6 Shall take the crown that was his father's right, 7 And therewith crown himself in the other's stead:
therewith > with that stead > place
8 Then shall he issue forth with dreadful might, 9 Against his Saxon foes in bloody field to fight.
Saxon > (First mentioned by Ptolemy in the 2nd century, the Saxons were originally inhabitants of the lower Elbe Valley. They were a warlike people who spread mainly to the south and west; they landed in Britain in 449. By the end of the sixth century they had conquered most of NW Europe. With the Angles and the Jutes they established the beginnings of Anglo-Saxon culture in England) field > battle; field of battle
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Like as a Lyon, that in drowsie caue
2 Hath long time slept, himselfe so shall he shake,
And comming forth, shall spred his banner braue
4 Ouer the troubled South, that it shall make
The warlike Mertians for feare to quake:
6 Thrise shall he fight with them, and twise shall win,
But the third time shall faire accordaunce make:
8 And if he then with victorie can lin,
He shall his dayes with peace bring to his earthly In.
1 "Like a lion that in drowsy cave 2 Has long time slept, himself so shall he shake, 3 And, coming forth, shall spread his banner brave
brave > splendid; brave
4 Over the troubled south, that it shall make
that > [so that]