ghastly > frightful, terrible affray > terror 8 Gan shut the door. By this arrived there Gan > Did By this > At this; by this time 9 Dame Una, weary Dame, and entrance did require. require > request 103.13 Which when none yeelded, her vnruly Page 2 With his rude clawes the wicket open rent, And let her in; where of his cruell rage 4 Nigh dead with feare, and faint astonishment, She found them both in darkesome corner pent; 6 Where that old woman day and night did pray Vpon her beades deuoutly penitent; 8 Nine hundred _Pater nosters_ euery day, And thrise nine hundred _Aues_ she was wont to say. 1 Which when none yielded, her unruly page none > no one; none was 2 With his rude claws the wicket open rent, rude > rough, violent wicket > door, small door 3 And let her in; where, of his cruel rage 4 Nigh dead with fear and faint astonishment, 5 She found them both in darksome corner pent; 6 Where that old woman day and night did pray 7 Upon her beads, devoutly penitent; beads > rosary beads 8 Nine hundred paternosters every day, paternosters > (The Lord's Prayer, especially in Latin; _pater noster_ = our father) 9 And thrice nine hundred _Aves_ she was wont to say. _Ave_ > (_Ave Maria_, Hail Mary) wont > accustomed 103.14 And to augment her painefull pennance more, 2 Thrise euery weeke in ashes she did sit, And next her wrinkled skin rough sackcloth wore, 4 And thrise three times did fast from any bit: But now for feare her beads she did forget. 6 Whose needlesse dread for to remoue away, Faire _Vna_ framed words and count'nance fit: 8 Which hardly doen, at length she gan them pray, That in their cotage small, that night she rest her may. 1 And to augment her painful penance more, 2 Thrice every week in ashes she did sit, 3 And next her wrinkled skin rough sackcloth wore, 4 And thrice three times did fast from any bit: bit > morsel [of food] 5 But now for fear her beads she did forget. beads > prayers; rosary 6 Whose needless dread to remove away, 7 Fair Una framed words and countenance fit: 8 Which, hardly done, at length she gan them pray hardly > with difficulty; painfully gan > did pray > ask earnestly 9 That in their cottage small, that night she rest her may. rest her may > [might rest herself] 103.15 The day is spent, and commeth drowsie night, 2 When euery creature shrowded is in sleepe; Sad _Vna_ downe her laies in wearie plight, 4 And at her feet the Lyon watch doth keepe: In stead of rest, she does lament, and weepe 6 For the late losse of her deare loued knight, And sighes, and grones, and euermore does steepe 8 Her tender brest in bitter teares all night, All night she thinks too long, and often lookes for light.