ship arrived on happy shore.

201.3

Him therefore now the obiect of his spight
2 And deadly +food+ he makes: him to offend
By forged treason, or by open fight
4 He seekes, of all his drift the aymed end:
Thereto his subtile engins he does +bend+
6 His practick wit, and his faire filed tong,
With thousand other sleights: for well he kend,
8 His credit now in doubtfull ballaunce hong;
For hardly could +be+ hurt, who was already stong.

2 food > feude _1609_
5 bend > bend, _1609_
9 be > he _1609_

1 Him therefore now the object of his spite
2 And deadly feud he makes: him to offend

feud > hatred, hostility
offend > {Cause to stumble or sin; attack; harm}

3 By forged treason or by open fight

forged > fabricated

4 He seeks, of all his drift the aimed end:

drift > intention; plot

5 Thereto his subtile engines he does bend,

subtile > subtle; sly, crafty
engines > wiles

6 His practic wit, and his fair filed tongue,

practic > artful, cunning
filed > smooth, polished

7 With thousand other sleights: for well he kenned

kenned > recognized; acknowledged

8 His credit now in doubtful balance hung;

credit > reputation; authority; credibility

9 For hardly could be hurt, who was already stung.

hardly could > with difficulty could [one]

201.4

Still as he went, he craftie stales did +lay,+
2 With cunning traines him to entrap vnwares,
And priuie spials plast in all his way,
4 To weete what course he takes, and how he fares;
To ketch him at +a vantage+ in his snares.
6 +But+ now so wise and warie was the knight
By triall of his former harmes and cares,
8 That he descride, and shonned still his slight:
The fish that once was caught, new bait will hardly bite.

1 lay, > lay. _1590, 1596_
5 a vantage > avantage _1609_
6, 7 _Lines 6 and 7 are transposed in 1596 and 1609_

1 Still as he went, he crafty stales did lay,

Still > Continually
stales > decoys; lures

2 With cunning trains him to entrap unwares,

trains > tricks, snares
unwares > unexpectedly

3 And privy spials placed in all his way,

privy spials > hidden spies

4 To weet what course he takes, and how he fares;

weet > find out

5 To catch him at a vantage in his snares.

vantage > advantage

6 But now so wise and wary was the knight
7 By trial of his former harms and cares,
8 That he descried, and