The word gone out, she backe againe would call,
2 As her repenting so to haue missayd,
But that he it vp-taking ere the fall,
4 Her shortly answered; Faire martiall Mayd
Certes ye misauised beene, t'vpbrayd
6 A gentle knight with so vnknightly blame:
For weet ye well of all, that euer playd
8 At tilt or tourney, or like warlike game,
The noble Arthegall hath euer borne the name.
1 The word gone out, she back again would call, 2 As her repenting so to have mis-said;
As her repenting > [As if she repented] mis-said > spoken evilly, slandered
3 But he, it up-taking ere the fall,
ere the fall > (Before the remark had hit the ground, as it were; before she believed it had registered with the Redcross Knight and before she had had a chance to correct herself)
4 Her shortly answered: "Fair martial maid,
shortly > soon afterwards; curtly
5 Certes you misadvised been to upbraid
Certes > Assuredly misadvised been > were injudicious; have been wrongly advised
6 A gentle knight with so unknightly blame: