ise

2 Not to provoke misfortune, nor to ween

ween > suppose, imagine; intend

3 His spear's default to mend with cruel blade;

default > fault; failure

4 For by his mighty science he had seen

science > learning, knowledge; skill; _hence:_ clairvoyance (cf.
210.25:9)

5 The secret virtue of that weapon keen,

virtue > occult power; virtue (see 405.8)
keen > sharp

6 That mortal puissance might not withstand:

puissance > strength, power

7 "Nothing on earth might always happy be."

happy > lucky; happy (the palmer cites a proverb)

8 Great hazard were it, and adventure fond,

adventure fond > foolish risk

9 To lose long gotten honour with one evil hand.

hand > action, stroke

301.11

By such good meanes he him discounselled,
2 From prosecuting his reuenging rage;
And eke the Prince like treaty handeled,
4 His wrathfull will with reason to asswage,
And laid the blame, not to his carriage,
6 But to his starting steed, that swaru'd asyde,
And to the ill purueyance of his page,
8 That had his furnitures not firmely tyde:
So is his angry courage fairely pacifyde.

1 By such good means he him discounselled

discounselled > dissuaded

2 From prosecuting his revenging rage;
3 And eke the prince like treaty handled,

eke > also
like > similar
treaty > entreaty, persuasion
handled > used

4 His wrathful will with reason to assuage,
5 And laid the blame not to his carriage,

to his carriage > on his conduct

6 But to his starting steed, that swerved aside,

to > on

7 And to the ill purveyance of his page,

to > on
ill purveyance of > [poor preparations made by]

8 That had his furnitures not firmly tied:

furnitures > harness, fittings (i.e. the straps and buckles of his
saddle and bridle. Cf. I:175)

9 So is his angry courage fairly pacified.

courage > spirit
fairly > well, expertly; moderately; entirely

301.12

Thus reconcilement was betweene them knit,
2 Through goodly temperance, and affection chaste,
And either vowd with all their power and wit,
4 To let not others honour be defaste,
Of friend or foe, who euer it embaste,
6 Ne armes to beare against the others syde:
In which accord the Prince was also plaste,
8 And with that golden chaine of concord tyde.
So goodly all agreed, they forth yfere did ryde.

1 Thus reconcilement was between them kni