does increase,
4 Till it the pitch of highest praise exceeds:
5 Brave be her wars, and honourable deeds,
6 By which she triumphs over ire and pride,
7 And wins an olive garland for her meeds:

olive > (The emblem of peace and concord; see _Gen._ 8.11, _Ps._
128.3)
meeds > meed, reward

8 Be therefore, O my dear lords, pacified,
9 And this misseeming discord meekly lay aside."

misseeming > unseemly

202.32

Her gracious wordes their rancour did appall,
2 And suncke so deepe into their boyling brests,
That downe they let their cruell weapons fall,
4 And lowly did abase their loftie crests
To her faire presence, and discrete behests.
6 Then she began a treatie to procure,
And stablish termes betwixt both their requests,
8 That as a law for euer should endure;
Which to obserue in word of knights they did assure.

1 Her gracious words their rancour did appal,

appal > {Make pale, flat, or stale, cause to fade; hence: quell}

2 And sank so deep into their boiling breasts
3 That down they let their cruel weapons fall,
4 And lowly did abase their lofty crests

abase > lower (lit. or fig.)

5 To her fair presence and discreet behests.

behests > bidding, injunctions

6 Then she began a treaty to procure,

procure > bring about

7 And establish terms betwixt both their requests,

requests > demands

8 That as a law for ever should endure:
9 Which to observe, in word of knights they did assure.

assure > pledge [each giving his word as a knight]

202.33

Which to confirme, and fast to bind their league,
2 After their wearie sweat and bloudy toile,
She them besought, during their quiet treague,
4 Into her lodging to repaire a while,
To rest themselues, and grace to reconcile.
6 They soone consent: so forth with her they fare,
Where they are well receiu'd, and made to spoile
8 Themselues of soiled armes, and to prepare
Their minds to pleasure, and their mouthes to dainty fare.

1 Which to confirm, and fast to bind their league,

fast > firmly

2 After their weary sweat and bloody toil,
3 She them besought, during their quiet treague,

treague > truce

4 Into her lodging to repair awhile,

repair > go, betake themselves

5 To rest themselves, and grace to reconcile.

grace > in goodwill; gracefully; goodwill
reconcile > (Taking the first two senses of "grace" requires