8 That ever hand should dare to engore
engore > make gory [cause blood to coagulate by shedding it]
9 Her noble blood? The heavens such cruelty abhor."
308.49
These eyes did see, that they will euer rew
2 +T'haue+ seene, (quoth he) when as a monstrous beast
The Palfrey, whereon she did trauell, slew,
4 And of his bowels made +his bloudie+ feast:
Which speaking token sheweth at the least
6 Her certaine losse, if not her sure decay:
Besides, that more suspition encreast,
8 I found her golden girdle cast astray,
Distaynd with durt and bloud, as relique of the pray.
2 T'haue > To haue 1590 4 his bloudie > a bloudy 1609
1 "These eyes did see (that they will ever rue 2 To have seen)," quoth he, "when a monstrous beast 3 The palfrey, whereon she did travel, slew,
palfrey > {Saddle-horse for ladies} whereon > on which
4 And of his bowels made his bloody feast: 5 Which speaking token shows at the least 6 Her certain loss, if not her sure decay:
decay > death