What needs me tell their feast and goodly guize, 2 In which was nothing riotous nor vaine? What needes of daintie dishes to deuize, 4 Of comely seruices, or courtly trayne? My narrow leaues cannot in them containe 6 The large discourse of royall Princes state. Yet was their manner then but bare and plaine: 8 For th'antique world excesse and pride did hate; Such proud luxurious pompe is swollen vp but late. 1 What needs me tell their feast and goodly guise, needs me tell > need do I have to describe goodly > gracious, courteous; attractive guise > behaviour, demeanour 2 In which was nothing riotous nor vain? vain > vain; foolish 3 What needs of dainty dishes to devise, dainty > choice, delicious devise > talk, recount 4 Of comely services, or courtly train? services > {The act of waiting at table; the manner in which this is done; also: the courses served} 5 My narrow leaves cannot in them contain 6 The large discourse of royal prince's state. large discourse of > [necessarily] broad disquisition upon 7 Yet was their manner then but bare and plain: 8 For the antique world excess and pride did hate; antique > ancient 9 Such proud luxurious pomp is swollen up but late. luxurious > outrageous, extravagant; lascivious late > recently 112.15 Then when with meates and drinkes of euery kinde 2 Their feruent appetites they quenched had, That auncient Lord gan fit occasion finde, 4 Of straunge aduentures, and of perils sad, Which in his trauell him befallen had, 6 For to demaund of his renowmed guest: Who then with vtt'rance graue, and count'nance sad, 8 From point to point, as is before exprest, Discourst his voyage long, according his request. 1 Then, when with meats and drinks of every kind 2 Their fervent appetites they quenched had, 3 That ancient lord gan fit occasion find gan > did 4 Of strange adventures, and of perils sad, Of > [An account of] sad > grievous 5 Which in his travel him befallen had, 6 To demand of his renowned guest: demand > request (the modern sense is rather too strong) 7 Who then with utterance grave, and countenance sad, sad > sober 8 From point to point, as is before expressed, 9 Discoursed his voyage long, according his request. Discoursed > Told of voyage > journey according > granting 112.16 Great +pleasure+ mixt with pittifull regard, 2 That godly King and Queene did passionate, Whyles they his pittifull aduentures heard, 4 That oft they did lament his lucklesse state, And often blame the too importune fate, 6 That heapd on him so many wrathfull wreakes: For neuer gentle knight, as he of late, 8 So tossed was in fortunes cruell freakes; And all the while salt teares bedeawd the hearers cheaks. 1 pleasure > pleasures _1596, 1609_ 1 Great pleasure mixed with pitiful regard 2 That godly king and queen did passionate,