ed,
4 And to her gossips gan in counsel say:

gossips > friends, woman-friends
gan > did
in counsel > in private, in confidence

5 "How can I tell, but that his talons may
6 Yet scratch my son, or rend his tender hand?"
7 So diversely themselves in vain they fray;

diversely > variously; _also:_ distractingly (SUS)
in vain > in vain; foolishly; profanely, without understanding (cf.
106.19:6)
fray > frighten

8 While some, more bold, to measure him nigh stand,
9 To prove how many acres he did spread of land.

112.12

Thus flocked all the folke him round about,
2 The whiles that hoarie king, with all his traine,
Being arriued, where that champion stout
4 After his foes defeasance did remaine,
Him goodly greetes, and faire does entertaine,
6 With princely gifts of yuorie and gold,
And thousand thankes him yeelds for all his paine.
8 Then when his daughter deare he does behold,
Her dearely doth imbrace, and kisseth manifold.

1 Thus flocked all the folk him round about,
2 The whiles that hoary king, with all his train

The whiles > Meanwhile
hoary > {Grey-haired with age; ancient}

3 (Being arrived where that champion stout

stout > bold, brave

4 After his foe's defeasance did remain),

defeasance > undoing, ruin; _also:_ rendering null and void (of a
condition, right, etc.: a legal term)

5 Him goodly greets, and fair does entertain,

goodly greets > courteously congratulates, courteously greets
fair > fittingly
entertain > receive; _hence:_ greet

6 With princely gifts of ivory and gold,
7 And thousand thanks him yields for all his pain.

pain > effort, pains; pain

8 Then when his daughter dear he does behold,
9 Her dearly does embrace, and kisses manifold.

manifold > many times; in many ways

112.13

And after to his Pallace he them brings,
2 With shaumes, and trompets, and with Clarions sweet;
And all the way the ioyous people sings,
4 And with their garments strowes the paued street:
Whence mounting vp, they find purueyance meet
6 Of all, that royall Princes court became,
And all the floore was vnderneath their feet
8 Bespred with costly scarlot of great name,
On which they lowly sit, and fitting purpose frame.

1 And after to his palace he them brings,
2 With shawms, and trumpets, and with clarions sweet;

shawm > {Ancient instrument rather like an oboe}
clarion >