. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . top is connected with the fifth lame of the hoguine bya strap and buckle. The lower margins of the lowest taces and hingedpieces are bent inwards, forming lips which hold the out-turned uppermargins of the tops of the cuisses. Attached by a hasp, which fits over theeyed pin on the fourth lame, is the brayette ; this weighs ilb. 8oz., and hasflanges on each side placed behind the small thigh lames, and also a pro-longation backward through the fork. These flanges keep the brayettein position, and are pierced for lining rivets, as
. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . top is connected with the fifth lame of the hoguine bya strap and buckle. The lower margins of the lowest taces and hingedpieces are bent inwards, forming lips which hold the out-turned uppermargins of the tops of the cuisses. Attached by a hasp, which fits over theeyed pin on the fourth lame, is the brayette ; this weighs ilb. 8oz., and hasflanges on each side placed behind the small thigh lames, and also a pro-longation backward through the fork. These flanges keep the brayettein position, and are pierced for lining rivets, as also is the is a hinged hasp on top of the brayette. This is pierced so as topass over the eyed pin on the fourth lame of the taces. The tail of thebrayette reached nearly to the breech-piece. The hoguine, which protects the lower back, weighs 41b. Soz., andconsists of five lames. The upper one is connected by eyed pins and slotswith the upper tace. When closed, the circumference being less than that 102 THE ARMOURIES OF THE TOWER OF IIOGUINE OF HENRY VIII (II, 6). of the waist-pieces, the taces and hoguine, while allowing play for the body,cannot descend. The arrangement is similar to that of a collapsible drinkingcup. The second, third and fourth lames are one deeper than the other,and have half hinges on the sinister side. The lowest lame is about 5in. deep, and in the centre curvesinward part of the way through the ends of the five lames are articulated bysliding rivets in vertical slots. In addition tothis hoguine, the seat is further protected bya breech-piece, which weighs ylb. i20z., andis of peculiar construction, resembling theback of a pair of breeches behind the sideseams. It consists of a central piece andeight lames on each side connected by slidingrivets and long slots. The lames bend upso as to come up in the fork. There is noattachment for this breech-piece, but thelower lames pass into the cuisses and socover the seat. The
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