Sentence:  One day, among the days, he bethought him of this and fell lamenting for that the most part of his existence was past and he had not been vouchsafed a son, to inherit the kingdom after him, even as he had inherited it from his fathers and forebears; by reason whereof there betided him sore cark and <WSD>care</WSD> and chagrin exceeding. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Grief, sorrow.