newes, fast towards him do crosse.

1 The better part now of the lingering day
2 They travelled had, when they far espied
3 A weary wight forwandering by the way,

wight > person, figure
forwandering > wandering; wearying himself by wandering

4 And towards him they began in haste to ride,
5 To weet of news, that did abroad betide,

weet > learn
betide > happen

6 Or tidings of her knight of the Redcross.
7 But he, them spying, began to turn aside,
8 For fear, as seemed, or for some feigned loss;

for some feigned loss > [as though he had lost something]

9 More greedy they of news, fast towards him do cross.

greedy > eager
of > for

106.35

A silly man, in simple weedes forworne,
2 And soild with dust of the long dried way;
His sandales were with toilesome trauell torne,
4 And face all tand with scorching sunny ray,
As he had traueild many a sommers day,
6 Through boyling sands of _Arabie_ and _Ynde_;
And in his hand a _Iacobs_ staffe, to stay
8 His wearie limbes vpon: and eke behind,
His scrip did hang, in which his needments he did bind.

1 A silly man, in simple weeds forworn,

silly > simple, guileless (cf. 101.29-30)
weeds forworn > worn-out clothes

2 And soiled with dust of the long dried way;
3 His sandals were with toilsome travel torn,

toilsome > wearisome

4 And face all tanned with scorching sunny ray,
5 As he had travelled many a summer's day,

As > [As though]

6 Through boiling sands of Arabia and Ind;

Ind > India

7 And in his hand a Jacob's staff, to stay

Jacob's staff > pilgrim's staff (named after St James (Jacobus),
whose symbols are a pilgrim's staff and a scallop shell; see
_Gen._ 32.10)
stay > rest, support

8 His weary limbs upon: and eke behind

eke > also

9 His scrip did hang, in which his needments he did bind.

scrip > {Satchel, wallet, esp. one carried by a pilgrim, shepherd,
or beggar}
needments > necessaries

106.36

The knight approching nigh, of him inquerd
2 Tydings of warre, and of aduentures new;
But warres, nor new aduentures none he herd.
4 Then _Vna_ gan to aske, if ought he knew,
Or heard abroad of that her champion trew,
6 That in his armour bare a croslet red.
Aye me, Deare dame (quoth he) well may I rew
8 To tell the sad sight, which mine eies haue red:
These eyes did see that knight both liuing and eke ded.