did her cause into your hand commit,
9 Till from her cursed foe you have her freely quit."

quit > rescued

110.64

Then shall I soone, (quoth he) so God me grace,
2 Abet that virgins cause disconsolate,
And shortly backe returne vnto this place,
4 To walke this way in Pilgrims poore estate.
But now aread, old father, why of late
6 Didst thou behight me borne of English blood,
Whom all a Faeries sonne +doen nominate+?
8 That word shall I (said he) auouchen good,
Sith to thee is vnknowne the cradle of thy brood.

7 doen nominate > doen then nominate _1596_

1 "Then shall I soon," quoth he, "so God me grace,

grace > show favour to, countenance

2 Abet that virgin's cause disconsolate,

Abet > Uphold

3 And shortly back return to this place,
4 To walk this way in pilgrim's poor estate.
5 But now aread, old father, why of late

aread > make known, declare
of late > just now

6 Did you behight me born of English blood,

behight > call

7 Whom all a Faery's son do nominate?"

nominate > call [by the name of: see e.g. 105.11:1]

8 "That word shall I," said he, "avouch good,
9 Sith to you is unknown the cradle of your brood.

Sith > Since
brood > parentage, race (this use is characteristic of Spenser)

110.65

For well I wote, thou springst from ancient race
2 Of _Saxon_ kings, that haue with mightie hand
And many bloudie battailes fought in +place+
4 High reard their royall throne in +_Britans_+ land,
And vanquisht them, vnable to withstand:
6 From thence a Faerie thee vnweeting reft,
There as thou slepst in tender swadling band,
8 And her base Elfin brood there for thee left.
Such men do Chaungelings call, so chaungd by Faeries theft.

3 place > face _1590_
4 _Britans_ > _Britane 1596, 1609_

1 "For well I wot, you spring from ancient race

wot > know

2 Of Saxon kings, that have, with mighty hand
3 And many bloody battles fought in place,

in place > there

4 High reared their royal throne in Britain land,
5 And vanquished them unable to withstand:

vanquished > {Subdued by physical or spiritual power}
them > [those who were]: apparently meaning the native Britons, a
statement at odds with the succeeding account (e.g. in 210) of
English genealogy

6 From thence a Faery you unweeting reft,

unweeting > unsuspecting [not knowing the identity of the child;
perhaps also referrin