termes of mortall state,
And full of subtile sophismes, which do play
8 With double senses, and with false debate,
T'approue the vnknowen purpose of eternall fate.

1 This was that woman, this that deadly wound,
2 That Proteus prophesied should him dismay,

dismay > defeat, overcome

3 Which his mother vainly did expound

vainly > in vain; _also:_ foolishly, _hence:_ erroneously

4 To be heart-wounding love, which should assay

assay > attack; assail [him]; _or, more likely, in view of the
absence of a comma at the end of the line:_ essay, attempt

5 To bring her son to his last decay.

decay > downfall, destruction ("last decay" = "death")

6 So tickle be the terms of mortal state,

So > Thus
tickle > capricious, fickle; precarious, insecure

7 And full of subtile sophisms, which do play

subtile > subtle; sly

8 With double senses, and with false debate,

debate > dispute, argument

9 To approve the unknown purpose of eternal fate.

approve > prove, demonstrate

304.29

Too true the famous _Marinell_ it fownd,
2 Who through late triall, on that wealthy Strond
Inglorious now lies in senselesse swownd,
4 Through heauy stroke of _Britomartis_ hond.
Which when his mother deare did vnderstond,
6 And heauy tydings heard, whereas she playd
Amongst her watry sisters by a pond,
8 Gathering sweet daffadillyes, to haue made
Gay girlonds, from the Sun their forheads faire to +shade.+

9 shade. > shade; _1609_

1 Too true the famous Marinell it found,
2 Who, through late trial, on that wealthy strand

late > recent
wealthy > [rich]
strand > shore

3 Inglorious now lies in senseless swoon,

senseless > unconscious

4 Through heavy stroke of Britomart's hand.

heavy > grievous; grave

5 Which when his mother dear did understand,

dear > dear (if applied to Cymodoc{e"}); grievously, at great cost (if
applied to "understand")

6 And heavy tidings heard (where she played

heavy > distressing; grave, grievous

7 Amongst her watery sisters by a pond,

her watery sisters > [the other nereids]

8 Gathering sweet daffodils, to have made
9 Gay garlands, from the sun their foreheads fair to shade)

304.30

Eftsoones both flowres and girlonds farre away
2 She flong, and her faire deawy lockes yrent,
To sorrow huge she turnd her former play,
4 And +gamesom+ merth to grieuous dreriment: