5 Of his own virtues, and praiseworthy deeds. 6 So long he yode, yet no adventure found,
yode > went
7 Which fame of her shrill trumpet worthy reads:
reads > considers
8 For still he travelled through wide wasteful ground,
still > continually wasteful > desolate, uncultivated
9 That naught but desert wilderness showed all around.
That > [In that] desert > lonely showed > was visible
207.3
At last he came vnto a gloomy glade,
2 Couer'd with boughes and shrubs from heauens light,
Whereas he sitting found in secret shade
4 An vncouth, saluage, and vnciuile wight,
Of griesly hew, and fowle ill fauour'd sight;
6 His face with smoke was tand, and eyes were bleard,
His head and beard with sout were ill bedight,
8 His cole-blacke hands did seeme to haue beene seard
In smithes fire-+spitting+ forge, and nayles like clawes appeard.