609_
7 trample > amble _1590_

1 A gentle youth, his dearly loved squire,

gentle > noble
squire > attendant (this is Timias: he is not named till 301.18:9)

2 His spear of ebon wood behind him bore,

ebon > {Ebony, made of ebony, a tree of the family _Ebenaceae_, esp.
_Diospyros ebenus_, producing hard black wood}

3 Whose harmful head, thrice heated in the fire,
4 Had rived many a breast with pikehead square;

rived > split
pikehead > [the point of the spear]
square > [Perhaps meaning square in cross-section; also: direct,
straight, just, honourable; and adv. senses]

5 A goodly person, and could manege fair

goodly > {Well-favoured, of good appearance}
manege > manage, control (a term in horsemanship)

6 His stubborn steed with curbed canon bit,

curbed > {Having a chain or strap passing under the lower jaw,
fastened to the upper ends of the branches of the bit: used for
controlling an unruly horse}
canon bit > {A mild, uncruel bit}

7 Who under him did trample as the air,
8 And chafed that any on his back should sit;
9 The iron rowels into frothy foam he bit.

rowels > {Knobs on the bit}

107.38

When as this knight nigh to the Ladie drew,
2 With louely court he gan her entertaine;
But when he heard her answeres loth, he knew
4 Some secret sorrow did her heart distraine:
Which to allay, and calme her storming paine,
6 Faire feeling words he wisely gan display,
And for her humour fitting purpose faine,
8 To tempt the cause it selfe for to bewray;
Wherewith +emmou'd+, these bleeding words she gan to say.

9 emmou'd > enmoud _1590_

1 When this knight nigh to the lady drew,
2 With lovely court he gan her entertain;

lovely > affectionate, well intentioned
gan > did; began to
entertain > encounter; receive as a guest, _hence:_ greet

3 But, when he heard her answers loath, he knew
4 Some secret sorrow did her heart distrain:

distrain > afflict, rend

5 Which to allay, and calm her storming pain,
6 Fair feeling words he wisely gan display,

gan > did
display > expound

7 And for her humour fitting purpose feign,

humour > frame of mind
purpose > conversation, discourse

8 To tempt the cause itself to bewray;

bewray > betray, reveal

9 Wherewith enmoved, these bleeding words she began to say:

Wherewith enmoved > Moved with which

107.39

What worlds delight, or ioy of liuing speach
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