_Troiane_ flames, and reach to heauens hight
Did clap her hands, and ioyed at that dolefull sight.

2 _Melbecco_ > _Malbecco 1590, 1609_

1 Dark was the evening, fit for lovers' stealth,
2 When chanced Malbecco busy be elsewhere;

chanced > [it chanced]
busy be > [to be busy]

3 She to his closet went, where all his wealth

closet > cabinet; private room, side-room (used for storage)

4 Lay hidden: thereof she countless sums did rear,

rear > gather, collect (usu. said of fines, rents, etc.)

5 Which she meant away with her to bear;
6 The rest she fired for sport, or for despite;

despite > malice

7 As Helen (when she saw aloft appear
8 The Trojan flames, and reach to heaven's height)
9 Did clap her hands, and joyed at that doleful sight.

joyed > rejoiced (see _Aen._ 6.517-519)

310.13

This second _Hellene_, faire Dame _Hellenore_,
2 The whiles her husband ranne with sory haste,
To quench the flames which she had tyn'd before,
4 Laught at his foolish labour spent in waste;
And ranne into her louers armes right fast;
6 Where streight embraced, she to him did cry,
And call aloud for helpe, ere helpe were past;
8 For loe that Guest +would+ beare her forcibly,
And meant to rauish her, that rather had to dy.

8 would > did _1590_

1 This second Helen, fair Dame Hellenore,
2 While her husband ran with sorry haste

sorry > painful, distressing

3 To quench the flames which she had tinded before,

tinded > kindled

4 Laughed at his foolish labour spent in waste;

waste > [vain]

5 And ran into her lover's arms right fast;

right > very
fast > quickly; closely, firmly

6 Where, straight embraced, she to him did cry,

straight > straightway; strait: tightly
him > [Malbecco]

7 And call aloud for help, ere help were past;
8 For lo that guest would bear her forcibly,

bear > take [as a companion; cf. 102.45:9]

9 And meant to ravish her, that rather had to die.

meant > intended
rather had to die > [would rather have died]

310.14

The wretched man hearing her call for ayd,
2 And readie seeing him with her to fly,
In his disquiet mind was much dismayd:
4 But when againe he backward cast his eye,
And saw the wicked fire so furiously
6 Consume his hart, and scorch his Idoles face,
He was therewith distressed diuersly,
8 Ne wist he how to turne, nor to what place;
Was n