re wouen vp in gold;
She alway smyld, and in her hand did hold
6 An holy water Sprinckle, dipt in deowe,
With which she sprinckled fauours manifold,
8 On whom she list, and did great liking sheowe,
Great liking vnto many, but true loue to feowe.

1 With him went Hope in rank, a handsome maid,

in rank > in a row, _hence:_ beside him

2 Of cheerful look and lovely to behold;

cheerful > lively

3 In silken samite she was light arrayed,

samite > {A rich silk fabric worn in the Middle Ages, sometimes
interwoven with gold}
light > lightly

4 And her fair locks were woven up in gold;
5 She alway smiled, and in her hand did hold

alway > always

6 A holy water sprinkle dipped in dew,

sprinkle > sprinkler (used for sprinkling holy water)

7 With which she sprinkled favours manifold
8 On whom she list, and did great liking show:

list > chose, pleased

9 Great liking to many, but true love to few.

312.14

And after them _Dissemblance_, and _Suspect_
2 Marcht in one rancke, yet an vnequall paire:
For she was gentle, and of milde aspect,
4 Courteous to all, and seeming debonaire,
Goodly adorned, and exceeding faire:
6 Yet was that all but painted, and purloynd,
And her bright browes were deckt with borrowed haire:
8 Her deedes were forged, and her words false coynd,
And alwaies in her hand two clewes of silke she twynd.

1 And after them Dissemblance and Suspect

Dissemblance > Dissimulation
Suspect > Suspicion

2 Marched in one rank, yet an unequal pair:

an unequal > [they made] an ill-matched

3 For she was gentle, and of mild aspect,

mild > gracious, kind
aspect > appearance; countenance, expression

4 Courteous to all, and seeming debonair,

debonair > affable, gracious

5 Goodly adorned, and exceeding fair:

Goodly > Beautifully

6 Yet was that all but painted, and purloined,
7 And her bright brows were decked with borrowed hair:

bright > beautiful

8 Her deeds were forged, and her words false coined,

false > false (qualifying "words"); falsely (qualifying "coined")
coined > devised, produced (usu. in a bad sense)

9 And always in her hand two clews of silk she twined.

clews > balls (of yarn, traditionally used to find one's way out of
a maze. Cf. 201.8:3-4)

312.15

But he was foule, ill fauoured, and grim,
2 Vnder his eyebrowes looking still askaunce;