6 And doubted her to deem an earthly wight,
wight > woman
7 But +or+ some goddess, or of Diana's crew,
or > either crew > (Of nymphs: cf. 306.17:2)
8 And thought her to adore with humble spirit; 9 To adore thing so divine as beauty, were but right.
307.12
This wicked woman had a wicked sonne,
2 The comfort of her age and weary dayes,
A laesie loord, for nothing good to donne,
4 But stretched forth in idlenesse alwayes,
Ne euer cast his mind to couet prayse,
6 Or ply him selfe to any honest trade,
But all the day before the sunny rayes
8 He vs'd to slug, or sleepe in slothfull shade:
Such laesinesse both lewd and poore attonce him made.
1 This wicked woman had a wicked son, 2 The comfort of her age and weary days, 3 A lazy lourd, for nothing good to do,
lourd > sluggard; lout (formed on French lourd, heavy; for another interpretation, see SC, gloss to "Julye". The spelling "loord" may also be intended to connote "lord") for nothing good to do > [good for nothing]
4 But stretched forth in idleness always, 5 Ne ever cast his mind to covet praise,