5 Who suffered not his wandering feet to slide.

suffered > allowed
slide > [slide into error]

6 But when strong passion, or weak fleshliness,
7 Would from the right way seek to draw him wide,
8 He would, through temperance and steadfastness,
9 Teach him the weak to strengthen, and the strong suppress.

204.3

It fortuned forth faring on his way,
2 He saw from farre, or seemed for to see
Some troublous vprore or contentious fray,
4 Whereto he drew in haste it to agree.
A mad man, or that feigned mad to bee,
6 Drew by the haire along vpon the ground,
A handsome stripling with great crueltee,
8 Whom sore he bett, and gor'd with many a wound,
That cheekes with teares, and sides with bloud did all abound.

1 It fortuned, forth faring on his way,
2 He saw from far, or seemed to see,
3 Some troublous uproar or contentious fray,
4 Whereto he drew in haste it to agree.

agree > settle, reconcile

5 A madman, or that feigned mad to be,

madman > [Furor]
that > [one that]

6 Drew by the hair, along upon the ground,
7 A handsome stripling with great cruelty,
8 Whom sore he beat, and gored with many a wound,
9 That cheeks with tears, and sides with blood did all abound.

That > [So that the stripling's]

204.4

And him behind, a wicked Hag did stalke,
2 In ragged robes, and filthy disaray,
Her other leg was lame, that she no'te +walke,+
4 But on a staffe her feeble steps did stay;
Her lockes, that loathly were and hoarie gray,
6 Grew all afore, and +loosely+ hong vnrold,
But all behind was bald, and worne away,
8 That none thereof could euer taken hold,
And eke her face ill fauourd, full of wrinckles old.

3 walke, > walke. _1590, 1596_
6 loosely > loosly _1590_

1 And him behind a wicked hag did stalk,

a wicked hag > [Occasion]

2 In ragged robes, and filthy disarray,

disarray > {Imperfect or improper attire}

3 Her other leg was lame, that she no'te walk,

that > [so that]
no'te > could not

4 But on a staff her feeble steps did stay;

stay > support

5 Her locks, that loathly were and hoary grey,

loathly > loathsome, repulsive

6 Grew all afore, and loosely hung unrolled,
7 But all behind was bald, and worn away,
8 That none thereof could ever take hold,

That > [So that]

9 And eke her face ill-favoured, full of wrinkles old.

eke > also [was]
ill-