agnified > praised

3 And joyed that ever she affixed had

joyed > rejoiced

4 Her heart on knight so goodly glorified,

goodly > courteously; well

5 However finely she it fained to hide:

finely > skilfully
fained > was disposed, was anxious; _hence:_ tried; _or:_ feigned

6 The loving mother, that nine months did bear,
7 In the dear closet of her painful side,

dear > dear; grievous
side > loins

8 Her tender babe, it seeing safe appear,
9 Does not so much rejoice, as she rejoiced there.

there > then

302.12

But to occasion him to further talke,
2 To feed her humour with his pleasing stile,
Her list in +strifull+ termes with him to balke,
4 And thus replide, How euer, Sir, ye file
Your curteous tongue, his prayses to compile,
6 It ill beseemes a knight of gentle sort,
Such as ye haue him boasted, to beguile
8 A simple mayd, and worke so haynous tort,
In shame of knighthood, as I largely can report.

3 strifull > strife-full _1609_

1 But to occasion him to further talk
2 (To feed her humour with his pleasing style),

humour > frame of mind, mood

3 Her list in strifeful terms with him to balk,

Her list > It pleased her; she chose
balk > quibble, bandy words

4 And thus replied: "However, sir, you file

file > polish (cf. 101.35:7)

5 Your courteous tongue, his praises to compile,

compile > compose; heap together

6 It ill beseems a knight of gentle sort,

beseems > becomes, suits
gentle sort > noble kind

7 Such as you have him boasted, to beguile

boasted > bragged of, claimed to be (trans.)

8 A simple maid, and work so heinous tort,

tort > [a] wrong

9 In shame of knighthood, as I largely can report.

largely > copiously, at length

302.13

Let be therefore my vengeaunce to disswade,
2 And read, where I that faytour false may find.
Ah, but if reason faire might you perswade,
4 To slake your wrath, and mollifie your mind,
(Said he) perhaps ye should it better find:
6 For hardy thing it is, to weene by might,
That man to hard conditions to bind,
8 Or euer hope to match in equall fight,
Whose prowesse paragon saw neuer liuing wight.

1 "Let be, therefore, my vengeance to dissuade,

Let be > Give over [from trying]; _hence:_ do not attempt further
dissuade > advise against, dehort me from

2 And read where I that faitour false may find."

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