hrall, his fellow seruant vild;
All which, she of him tooke with countenance meeke and mild.

1 Oft from the forest wildings he did bring,

wildings > wild apples

2 Whose sides empurpled were with smiling red,

empurpled > reddened

3 And oft young birds, which he had taught to sing
4 His mistress' praises, sweetly carolled;

carolled > sung; sang, celebrated [her praises] with song

5 Garlands of flowers sometimes for her fair head
6 He finely would dight; sometimes the squirrel wild

dight > prepare; arrange

7 He brought to her in bonds, as conquered

as > [as though]

8 To be her thrall, his fellow servant vile;

thrall > slave
vile > lowly, wretched

9 All which she of him took with countenance meek and mild.

of > from
mild > mild; gracious, kind (cf. 307.15:1)

307.18

But past awhile, when she fit season saw
2 To leaue that desert mansion, she cast
In secret wize her selfe thence to withdraw,
4 For feare of mischiefe, which she did forecast
Might +by+ the witch or +by+ her sonne compast:
6 Her wearie Palfrey closely, as she might,
Now well recouered after long repast,
8 In his proud furnitures she freshly dight,
His late miswandred wayes now to remeasure right.

5 by > be _1596, 1609_
5 by > that _1596, 1609; in the 1590 reading, "be" must be
understood before _compast

1 But past awhile, when she fit season saw

past awhile > [when some time had passed]
season > occasion; opportunity

2 To leave that desert mansion, she cast

desert > lonely
mansion > lodging, place of abode
cast > resolved

3 In secret wise herself thence to withdraw,

wise > manner

4 For fear of mischief, which she did forecast

mischief > evil
forecast > conjecture

5 Might by the witch or by her son compassed:

compassed > [be] contrived

6 Her weary palfrey, closely as she might

palfrey > {Saddle-horse for ladies}
closely > [as] secretly
might > could

7 (Now well recovered after long repast),
8 In his proud furnitures she freshly dight,

furnitures > harness, fittings
dight > arranged

9 His late miswandered ways now to remeasure right.

late > recent
miswandered > errant
remeasure > traverse again, retrace

307.19

And earely ere the dawning day appeard,
2 She forth issewed, and on her iourney went;
She went in perill, of each noyse affeard,
4 And of each shade, that did it self