Tho blinding > Then blindfolding him > him (if the blindfolding is done by one of the company: cf. 312.22:6); or: himself
312.24
Behinde him was Reproch, Repentance, Shame;
2 Reproch the first, Shame next, Repent behind:
Repentance feeble, sorrowfull, and lame:
4 Reproch despightfull, carelesse, and vnkind;
Shame most ill fauourd, bestiall, and blind:
6 Shame lowrd, +Repentance+ sigh'd, +Reproch+ did scould;
+Reproch+ sharpe stings, +Repentance+ whips entwind,
8 Shame burning brond-yrons in her hand did hold:
All three to each vnlike, yet all made in one mould.
6 Repentance > R_epentance 1596; the printer seems to have run out of italic capital Rs_ 6 Reproch > R_eproch 1596_ 7 Reproch > R_eproch 1596_ 7 Repentance > R_epentance 1596_
1 Behind him were Reproach, Repentance, Shame; 2 Reproach the first, Shame next, Repentance behind: 3 Repentance feeble, sorrowful, and lame: 4 Reproach despiteful, careless, and unkind;
despiteful > contemptuous; spiteful careless > without care, indifferent
5 Shame most ill-favoured, bestial, and blind:
ill-favoured > ugly
6 Shame loured, Repentance sighed, Reproach did scold; 7 Reproach sharp stings, Repentance whips entwined,
stings > (Sb.) whips > (Sb.)