doth thy face terrestriall shew,
4 Nor voyce sound mortall; I auow to thee,
Such wounded beast, as that, I did not see,
6 Sith earst into this forrest wild I came.
But mote thy goodlyhed forgiue it mee,
8 To weet, which of the Gods I shall thee name,
That vnto thee due worship I may rightly frame.

1 Wherewith revived, this answer forth he threw:

Wherewith > With which

2 "O Goddess (for such I you take to be:
3 For neither does your face terrestrial show,

show > seem, appear

4 Nor voice sound mortal), I avow to you,
5 Such wounded beast, as that, I did not see,
6 Sith erst into this forest wild I came.

Sith erst > Since first

7 But might Your Goodlihead forgive it me

Your Goodlihead > Your Goodliness; Your Excellency

8 To weet which of the gods I shall you name,

weet > learn

9 That to you due worship I may rightly frame?"

That > [So that]
frame > fashion, give shape to; _hence:_ offer, address

203.34

To whom she thus; but ere her words ensewed,
2 Vnto the bush her eye did suddein glaunce,
In which vaine _Braggadocchio_ was mewed,
4 And saw it stirre: she left her percing launce,
And towards gan a deadly shaft aduaunce,
6 In mind to marke the beast. At which sad stowre,
_Trompart_ forth stept, to stay the mortall chaunce,
8 Out crying, {o^} what euer heauenly powre,
Or earthly wight thou be, withhold this deadly howre.

1 To whom she thus ... but ere her words ensued,
2 To the bush her eye did sudden glance,
3 In which vain Braggadocchio was mewed,

vain > weak; foolish
mewed > cooped up (of poultry)

4 And saw it stir: she left her piercing lance,
5 And towards gan a deadly shaft advance,

towards > [in the direction of the bush]
gan > did; began ( ... to)
shaft > arrow (most editors gloss "left" in line 4 as "lifted", but
203.35:2 (cf. usage at 106.16:9) and 203.43:4 cast doubt on that
meaning. We may be intended to infer that in line 4 she lets go
of the spear in order to shoot an arrow. At 203.42:7 she
apparently recovers the spear)

6 In mind to mark the beast. At which sad stour

mark > aim at; strike
stour > peril

7 Trompart forth stepped, to stay the mortal chance,

stay > hinder; prevent
mortal chance > fatal accident

8 Out crying, "O, whatever heavenly power
9 Or earthly wight you be, withhold this deadly hour!

wight > creature, woman
hour > tim