Prince to +breath+ at all,
But to his first poursuit him forward still doth call.

8 breath > breathe _1609_

1 Nor suffers it uncomely idleness

suffers it > [does love permit]

2 In his free thought to build her sluggish nest:

his > [the brave spirit's]

3 Nor suffers it thought of ungentleness

ungentleness > discourtesy; ignobility

4 Ever to creep into his noble breast,
5 But to the highest and the worthiest
6 Lifts it up, that else would lowly fall:

it > [his free thought]
else > otherwise

7 It lets not fall, it lets it not to rest:
8 It lets not scarce this prince to breathe at all,

scarce this prince > [this prince scarcely]

9 But to his first pursuit him forward still does call.

305.3

Who long time wandred through the forrest wyde,
2 To finde some issue thence, till +that at+ last
He met a Dwarfe, that seemed terrifyde
4 With some late perill, which he hardly past,
Or other accident, which him aghast;
6 Of whom he asked, whence he lately came,
And whither now he trauelled so fast:
8 For sore he swat, and running through that same
Thicke forest, was bescratcht, and both his feet nigh lame.

2 that at > at the _1609_

1 Who long time wandered through the forest wide,
2 To find some issue thence, till at last

issue > way out

3 He met a dwarf, that seemed terrified
4 With some late peril which he hardly passed,

With > By
late > recent
hardly > with difficulty [had]

5 Or other accident which him agast;

accident > event; disaster
agast > [had] terrified (esp. with superstitious fear)

6 Of whom he asked, whence he lately came,
7 And whither now he travelled so fast:
8 For sore he sweat, and running through that same

sweat > sweated

9 Thick forest, was bescratched, and both his feet nigh lame.

bescratched > scratched all over (the prefix is also an intensive)
nigh > [were nigh]

305.4

Panting for breath, and almost out of hart,
2 The Dwarfe him answerd, Sir, ill mote I stay
To tell the same. I lately did depart
4 From Faery court, where I haue many a day
Serued a gentle Lady of great sway,
6 And high +accompt+ though out all Elfin land,
Who lately left the same, and tooke this way:
8 Her now I seeke, and if ye vnderstand
Which way she fared hath, good Sir tell out of hand.

6 accompt > account _1609_

1 Panting for breath, and almost out