lem; pagan; here = Spanish}
bedyed > dyed on all sides, thoroughly dyed; _the prefix is also an
intensive, hence:_ soaked

4 'Twixt that great Faery Queen and paynim king,

paynim > pagan, heathen
king > (Philip II of Spain)

5 That with their horror heaven and earth did ring,

ring > cause to resound (cf. line 7); _or, perhaps:_ encircle,
encompass

6 A work of labour long, and endless praise:

praise > {Praising, the process of praising: the work is that of
praising rather than being worthy of praise, as the modern sense
implies}

7 But now awhile let down that haughty string,

let down > loosen
haughty > high; _hence:_ high-pitched; _also:_ haughty, arrogant

8 And to my tunes your second tenor raise,

second tenor > {The next bell to the tenor bell; hence: lesser
music}

9 That I this man of God his godly arms may blaze.

That > [So that]
his > (Obsolete genitive form; cf. 105.5:8)
arms > {Deeds of arms}
blaze > proclaim (as with a trumpet); blazon forth; portray

111.8

By this the dreadfull Beast drew nigh to hand,
2 Halfe flying, and halfe footing in his hast,
That with his largenesse measured much land,
4 And made wide shadow vnder his huge wast;
As mountaine doth the valley ouercast.
6 Approching nigh, he reared high afore
His body monstrous, horrible, and +vast+,
8 Which to increase his wondrous greatnesse more,
Was swolne with wrath, and poyson, and with bloudy gore.

7 vast > vaste _1590;_ wast _1596_

1 By this the dreadful beast drew nigh to hand,

By this > At this; by this time

2 Half flying and half footing in his haste,
3 That with his largeness measured much land,
4 And made wide shadow under his huge waist;

waist > girth (cf. _SC_, "April", 134); _or:_ waste: abundance (this
usage not recorded, in _OED_, until 1725)

5 As mountain does the valley overcast.
6 Approaching nigh, he reared high afore

reared high afore > (If, as seems likely, "reared" is transitive,
the dragon reared his body high afore ( = before, in front). But
if "reared" is intransitive, a comma is wanted after "afore": "he
reared high afore, His body monstrous" etc.)

7 His body monstrous, horrible, and vast,
8 Which, to increase his wondrous greatness more,
9 Was swollen with wrath and poison, and with bloody gore.

111.9

And ouer, all with brasen scales was armd,
2 Like plated coate of steele, so couched neare,