death or deadly pains?
deadly > fatal
6 Thus, when that prince's wrath was pacified,
7 He gan renew the late forbidden banns,
gan > did
renew > resume
late forbidden > lately challenged
8 And to the knight his daughter dear he tied,
9 With sacred rites and vows for ever to abide.
abide > remain, remain true
112.37
His owne two hands the holy knots did knit,
2 That none but death for euer can deuide;
His owne two hands, for such a turne most fit,
4 The housling fire did kindle and prouide,
And holy water thereon sprinckled wide;
6 At which +the+ bushy Teade a groome did light,
And sacred lampe in secret chamber hide,
8 Where it should not be quenched day nor night,
For feare of euill fates, but burnen euer bright.
6 the > a _1609_
1 His own two hands the holy knots did knit,
2 That none but death for ever can divide;
3 His own two hands, for such a turn most fit,
turn > task (mainly northern and Scottish dialect)
4 The houseling fire did kindle and provide,
houseling > sacramental
5 And holy water thereon sprinkled wide;
6 At which the bushy tede a groom did light,
tede > torch (made of pine or other resinous wood); _hence:_
hymeneal torch (cf. _Epithalamion_ 27, _Muiopotmos_ 293)
7 And sacred lamp in secret chamber hide,
8 Where it should not be quenched day nor night,
9 For fear of evil fates, but burn ever bright.
112.38
Then gan they sprinckle all the posts with wine,
2 And made great feast to solemnize that day;
They all perfumde with frankencense diuine,
4 And precious odours fetcht from far away,
That all the house did sweat with great aray:
6 And all the while sweete Musicke did apply
Her curious skill, the warbling notes to play,
8 To driue away the dull Melancholy;
The whiles one sung a song of loue and iollity.
1 Then gan they sprinkle all the posts with wine,
gan > did
sprinkle all the posts with wine > (A Roman custom; cf.
_Epithalamion_ 253)
2 And made great feast to solemnize that day;
3 They all perfumed with frankincense divine,
all > everything
4 And precious odours fetched from far away,
fetched > [which had been imported]
5 That all the house did sweat with great array:
That > [So that]
sweat > {Exude drops of moisture; hence: exhale fragrance}
array > {State of special preparation for festivities}
6 And all the whi
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