307.46
To whom approching, well he mote perceiue
2 In that foule plight a comely personage,
And louely face, made fit for to deceiue
4 Fraile Ladies hart with loues consuming rage,
Now in the blossome of his freshest age:
6 He reard him vp, and loosd his yron bands,
And after gan inquire his parentage,
8 And how he fell into +that+ Gyaunts hands,
And who that was, which chaced her along the lands.
8 that > the 1590
1 To whom approaching, well he might perceive
might > could
2 In that foul plight a comely personage,
foul plight > [befouled state, i.e. the squire is covered in mud] personage > {The body and appearance as distinct from the clothing}
3 And lovely face, made fit to deceive
lovely > loving, kind; lovable deceive > betray, prove false to
4 Frail ladies' heart with love's consuming rage,