September 7 1580

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September 7 1580

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Lord Grey receives the sword of state and takes the oath of office. Spenser likely recalls this ceremony in the FQ when Artegall receives Chrysaor, "the sword of adamant and gold whose terrible strokes nothing on earth could resist." (Judson, 89)

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“September 7 1580,” Collections @ ECU, accessed November 13, 2024, http://collections.ecu.edu/items/show/779.

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