4 reason > season corr. Drayton, per Collier (cf. 209.38:2) 9 could > would 1590
1 The first of them could things to come foresee: 2 The next could of things present best advise; 3 The third things past could keep in memory, 4 So that no time, nor reason could arise, 5 But that the same could one of these comprise.
comprise > comprehend
6 For-thy the first did in the fore-part sit,
For-thy > For this reason, therefore
7 That naught might hinder his quick prejudice:
That > [So that] prejudice > anticipation
8 He had a sharp foresight, and working wit,
working wit > active intelligence
9 That never idle was, nor once could rest a whit.