The sacred things, and holy hests foretaught.

hests > commands, injunctions, behests
foretaught > taught of old

8 Upon this dreadful beast with sevenfold head
9 He set the false Duessa, for more awe and dread.

107.19

The wofull Dwarfe, which saw his maisters fall,
2 Whiles he had keeping of his grasing steed,
And valiant knight become a caytiue thrall,
4 When all was past, tooke vp his forlorne weed,
His mightie armour, missing most at need;
6 His siluer shield, now idle maisterlesse;
His poynant speare, that many made to bleed,
8 The rueful moniments of heauinesse,
And with them all departes, to tell his great distresse.

1 The woeful dwarf, who saw his master's fall
2 While he had keeping of his grazing steed,
3 And valiant knight become a caitiff thrall,

And > [And saw a]
caitiff thrall > wretched slave

4 When all was past, took up his forlorn weed,

weed > attire

5 His mighty armour, missing most at need;

most > [when most]

6 His silver shield, now idle, masterless;
7 His poignant spear, that many made to bleed,

poignant > sharp-pointed, piercing

8 The rueful monuments of heaviness,

heaviness > grief, sadness

9 And with them all departs, to tell his great distress.

tell > recount

107.20

He had not trauaild long, when on the way
2 He wofull Ladie, wofull _Vna_ met,
Fast flying from +the+ Paynims greedy pray,
4 Whilest _Satyrane_ him from pursuit did let:
Who when her eyes she on the Dwarfe had set,
6 And saw the signes, that deadly tydings spake,
She fell to ground for sorrowfull regret,
8 And liuely breath her sad brest did forsake,
Yet might her pitteous hart be seene to pant and quake.

3 the > that _1590_

1 He had not travelled long, when on the way
2 He woeful lady, woeful Una, met,

He > [He the]

3 Fast flying from the paynim's greedy prey,

flying > fleeing
paynim > pagan, heathen [Sansloy]
greedy prey > eager clutches ("prey" = the action of preying,
seizing, or taking by force)

4 Whilst Satyrane him from pursuit did let:

let > hinder

5 Who, when her eyes she on the dwarf had set,
6 And saw the signs that deadly tidings spoke,
7 Fell to ground for sorrowful regret;

regret > {Distress caused by an external event: an obsolete usage}

8 And lively breath her sad breast did forsake,

lively > living, vital

9 Yet might he