A catalog of the antiquities and works of art, exhibited at Ironmongers' Hall, London, in the month of May, 1861 (1869)
London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, French, George Russell, 1803-1881, London (England). Ironmongers' Company · [S.l. : s.n.] · leaf 233
et. This curious specimen was presented to the ArmourersCompany, in 1768, by Mr. William Carter, a member of the Court, together with a suit ofarmour of the time of Edward VI. The gauntlet is formed of steel, ornamented with giltarabesques. The extreme length, when closed, is 13^ inches, the width… … not be forced from the holders grasp, thus giving him an unfair advantage over his adversaryin the tournament, and therefore the use of it was deemed contrary to the laws of chivalry.From the circumstance of this kind of defence having been forbidden almost immediatelyafter its introduction, it is…
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