,

adore > [adore him]

3 And him as only god to call upon,
4 Till, through celestial doom thrown out of door,

doom > judgement

5 Into an ox he was transformed of yore:

of yore > of old, formerly

6 There also was King Croesus, that enhanced

Croesus > (King of Lydia, reigned 560-46 BC, who was fabled to turn
everything he touched to gold)
enhanced > exalted

7 His heart too high through his great riches' store;

riches' store > store of wealth

8 And proud Antiochus, who advanced

Antiochus > (Antiochus Epiphanes, - 164 BC, king of Syria who
captured Judea and tried to eradicate Judaism, c. 166 BC)

9 His cursed hand gainst God, and on his altars danced.

gainst > against

105.48

And them long time before, great _Nimrod_ was,
2 That first the world with sword and fire warrayd;
And after him old _Ninus_ farre did pas
4 In princely pompe, of all the world obayd;
There also was that mightie Monarch layd
6 Low vnder all, yet aboue all in pride,
That name of natiue syre did fowle vpbrayd,
8 And would as _Ammons_ sonne be magnifide,
Till scornd of God and man a shamefull death he dide.

1 And them long time before, great Nimrod was,

Nimrod > (The first tyrant after Noah's Flood; associated with the
founding of Babylon and Nineveh (_Gen._ 10.9-12))

2 That first the world with sword and fire warrayed;

warrayed > waged war on, laid to waste

3 And after him old Ninus far did pass

Ninus > (King Ninus of Assyria, fl. c. 1250 BC, the reputed founder
of Nineveh)
pass > surpass, go in excess of

4 In princely pomp, of all the world obeyed;

of > by

5 There also was that mighty monarch laid

monarch > (Alexander the Great, 356-323 BC, king of Macedon;
conquered Thebes, Persia, Syria, Phoenicia, Egypt)

6 Low under all, yet above all in pride,
7 That name of native sire did foul upbraid,

native sire > [his] natural father
upbraid > censure

8 And would as Ammon's son be magnified,

Ammon > (An Egyptian divinity to whom was dedicated a celebrated
temple and oracle at Ammonium (Siwah), in Libya, which was
visited by Alexander. Ammon was identified by the Romans with
Jupiter)

9 Till, scorned of God and man, a shameful death he died.

of > by

105.49

All these together in one heape were throwne,
2 Like carkases of beasts in butchers stall.
And in another corner wide were strowne
4 The