The antiquities of England and Wales . tryin the reign of Queen Elizabeth j it derives its name from thehead piece ftiled a Morion. No. 9. Different Chanfrins or Cheiffronts, being mafks of ironfor defending the heads of horfes, from the horfe armory in theTower of London. No. 10. A Cuirafs of Plate Mail, compofed of fmall iron platesfattened one over the other, fo as to yield to every motion of thebody, the original is in the collection of curiofities at Don SalterosCoffee Houfe, Chelfea. No. 11. A Complete Suit of Armour fhewn in the Tower ofLondon, and faid to have belonged to John of Gaunt
The antiquities of England and Wales . tryin the reign of Queen Elizabeth j it derives its name from thehead piece ftiled a Morion. No. 9. Different Chanfrins or Cheiffronts, being mafks of ironfor defending the heads of horfes, from the horfe armory in theTower of London. No. 10. A Cuirafs of Plate Mail, compofed of fmall iron platesfattened one over the other, fo as to yield to every motion of thebody, the original is in the collection of curiofities at Don SalterosCoffee Houfe, Chelfea. No. 11. A Complete Suit of Armour fhewn in the Tower ofLondon, and faid to have belonged to John of Gaunt, Duke ofLancafter, fourth fon of Edward III. He died 1399. No. 12. A Complete Suit of Armour in the Tower of Lon-don, made for Henry VIII. when he was but eighteen years ofage. It is rough from the hammer. No. 13. A Hawberk or fuit of chain mail armour, compofedof iron rings. It confifls of a helmet, coat and breeches, theoriginal is in the Mufeum of Mr. Green of Lichfield. No. 14. Knee Piece called a Genouillere. No. 15. A MONAS- PREFACE. 53 MONASTERIES. The era of the firft inftitution of monafteries in England, isby no means afcertained: nothing can be more difcordant thanthe accounts and opinions of our hiftorians and antiquaries onthis fubject.; fome making them coeval with the introduction ofChriftianity into this ifland; which, it is pretended, was preach-ed A. D. 31, by Jofeph of Arimathea, and certain difciples ofPhilip the apoftle. A very learned writer furmifes, (a) that fomeconverted druids became our firft monks: others fay, (b) therewas a college or monaftery at Bangor in Flintfhire, as early asthe year 182; though this, with greater probability, is generallyplaced later by almoft three hundred years. The learned Bifhop Stillingfleet, (c) and others, fuppofe thefirft Engliih monaftery was founded at Glaftonbury, by , about the year 425; whilft, on the other hand, it hasbeen doubted, (d) whether St. Patrick was ever at Glaftonbury,any more tha
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