sh lust, that was so beastly tind.

1 But the fair virgin was so meek and mild
2 That she to them vouchsafed to embase

embase > degrade, humiliate

3 Her goodly port, and to their senses vile

port > rank, social station

4 Her gentle speech applied, that in short space

gentle > gracious, courteous; noble; gentle
applied > directed
that > [so that]
space > time

5 She grew familiar in that desert place.

familiar > {On a family footing}
desert > lonely

6 During which time the churl, through her so kind

churl > rustic, boor

7 And courteous use, conceived affection base,
8 And cast to love her in his brutish mind;

cast > resolved

9 No love, but brutish lust, that was so beastly tinded.

beastly tinded > bestially kindled

307.16

Closely the wicked flame his bowels brent,
2 And shortly grew into outrageous fire;
Yet had he not the hart, nor hardiment,
4 As vnto her to vtter his desire;
His caytiue thought durst not so high aspire,
6 But with soft sighes, and louely semblaunces,
He ween'd that his affection entire
8 She should aread; many resemblaunces
To her he made, and many kind remembraunces.

1 Closely the wicked flame his bowels burnt,

Closely > Secretly; closely
bowels > {Heart, breast; internal organs generally}

2 And shortly grew into outrageous fire;

outrageous > violent; outrageous

3 Yet had he not the heart, nor hardiment,

had he > [he had]
hardiment > boldness

4 As to her to utter his desire;
5 His caitiff thought dared not so high aspire,

caitiff > servile; despicable

6 But with soft sighs, and lovely semblances,

lovely > loving

7 He weened that his affection entire

weened > imagined, supposed
entire > entire; unreserved; inward (cf. e.g. 408.23:9); blameless

8 She should aread; many resemblances

aread > divine
resemblances > shows (of some quality; here, of love)

9 To her he made, and many kind remembrances.

remembrances > mentions, notices (i.e. he also paid her many
compliments)

307.17

Oft from the forrest wildings he did bring,
2 Whose sides empurpled were with smiling red,
And oft young birds, which he had taught to sing
4 His mistresse prayses, sweetly caroled,
Girlonds of flowres sometimes for her faire hed
6 He fine would dight; sometimes the squirell wild
He brought to her in bands, as conquered
8 To be her t