The fourth appointed by his office was, 2 Poore prisoners to relieue with gratious ayd, And captiues to redeeme with price of bras, 4 From Turkes and Sarazins, which them had stayd; And though they faultie were, yet well he wayd, 6 That God to vs forgiueth euery howre Much more then that, why they in bands were layd, 8 And he that harrowd hell with heauie stowre, The faultie soules from thence brought to his heauenly bowre. 1 The fourth appointed, by his office was appointed > fixed by appointment; who had been appointed office > duty, function 2 Poor prisoners to relieve with gracious aid, 3 And captives to redeem with price of brass, price > payment brass > money 4 From Turks and Saracens, who them had stayed; Saracens > {Arabs or Moslems of the time of the Crusades; pagans} stayed > detained, taken hostage 5 And though they faulty were, yet well he weighed they > (The hostages as well as their captors) faulty > guilty; at fault 6 That God to us forgives every hour hour > hour; moment 7 Much more than that why they in bonds were laid, why > [for which] 8 And he, that harrowed hell with heavy stour, he > (Christ: see _The Apocryphal New Testament_ 94-146) harrowed > harried heavy > grievous; intense stour > turmoil, conflict 9 The faulty souls from thence brought to his heavenly bower. bower > dwelling 110.41 The fift had charge sicke persons to attend, 2 And comfort those, in point of death which lay; For them most needeth comfort in the end, 4 When sin, and hell, and death do most dismay The feeble soule departing hence away. 6 All is but lost, that liuing we bestow, If not well ended at our dying day. 8 O man haue mind of that last bitter throw; For as the tree does fall, so lyes it euer low. 1 The fifth had charge sick persons to attend, 2 And comfort those in point of death who lay; in > [at the] 3 For them most need comfort in the end, 4 When sin, and hell, and death, do most dismay 5 The feeble soul departing hence away. 6 All is but lost, that living we bestow, bestow > stow away, store up 7 If not well ended at our dying day. 8 O Man, have mind of that last bitter throe; throe > (Equally, "throw", = the fall of a tree when cut down) 9 For as the tree does fall, so lies it ever low. 110.42 The sixt had charge of them now being dead, 2 In seemely sort their corses to engraue, And deck with dainty flowres their bridall bed, 4 That to their heauenly spouse both sweet and braue They might appeare, when he their soules shall saue. 6 The wondrous workemanship of Gods owne mould, Whose face he made, all beasts to feare, and gaue 8 All in his hand, euen dead we honour should. Ah dearest God me graunt, I dead be not defould. 1 The sixth had charge of them now being dead, 2 In seemly sort their corses to ingrave, sort > manner corses > bodies ingrave > inter