dventure as it did betide,

adventure > chance
betide > happen, befall

3 And there begotten of a lady mild,

mild > gracious, kind

4 Fair Thyamis, the daughter of Labryde,

Thyamis > "Passion"
Labryde > "Turbulent, Greedy"

5 That was in sacred bonds of wedlock tied
6 To Therion, a loose, unruly swain;

Therion > "Wild Beast"
swain > youth, young man

7 Who had more joy to range the forest wide,
8 And chase the savage beast with busy pain,

savage > wild, _but not necessarily_ savage
busy pain > careful labour

9 Than serve his lady's love, and waste in pleasures vain.

waste > idle time away
vain > foolish, empty

106.22

The forlorne mayd did with loues longing burne,
2 And could not lacke her louers company,
But to the wood she goes, to serue her turne,
4 And seeke her spouse, that from her still does fly,
And followes other game and venery:
6 A Satyre chaunst her wandring for to find,
And kindling coles of lust in brutish eye,
8 The loyall links of wedlocke did vnbind,
And made her person thrall vnto his beastly kind.

1 The forlorn maid did with love's longing burn,
2 And could not lack her lover's company,

lack > do without

3 But to the wood she goes, to serve her turn,

serve her turn > answer her need

4 And seek her spouse, that from her still does fly,

still > continually
fly > flee

5 And follows other game and venery.

venery > hunting; sexual pleasure

6 A satyr chanced her wandering to find,
7 And, kindling coals of lust in brutish eye,
8 The loyal links of wedlock did unbind,
9 And made her person thrall to his beastly kind.

thrall > slave
kind > nature

106.23

So long in secret cabin there he held
2 Her captiue to his sensuall desire,
Till that with timely fruit her belly sweld,
4 And bore a boy vnto that saluage sire:
Then home he suffred her for to retire,
6 For ransome leauing him the late borne childe;
Whom till to ryper yeares he gan aspire,
8 He +noursled+ vp in life and manners wilde,
Emongst wild beasts and woods, from lawes of men exilde.

8 noursled > nousled _1590 ( = nuzzled; cf. 411.32:8)_

1 So long in secret cabin there he held

So long > [Thus for a long time]
cabin > den; cave

2 Her captive to his sensual desire,
3 Till with timely fruit her belly swelled,
4 And bore a boy to that savage sire:

savage > wild