all appere,
      And flizze[194] alonge the feelde. 
  Power, wythe his heasod[195] straught[196] ynto the skyes,
  Hys speere a sonne-beame, and his sheelde a starre,
  Alyche[197] twaie[198] brendeynge[199] gronfyres[200] rolls hys eyes, 200
  Chastes[201] with hys yronne feete and soundes to war. 
      She syttes upon a rocke,
      She bendes before his speere,
      She ryses from the shocke,
      Wieldynge her owne yn ayre. 205
  Harde as the thonder dothe she drive ytte on,
  Wytte scillye[202] wympled[203] gies[204] ytte to hys crowne,
  Hys longe sharpe speere, hys spreddynge sheelde ys gon,
  He falles, and fallynge rolleth thousandes down. 
    War, goare-faced war, bie envie burld[205], arist[206], 210
  Hys feerie heaulme[207] noddynge to the ayre,
  Tenne bloddie arrowes ynne hys streynynge fyste—­

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[Footnote 1:  Of old, formerly.]

[Footnote 2:  writers, historians.]

[Footnote 3:  much.]

[Footnote 4:  inglorious.]

[Footnote 5:  bereaving.]

[Footnote 6:  faith.]

[Footnote 7:  unforgiving.]

[Footnote 8:  divines, clergymen, monks.]

[Footnote 9:  holy.]

[Footnote 10:  work.]

[Footnote 11:  not.]

[Footnote 12:  author.]

[Footnote 13:  though, notwithstanding.]

[Footnote 14:  clerk, or clergyman.]

[Footnote 15:  entyn, even.]

[Footnote 16:  might.]

[Footnote 17:  challenge.]

[Footnote 18:  Lord.]

[Footnote 19:  foes, enemies.]

[Footnote 20:  devour, destroy.]

[Footnote 21:  fatten.]

[Footnote 22:  Grievance; a sense of it.]

[Footnote 23:  cease, be still.]

[Footnote 24:  idly.]

[Footnote 25:  deceived, imposed on.]

[Footnote 26:  so.]

[Footnote 27:  fury, anger, rage.]

[Footnote 28:  paint, display.]

[Footnote 29:  soul.]

[Footnote 30:  strong.]

[Footnote 31:  terrible.]

[Footnote 32:  horrid, grim.]

[Footnote 33:  smoking, bleeding.]

[Footnote 34:  oft.]

[Footnote 35:  heat, rashness.]

[Footnote 36:  counsel, wisdom.]

[Footnote 37:  strength, also strong.]

[Footnote 38:  taudry, glimmering.]

[Footnote 39:  People.]

[Footnote 40:  fate, destiny.]

[Footnote 41:  nobly.]

[Footnote 42:  Cast.]

[Footnote 43:  cross, from crouche, a cross.]

[Footnote 44:  attempt, or endeavour.]

[Footnote 45:  unarmed.]

[Footnote 46:  unactive.]

[Footnote 47:  unspirited.]

[Footnote 48:  such.]

[Footnote 49:  fastened, annexed.]