[3] ruefully] Woefully.
[4] Tarantula] A venomous Spider (so called from Tarento a city of Naples) whose bite is of such a nature, that it is to be cured only by music.
[5] Quintain] A rural sport, chiefly used at marriages, wherein, running a tilt on horse-back with poles, at a large stake fixed in the ground, against which, he that breaks most poles, gains the prize.
[6] Barley-break] Running-matches made by the country girls, with each other, as hereafter described.
BOOK II NOTES
[1] gols] Hands.
BOOK III NOTES
[1] sowed] i.e. Scattered.
[2] sow] i.e. Spread.
[3] Keep] i.e. A strong tower in the middle of a castle, the last resort of the besieged.