razen > {Strong as brass; hardened: it is described as made of
"yron" at 311.54:7 and 312.3:3}

8 Bold Britomart, as she had late forecast,

late > lately
forecast > planned

9 Neither of idle shows, nor of false charms agast.

of idle shows > by empty appearances
of > of; by
charms > spells
agast > frightened

312.30

So soone as she was entred, round about
2 She cast her eies, to see what was become
Of all those persons, which she saw without:
4 But lo, they streight were vanisht all and some,
Ne liuing wight she saw in all that roome,
6 Saue that same woefull Ladie, both whose hands
Were bounden fast, that did her ill become,
8 And her small wast girt round with yron bands,
Vnto a brasen pillour, by the which she stands.

1 So soon as she was entered, round about
2 She cast her eyes, to see what was become
3 Of all those persons whom she saw without:

without > outside

4 But lo, they straight were vanished all and some,

straight > {All the way, continuously to the end; right across;
hence: completely, altogether}
all and some > {In sum total; one and all}

5 Nor living wight she saw in all that room,

wight > creature

6 Save that same woeful lady, both whose hands

Save that same woeful lady > [Except Amoret; but Busirane is visible
too: see 312.31:1]
both > [both of]

7 Were bound fast, that did her ill become,

fast > firmly; very closely

8 And her small waist girt round with iron bands,
9 To a brazen pillar, by which she stands.

To > [Bound to: the verb is understood from line 7]

312.31

And her before the vile Enchaunter sate,
2 Figuring straunge characters of his art,
With liuing bloud he those characters wrate,
4 Dreadfully dropping from her dying hart,
Seeming transfixed with a cruell dart,
6 And all perforce to make her him to loue.
Ah who can loue the worker of her smart?
8 A thousand charmes he formerly did proue;
Yet thousand charmes could not her stedfast heart remoue.

1 And her before the vile enchanter sat,

her before > [before her]

2 Figuring strange characters of his art:

Figuring > Shaping

3 With living blood he those characters wrote,
4 Dreadfully dropping from her dying heart,
5 Seeming transfixed with a cruel dart,

dart > arrow (as 312.21:3)

6 And all perforce to make her him to love.

perforce > by force

7 Ah who can l