Nichols, John Gough, 1806-1873 · London : John Bowyer Nichols and Sons · leaf 253
d his bestsword and helmet and other equipments, that were offered as amortuary gift: f and in some rare instances the helmet, being the * Hewitt, ii. 145. f Item, lego nomine mortuarii mei melius animal meum, cum cotearmour, helme,souto, et uno gladio. (Will of Sir Robert Swillington, 1379.) Item,… … HELMET AND SURCOAT. SHIELD, CREST, &C. ARMOUR OP THE BLACK PRINCE AT CANTERBURY. most substantial article, has remained in parish churches untilmodern times. Subsequently, inferior articles were made pur-posely for funeral atchievements. A fragment of a still more ancient surcoat was found…
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