Orion's hound > (Sirius, in the constellation of Canis Major, one of Orion's two hounds; Orion is the giant hunter battling Taurus: cf. 103.16:1. Sirius is the brightest star in the sky, ascendant during the "dog days" of July and August, "at which time the Dogge starre, which is called Syrius, or Canicula, reigneth with immoderate heate, causing pestilence, drougth, and many diseases" (SC, gloss to "Julye"))
7 Soon as the port from far he has spied,
Soon > [As soon]
8 His cheerful whistle merrily does sound, 9 And Nereus crowns with cups; his mates him pledge around.
Nereus > (One of the sea deities, son of Tethys; see 304.19:4, 411.18-19) crowns > [he] crowns, honours; hence: renders thanks to him pledge around > [drink a toast to him]
103.32
Such ioy made Vna, when her knight she found;
2 And eke th'enchaunter ioyous seemd no lesse,
Then the glad marchant, that does vew from ground
4 His ship farre come from watrie wildernesse,
He hurles out vowes, and Neptune oft doth blesse:
6 So forth they past, and all the way they spent
Discoursing of her dreadfull late distresse,
8 In which he askt her, what the Lyon ment:
Who +told+ +her all that+ fell in iourney as she went.
9 told > told, 1609 9 her all that > all that her sugg. Smith
1 Such joy made Una, when her knight she found; 2 And eke the enchanter joyous seemed no less
eke > moreover, also