4 His falsehood, and with foul infamous blot 5 His cruel deeds and wicked wiles did spot:
spot > asperse, calumniate
6 Ladies and lords she everywhere might hear
might > could
7 Complaining how with his empoisoned shot
empoisoned > {Dipped in poison} shot > action of shooting with a bow; hence: arrow
8 Their woeful hearts he wounded had whilere,
whilere > erewhile: a while before
9 And so had left them languishing 'twixt hope and fear.
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