s sword to the king—■ I have a while given truce unto my wars, To do my duty to my sovereign : In sign whereof this arm—that hath reclaimd To your obedience fifty fortresses, Twelve cities, and seven walled towns of strength, Besides five hundred prisoners of esteem,— Lets fall his sword before… … ^ EFFIGY OF SIR RICHARD VERNON, TONG, SHROPSHIRE. IWUU $v FFIGIES, the most interesting of the featuresof decoration with which sepulchral memorialswere enriched, furnish, during a period com-prising upwards of four centuries, authoritiesand illustrations of every description of cos-tume ; their…
Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval
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