before > in front of sell > saddle
6 And from the head the body sundered quite. 7 So him dismounted low, he did compel
him > (Probably Pyrochles) he > [Guyon]
8 On foot with him to match equal fight; 9 The trunked beast, fast bleeding, did him foully dight.
trunked > mutilated, cut short (Latin truncus; cf. 108.10:8); hence: decapitated fast > rapidly; also, perhaps: close by, in close proximity [to Guyon] dight > deck, prepare; hence: sully, befoul
205.5
Sore bruzed with the fall, he slow vprose,
2 And all enraged, thus him loudly shent;
Disleall knight, whose coward courage chose
4 To wreake it selfe on beast all innocent,
And shund the marke, at which it should be ment,
6 Thereby thine armes seeme strong, but manhood +fraile;+
So hast thou oft with guile thine honour blent;
8 But litle may such guile thee now +auaile+,
If wonted force and fortune +do not much me faile+.
6 fraile; > frayl: 1590 8 auaile > auayl 1590 9 do not much me faile > doe me not much fayl 1590
1 Sore bruised with the fall, he slow uprose
Sore > Grievously