comfort in her weaker eld.

1 And afterwards them to his dame he leads,
2 That aged dame, the lady of the place:
3 Who all this while was busy at her beads:

beads > prayers

4 Which done, she up arose with seemly grace,
5 And toward them full matronly did pace.

full > very, exceedingly

6 Where, when fairest Una she beheld,
7 Whom well she knew to spring from heavenly race,
8 Her heart with joy unwonted inly swelled,

unwonted > unaccustomed
inly > inwardly

9 As feeling wondrous comfort in her weaker eld.

comfort > {Renewal of strength; comfort}
weaker > too-weak
eld > age, old age

110.9

And her embracing said, {o^} happie earth,
2 Whereon thy innocent feet doe euer tread,
Most vertuous virgin borne of heauenly berth,
4 That to redeeme thy woefull parents head,
From tyrans rage, and euer-dying dread,
6 Hast wandred through the world now long a day;
Yet ceasest not thy wearie soles to lead,
8 What grace hath thee now hither brought this way?
Or doen thy feeble feet vnweeting hither stray?

1 And, her embracing, said, "O happy earth,
2 Whereon your innocent feet do ever tread,

Whereon > On which

3 Most virtuous virgin, born of heavenly birth,
4 That, to redeem your woeful parents' head

head > position of command, _hence:_ rule

5 From tyrant's rage and ever-dying dread,

ever-dying dread > [continual fear of death; fear of eternal death]

6 Have wandered through the world now long a day;

long a > [for many a long]

7 Yet cease not your weary soles to lead,
8 What grace has you now hither brought this way?
9 Or do your feeble feet unweeting hither stray?

unweeting > unwittingly

110.10

Strange thing it is an errant knight to see
2 Here in this place, or any other wight,
That hither turnes his steps. So few there bee,
4 That +chose+ the narrow path, or seeke the right:
All keepe the broad high way, and take delight
6 With many rather for to go astray,
And be partakers of their euill plight,
8 Then with a few to walke the rightest way;
O foolish men, why haste ye to your owne decay?

4 chose > chuse _1609_

1 "Strange thing it is an errant knight to see

errant > itinerant (a "knight errant" roamed in quest of adventure;
the word-order here also implies the sense of erring, deviating,
etc.)

2 Here in this place, or any other wight,

wight > person,