turning quicke aside
6 His light-foot beast, fled fast away for feare:
Whom to pursue, the Infant after hide,
8 So fast as his good Courser could him beare,
But labour lost it was, to weene approch him neare.

1 Which to prevent, the prince his mortal spear

mortal > lethal, deadly

2 Soon to him raught, and fierce at him did ride,

raught > reached

3 To be avenged of that shot whilere:

whilere > erewhile: lately [fired; or quasi-adj.]

4 But he was not so hardy to abide

hardy > foolhardy; robust; bold
to abide > [as to await]

5 That bitter stound, but, turning quick aside

stound > peril

6 His lightfoot beast, fled fast away for fear:

lightfoot > light-footed

7 Whom to pursue, the infant after hied,

infant > prince
hied > went quickly; _hence:_ raced; _also:_ strove

8 So fast as his good courser could him bear,

fast > fast; closely

9 But labour lost it was, to ween approach him near.

ween > intend, imagine [to]

211.26

For as the winged wind his Tigre fled,
2 That vew of eye could scarse him ouertake,
Ne scarse his feet on ground were seene to tred;
4 Through hils and dales he speedie way did make,
Ne hedge ne ditch his readie passage brake,
6 And in his flight the villein turn'd his face,
(As wonts the _Tartar_ by the _Caspian_ lake,
8 When as the _Russian_ him in fight does chace)
Vnto his Tygres taile, and shot at him apace.

1 For as the winged wind his tiger fled,
2 That view of eye could scarce him overtake,

That > [So that]

3 Nor scarce his feet on ground were seen to tread;
4 Through hills and dales he speedy way did make,
5 Neither hedge nor ditch his ready passage broke,

ready > straight, direct
broke > delayed; diverted

6 And in his flight the villein turned his face

villein > villain; serf

7 (As wonts the Tartar by the Caspian Lake,

wonts > is accustomed; _hence:_ does
Lake > Sea

8 When the Russian him in fight does chase)
9 To his tiger's tail, and shot at him apace.

To his tiger's tail > [Maleger faced backwards in the manner of the
Parthians, who, like the Tartars, were inhabitants of western
Asia]
apace > quickly; _hence:_ with a quick succession of arrows

211.27

Apace he shot, and yet he fled apace,
2 Still as the greedy knight nigh to him drew,
And oftentimes he would relent his pace,
4 That him his foe more fiercely