"but, the chief of all the sweet felicities on earth, I have a fair, a chaste, and loving wife, — Perfection all, all truth, all ornament. If man on earth may truly happy be, of these at once possest, sure, I am he."
In this passage, Frankford describes how his wife is his greatest joy in life. He thinks about everything else he is grateful for, such as his wealth and estate, but concludes that his wife brings him the most happiness. He describes her as being “a fair, a chaste, and loving wife,” which is ironic due to her later indiscretions.
"I would not have a bodkin or a cuff, a bracelet, necklace, or rabato wire, nor anything that ever was call'd hers, left me, by which I might remember her."
Here, Frankford explains that he does not want any of his wife’s possessions left in the house, as it reminds him of her and makes him feel miserable. After her actions, Frankford banishes her to another house and refuses to see her.
"Gird me about, and help me with your tears to wash my spotted sins! My lute shall groan; It cannot weep, but shall lament my moan."
Anne describes how miserable she is after she is banished from her home. She is riddled with guilt and feels awful about what she has done to her loving husband. She describes here how tears will wash away her “spotted sins”, showing the guilt she feels. She also states that she will play her lute, representing her lamentation.
