blade,
That with so troublous terrour they were all dismayde.

1 And those six knights, that lady's champions,
2 And eke the Redcross Knight ran to the stound,

eke > also
stound > [period of] alarm, tumult; _or perhaps, with its spelling
forced by the rhyme:_ stand, place, spot

3 Half armed and half unarmed, with them at once:

at once > together, simultaneously

4 Where, when confusedly they came, they found

they > [the six knights]

5 Their lady lying on the senseless ground;
6 On the other side they saw the warlike maid
7 All in her snow-white smock, with locks unbound,
8 Threatening the point of her avenging blade,
9 That with so troublous terror they were all dismayed.

That > [So that]
so > such

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About their Lady first they flockt arownd,
2 Whom hauing laid in comfortable couch,
Shortly they reard out of her frosen swownd;
4 And afterwards they gan with fowle reproch
To stirre vp strife, and troublous contecke broch:
6 But by ensample of the last dayes losse,
None of them rashly durst to her approch,
8 Ne in so glorious spoile themselues embosse;
Her succourd eke the Champion of the bloudy Crosse.

1 About their lady first they flocked around,
2 Whom, having laid in comfortable couch,

couch > bed

3 Shortly they reared out of her frozen swoon;
4 And afterwards they began with foul reproach
5 To stir up strife, and troublous conteck broach:

conteck > strife, discord; contumely

6 But by example of the last day's loss,
7 None of them rashly dared to her approach,

rashly > rashly; quickly

8 Nor in so glorious spoil themselves emboss;

so > [such, such a]
emboss > encase, enwrap _hence:_ get involved with

9 Her succoured eke the champion of the bloody Cross.

eke > moreover

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But one of those sixe knights, _Gardante_ hight,
2 Drew out a deadly bow and arrow keene,
Which forth he sent with felonous despight,
4 And fell intent against the virgin sheene:
The mortall steele stayd not, till it was seene
6 To gore her side, yet was the wound not deepe,
But lightly rased her soft silken skin,
8 That drops of purple bloud thereout did weepe,
Which did her lilly smock with staines of vermeil steepe.

1 But one of those six knights, Gardante hight,

hight > named, _hence:_ by name

2 Drew out a deadly bow and arrow keen,

keen > sharp