301.4
At last as through an open plaine they yode,
2 They spide a knight, that towards pricked faire,
And him beside an aged Squire there rode,
4 That seem'd to couch vnder his shield three-square,
As if that age bad him that burden spare,
6 And yield it those, that stouter could it wield:
He them espying, gan himselfe prepare,
8 And on his arme addresse his goodly shield
That bore a Lion passant in a golden field.
1 At last, as through an open plain they yode,
yode > went
2 They spied a knight that towards pricked fair,
towards > [in their direction] pricked > spurred [his horse]; rode
3 And him beside an aged squire there rode, 4 That seemed to couch under his shield three-square,
couch > stoop, cower three-square > equilaterally triangular
5 As if age bade him that burden spare, 6 And yield it those, that stouter could it wield:
those > [to those] stouter > more robustly; more bravely