ance of his push,
That from his saddle quite he did him beare:
8 He tombling rudely downe to ground did rush,
And from his gored wound a well of bloud did gush.

1 fierce > ferce _1590_
3 pierce, > perce; _1590_
4 shrunke > shronke _1590_

1 But that proud paynim forward came so fierce

paynim > pagan, heathen

2 And full of wrath, that, with his sharp-head spear,
3 Through vainly crossed shield he quite did pierce;

vainly crossed > (Because its cross is counterfeit)

4 And, had his staggering steed not shrunk for fear,
5 Through shield and body eke he should him bear:

eke > also; _hence:_ both
bear > [have] thrust

6 Yet so great was the puissance of his push,

puissance > power

7 That from his saddle quite he did him bear:

bear > carry

8 He tumbling rudely down to ground did rush,

He > (The phrasing of this line is ambiguous: (1) He, tumbling rudely
down, to ground did rush; (2) He, tumbling rudely, down to ground
did rush)
rudely > clumsily, violently

9 And from his gored wound a well of blood did gush.

103.36

Dismounting lightly from his loftie steed,
2 He to him lept, in mind to reaue his life,
And proudly said, Lo there the worthie meed
4 Of him, that slew _Sansfoy_ with bloudie knife;
Henceforth his ghost freed from repining strife,
6 In peace may passen ouer _Lethe_ lake,
When +morning+ altars purgd with enemies life,
8 The blacke infernall _Furies_ doen aslake:
Life from _Sansfoy_ thou tookst, _Sansloy_ shall from thee take.

7 morning > mourning _1590, 1609_

1 Dismounting lightly from his lofty steed,

lightly > quickly, lightly

2 He to him leapt, in mind to reave his life,

reave > take away

3 And proudly said, "Lo, there the worthy meed

meed > reward

4 Of him that slew Sansfoy with bloody knife;

knife > sword

5 Henceforth his ghost, freed from repining strife,

ghost > spirit, soul
repining > fretting, fretful

6 In peace may pass over Lethe Lake,

Lethe > (A river in hell; those who drink from it lose all memory of
their former life and become purified; see _SC_, gloss to "March",
_Aen._ 6.745-51, _PL_ 2.604)

7 When mourning altars, purged with enemy's life,

purged > purified

8 The black infernal Furies do aslake:

Furies > (In later accounts, Tisiphone, Megaera, and Alecto, three
goddesses who guard the gates of hell; in earlier accounts, they
are