all her words she drownd with laughter vaine,
8 And wanted grace in vtt'ring of the same,
That turned all her pleasance to a scoffing game.

1 And all the way, the wanton damsel found

wanton > capricious; wanton, lewd

2 New mirth, her passenger to entertain:

to > [in order to]

3 For she in pleasant purpose did abound,

purpose > conversation, discourse

4 And greatly joyed merry tales to feign,

merry > delightful, charming
feign > relate

5 Of which a storehouse did with her remain,
6 Yet seemed nothing well they her became;

seemed > [it seemed]
nothing > not at all

7 For all her words she drowned with laughter vain,

vain > foolish

8 And wanted grace in uttering of the same,

wanted > lacked

9 That turned all her pleasance to a scoffing game.

pleasance > pleasant behaviour; capacity for giving pleasure

206.7

And other whiles vaine toyes she would deuize,
2 As her fantasticke wit did most delight,
Sometimes her head she fondly would aguize
4 With gaudie girlonds, or fresh flowrets dight
About her necke, or rings of rushes plight;
6 Sometimes to doe him laugh, she would assay
To laugh at shaking +of+ the leaues light,
8 Or to behold the water worke, and play
About her litle frigot, therein making way.

7 of > off _1590_

1 And otherwhiles vain toys she would devise,

otherwhiles > at other times
vain > foolish
toys > amorous games, tricks

2 As her fantastic wit did most delight,
3 Sometimes her head she fondly would aguise

fondly > foolishly
aguise > array

4 With gaudy garlands, or fresh flowerets dight

gaudy > fine, gay, showy
flowerets > small flowers
dight > deck; _hence:_ hang, arrange

5 About her neck, or rings of rushes plighted;

plighted > plaited

6 Sometimes, to do him laugh, she would essay

do > make
essay > try, venture

7 To laugh at shaking of the leaves light,
8 Or to behold the water work and play
9 About her little frigate, therein making way.

frigate > {Light and swift boat}

206.8

Her light behauiour, and loose dalliaunce
2 Gaue wondrous great contentment to the knight,
That of his way he had no souenaunce,
4 Nor care of vow'd reuenge, and cruell fight,
But to weake wench did yeeld his martiall might.
6 So easie was to quench his flamed mind
With one sweet drop of sensuall +delight,+
8 So easie is, t'appease t