed (cf. 111.34:2)
dull > sluggish
ford > stream, current

9 The careful servant, striving with his raging lord.

careful > {Anxious, full of care}

206.48

Him _Atin_ spying, knew right well of yore,
2 And loudly cald, Helpe helpe, {o^} _Archimage_;
To saue my Lord, in wretched plight forlore;
4 Helpe with thy hand, or with thy counsell sage:
Weake hands, but counsell is most strong in age.
6 Him when the old man saw, he wondred sore,
To see _Pyrochles_ there so rudely rage:
8 Yet sithens helpe, he saw, he needed more
Then pittie, he in hast approched to the shore.

1 Him Atin spying, knew right well of yore,

knew right > [Atin knew him very]
yore > old

2 And loudly called, "Help, help, O Archimago;
3 To save my lord, in wretched plight forlorn;

forlorn > lost

4 Help with your hand, or with your counsel sage:
5 Weak hands, but counsel is most strong in age!"

hands > [are hands]

6 Him when the old man saw, he wondered sore,

wondered sore > marvelled greatly

7 To see Pyrochles there so rudely r