ght well became,
4 And added grace vnto her excellence:
Who with great wisedome, and graue eloquence
6 Thus gan to say. But eare he thus had said,
With flying speede, and seeming great pretence,
8 Came running in, much like a man dismaid,
A Messenger with letters, which his message said.

1 So fairly dight, when she in presence came,

So > Thus
presence > presence [of the king]; [the] presence-chamber (where the
sovereign receives visitors)

2 She to her sire made humble reverence,

sire > father

3 And bowed low, that her right well became,

right > very
became > suited

4 And added grace to her excellence:
5 Who with great wisdom, and grave eloquence
6 Thus began to say ... But ere he thus had said,
7 With flying speed, and seeming great pretence,

pretence > intention, importance; show of dignity

8 Came running in, much like a man dismayed,
9 A messenger with letters, which his message said.

112.25

All in the open hall amazed stood,
2 At suddeinnesse of that vnwarie sight,
And wondred at his breathlesse hastie mood.
4 But he for nought would stay his passage right,
Till fast before the king he did alight;
6 Where falling flat, great humblesse he did make,
And kist the ground, whereon his foot was pight;
8 Then to his hands that writ he did betake,
Which he disclosing, red thus, as the paper spake.

1 All in the open hall amazed stood,

hall > {A spacious public room in a castle, palace, etc., used for
banquets and receptions}
amazed > astounded; confounded

2 At suddenness of that unwary sight,

unwary > unexpected (SU)

3 And wondered at his breathless hasty mood.

wondered > marvelled

4 But he for naught would stay his passage right,

stay > check, delay
right > {Straight, direct; leading towards the place he desired to
reach}

5 Till fast before the king he did alight;

fast > close; rapidly
alight > stop (SU)

6 Where, falling flat, great humblesse he did make,

humblesse > [show of] humbleness, humility

7 And kissed the ground whereon his foot was pight;

pight > placed

8 Then to his hands that writ he did beteach,

writ > document, paper
beteach > yield; commit, entrust

9 Which he disclosing, read thus, as the paper spoke.

disclosing > opening up, unfolding (also in the fig. sense of
revealing to the knowledge of others)

112.26

To thee, most