But yet the cause and root of all his ill, 2 Inward corruption, and infected sin, Not purg'd nor heald, behind remained still, 4 And festring sore did rankle yet within, Close creeping twixt the marrow and the skin. 6 Which to extirpe, he laid him priuily Downe in a darkesome lowly place farre in, 8 Whereas he meant his corrosiues to apply, And with +streight+ diet tame his stubborne malady. 9 streight > streict _1609_ 1 But yet the cause and root of all his ill ill > trouble, disorder 2 (Inward corruption and infected sin) 3 Not purged nor healed, behind remained still, 4 And festering sore did rankle yet within, 5 Close creeping 'twixt the marrow and the skin. marrow > {The vital part or "core" of the body} 6 Which to extirp, he laid him privily extirp > extirpate privily > secretly; _hence:_ away from view 7 Down in a darksome lowly place far in, 8 Where he meant his corrosives to apply, corrosives > remedies, caustic drugs 9 And with strait diet tame his stubborn malady. strait > strict diet > {Way of living or thinking} stubborn > unyielding, intractable (cf. 108.25:4) 110.26 In ashes and sackcloth he did array 2 His daintie corse, proud humors to abate, And dieted with fasting euery day, 4 The swelling of his wounds to mitigate, And made him pray both earely and eke late: 6 And euer as superfluous flesh did rot _Amendment_ readie still at hand did wayt, 8 To pluck it out with pincers firie whot, That soone in him was left no one corrupted iot. 1 In ashes and sackcloth he did array 2 His dainty corse, proud humours to abate, dainty corse > handsome body proud > proud, arrogant; lascivious; swollen, superfluous humours > {Habits of mind; mental qualities, inclinations; also: the four cardinal "humours" of the body whose proportions, in medieval physiology, were believed to determine one's mental and physical qualities} abate > destroy; abate 3 And dieted with fasting every day, 4 The swelling of his wounds to mitigate, 5 And made him pray both early and eke late: eke > also 6 And ever, as superfluous flesh did rot, 7 Amendment ready still at hand did wait, 8 To pluck it out with pincers fiery hot, 9 That soon in him was left not one corrupted jot. That > [So that] 110.27 And bitter _Penance_ with an yron whip, 2 Was wont him once to disple euery day: And sharp _Remorse_ his hart did pricke and nip, 4 That drops of bloud thence like a well did play; And sad _Repentance_ vsed to embay, 6 +His bodie in salt water smarting sore,+ The filthy blots of sinne to wash away. 8 So in short space they did to health restore The man that would not liue, but earst lay at deathes dore. 6 His bodie in salt water smarting sore, > His blamefull body in salt water sore, _1590_ 1 And bitter Penance, with an iron whip, 2 Was wont him once to disple every day: