us
5 And wicked doom, to Jews dispiteous

doom > judgement
dispiteous > pitiless

6 Delivered up the Lord of life to die,
7 And did acquit a murderer felonous:

felonous > {Cruel, wicked, having the nature of a felon}

8 The whiles my hands I washed in purity;

The whiles > Meanwhile

9 The whiles my soul was soiled with foul iniquity."

207.63

Infinite moe, tormented in like paine
2 He there beheld, too long here to be told:
Ne _Mammon_ would there let him long remaine,
4 For terrour of the tortures manifold,
In which the damned soules he did behold,
6 But roughly him bespake. Thou fearefull foole,
Why takest not of that same fruit of gold,
8 Ne sittest downe on that same siluer stoole,
To rest thy wearie person, in the shadow coole.

1 Infinite more, tormented in like pain

like > similar

2 He there beheld, too long here to be told:
3 Nor Mammon would there let him long remain,
4 For terror of the tortures manifold
5 In which the damned souls he did behold,
6 But roughly him bespoke. "You fearful fool,

bespoke > addressed

7 Why take not of that same fruit of gold,

of > [some of]

8 Ne sit down on that same silver stool,

Ne > [Or why not, And why not]
silver stool > (See 207.53:2)

9 To rest your weary person in the shadow cool?"

207.64

All which he did, to doe him deadly fall
2 In frayle intemperance through sinfull bayt;
To which if he inclined had at all,
4 That dreadfull feend, which did behind him wayt,
Would him haue rent in thousand peeces strayt:
6 But he was warie wise in all his way,
And well perceiued his deceiptfull sleight,
8 Ne suffred lust his safetie to betray;
So goodly did beguile the Guyler of +the+ pray.

9 the > his _1590_

1 All which he did to do him deadly fall

do him deadly fall > [cause him fatal destruction; make him fatally
succumb]

2 In frail intemperance through sinful bait;

frail > {Morally weak, unable to resist temptation}
bait > harassment; temptation, bait; refreshment, rest

3 To which if he inclined had at all,
4 That dreadful fiend, which did behind him wait,
5 Would him have rent in thousand pieces straight:

rent > torn
straight > straightway, immediately

6 But he was wary wise in all his way,
7 And well perceived his deceitful sleight,

his > [Mammon's]
sleight > trickery, stratagem

8 Nor