CONTAYNING THE LEGEND OF THE KNIGHT OF THE RED CROSSE, OR OF HOLINESSE. a The knights knitt friendly bands.] So the edit. 1590; but fubfequently "hands" was corrupted to bands, and fo Todd and others have printed. That " hands" is right, we have the evidence of Spenfer himself, in St. 18 of this Canto, where it is faid, "And eke, as pledges firme, right bands together joynd." C. b wherewith yfere.] In company, together. Ufed by Chaucer and G. |