9 He now this lady's champian chose for love to fight.
champian > campaign, field of military operations
202.19
These two gay knights, vowd to so diuerse loues,
2 Each other does enuie with deadly hate,
And dayly warre against his foeman moues,
4 In hope to win more fauour with his mate,
And th'others pleasing seruice to abate,
6 To magnifie his owne. But when they heard,
How in that place straunge knight arriued late,
8 Both knights and Ladies forth right angry far'd,
And fiercely vnto battell sterne themselues prepar'd.
1 These two gay knights, vowed to so diverse loves,
gay > fine so diverse > [such different]
2 Each other does envy with deadly hate,
envy > begrudge
3 And daily war against his foeman moves,
foeman > foe, enemy moves > stirs up