8 She cast to bring him, where he chearen might,
Till he recouered had his late decayed plight.

4 enprisonment > imprisonment _1609_

1 By that which lately happened, Una saw
2 That this her knight was feeble, and too faint;

faint > sluggish; spiritless, lacking courage

3 And all his sinews waxed weak and raw

waxed > became; _hence:_ had become
raw > raw-boned, wasted; _or:_ unready

4 Through long imprisonment and hard constraint,

constraint > restriction of liberty; affliction; oppression

5 Which he endured in his late restraint,

late restraint > recent restriction of liberty

6 That yet he was unfit for bloody fight:

That > [So that]

7 Therefore, to cherish him with diets daint,

daint > dainty, choice, pleasing, delicious

8 She cast to bring him where he cheer might,

cast > decided
cheer > take heart

9 Till he recovered had his late decayed plight.

recovered had > had recovered from
decayed > wasted, ruined (of health)

110.3

There was an auntient house not farre away,
2 Renowmd throughout the world for sacred lore,
And pure vnspotted life: so well they say
4 It gouernd was, and guided euermore,
Through wisedome of a matrone graue and hore;
6 Whose onely ioy was to relieue the needes
Of wretched soules, and helpe the helpelesse pore:
8 All night she spent in bidding of her bedes,
And all the day in doing good and godly deedes.

1 There was an ancient house not far away,

house > religious house; convent

2 Renowned throughout the world for sacred lore,

lore > teaching, doctrine

3 And pure unspotted life: so well, they say,
4 It governed was, and guided evermore,
5 Through wisdom of a matron grave and hoar;

hoar > {Venerable; grey-haired with age}

6 Whose only joy was to relieve the needs
7 Of wretched souls, and help the helpless poor:
8 All night she spent in bidding of her beads,

bidding of her beads > saying her rosary, saying her prayers

9 And all the day in doing good and godly deeds.

110.4

Dame _C{ae}lia_ men did her call, as thought
2 From heauen to come, or thither to arise,
The mother of three daughters, well vpbrought
4 In goodly thewes, and godly exercise:
The eldest two most sober, chast, and wise,
6 _Fidelia_ and _Speranza_ virgins were,
Though spousd, yet wanting wedlocks solemnize;
8 But faire _Charissa_ to a louely