e present;
For still she feared to be ouerhent,
6 Of that vile hag, or +her+ vnciuile sonne:
Who when too late awaking, well they kent,
8 That their faire guest was gone, they both begonne
To make exceeding mone, as they had bene vndonne.

6 her > that _1609_

1 And early, ere the dawning day appeared,
2 She forth issued, and on her journey went;
3 She went in peril, of each noise afeard,

afeard > frightened

4 And of each shade that did itself present;

shade > shadow

5 For still she feared to be overhent

still > continually
overhent > overtaken (cf. 304.49:8)

6 Of that vile hag or her uncivil son:

Of > By
uncivil > uncivilized, barbaric

7 Who, when too late awaking, well they kenned

kenned > discovered

8 That their fair guest was gone, they both began
9 To make exceeding moan, as they had been undone.

moan > lamentation
as > [as if]

307.20

But that lewd louer did the most lament
2 For her depart, that euer man did heare;
He knockt his brest with desperate intent,
4 And scratcht his face, and with his teeth did teare
His rugged flesh, and rent his ragged heare:
6 That his sad mother seeing his sore plight,
Was greatly woe begon, and gan to feare,
8 Least his fraile senses were emperisht quight,
And loue to frenzy turnd, sith loue is franticke hight.

1 But that lewd lover did the most lament

lewd > ignorant; lewd (cf. 307.12:9)

2 For her depart that ever man did hear;

depart > departure

3 He knocked his breast with desperate intent,

intent > frame of mind; purpose

4 And scratched his face, and with his teeth did tear
5 His rugged flesh, and rent his ragged hair:

rent > tore

6 That his sad mother, seeing his sore plight,

That his > [His; so that his]

7 Was greatly woe-begone, and began to fear
8 Lest his frail senses were emperished quite,

emperished > impaired

9 And love to frenzy turned, sith love is frantic hight.

sith > since
hight > called

307.21

All wayes she sought, him to restore to plight,
2 With herbs, with charms, with counsell, and with teares,
But tears, nor charms, nor herbs, nor counsell might
4 Asswage the fury, which his entrails teares:
So strong is passion, that no reason heares.
6 Tho when all other helpes she saw to faile,
She turnd her selfe backe to her wicked leares
8 And by her deuilish ar