1 Discomfited Routed

8 wherein … die which absolves me from my sin

18 Tartarian of Tartarus, the region of hell where the worst sinners were punished

20 Zoacum (or Ezecum) a tree of hell described in the Koran, XXXVII, 60–4

22 Flora the Roman goddess of springtime and flowers

25 Orcus Hades. Marlowe here fuses Muslim, Christian, and Greek notions of hell.

27 foil defeat

29 his Christ’s

30 rays of Cynthia moonlight

32 proved asserted to be

36 miscreant vile wretch

38 will … ward decree that continuous guard

40 give … charge command it immediately

43 Our army i.e. the main body of our army

44 Amasia a district of Anatolia in northern Asia Minor

47 angry grievous