ht."

304.15

Ythrild with deepe disdaine of his proud threat,
2 She shortly thus; Fly they, that need to fly;
Words fearen babes. I meane not thee entreat
4 To passe; but maugre thee will passe or dy.
Ne lenger stayd for th'other to reply,
6 But with sharpe +speare+ the rest made dearly knowne.
+Strongly+ the straunge knight ran, and sturdily
8 Strooke her full on the brest, that made her downe
Decline her head, and touch her crouper with her crowne.

6 speare > speares _1590, 1596_
7 Strongly > Srongly _1596_

1 Thrilled with deep disdain of his proud threat,

Thrilled > Moved
disdain > disdain, contempt; indignation, loathing
of > of; by

2 She shortly thus: "Fly they, that need to fly;

shortly > curtly; shortly afterwards (cf. 306.20:2)
thus > [spoke] thus
Fly > Flee

3 Words fear babes. I mean not you entreat

fear > frighten
mean > intend
entreat > [to entreat]

4 To pass; but maugre you will pass or die."

maugre > notwithstanding (this word is used by Spenser more or less
catachr. as a general imprecation or indication of ill-will: here
the sense might be taken as "like it or lump it")

5 Nor longer stayed for the other to reply,

stayed > waited

6 But with sharp spear the rest made dearly known.
7 Strongly the strange knight ran, and sturdily

ran > [galloped towards her with lance extended; cf. 307.38:8]
sturdily > courageously; with reckless violence

8 Struck her full on the breast: that made her down
9 Decline her head, and touch her crupper with her crown.

crupper > {The strap fastened to the back of the saddle and passed
under the horse's tail; the horse's rump}
crown > {Head; top of the head}

304.16

But she againe him in the shield did smite
2 With so fierce furie and great puissaunce,
That through his threesquare scuchin percing quite,
4 And through his mayled hauberque, by mischaunce
The wicked steele through his left side did glaunce;
6 Him so transfixed she before her bore
Beyond his croupe, the length of all her launce,
8 Till sadly soucing on the sandie shore,
He tombled on an heape, and wallowd in his gore.

1 But she again him in the shield did smite

again > in return

2 With so fierce fury and great puissance

so > such
puissance > force

3 That through his three-square scutcheon piercing quite,

three-square > equilaterally triangular
scutcheon >