Yet twice they were repulsed back again,

back > (Pleonastic and thus intensive)

2 And twice renforced back to their ships to fly,

renforced > compelled (SU)
fly > flee

3 While with blood they all the shore did stain,
4 And the grey ocean into purple dye:

purple > red, blood-red

5 Neither had they footing found at last pardie,

had they > [would they have]
pardie > certainly, truly, "by God"

6 Had not Androgeus, false to native soil,
7 And envious of uncle's sovereignty,

sovereignty > royal authority

8 Betrayed his country to foreign spoil:

spoil > {Act of pillage}

9 Naught else but treason from the first this land did foil.

foil > defeat; trample underfoot; befoul, defile; violate

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So by him _C{ae}sar_ got the victory,
2 Through great bloudshed, and many a sad assay,
In which him selfe was charged heauily
4 Of hardy _Nennius_, whom he yet did slay,
But lost his sword, yet to be seene this day.
6 Thenceforth this land was tributarie made
T'ambitious _Rome_, and did their rule obay,
8 Till _Arthur_ all that reckoning +defrayd+;
Yet oft the Briton kings against them strongly swayd.

8 defrayd > did defray _1596, 1609_

1 So by him Caesar got the victory,
2 Through great bloodshed, and many a sad assay,

sad > heavy
assay > assault

3 In which himself was charged heavily
4 Of hardy Nennius, whom he yet did slay,

Of > By
yet > nonetheless

5 But lost his sword, yet to be seen this day.

to be seen > (_HRB_ 4.4 records that Caesar's sword was buried with
Nennius)

6 Thenceforth this land was tributary made

tributary > {Subject to imposts, paying tribute}

7 To ambitious Rome, and did their rule obey,
8 Till Arthur all that reckoning defrayed;
9 Yet oft the Briton kings against them strongly swayed.

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Next him _Tenantius_ raigned, then _Kimbeline_,
2 What time th'eternall Lord in fleshly slime
Enwombed was, from wretched _Adams_ line
4 To purge away the guilt of sinfull crime:
O ioyous memorie of happy time,
6 That heauenly grace so plenteously displayd;
(O too high ditty for my simple rime.)
8 Soone after this the _Romanes_ him +warrayd+;
For that their tribute he refusd to let be payd.

8 warrayd > wrrayd _1596_

1 Next him Tenuantius reigned, then Cymbeline,

Next > After, immediately after

2 What time the eternal Lord in fleshly