d _1590_
3 reliu'd > relieu'd _1609_

1 Which when Una saw, through every vein
2 The curdled cold ran to her well of life,

well of life > [heart]

3 As in a swoon: but, soon relived again,

soon > soon; immediately
relived > revived, come to life

4 Out of his hand she snatched the cursed knife,
5 And threw it to the ground, enraged rife,

rife > manifoldly; abundantly, _hence:_ greatly

6 And to him said, "Fie, fie, faint-hearted knight!
7 What mean you by this reproachful strife?

reproachful > disgraceful

8 Is this the battle which you vaunt to fight

vaunt > boast

9 With that fire-mouthed dragon, horrible and bright?

109.53

Come, come away, fraile, +feeble+, fleshly wight,
2 Ne let vaine words bewitch thy manly hart,
Ne diuelish thoughts dismay thy constant spright.
4 In heauenly mercies hast thou not a part?
Why shouldst thou then despeire, that chosen art?
6 Where iustice growes, there grows eke greater grace,
The which doth quench the brond of hellish smart,
8 And that accurst hand-writing doth +deface,+
Arise, Sir knight arise, and leaue this cursed place.

1 feeble > seely _1596;_ silly _1609; cf. 107.6:5, 107.11:8_
8 deface, > deface. _1590;_ deface: _1609_

1 "Come, come away, frail, feeble, fleshly wight,

frail > morally weak
wight > creature

2 Neither let vain words bewitch your manly heart,

vain > empty; foolish
manly > {Pertaining to human beings; also: manly, in the modern
sense}

3 Nor devilish thoughts dismay your constant spirit.
4 In heavenly mercies have you not a part?
5 Why should you then despair, that chosen are?
6 Where justice grows, there grows eke greater grace,

eke > in addition, also

7 Which does quench the brand of hellish smart,

smart > pain, grief

8 And that accursed handwriting does deface.

handwriting > (See _Col._ 2.14)

9 Arise, sir knight; arise, and leave this cursed place!"

109.54

So vp he rose, and thence amounted streight.
2 Which when the carle beheld, and saw his guest
Would safe depart, for all his subtill sleight,
4 He chose an halter from among the rest,
And with it hung himselfe, vnbid vnblest.
6 But death he could not worke himselfe thereby;
For thousand times he so himselfe had drest,
8 Yet nathelesse it could not doe him die,
Till he should die his last, that is eternally.

1 So up he rose, and