Sentence:  Yes, such a thing as thou wouldst make of me should wear a book at his girdle instead of a poniard, and might just be suspected of manhood enough to <WSD>squire</WSD> a proud dame-citizen to the lecture at Saint Antonlin's, and quarrel in her cause with any flat-capped threadmaker that would take the wall of her. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection.