3 When the noble prince had marked well, 4 He guessed his nature by his countenance, countenance > demeanour 5 And calmed his wrath with goodly temperance. 6 Then, to him stepping, from his arm did reach 7 Those keys, and made himself free entrance. 8 Each door he opened without any breach; breach > interruption; [need for] breaking [it] down 9 There was no bar to stop, nor foe him to impeach. impeach > impede 108.35 There all within full rich arayd he found, 2 With royall arras and resplendent gold. And did with store of euery thing abound, 4 That greatest Princes presence might behold. But all the floore (too filthy to be told) 6 With bloud of guiltlesse babes, and innocents trew, Which there were slaine, as sheepe out of the fold, 8 Defiled was, that dreadfull was to vew, And sacred ashes ouer it was strowed new. 1 There all within full richly arrayed he found, full > very, exceedingly 2 With royal arras and resplendent gold, arras > {Tapestry wall-hanging, screen; see 301.34:2} 3 And did with store of everything abound, 4 That greatest princes' presence might behold. princes' > (Or "prince's", possibly referring directly to Arthur) 5 But all the floor (too filthy to be told) 6 With blood of guiltless babes, and innocents true, 7 Who there were slain, as sheep out of the fold, 8 Defiled was, that dreadful was to view, 9 And sacred ashes over it were strewn new. sacred > {Sacred, because used to soak up Christians' blood: see 108.36:3; detestable, accursed, consecrated to one of the in- fernal deities, hence: devoted to destruction (Latin _sacer_)} new > newly, recently 108.36 And there beside of marble stone was built 2 An Altare, caru'd with cunning imagery, On which true Christians bloud was often spilt, 4 And holy Martyrs often doen to dye, With cruell malice and strong tyranny: 6 Whose blessed sprites from vnderneath the stone To God for vengeance cryde continually, 8 And with great griefe were often heard to grone, That hardest heart would bleede, to heare their piteous mone. 1 And there beside of marble stone was built 2 An altar, carved with cunning imagery, cunning > occult; deceitful imagery > idolatrous images 3 On which true Christians' blood was often spilt, 4 And holy martyrs often done to die die > [death] 5 With cruel malice and strong tyranny: 6 Whose blessed spirits, from underneath the stone, 7 To God for vengeance cried continually, 8 And with great grief were often heard to groan, 9 That hardest heart would bleed to hear their piteous moan. That > [So that the] moan > lamentation, lamentations 108.37