small ale (1) weak (and therefore cheap) ale.
sack (2) any of various dry white wines from Spain or the Canary Islands, popular in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
conserves (3) a kind of jam made of two or more fruits, often with nuts or raisins added.
cardmaker (19) maker of cards, or combs, used to prepare wool for spinning.
"on the score" (23) "in debt."
bestraught (24) distracted.
Semiramis (39) a queen of Assyria noted for her beauty, wisdom, and sexual exploits: reputed founder of Babylon: based on a historical queen of the ninth century B.C.
welkin (45) the vault of heaven, the sky, or the upper air.
course (47) hunt the hare.
Adonis (50) in Greek myth, a handsome young man loved by Aphrodite: he is killed by a wild boar.
Cytherea (51) Aphrodite.
sedges (51) any of the plants of the sedge family often found on wet ground or in water, having usually triangular, solid stems, three rows of narrow, pointed leaves, and minute flowers borne in spikelets.
Io (54) a maiden loved by Zeus and changed into a heifer by jealous Hera or, in some tales, by Zeus to protect her: she is watched by Argus and is driven to Egypt, where she regains human form.
Daphne (57) a nymph who is changed into a laurel tree to escape Apollo's advances.
Apollo (59) the god of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine, represented as exemplifying manly youth and beauty: later identified with Helios.
"present her at the leet" (87) "bring accusation against [the Hostess] at the manorial court."
Amends (97) recovery.
