avenging deities, of indeterminate number, sent from hell to
punish wrongdoers)
aslake > assuage; cool

9 Life from Sansfoy you took, Sansloy shall from you take."

Life > [That life which; see 102.15-19]

103.37

Therewith in haste his helmet gan vnlace,
2 Till _Vna_ cride, O hold that heauie hand,
Deare Sir, what euer that thou be in place:
4 Enough is, that thy foe doth vanquisht stand
Now at thy mercy: Mercie not withstand:
6 For he is one the truest knight aliue,
Though conquered now he lie on lowly land,
8 And whilest him fortune fauourd, faire did thriue
In bloudie field: therefore of life him not depriue.

1 Therewith in haste his helmet gan unlace,

Therewith > With that; thereupon
gan > [he] began to
unlace > remove (prior to decapitating the vanquished)

2 Till Una cried, "O hold that heavy hand,
3 Dear sir, whatever you be in place:

in place > here; in rank, in sort [whatever you be in place = whoever
you are]

4 Enough is, that your foe does vanquished stand
5 Now at your mercy. Mercy not withstand:

not withstand > do not stand in the way of, oppose; _hence:_ deny

6 For he is one the truest knight alive,

one the > [the one; the]

7 Though conquered now he lies on lowly land;
8 And, whilst him fortune favoured, fair did thrive
9 In bloody field: therefore, of life him not deprive."

field > field of battle, battle

103.38

Her piteous words might not abate his rage,
2 But rudely rending vp his helmet, would
Haue slaine him straight: but when he sees his age,
4 And hoarie head of _Archimago_ old,
His hastie hand he doth amazed hold,
6 And halfe ashamed, wondred at the sight:
For +the+ old man well knew he, though vntold,
8 In charmes and magicke to haue wondrous might,
Ne euer wont in field, ne in round lists to fight.

7 the > that _FE, probably referring to this line rather than line 6_

1 Her piteous words might not abate his rage,

might > could

2 But, rudely rending up his helmet, would

rudely > roughly
would > [he would]

3 Have slain him straight: but when he sees his age,

straight > straightway, immediately

4 And hoary head of Archimago old,
5 His hasty hand he does amazed hold,
6 And half ashamed, wondered at the sight:

wondered > marvelled

7 For that old man well knew he, though untold,

untold > [without needing to be told]

8 In