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Them in twelue troupes their Captain did dispart
2 And round about in fittest steades did place,
Where each might best offend his proper part,
4 And his contrary obiect most deface,
As euery one seem'd meetest in that cace.
6 Seuen of the same against the Castle gate,
In strong entrenchments he did closely place,
8 Which with incessaunt force and endlesse hate,
They battred day and night, and entraunce did awate.
1 Them in twelve troops their captain did dispart
dispart > distribute; divide
2 And round about in fittest steads did place,
steads > places, positions
3 Where each might best offend his proper part,
offend > attack, damage; do harm to proper > own, individual, peculiar
4 And his contrary object most deface,
contrary > opposed, opposite; hence: appointed deface > mar, disfigure; lay waste