e had he said, when hard at hand they spy
6 That quicksand nigh with water couered;
But by the checked waue they did descry
8 It plaine, and by the sea discoloured:
It called was the quicksand of _Vnthriftyhed_.

1 "But by the way, there is a great quicksand,

by > beside
way > passage, course

2 And a whirlpool of hidden jeopardy;
3 Therefore, sir palmer, keep an even hand:

even > straight, direct (the palmer is steering)

4 For 'twixt them both the narrow way does lie."
5 Scarce had he said, when hard at hand they spy

said > spoken

6 That quicksand nigh with water covered;
7 But by the checked wave they did descry

by > by means of; _or perhaps:_ through
checked > chequered, patterned (because of contrary currents and the
shallowness of the water)

8 It plain, and by the sea discoloured:
9 It called was the quicksand of Unthriftihead.

Unthriftihead > Extravagance, Dissolution

212.19

They passing by, a goodly Ship did see,
2 Laden from far with precious merchandize,
And brauely furnished, as ship might bee,
4 Which through great disauenture, or +mesprize+,
Her selfe had runne into that hazardize;
6 Whose mariners and merchants with much toyle,
Labour'd in vaine, to haue recur'd their prize,
8 And the rich wares to saue from pitteous spoyle,
But neither toyle nor trauell might her backe recoyle.

4 mesprize > misprize _1609_

1 They, passing by, a goodly ship did see,

goodly > fine, beautiful

2 Laden from far with precious merchandise,
3 And bravely furnished as ship might be,

bravely > [as] splendidly, finely
furnished > fitted; decorated

4 Which through great disadventure, or misprize,

disadventure > misfortune
misprize > error (SUFQ); _or:_ failure to appreciate [the danger of
the quicksand]

5 Herself had run into that hazardize;

hazardize > hazard, peril (WU)

6 Whose mariners and merchants, with much toil,
7 Laboured in vain to have recured their prize,

recured > recovered
prize > {A ship or property captured at sea; here "captured" by the
quicksand}

8 And the rich wares to save from piteous spoil,

spoil > spoliation

9 But neither toil nor travail might her back recoil.

travail > labour, painful labour
back recoil > draw back, recover (pleonastic, and thus intensive)

212.20

On th'other side they see that perilous Poole,
2 That called was the _Whirl