should pursew:
+Who+ when his vncouth manner he did vew,
6 He gan auize to follow him no more,
But keepe his standing, and his shaftes eschew,
8 Vntill he quite had spent his perlous store,
And then assayle him fresh, ere he could shift for more.

5 Who > But _1590_

1 Apace he shot, and yet he fled apace,
2 Still as the greedy knight nigh to him drew,

Still > Continuously; ever
greedy > eager; reckless

3 And oftentimes he would relent his pace,

oftentimes > many times, frequently
relent > slacken

4 That him his foe more fiercely should pursue:

That > [So that]

5 Who, when his uncouth manner he did view,

uncouth > bizarre; unseemly (i.e. riding backwards and varying his
speed)

6 He gan advise to follow him no more,

gan > did
advise > bethink, purpose; _hence:_ decide

7 But keep his standing, and his shafts eschew,

keep his standing > [stay where he was; or: hang back]
shafts > arrows

8 Until he quite had spent his perilous store,
9 And then assail him fresh, ere he could shift for more.

shift for > make efforts for, contrive to get hold of

211.28

But that lame Hag, still as abroad he strew
2 His wicked arrowes, gathered them againe,
And to him brought, fresh battell to renew:
4 Which he espying, cast her to restraine
From yielding succour to that cursed Swaine,
6 And her attaching, thought her hands to tye;
But soone as him dismounted on the plaine,
8 That other Hag did farre away espy
Binding her sister, she to him ran hastily.

1 But that lame hag, still as abroad he strewed

that lame hag > [Impotence]
still > continually

2 His wicked arrows, gathered them again,
3 And to him brought, fresh battle to renew:
4 Which he espying, cast her to restrain

he > [Arthur]
cast > resolved

5 From yielding succour to that cursed swain,

swain > youth, young man; _with further connotations, as:_
attendant, serf (of the hags); lover (of the lame hag)

6 And her attaching, thought her hands to tie;

attaching > seizing, arresting (cf. 112.35:5)

7 But soon as him, dismounted on the plain,
8 That other hag did far away espy

That other hag > [Impatience]

9 Binding her sister, she to him ran hastily.

211.29

And catching hold of him, as downe he lent,
2 Him backward ouerthrew, and downe him stayd
With their rude hands and griesly graplement,
4 Till tha