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CONTAYNING THE LEGEND OF THE KNIGHT OF THE RED CROSSE, OR OF HOLINESSE.

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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."

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b wherewith yfere.] In company, together. Ufed by Chaucer and G.

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