appeare,
4 But as a man, whom hellish feends haue frayd,
Long trembling still he stood: at last thus sayd;
6 Traytour what hast thou doen? how euer may
Thy cursed hand so cruelly haue swayd
8 Against that knight: +Harrow+ and +well away,+
After so wicked deed why liu'st thou lenger day?

1 feare, > feare _1609_
8 Harrow > Horrow _1590, 1596: FE_
8 well away, > weal-away! _1609_

1 Which when his german saw, the stony fear

german > brother

2 Ran to his heart, and all his sense dismayed,

dismayed > overcame

3 Neither thenceforth life nor courage did appear,
4 But as a man whom hellish fiends have frayed,

frayed > terrified

5 Long trembling still he stood: at last thus said:
6 "Traitor, what have you done? How ever may
7 Your cursed hand so cruelly have swayed

swayed > swung (a weapon)

8 Against that knight: harrow and wellaway,

harrow > {A cry of distress}
wellaway > alas!

9 After so wicked deed why live you longer day?"

longer > [a longer; cf. 203.7:6]

208.47

With that all desperate as loathing light,
2 And with reuenge desiring soone to dye,
Assembling all his force and vtmost might,
4 With his owne sword he fierce at him did flye,
And strooke, and foynd, and lasht outrageously,
6 Withouten reason or regard. Well knew
The Prince, with patience and sufferaunce sly
8 So hasty heat soone cooled to subdew:
Tho when +this+ breathlesse woxe, that batteil gan renew.

9 this > he _1679_

1 With that, all desperate, as loathing light,

as > [as if]
light > daylight (i.e. life itself)

2 And with revenge desiring soon to die,

soon > soon; at once

3 Assembling all his force and utmost might,
4 With his own sword he fierce at him did fly,

his > [Arthur's]

5 And struck, and foined, and lashed outrageously,

foined > lunged, thrust (with a pointed weapon)
outrageously > violently

6 Without reason or regard. Well knew
7 The prince, with patience and sufferance sly,

sufferance > forbearance
sly > skilful, cunning

8 So hasty heat soon cooled to subdue:

So > Such

9 Tho when this breathless waxed, that battle gan renew.

Tho > Then
this > [Pyrochles]
waxed > grew
that > [Arthur]
gan > did

208.48

As when a windy tempest bloweth hye,
2 That nothing may withstand his stormy stowre,
The cloudes, as things affrayd, before him flye;
4 But all so