‘My lord, you should work so far amiss:

God keep you out of that traitor’s hands!

For you wot full little what a man he is.

27.

‘He is brass within, and steel without,

And beams he bears in his top-castle strong;

His ship hath ordnance clean round about;

Besides, my lord, he is very well manned.

28.

28.1 ‘dearly dight,’ handsomely fitted out.