The saluage minds with skill of iust and trew;
6 Then _Griffyth Conan_ also shall vp reare
His dreaded head, and +the old+ sparkes renew
8 Of natiue courage, that his foes shall feare,
Least backe againe the kingdome he from them should beare.

7 the old > th'old _1609_

1 "For Rhodri, whose surname shall be Great,

Rhodri > (Rhodri the Great of Wales, ruled c. 844)

2 Shall of himself a brave example show,

brave > splendid; brave

3 That Saxon kings his friendship shall entreat;

That > [So that]

4 And Howell Dha shall goodly well endue

Howell Dha > (King of Wales, died 948)

5 The savage minds with skill of just and true;

skill of > [the] knowledge of [the]

6 Then Griffith ap Cynan also shall uprear

Griffith ap Cynan > (King of Wales, died 1136)

7 His dreaded head, and the old sparks renew
8 Of native courage, that his foes shall fear

that > [so that]

9 Lest back again the kingdom he from them should bear.

bear > carry; _hence:_ take

303.46

Ne shall the Saxons selues all peaceably
2 Enioy the crowne, which they from Britons wonne
First ill, and after ruled wickedly:
4 For ere two hundred yeares be full +outronne+,
There shall a Rauen far from rising Sunne,
6 With his wide wings vpon them fiercely fly,
And bid his faithlesse chickens ouerronne
8 The fruitfull plaines, and with fell cruelty,
In their auenge, tread downe the victours surquedry.

4 outronne > ouerrone _1596_

1 "Nor shall the Saxons themselves all peaceably
2 Enjoy the crown which they from Britons won
3 First ill, and after ruled wickedly:

ill > wrongly; evilly

4 For ere two hundred years be full outrun,
5 There shall a raven far from rising sun

raven > (The Danish king, on whose bearings a raven was depicted)
far from rising sun > [in the far north]

6 With his wide wings upon them fiercely fly,
7 And bid his faithless chickens overrun

faithless > heathen
chickens > chicks, brood [his soldiers and mercenaries]

8 The fruitful plains and, with fell cruelty,

fell > terrible; fierce

9 In their avenge tread down the victors' surquidry.

avenge > vengeance
surquidry > presumption, arrogance

303.47

Yet shall a third both these, and thine subdew;
2 There shall a Lyon from the sea-bord wood
Of _Neustria_ come roring, with a crew
4 Of hungry whelpes, his battailous bold brood,
Who