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4 And placed under stately canopy,
5 The warlike feats of both those knights to see.
6 On the other side in all men's open view
7 Duessa placed is, and on a tree
8 Sansfoy his shield is hung with bloody hue:

Sansfoy his > Sansfoy's
with bloody hue > [with its bloodstains]

9 Both those the laurel garlands to the victor due.

105.6

A shrilling trompet sownded from on hye,
2 And vnto battaill bad them selues addresse:
Their shining shieldes about their +wrestes+ they tye,
4 And burning blades about their heads do blesse,
The instruments of wrath and heauinesse:
6 With greedy force each other doth assayle,
And strike so fiercely, that they do impresse
8 Deepe dinted furrowes in the battred mayle;
The yron walles to ward their blowes are weake and fraile.

3 wrestes > wrists _1609_

1 A shrilling trumpet sounded from on high,
2 And to battle bade themselves address:
3 Their shining shields about their wrists they tie,
4 And burning blades about their heads do bless,

bless > brandish

5 The instruments of wrath and heaviness:

heaviness > anger; grief

6 With greedy force each other does assail,

greedy > eager; insensate, reckless

7 And strike so fiercely, that they do impress
8 Deep dented furrows in the battered mail;

mail > chain armour

9 The iron walls to ward their blows are weak and frail.

iron walls > [of their armour]

105.7

The Sarazin was stout, and wondrous strong,
2 And heaped blowes like yron hammers great:
For after bloud and vengeance he did long.
4 The knight was fiers, and full of youthly heat:
And doubled strokes, like dreaded thunders threat:
6 For all for prayse and honour he did fight.
Both stricken strike, and beaten both do beat,
8 That from their shields forth flyeth firie light,
And +helmets hewen+ deepe, shew marks of eithers might.

9 helmets hewen > hewen helmets _1590_

1 The Saracen was stout, and wondrous strong,

stout > robust; proud; bold, brave

2 And heaped blows like iron hammers great:
3 For after blood and vengeance he did long.
4 The knight was fierce, and full of youthly heat:
5 And doubled strokes, like dreaded thunder's threat:

doubled > (Vb.)

6 For all for praise and honour he did fight.
7 Both stricken strike, and beaten both do beat,
8 That from their shields forth flies fiery light,

That > [