to bee:
But if thou be, as thou art pourtrahed
8 With natures pen, in ages graue degree,
Aread in grauer wise, what I demaund of thee.

5 sits > fits _1596, 1609; cf. 101.30:9_

1 Then asked he which way he in might pass:
2 _He could not tell_, again he answered.
3 Thereat the courteous knight displeased was,

Thereat > Thereupon; as a result of that

4 And said, "Old sire, it seems you have not read

sire > {Father; form of address to an elderly man; the original form
of "sir"}
read > discerned; thought; understood

5 How ill it sits with that same silver head

sits with > suits, befits (see Textual Appendix)

6 In vain to mock, or mocked in vain to be:
7 But if you are as you are portrayed
8 With nature's pen, in age's grave degree,
9 Aread in graver wise what I demand of you."

Aread > make known; declare
wise > manner
demand > ask, inquire (the modern sense is rather too strong)

108.34

His answere likewise was, he could not tell.
2 Whose sencelesse speach, and doted ignorance
When as the noble Prince had marked well,
4 He ghest his nature by his countenance,
And calmd his wrath with goodly temperance.
6 Then to him stepping, from his arme did reach
Those keyes, and made himselfe free enterance.
8 Each dore he opened without any breach;
There was no barre to stop, nor foe him to empeach.

1 His answer likewise was, _he could not tell_.
2 Whose senseless speech, and doted ignorance,

doted > deranged, weak-headed

3 When the noble prince had marked well,
4 He guessed his nature by his countenance,

countenance > demeanour

5 And calmed his wrath with goodly temperance.
6 Then, to him stepping, from his arm did reach
7 Those keys, and made himself free entrance.
8 Each door he opened without any breach;

breach > interruption; [need for] breaking [it] down

9 There was no bar to stop, nor foe him to impeach.

impeach > impede

108.35

There all within full rich arayd he found,
2 With royall arras and resplendent gold.
And did with store of euery thing abound,
4 That greatest Princes presence might behold.
But all the floore (too filthy to be told)
6 With bloud of guiltlesse babes, and innocents trew,
Which there were slaine, as sheepe out of the fold,
8 Defiled was, that dreadfull was to vew,
And sacred ashes ouer it was strowed new.

1 There all withi