the sense
"rendered"), and "hold of her")

4 For they all seemed courteous and gent,

gent > noble

5 And all six brethren, born of one parent,
6 Which had them trained in all civility,
7 And goodly taught to tilt and tournament;

goodly > excellently
tilt > {Take part in a tilt, a contest between two mounted knights
with lances, who ride on opposite sides of a barrier and score by
attaints (touches, strikes, sometimes involving the loser being
unhorsed) and by lances broken}
tournament > {Take part in a tournament, an exercise in which two
groups of mounted knights fight with blunted weapons}

8 Now were they liege men to this lady free,

liege men > vassals, faithful followers (thus pledged at 301.30:5)
to > of

9 And her knight's service ought, to hold of her in fee.

ought > owed
hold of > be held by
fee > absolute possession (a feudal term)

301.45

The first of them by name _Gardante_ hight,
2 A iolly person, and of comely vew;
The second was _Parlante_, a bold knight,
4 And next to him _Iocante_ did ensew;
_Basciante_ did him selfe most curteous shew;
6 But fierce _Bacchante_ seemd too fell and keene;
And yet in armes _Noctante_ greater grew:
8 All were faire knights, and goodly well beseene,
But to faire _Britomart_ they all but shadowes beene.

1 The first of them by name Gardante hight,

Gardante > "Looking"
hight > was called

2 A jolly person, and of comely view;

jolly > amorous; fine
view > appearance

3 The second was Parlante, a bold knight,

Parlante > "Talking"

4 And next to him Jocante did ensue;

next to > immediately after
Jocante > "Jesting"

5 Basciante did himself most courteous show;

Basciante > "Kissing"

6 But fierce Bacchante seemed too fell and keen;

Bacchante > "Carousing"
fell > terrible, fierce
keen > {Bold, daring; piercing, having a sharp point}

7 And yet in arms Noctante greater grew:

in arms > in arms; _and also:_ in a woman's arms
Noctante > "Nocturnally Active" (the six names have aptly been
called "a ladder of lechery" (Gilbert 1941, quoted by Roche
1978). Compare Lucifera's "six sage Counsellours", 104.18 ff.)
grew > (Again with a _double entendre_)

8 All were fair knights, and goodly well beseen,

goodly > excellently
well beseen > good looking

9 But to fair Britomart they all but shadows been.

been > [were]

301.46

For she was full of amiab