vp mounts vnto the skies,
His newly budded pineons to assay,
8 And marueiles at himselfe, still as he flies:
So new this new-borne knight to battell new did rise.

1 At last she saw where he upstarted brave

upstarted > started up
brave > brave; splendid; _and adv._

2 Out of the well wherein he drenched lay;

well > {Spring, spring with supernatural powers}
drenched > bathed

3 As eagle, fresh out of the ocean wave

eagle > (Described in many medieval bestiaries as renewing itself by
submersion in water)

4 (Where he has left his plumes all hoary grey,
5 And decked himself with feathers youthly gay),
6 Like eyas hawk up mounts to the skies,

eyas > {A young hawk from the nest; one not fully trained}

7 His newly-budded pinions to assay,

assay > test, try out

8 And marvels at himself still as he flies:

still > continually

9 So new this new-born knight to battle new did rise.

111.35

Whom when the damned feend so fresh did +spy,+
2 No wonder if he wondred at the sight,
And doubted, whether his late enemy
4 It were, or other new supplied knight.
+He, now+ to proue his late renewed might,
6 High brandishing his bright deaw-burning blade,
Vpon his crested scalpe so sore did smite,
8 That to the scull a yawning wound it made:
The deadly dint his dulled senses all dismaid.

1 spy, > spy. _1596_
5 He, now > He now, _1590_

1 Whom when the damned fiend so fresh did spy,
2 No wonder if he wondered at the sight,

wondered > marvelled

3 And doubted whether his late enemy

doubted > doubted; feared
late > former

4 It were, or other new-supplied knight.
5 He now, to prove his lately renewed might,
6 High brandishing his bright dew-burning blade,

burning > glittering (see 111.36:2)

7 Upon his crested scalp so sore did smite,

scalp > crown of the head, cranium

8 That to the skull a yawning wound it made:
9 The deadly dint his dulled senses all dismayed.

dint > blow, impact

111.36

I wote not, whether the reuenging steele
2 Were hardned with that holy water dew,
Wherein he fell, or sharper edge did feele,
4 Or his baptized hands now greater grew;
Or other secret vertue did ensew;
6 Else neuer could the force of fleshly arme,
Ne molten mettall in his bloud embrew:
8 For till that stownd could neuer wight him harme,
By subtilty, nor slight, nor might, n