ude > rough; uncivilized

3 Are meet, which do men in bale to starve,

meet > suitable, seemly
do > cause
bale > woe, torment
starve > die

4 And doleful sorrow heap with deadly harms:
5 Such cruel game my scarmoges disarm:

scarmoges > skirmishes

6 Another war, and other weapons I
7 Do love, where Love does give his sweet alarms,

Love > Cupid
alarms > sudden attacks, surprises; alarms

8 Without bloodshed, and where the enemy
9 Does yield to his foe a pleasant victory.

206.35

Debatefull strife, and cruell enmitie
2 The famous name of knighthood fowly +shend+;
But louely peace, and gentle amitie,
4 And in Amours the passing houres to spend,
The mightie martiall hands doe most commend;
6 Of loue they euer greater glory bore,
Then of their armes: _Mars_ is _Cupidoes_ frend,
8 And is for _Venus_ loues renowmed more,
Then all his wars and spoiles, the which he did of yore.

2 shend > shent _1596_

1 "Debateful strife and cruel enmity

Debateful > Contentious

2 The famous name of knighthood foully shend;

shend > disgrace

3 But lovely peace, and gentle amity,

lovely > loving

4 And in amours the passing hours to spend,

amours > love-making

5 The mighty martial hands do most commend;
6 Of love they ever greater glory bore,
7 Than of their arms: Mars is Cupid's friend,

Mars > (The adulterous lover of Venus)

8 And is for Venus' loves renowned more
9 Than all his wars and spoils, which he did of yore."

spoil > {Pillage, rapine; also: the act of spoiling or damaging}
of yore > of old, formerly

206.36

Therewith she sweetly smyld. They though full +bent,+
2 To proue extremities of bloudie fight,
Yet at her speach their rages gan relent,
4 And calme the sea of their tempestuous spight,
Such powre haue pleasing words: such is the might
6 Of courteous clemencie in gentle hart.
Now after all was ceast, the Faery knight
8 Besought that Damzell suffer him depart,
And yield him readie passage to that other part.

1 bent, > bent _1609_

1 Therewith she sweetly smiled. They, though full bent

Therewith > With that; thereupon
full bent > exceedingly inclined

2 To prove extremities of bloody fight,

prove extremities > experience [the] extremities (i.e. they are
determined to fight to the death)

3 At her speech their rages gan relent,

gan > did; began to