Nichols, John Gough, 1806-1873 · London : John Bowyer Nichols and Sons · leaf 247
teristic part of the knightlyequipment till the thir-teenth.* Before the introduc-tion of armorial charges,knights appear on theirseals with very long sur-coats, which reach nearlyto the ground even whenthey are seated on horse-back. The example hereintroduced is the seal ofKalph son of William of… … 228 COTE ARMOUR, SURCOAT, AND TABARD. deed* without date (but during the time of Prior William II.1174-80) whereby he confirmed the church of Rungeton to thechurch of Durham, in order to provide lights about the body ofSaint Cuthbert. The first English monarch, who, on his great seal, appears inan…
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