3 (For Proteus was with prophecy inspired) 4 Her dear son's destiny to her to tell, 5 And the sad end of her sweet Marinell. 6 Who, through foresight of his eternal skill,
Who > [Proteus] eternal skill > [knowledge of eternity]
7 Bade her from womankind to keep him well: 8 For of a woman he should have much ill,
of > from, by ill > evil, suffering, misfortune
9 A virgin strange and stout him should dismay, or kill.
strange > foreign, new-come stout > bold, brave dismay > overcome
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For thy she gaue him warning euery day,
2 The loue of women not to entertaine;
A lesson too too hard for liuing clay,
4 From loue in course of nature to refraine:
Yet he his mothers lore did well retaine,
6 And euer from faire Ladies loue did fly;
Yet many Ladies faire did oft complaine,
8 That they for loue of him would algates dy:
Dy, who so list for him, he was loues enimy.
1 For-thy she gave him warning every day
For-thy > Therefore, for this reason