Wherewith > With which

2 And, falling her before on lowly knee,

her before > [before her]

3 To her makes present of his service seen:

seen > shown, proven

4 Which she accepts with thanks and goodly gree,

thanks > goodwill, favour; graciousness
goodly gree > gracious goodwill

5 Greatly advancing his gay chivalry.

advancing > extolling

6 So marches home, and by her takes the knight,

by > [beside]

7 Whom all the people follow with great glee,
8 Shouting, and clapping all their hands on high,

on high > on high; aloud

9 That all the air it fills, and flies to heaven bright.

That > [So that]

105.17

Home is he brought, and laid in sumptuous bed:
2 Where many skilfull leaches him abide,
To salue his hurts, that yet still freshly bled.
4 In wine and oyle they wash his woundes wide,
And softly +can+ embalme on euery side.
6 And all the while, most heauenly melody
About the bed sweet musicke did diuide,
8 Him to beguile of griefe and agony:
And all the while _Duessa_ wept full bitterly.

5 can > gan _1590_

1 Home is he brought, and laid in sumptuous bed:
2 Where many skilful leeches him abide

leeches > doctors
abide > await, attend

3 To salve his hurts, that yet still freshly bled.

salve > anoint

4 In wine and oil they wash his wounds wide,
5 And softly can embalm on every side.

can embalm > did anoint (see Textual Appendix)

6 And all the while most heavenly melody
7 About the bed sweet music did divide,

divide > {Perform with "divisions", descant}

8 Him to beguile of grief and agony:

grief > pain

9 And all the while Duessa wept full bitterly.

full > very

105.18

As when a wearie traueller that strayes
2 By muddy shore of broad seuen-mouthed _Nile_,
Vnweeting of the perillous wandring wayes,
4 Doth meete a cruell craftie Crocodile,
Which in false griefe hyding his harmefull guile,
6 Doth weepe full sore, and sheddeth tender teares:
The foolish man, that pitties all this while
8 His mournefull plight, is swallowd vp vnwares,
Forgetfull of his owne, that mindes anothers cares.

1 As when a weary traveller, that strays
2 By muddy shore of broad seven-mouthed Nile,

seven-mouthed > (So described by Virgil, _Aen._ 6.800)

3 Unweeting of the perilous wandering ways,

Unweeting > Ignorant

4 Does meet a cruel crafty crocodile,
5