t,

reconcilement > reconciliation

2 Through goodly temperance, and affection chaste,
3 And either vowed with all their power and wit,

their > [his]
wit > mental capacity, imagination; _hence:_ heart

4 To let not other's honour be defaced,

defaced > disgraced

5 Of friend or foe, whoever it embased,

Of > By
embased > degraded, humiliated

6 Nor arms to bear against the other's side:
7 In which accord the prince was also placed,
8 And with that golden chain of concord tied.

golden chain > [the golden chain; see 109.1]

9 So goodly all agreed; they forth yfere did ride.

goodly > courteously
yfere > together

301.13

O goodly vsage of those antique times,
2 In which the sword was seruant vnto right;
When not for malice and contentious crimes,
4 But all for praise, and proofe of manly might,
The martiall brood accustomed to fight:
6 Then honour was the meed of victorie,
And yet the vanquished had no despight:
8 Let later age that noble vse enuie,
Vile rancour to auoid, and cruell surquedrie.

1 O goodly usage of those antique times,

antique > ancient

2 In which the sword was servant to right;
3 When not for malice and contentious crimes,
4 But all for praise, and proof of manly might,

praise > merit, virtue

5 The martial brood accustomed to fight:

brood > race; offspring
accustomed > [was accustomed]

6 Then honour was the meed of victory,

meed > reward

7 And yet the vanquished had no despite:

despite > malice; defiance; anger

8 Let later age that noble use envy,

use > custom
envy > wish for itself (without any particular sense of
malevolence), _hence:_ emulate

9 Vile rancour to avoid, and cruel surquidry.

surquidry > arrogance

301.14

Long they thus trauelled in friendly wise,
2 Through countries waste, and eke well edifyde,
Seeking aduentures hard, to exercise
4 Their puissance, whylome full dernely tryde:
At length they came into a forrest wyde,
6 Whose hideous horror and sad trembling sound
Full griesly seem'd: Therein they long did ryde,
8 Yet tract of liuing +creatures+ none they found,
Saue Beares, Lions, and Buls, which romed them around.

8 creatures > creature _1590_

1 Long they thus travelled in friendly wise,

wise > fashion

2 Through countries waste, and eke well edified,

waste > desolate, uncultivated
eke > also [t