about him dress,

dress > arrange

6 And his forwandered steed to him got:

forwandered > {Straying, wandered; also: wearied with wandering}

7 So forth they both yfere make their progress,

yfere > together
progress > journey

8 And march not past the mountenance of a shot,

mountenance > distance
shot > [bow-shot]

9 Till they arrived where their purpose they did plot.

311.21

There they dismounting, drew their weapons bold
2 And stoutly came vnto the Castle gate;
Whereas no gate they found, them to withhold,
4 Nor ward to wait at morne and euening late,
But in the Porch, that did them sore amate,
6 A flaming fire, ymixt with smouldry smoke,
And stinking Sulphure, that with griesly hate
8 And dreadfull horrour did all entraunce choke,
Enforced them their forward footing to reuoke.

1 There they, dismounting, drew their weapons bold
2 And stoutly came to the castle gate:

stoutly > bravely, resolutely

3 Where no gate they found them to withhold,
4 Nor ward to wait at morn and evening late:

ward to wait > [a] sentinel to keep watch

5 But in the porch (that did them sore amate)

amate > daunt (cf. _Rinaldo_ 5.58-61, _GL_ 8.34-5)

6 A flaming fire (mixed with smouldry smoke,

smouldry > {Smothery, tending to smother}

7 And stinking sulphur, that with grisly hate

grisly > horrible, fearsome

8 And dreadful horror did all entrance choke)
9 Enforced them their forward footing to revoke.

footing > step, tread
revoke > check; withdraw, draw back (cf. 101.12:7-8)

311.22

Greatly thereat was _Britomart_ dismayd,
2 Ne in that stownd wist, how her selfe to beare;
For daunger vaine it were, to haue assayd
4 That cruell element, which all things feare,
Ne none can suffer to approchen neare:
6 And turning backe to _Scudamour_, thus sayd;
What monstrous enmity prouoke we heare,
8 Foolhardy as +th'Earthes children, the which+ made
Battell against the Gods? so we a God inuade.

8 th'Earthes children, the which > the Earthes children, which
_1590_

1 Greatly thereat was Britomart dismayed,

thereat > at that, as a result of that

2 Nor in that stound wist how herself to bear;

stound > {Time of peril of pain: chiefly in northern dialect}
wist > knew

3 For danger vain it were to have essayed

vain > foolish; foolishly
essayed > attempted, _hence:_ made an attempt on, attack