ll giue,
6 Will shortly yeeld it selfe, and will be made
The vassall of the victors will byliue:
8 That stratageme had oftentimes assayd
This crafty Paramoure, and now it plaine displayd.

5 Peece > Peace _1596_

1 No fort so fencible, no walls so strong,

fencible > strong, well-fortified, defensible

2 But that continual battery will rive,

battery > {Battering; assault with many blows or missiles}
rive > tear [it] open

3 Or daily siege, through dispurveyance long

dispurveyance > deprivation of provisions; _hence:_ starvation

4 And lack of rescues, will to parley drive;
5 And piece, that to parley ear will give,

piece > [a] piece, piece of work, contrivance; _hence:_ castle (as
211.14:9, with the same wordplay on "peace")

6 Will shortly yield itself, and will be made
7 The vassal of the victor's will belive:

vassal > slave
belive > forthwith

8 That stratagem had oftentimes essayed

oftentimes essayed > often attempted

9 This crafty paramour, and now it plain displayed.

310.11

For through his traines he her intrapped hath,
2 That she her loue and hart hath wholy sold
To him, without regard of gaine, or scath,
4 Or care of credite, or of husband old,
Whom she hath vow'd to dub a faire Cucquold.
6 Nought wants but time and place, which shortly shee
Deuized hath, and to her louer told.
8 It pleased well. So well they both agree;
So readie rype to ill, ill wemens counsels bee.

1 For through his trains he her entrapped has,

trains > wiles, tricks

2 That she her love and heart has wholly sold

That > [So that]

3 To him, without regard of gain, or scathe,

scathe > harm, damage

4 Or care of credit, or of husband old,

of credit > for [her] reputation

5 Whom she has vowed to dub a fair cuckold.
6 Naught wants but time and place, which shortly she

wants > lacks

7 Devised has, and to her lover told.
8 It pleased well. So well they both agree;
9 So ready ripe to ill, ill women's counsels be.

ill > evil

310.12

Darke was the Euening, fit for louers stealth,
2 When chaunst +_Melbecco_+ busie be elsewhere,
She to his closet went, where all his wealth
4 Lay hid: thereof she countlesse summes did reare,
The which she meant away with her to beare;
6 The rest she fyr'd for sport, or for despight;
As _Hellene_, when she saw aloft appeare
8 The