W., F. S · Boston, D. Lothrop and company · leaf 333
. Another dividedinto irregular pieces is said to have gyrons, and here quite a prettytale of the old Spanish wars comes in. Very few families in GreatBritain wear it, but amongst the few is that of the Duke of Argyle,the chief of the Campbell clan, but in Spain the charge is verycommon. The old… … Gyron, Duke of Ossona. with the Moors, when the battle waxed so hot that his horse was killed,and he, falling headlong to the ground, Avas thrown into immenseGyron. peril of Capture or death. Don Roderigo de Cis- neres saw his danger, and, forgetting all risk tohimself, rushed to the rescue of the…
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