sith > since

8 His shining helmet he gan soon unlace,

gan soon > did immediately unlace > [remove, with a stroke of his sword; cf. 208.17:2]

9 And left his headless body bleeding all the place.

bleeding > (This trans. use is rare)

208.53

By this Sir Guyon from his traunce awakt,
2 Life hauing maistered her sencelesse foe;
And looking vp, when as his shield he lakt,
4 And sword saw not, he wexed wondrous woe:
But when the Palmer, whom he long ygoe
6 +Had+ lost, he by him spide, right glad he grew,
And said, Deare sir, whom wandring to and fro
8 I long haue lackt, I ioy thy face to vew;
Firme is thy faith, whom daunger neuer fro me drew.

6 Had > Hast 1596

1 By this Sir Guyon from his trance awaked,

By this > At this; by this time awaked > awoke; had awoken