rd, whether secular or
specifically from God}

207.50

Gramercy _Mammon_ (said the gentle knight)
2 For so great grace and offred high estate;
But I, that am fraile flesh and earthly wight,
4 Vnworthy match for such immortall mate
My selfe well wote, and mine vnequall fate;
6 And were I not, yet is my trouth yplight,
And loue auowd to other Lady late,
8 That to remoue the same I haue no might:
To chaunge loue causelesse is reproch to warlike knight.

1 "Gramercy, Mammon," said the gentle knight,

Gramercy > Thank you
gentle > noble

2 "For so great grace and offered high estate;

so > such
grace > favour

3 But I, that am frail flesh and earthly wight,

wight > person, man

4 Unworthy match for such immortal mate
5 Myself well wot, and my unequal fate;

wot > [I] know [to be]
unequal > {Socially ill-matched}

6 And were I not, yet is my troth plighted,
7 And love avowed to other lady late,

late > lately

8 That to remove the same I have no might:

That > [So that]
remove > [annul]

9 To change love causeless is reproach to warlike knight."

causeless > without [good] cause

207.51

_Mammon_ emmoued was with inward wrath;
2 Yet forcing it to faine, him forth thence led
Through griesly shadowes by a beaten path,
4 Into a gardin goodly garnished
With hearbs and fruits, whose kinds mote not be red:
6 Not such, as earth out of her fruitfull woomb
Throwes forth to men, sweet and well sauoured,
8 But direfull deadly blacke both leafe and bloom,
Fit to adorne the dead, and decke the drery toombe.

1 Mammon enmoved was with inward wrath;

enmoved > moved

2 Yet forcing it to feign, him forth thence led

forcing > [forcing himself]
feign > dissimulate, conceal (SUS)

3 Through grisly shadows by a beaten path,

grisly > horrible, fearsome

4 Into a garden goodly garnished

goodly > well, beautifully
garnished > beautifed, decorated

5 With herbs and fruits, whose kinds might not be read:

read > seen, discerned, made known; _hence:_ described

6 Not such as earth out of her fruitful womb
7 Throws forth to men, sweet and well savoured,
8 But direful deadly black both leaf and bloom,

direful > terrible, dreadful

9 Fit to adorn the dead, and deck the dreary tomb.

207.52

There mournfull _Cypresse_ grew in greatest store,
2 And trees of bitter _Gall_, and