ore a crowned litle Ermilin,
That deckt the azure field with her faire pouldred skin.

1 His crest was covered with a couchant hound,

couchant > (A term in heraldry, used to describe an animal "lying on
his belly, but with his head lifted up")

2 And all his armour seemed of antique mould,

mould > style, design

3 But wondrous massy and assured sound,

massy > solid, weighty (cf. Arthur's shield at 107.33:6)

4 And round about fretted all with gold,

fretted > interlaced (another heraldic term); adorned

5 In which there written was, with ciphers old,

ciphers > figures, lettering

6 _Achilles' arms, which Artegall did win._

Achilles > (The great hero of the _Iliad_, so linking Artegall with
Troy and hence Brutus: see 210.9:6 ff., 309.38:8 ff.)

7 And on his shield, enveloped sevenfold,

enveloped sevenfold > [covered with seven layers; cf. Guyon's shield
at 205.6:3, 208.32:5]

8 He bore a crowned little ermelin,

ermelin > ermine [the animal]

9 That decked the azure field with her fair powdered skin.

decked > adorned, beautified
azure field > (Another heraldic term. Azure = sky-blue, field = the
surface of the shield or one of its divisions)
powdered > {Decorated with small spots. In heraldry, ermine is a
fur, white marked with triangular black spots. It is a
traditional symbol of royalty and chastity}

302.26

The Damzell well did vew his personage,
2 And liked well, ne further fastned not,
But went her way; ne her vnguilty age
4 Did weene, vnwares, that her vnlucky lot
Lay hidden in the bottome of the pot;
6 Of hurt vnwist most daunger doth redound:
But the false Archer, which that arrow shot
8 So slyly, that she did not feele the wound,
Did smyle full smoothly at her weetlesse wofull stound.

1 The damsel well did view his personage,

personage > image, representation

2 And liked well, ne further fastened not,

ne further fastened not > [but did not fix her mind on him further,
i.e. she went no further than mere approval]

3 But went her way; nor her unguilty age

unguilty age > [innocence of youth]

4 Did ween, unwares, that her unlucky lot

ween > suppose, imagine
unwares > unwittingly, unexpectedly; _also:_ suddenly, _hence:_
right away

5 Lay hidden in the bottom of the pot;
6 Of hurt unwist most danger does redound:

unwist > unknown, unsuspected

7 But the false archer, who