on in c. 475)
broke > overwhelmed, crushed

8 Beside Caer-verulam, in victorious fight,

Caer-verulam > Verulamium (i.e. St Albans, in Hertfordshire)

9 That now all Britain does burn in arms bright.

That > [So that]
arms > deeds of arms; _hence:_ war

303.53

That therefore nought our passage may empeach,
2 Let vs in feigned armes our selues disguize,
And our weake hands +(whom need new strength shall teach)+
4 The dreadfull speare and shield to exercize:
Ne certes daughter that same warlike wize
6 I weene, would you misseeme; for ye bene tall,
And large of limbe, t'atchieue an hard emprize,
8 Ne ought ye want, but skill, which practize small
Will bring, and shortly make you a mayd Martiall.

3 (whom need new strength shall teach) > (need makes good schollers)
teach _1590;_ (whom need new strength shall teach _1596, 1609;
only the 1590 reading makes sense, though 1596 is clearly an
author's correction. The given version is a conjecture of
various editors. The closing bracket after _teach_ may have been
overlooked because line 3 is too wide to fit the page; the final
word has been broken and placed at the end of line 2, separated
from it with an opening bracket, thus:_ ... selues disguize,
(teach

1 "That, therefore, naught our passage may impeach,

That > [So that]
impeach > impede

2 Let us in feigned arms ourselves disguise,

feigned > {Feigning; serving as a disguise}
arms > armour

3 And our weak hands (whom need new strength shall teach)

teach > (See Textual Appendix)

4 The dreadful spear and shield to exercise:
5 Neither, certes, daughter, that same warlike wise,

certes > assuredly
daughter > {Girl, maiden; also a term of affectionate address used
by any older person to a girl or young woman}
wise > style

6 I ween, would you mis-seem; for you been tall,

ween > think, believe
mis-seem > misbecome
been > [are]

7 And large of limb, to achieve a hard emprise,

emprise > undertaking, enterprise

8 Nor aught you want but skill, which practice small

want > lack
practice small > [a little practice]

9 Will bring, and shortly make you a maid martial.

maid martial > [warlike maiden]

303.54

And sooth, it ought your courage much inflame,
2 To heare so often, in that royall hous,
From whence to none inferiour ye came:
4 Bards tell of many women valorous
Which haue full many feats aduenturous