uneath > scarcely

6 From tears abstain: for grief his heart did grate,

grate > grind (cf. 101.19:6)

7 And from so heavy sight his head did wreathe,

so heavy > [such a sad] wreathe > turn

8 Accusing Fortune, and too cruel Fate, 9 Which plunged had fair lady in so wretched state.

so > [such a]

201.57

Then turning to +his+ Palmer said, Old syre
2 Behold the image of mortalitie,
And feeble nature cloth'd with fleshly tyre,
4 When raging passion with fierce tyrannie
Robs reason of her due regalitie,
6 And makes it seruant to her basest part:
The strong it weakens with infirmitie,
8 And with bold furie armes the weakest hart; [smart.
The strong through pleasure soonest falles, the weake through

1 his > the 1609