[830] seker and sad = sure and steady.
[831] somers = pack-horses.
[832] But = unless.
[833] press = crowd.
[834] hend = hands.
[835] thrift = thriving, luck.
[836] bolt = a blunt arrow.
[837] Rathely = quickly.
[838] set ... to-fore = hit upon.
[839] gan gon = did go.