soothing and effeminate; see Plato, _Republic_ 3.398)

3 And all the while sweet birds thereto applied

thereto > in addition; to that

4 Their dainty lays and dulcet melody,

dainty lays > delightful songs

5 Ay carolling of love and jollity,

Ay > Ever
carolling > {Singing; celebrating in song}
jollity > pleasure, revelry (as at 100.3:8)

6 That wonder was to hear their trim consort.

That > [So that]
trim > fine, pleasing
consort > concert; accord, agreement

7 Which when those knights beheld with scornful eye,
8 They sdeigned such lascivious disport,

sdeigned > disdained
disport > diversion; amusement

9 And loathed the loose demeanour of that wanton sort.

demeanour > conduct
sort > company

301.41

Thence they were brought to that great Ladies vew,
2 Whom they found sitting on a sumptuous bed,
That glistred all with gold and glorious shew,
4 As the proud _Persian_ Queenes accustomed:
She seemd a woman of great bountihed,
6 And of rare beautie, sauing that askaunce
Her wanton eyes, ill signes of womanhed,
8 Did roll too +lightly+, and too often glaunce,
Without regard of grace, or comely amenaunce.

8 lightly > highly _1590, 1596_

1 Thence they were brought to that great lady's view,
2 Whom they found sitting on a sumptuous bed,

bed > couch

3 That glistered all with gold and glorious show,
4 As the proud Persian queens accustomed:

Persian > (Cf. 102.13:4, 104.7:6)
accustomed > practised, were accustomed [to sit in this fashion]

5 She seemed a woman of great bountihead,

bountihead > bounteousness

6 And of rare beauty, saving that askance

saving > except

7 Her wanton eyes, ill signs of womanhood,

womanhood > womanliness

8 Did roll too lightly, and too often glance,
9 Without regard of grace or comely amenance.

comely amenance > decorous behaviour

301.42

Long worke it were, and needlesse to deuize
2 Their goodly entertainement and great glee:
She caused them be led in curteous wize
4 Into a bowre, disarmed for to bee,
And cheared well with wine and spiceree:
6 The _Redcrosse_ Knight was soone disarmed there,
But the braue Mayd would not disarmed bee,
8 But onely vented vp her vmbriere,
And so did let her goodly visage to appere.

1 Long work it were, and needless to devise

were > [would be]
devise > recount

2 Their goodly entertainme