8 So whot she burned in that lustfull fyre,
Yet all that might not slake her sensuall desyre.

5 staine > straine _1596, 1609_

1 "So lived they ever after in like sin,

like > similar

2 Gainst Nature's law, and good behaviour:

Gainst > Against

3 But greatest shame was to that maiden twin,
4 Who, not content so foully to devour

devour > {Consume destructively; cf. _Luke_ 15.30}

5 Her native flesh, and stain her brother's bower,

bower > bedroom; _hence:_ bed

6 Did wallow in all other fleshly mire,
7 And suffered beasts her body to deflower,

suffered > allowed

8 So hot she burnt in that lustful fire;
9 Yet all that might not slake her sensual desire.

all that > [all that perversion]
might > could

307.50

But ouer all the countrey she did raunge,
2 To seeke young men, to quench her flaming +thurst+,
And feed her fancy with delightfull chaunge:
4 Whom so she fittest finds to serue her lust,
Through her maine strength, in which she most doth trust,
6 She with her brings into a secret Ile,
Where in eternall bondage dye he must,
8 Or be the vassall of her pleasures vile,
And in all shamefull sort him selfe with her defile.

2 thurst > thrust _1590_

1 "But over all the country she did range,
2 To seek young men, to quench her flaming thirst,
3 And feed her fancy with delightful change:
4 Whomso she fittest finds to serve her lust,

Whomso > Whomever

5 Through her main strength, in which she most does trust,

main > mighty; very great; remarkable

6 She with her brings into a secret isle,
7 Where in eternal bondage die he must,
8 Or be the vassal of her pleasures vile,

vassal > slave

9 And in all shameful sort himself with her defile.

sort > manner, method; company

307.51

Me seely wretch she so at vauntage caught,
2 After she long in waite for me did lye,
And meant vnto her prison to haue brought,
4 Her lothsome pleasure there to satisfye;
That thousand deathes me leuer were to dye,
6 Then breake the vow, that to faire _Columbell_
I plighted haue, and yet keepe stedfastly:
8 As for my name, it mistreth not to tell;
Call me the _Squyre of Dames_ that me beseemeth well.

1 "Me, seely wretch, she so at vantage caught,

seely > helpless, innocent; pitiable
so > thus, in that manner
vantage > advantage (i.e. to Argante)

2 After she long in wait