outrageously > violently, intemperately

3 As if hunger's point, or Venus' sting
4 Had them enraged with fell surquidry;

fell > fierce, terrible
surquidry > presumption, arrogance

5 Yet naught they feared, but passed on hardily,
6 Until they came in view of those wild beasts:
7 Who all at once, gaping full greedily,

at once > at once; together
full > very

8 And rearing fiercely their upstarting crests,
9 Ran towards, to devour those unexpected guests.

towards > [towards them]

212.40

But soone as they +approcht+ with deadly +threat,+
2 The Palmer ouer them his staffe vpheld,
His mighty staffe, that could all charmes defeat:
4 Eftsoones their stubborne courages were queld,
And high aduaunced crests downe meekely feld,
6 In stead of fraying, they them selues did feare,
And trembled, as them passing they beheld:
8 Such wondrous powre did in that staffe appeare,
All monsters to subdew to him, that did it beare.

1 approcht > approch't, _1609_
1 threat, > threat _1609_

1 But soon as they approached with deadly threat,

soon > [as soon]

2 The palmer over them his staff upheld,
3 His mighty staff, that could all charms defeat:

charms > spells

4 Eftsoons their stubborn courages were quelled,

Eftsoons > Thereupon
stubborn courages > intractable spirits

5 And high advanced crests down meekly felled,

advanced > raised
down > [were down]

6 Instead of fraying, they themselves did fear,

fraying > causing fear, frightening

7 And trembled, as them passing they beheld:
8 Such wondrous power did in that staff appear,
9 All monsters to subdue to him that did it bear.

212.41

Of that same wood it fram'd was cunningly,
2 Of which _Caduceus_ whilome was made,
_Caduceus_ the rod of _Mercury_,
4 With which he wonts the _Stygian_ realmes inuade,
Through ghastly horrour, and eternall shade;
6 Th'infernall feends with it he can asswage,
And _Orcus_ tame, whom nothing can perswade,
8 And rule the _Furyes_, when they most do rage:
Such vertue in his staffe had eke this Palmer sage.

1 Of that same wood it framed was cunningly,

framed > fashioned, made
cunningly > skilfully; with occult knowledge

2 Of which Caduceus whilom was made,

whilom > in ancient times (see _Aen._ 4.242-6)

3 Caduceus the rod of Mercury,

rod > wand
Mercury > (Representing, and often synonym