ike two amazed deer,

amazed > panic-stricken

8 Half-mad through malice, and revenging will,

revenging will > [desire for vengeance]

9 To follow her that was the causer of their ill.

ill > misfortune; calamity

103.23

Whom ouertaking, they gan loudly bray,
2 With hollow howling, and lamenting cry,
Shamefully at her rayling all the way,
4 And her accusing of dishonesty,
That was the flowre of faith and chastity;
6 And still amidst her rayling, she did pray,
That plagues, and mischiefs, and long misery
8 Might fall on her, and follow all the way,
And that in endlesse error she might euer stray.

1 Whom overtaking, they gan loudly bray

gan > did; began to
bray > cry out

2 With hollow howling and lamenting cry,

hollow > insincere

3 Shamefully at her railing all the way,
4 And her accusing of dishonesty,

dishonesty > unchastity, lewdness

5 That was the flower of faith and chastity;
6 And still, amidst her railing, she did pray

still > continually
she > [Corceca; Abessa cannot talk - see 103.11:4]

7 That plagues, and mischiefs, and long misery,

mischiefs > misfortunes

8 Might fall on her, and follow all the way,
9 And that in endless error she might ever stray.

error > wandering; error

103.24

But when she saw her prayers nought preuaile,
2 She backe returned with some labour lost;
And in the way as she did weepe and waile,
4 A knight her met in mighty armes embost,
Yet knight was not for all his bragging bost,
6 But subtill _Archimag_, that _Vna_ sought
By traynes into new troubles to haue tost:
8 Of that old woman tydings he besought,
If that of such a Ladie she could tellen ought.

1 But when she saw her prayers naught prevail,
2 She back returned with some labour lost;
3 And in the way, as she did weep and wail,
4 A knight her met in mighty arms embossed:

arms > armour
embossed > encased

5 Yet knight was not, for all his bragging boast,

boast > pomp, vainglory

6 But subtle Archimago, that Una sought

subtle > wily
Una sought > [sought Una]

7 By trains into new troubles to have tossed.

trains > tricks, snares

8 Of that old woman tidings he besought,

besought > asked earnestly

9 If of such a lady she could tell aught.

103.25

Therewith she gan her passion to renew,
2 And cry, and curse, and raile, and rend her heare,