et made him twise to reele, that neuer moou'd afore.
2 guilty > guiltie _1590;_ gulty _1596_
8 no more > not thore _1590 (i.e. "not there")_
1 For when Cymochles saw the foul reproach
2 Which them appeached, pricked with guilty shame,
appeached > shamed, dishonoured
3 And inward grief, he fiercely gan approach,
gan > did
4 Resolved to put away that loathly blame,
put away > dispel, put an end to
loathly > loathsome, hateful
5 Or die with honour and desert of fame;
desert > merit, reward
6 And on the hauberk struck the prince so sore
hauberk > {Chain-mail tunic; chain-mail covering for neck and
shoulders}
sore > grievously
7 That quite disparted all the linked frame,
That > [That he]
disparted > clove, parted asunder
frame > structure; _hence:_ fabric
8 And pierced to the skin, but bit no more,
more > [further]
9 Yet made him twice to reel, that never moved afore.
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Whereat renfierst with wrath and sharpe regret,
2 He stroke so hugely with his borrowd blade,
That it empierst the Pagans burganet,
4 And cleauing the hard steele, did deepe inuade
Into his head, and cruell passage made
6 Quite through his braine. He tombling downe on ground,
Breathd out his ghost, which to th'infernall shade
8 Fast flying, there eternall torment found,
For all the sinnes, wherewith his lewd life did +abound.+
9 abound. > abound, _1596_
1 Whereat renfierced with wrath and sharp regret,
Whereat > At which
renfierced > rendered fierce; rendered fierce again (re-enfierced,
?with additional connotations of "renforced", "reinforced",
"strengthened")
regret > pain, distress (cf. 107.20:7)
2 He struck so hugely with his borrowed blade
3 That it empierced the pagan's burgonet,
empierced > transfixed
burgonet > {helmet with a visor; steel cap. Cf. _Muiopotmos_ 73,
305.31:9}
4 And, cleaving the hard steel, did deep invade
5 Into his head, and cruel passage made
6 Quite through his brain. He, tumbling down on ground,
7 Breathed out his ghost, which to the infernal shade
ghost > spirit, soul
8 Fast flying, there eternal torment found
9 For all the sins wherewith his lewd life did abound.
wherewith > with which
lewd > lewd; ignorant, good-for-nothing
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Which when his german saw, the stony +feare,+
2 Ran to his hart, and all his sence dismayd,
Ne thenceforth life ne courage did
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