Where feeling one close couched by her side,
2 She lightly lept out of her filed bed,
And to her weapon ran, in minde to gride
4 The loathed leachour. But the Dame halfe ded
Through suddein feare and ghastly drerihed,
6 Did shrieke alowd, that through the house it rong,
And the whole family therewith adred,
8 Rashly out of their rouzed couches sprong,
And to the troubled chamber all in armes did throng.
1 Where feeling one close couched by her side, 2 She lightly leapt out of her filed bed,
lightly > quickly filed > defiled
3 And to her weapon ran, in mind to gride
gride > wound, pierce; hence: run through
4 The loathed lecher. But the dame, half dead 5 Through sudden fear and ghastly drearihead,
ghastly > frightful, terrible (as if induced by fear of the supernatural) drearihead > dreariness, grief; hence: horror
6 Did shriek aloud, that through the house it rang,
that > [so that]
7 And the whole family, therewith adrad,