escutcheon, shield

4 And through his mailed hauberk, by mischance

hauberk > {Military tunic, usu. of chain-mail}

5 The wicked steel through his left side did glance;

glance > dart, shoot (esp. obliquely)

6 Him, so transfixed, she before her bore

so > thus

7 Beyond his croup, the length of all her lance,

croup > {Hinder end of saddle}

8 Till, sadly sousing on the sandy shore,

sadly > heavily; grievously
sousing > falling (with weight or force)

9 He tumbled on a heap, and wallowed in his gore.

on > in

304.17

Like as the sacred Oxe, that carelesse stands,
2 With gilden hornes, and flowry girlonds crownd,
Proud of his dying honor and deare bands,
4 Whiles th'altars fume with frankincense arownd,
All suddenly with mortall stroke astownd,
6 Doth groueling fall, and with his streaming gore
Distaines the pillours, and the holy grownd,
8 And the faire flowres, that decked him afore;
So fell proud _Marinell_ vpon the pretious shore.

1 Like the sacred ox, that careless stands,

sacred > sacrificial
careless > unconcernedly

2 With gilden horns, and flowery garlands crowned

gilden > gilded; golden

3 (Proud of his dying honour and dear bonds,

dying honour > honour in dying (i.e. in being sacrificed)
dear > costly; beloved; grievous

4 While the altars fume with frankincense around),
5 All suddenly, with mortal stroke astound,

All > [And all]
mortal > lethal, death-dealing
astound > stunned

6 Does grovelling fall, and with his streaming gore

grovelling > prostrate

7 Distains the pillars, and the holy ground,

Distains > Stains, discolours; sullies, defiles
pillars > [of the temple]

8 And the fair flowers that decked him afore:

afore > before

9 So fell proud Marinell upon the precious shore.

304.18

The martiall Mayd stayd not him to lament,
2 But forward rode, and kept her readie way
Along the strond, which as she ouer-went,
4 She saw bestrowed all with rich aray
Of pearles and pretious stones of great assay,
6 And all the grauell mixt with golden owre;
Whereat she wondred much, but would not stay
8 For gold, or perles, or pretious stones an howre,
But them despised all; for all was in her powre.

1 The martial maid stayed not him to lament,
2 But forward rode, and kept her ready way

ready > straight, direct

3 Along the strand, which, as