owy cleene.

1 Her breast (all naked, as net ivory,

net > pure; clear

2 Without adorn of gold or silver bright,

adorn > adornment
bright > bright; beautiful

3 Wherewith the craftsman wonts it beautify)

Wherewith > With which
wonts it beautify > [is accustomed to beautify it]

4 Of her due honour was despoiled quite,

honour > {Chastity, purity; decoration, adornment; hence: clothing,
decoration which preserves decency}
despoiled > stripped

5 And a wide wound therein (O rueful sight)
6 Entrenched deep with knife accursed keen,

Entrenched > {Cut, made by cutting}
keen > sharp

7 Yet freshly bleeding forth her fainting spirit,

Yet > Still
fainting > {Sluggish, becoming faint}

8 (The work of cruel hand) was to be seen,
9 That dyed in sanguine red her skin all snowy clean.

312.21

At that wide orifice her trembling hart
2 Was drawne forth, and in siluer basin layd,
Quite through transfixed with a deadly dart,
4 And in her bloud yet steeming fresh embayd:
And those two villeins, which her steps vpstayd,
6 When her weake feete could scarcely her sustaine,
And +fading+ vitall powers gan to fade,
8 Her forward +still+ with torture did constraine,
And euermore encreased her consuming paine.

7 fading > failing _conj. Church_
8 still > skill _1590_

1 At that wide orifice her trembling heart
2 Was drawn forth, and in silver basin laid,
3 Quite through transfixed with a deadly dart,

dart > arrow

4 And in her blood yet steaming fresh embayed:

embayed > bathed, steeped

5 And those two villeins (who her steps upstayed

villeins > villains; serfs
upstayed > supported

6 When her weak feet could scarcely her sustain,
7 And fading vital powers began to fade)
8 Her forward still with torture did constrain,
9 And evermore increased her consuming pain.

312.22

Next after her the winged God himselfe
2 Came riding on a Lion rauenous,
Taught to obay the menage of that Elfe,
4 That man and beast with powre imperious
Subdeweth to his +kingdome+ tyrannous:
6 His blindfold eyes he bad a while vnbind,
That his proud spoyle of that same dolorous
8 Faire Dame he might behold in perfect kind;
Which seene, he much reioyced in his cruell mind.

5 kingdome > knigdome _1596_

1 Next after her the winged god himself

Next > Immediately
the winged god > [Cupid]

2 Came ridin