70 gentleman or noble person in virtuous and gentle discipline:
gentle > noble; courteous; graceful
71 which for that I conceived should be most plausible and
for that > [to that end] plausible > popularly acceptable, agreeable
72 pleasing, being coloured with an historical fiction, which
coloured > painted, depicted; disguised
73 the most part of men delight to read rather for variety of
the most part of > [most]
74 matter than for profit of the example. I chose the history of 75 King Arthur, as most fit for the excellency of his person,
excellency > excellence