1 Barbary the north coast of Africa
bassoes pashas
9 renied apostate
10 Terrene sea the Mediterranean
11–12 moon … horns i.e. when the moon is full and the tides are
13 braved with harassed by
33 silly weak, unskilled
38 his the sun’s
39 For … reclaimed as a sign that Tamburlaine will not relent
41 puissant mighty
52 reflex cast
58 pioners advance guard of trench-diggers
63 countermand control
65 Orcus’ gulf hell. Orcus was one of several names for Hades.