brayed > cried out that > [such that the] 3 And from his wide devouring oven sent 4 A flake of fire that, flashing in his beard, flake > {Flash; fragment of burning matter} his > [the knight's] 5 Him all amazed, and almost made afeard: amazed > confused, confounded; overwhelmed almost > for the most part afeard > frightened 6 The scorching flame sore swinged all his face, swinged > singed 7 And through his armour all his body seared, 8 That he could not endure so cruel case, That > [So that] case > [a] plight; _also, punningly:_ case, enclosure 9 But thought his arms to leave, and helmet to unlace. arms > {Weapons, shield and armour} 111.27 Not that great Champion of the antique world, 2 Whom famous Poetes verse so much doth +vaunt+, And hath for twelue huge labours high extold, 4 So many furies and sharpe fits did haunt, When him the poysoned garment did enchaunt 6 With _Centaures_ bloud, and bloudie verses charm'd, As did this knight twelue thousand dolours daunt, 8 Whom fyrie steele now burnt, that earst him arm'd, That erst him goodly arm'd, now most of all him harm'd. 2 vaunt > daunt _1596, 1609_ 1 Not that great champion of the antique world champion > (Hercules) antique > ancient 2 (Whom famous poets' verse so much does vaunt, vaunt > display, make a show of; boast of 3 And has for twelve huge labours high extolled), high > [been highly; high been] extolled > praised; praised overmuch 4 So many furies and sharp fits did haunt, So > (Follows from line 1: "Not so many furies did haunt that great champion as did this knight twelve thousand dolours daunt") haunt > visit; molest 5 When him the poisoned garment did enchant garment > (A white garment soaked in the blood of the centaur Nessus, by which Hercules was killed (see _Met._ 9.134 ff.)) enchant > {Exert an evil magical influence upon} 6 (With centaur's blood and bloody verses charmed), 7 As did this knight twelve thousand dolours daunt, dolours > pains 8 Whom fiery steel now burnt, that erst him armed, erst > [at] first 9 That erst him goodly armed, now most of all him harmed. 111.28 Faint, wearie, sore, emboyled, grieued, brent 2 With heat, toyle, wounds, armes, smart, and inward fire That neuer man such mischiefes did torment; 4 Death better were, death did he oft desire, But death will neuer come, when needes require. 6 Whom so dismayd when that his foe beheld, He cast to suffer him no more respire, 8 But gan his sturdie sterne about to weld, And him so strongly stroke, that to the ground him feld. 1 Faint, weary, sore, emboiled, grieved, burnt, emboiled > {Boiling with heat; boiling with rage; caused to be boiling with rage: SUS} grieved > hurt 2 With heat, toil, wounds, arms, smart, and inward fire, smart > acute pain 3 That never man such mischiefs did torment; mischiefs > misfortunes, evils; injuries