ere, "disguised" might be taken to mean
"got up"}

6 And his embroidered bonnet sat awry;

bonnet > cap

7 'Twixt both his hands few sparks he close did strain,

few > [a few]
close > closely; secretly
strain > clasp tightly

8 Which still he blew, and kindled busily,

still > ever, continually

9 That soon they life conceived, and forth in flames did fly.

That > [So that]

312.10

Next after him went _Doubt_, who was yclad
2 In a discolour'd cote, of straunge disguyse,
That at his backe a brode Capuccio had,
4 And sleeues dependant _Albanese_-wyse:
He lookt askew with his mistrustfull eyes,
6 And nicely trode, as thornes lay in his way,
Or that the flore to shrinke he did auyse,
8 And on a broken reed he still did stay
His feeble steps, which shrunke, when hard theron he lay.

1 Next after him went Doubt, who was clad

Next > Immediately

2 In a discoloured coat of strange disguise,

discoloured > varicoloured
disguise > {New or strange, often ostentatious, fashion}

3 That at his back a broad capuccio had,

capuccio > hood (Italian word, used specifically of the cloaks of
capuchin monks; named after Capuccio in Florio)

4 And sleeves dependent Albanese-wise:

dependent > hanging down
Albanese-wise > (?In the fashion of the Albanians. Hamilton (1980)
suggests a possible reference to the garment called an alb, a
white tunic reaching to the feet. Roche (1978) interprets
"Albanese" as "Scottish" (cf. 210.29:7). The term is puzzling in
any case)

5 He looked askew with his mistrustful eyes,

askew > askance, obliquely

6 And nicely trod, as thorns lay in his way,

nicely > delicately, cautiously
as > [as though]

7 Or the floor to shrink he did advise,

shrink > collapse, give way
advise > perceive

8 And on a broken reed he still did stay

still > ever
stay > support

9 His feeble steps, which shrank when hard thereon he laid.

shrank > gave way (referring to the reed)
laid > imposed a burden; _hence:_ leaned

312.11

With him went _Daunger_, +cloth'd+ in ragged weed,
2 Made of Beares skin, that him more dreadfull made,
Yet his owne face was dreadfull, ne did need
4 Straunge horrour, to deforme his griesly shade;
A net in th'one hand, and rustie blade
6 In th'other was, this Mischiefe, that Mishap;
With th'one his foes he threatned to inuade,
8 With th'other he his frien