6 There > Their 1609; cf. 202.30:1, 206.27:9, 211.21:8, 304.41:7, 312.28:1 9 in commers-by > in-commers by 1590, 1596
1 Eftsoons to a holy hospital,
Eftsoons > Forthwith, soon hospital > {Charitable institution for housing and aiding the needy; place of lodging}
2 That was forby the way, she did him bring;
forby > hard by, near
3 In which seven beadsmen (that had vowed all
beadsmen > holy men; "men of prayer"
4 Their life to service of high heaven's King) 5 Did spend their days in doing godly things: 6 Their gates to all were open evermore
Their > Their; or, conceivably: there (see Textual Appendix; though even among the educated the two spellings were occasionally used indifferently) evermore > constantly
7 That by the weary way were travelling,