Glossary

o’re- look’d –  to read
pray -  beg, entreat
fault – offense, sin, crime
chid ( past tense of chide) – rebuked,  scolded, reprimanded
maid -  women, girl, female
modesty – restraint, propriety
profferer- one offering a proposition,  or a proposal
construe – understand as, interpret
fie – an exclamation expressing disgust
wayward – changeable, capricious
testy – ill-tempered, irritable
presently – in a short while
humbled – with manners, politely
rod – cane, stick
churlishly – bluntly, rudely, harshly
penance – punishment for sin
remission – forgiveness, pardon
folly – foolishness