2. some mayden of greate bloud: 'A virgin of noble family'

3. required: asked, requested

2. iouisaunce: E.K.

4. misgouernaunce: misconduct, dissipation

5. somewhat: something

5. souenaunce: remembrance, fame

5. endles souenaunce . . . aye remaine: E.K.

7. aduaunce: praise

8. vaine: kind

9. nis: is not

10. herye: E.K.

11. make: A term also for the making of poetry.

12. cocked: gathered into conical stacks or cocks

13. welked: E.K.

15. lowlye laye: E.K.

15. laye: shelter, lee

16. Fishes haske: E.K.

22. vnderfong: undertake

23. Poetes prayse: praise of the poet(s)

24. Relieue: take up once more; restore to use, raise up

26. sits: it is proper that

26. Titmose: tomtit

30. han be: have been

30. be watered: E.K.

35. quill: reed, pipe

36. dreeriment: E.K.

37. drent: drowned

38. the greate shepehearde: E.K.

38. sheene: E.K.

39. May: E.K.

41. tene: E.K.

43. rownd: fluent, perfectly constructed

43. rufull: doleful

45. guerdon: E.K.

46. Cosset: E.K.

46. bynempt: E.K.

48. contempt: disdained

50. vaine: talent, poetic style

51. rugged: rough, harsh, unpolished

51. vnkempt: E.K.

52. conning: cunning, learning;strayne: stretch to the limit, put into verse

61. store: plenty

62. carefull: care-worn; carefully composed

64. warke: work

66. carke: E.K.

76. quite: entirely

76. ygoe: gone

77. moe: more

79. wanton: lively

83. flouret: E.K.

84. bale: misery

91. quaile: perish, fade, wither

96. With cakes: E.K.

96. cracknells: light, crisp biscuits

96. chere: food

98. heme: E.K.

99. clouted: clotted

103. chaunce: circumstance, happening, (mis)fortune

107. tinct: E.K.

108. The gaudie: E.K.

109. embraue: beautify, embellish

111. besprint: sprinkled

113. Lobbin: E.K.

115. chaplets: garlands

115. chiefe: head, top

116. rushrings: wreaths of rushes; E.K.

116. gilte Rosemaree: a gold-variegated variety of rosemary

127. flouds: streams

128. The mantled medowes mourne: E.K.

129. tourne: change

131. without remorse: without mitigation, respite, or hesitation

138. Turtle: turtledove

139. launch: pierce, transfix

145. Cypres: E.K.

146. bayes: laurel

147. Eldre: black-berried elder

148. The fatall sisters: E.K.

153. O trustlesse: E.K.

153. slipper: slippery

154. swincke: labor

155. scope: target

158. mould: form, frame

161. beare: E.K.

163. maugre: in spite of

164. furies: E.K.

167. remorse: mitigation, compunction

178. I see: E.K.

184. of: for

185. vntil: unto

186. expert: experience

187. astert: E.K.

188. layes: leas, meadows

203. francke: generous; free

203. meint: E.K.

205. constrainte: distress

206. gotte: earned

208. mizzle: drizzle

9. ped: hamper, basket

16. conceipt: knowledge

25. Incompti Not comed: ‘Unkempt, not combed’.

31. obsequie: Religious ritual for the dead.

47. vsed: customary

66. Paynims: pagans, in this case Greeks and Romans.

91. proper: appropriate, relevant