. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . and arefitted with turning-pins so that the threelower plates can be removed. The pauldrons are of five lames each and are hung from the gorget by lynched pins. The brassards are attached to the pauldrons by turning-pins. The cuisses are very short, the upper part of the leg being protected by the long tassets. The jambs are attached to the knee-caps by turning-pins. The feet are covered by mail with toe-caps of plate. Though varying in certain details the drawing in the Armourers Album (Vict, and Alb. Mus.), No. XI, is evidently
. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . and arefitted with turning-pins so that the threelower plates can be removed. The pauldrons are of five lames each and are hung from the gorget by lynched pins. The brassards are attached to the pauldrons by turning-pins. The cuisses are very short, the upper part of the leg being protected by the long tassets. The jambs are attached to the knee-caps by turning-pins. The feet are covered by mail with toe-caps of plate. Though varying in certain details the drawing in the Armourers Album (Vict, and Alb. Mus.), No. XI, is evidently intended to be a design for this suit. Weight, 491b. 83. Armour of the Earl ofWorcester (1526—1589; madeby Jacobe (Plate XIV).—This suitis decorated with plain gilt bordersand gilt crescent-shaped indentationson the surfaces of each portrait of Worcester wearingthe armour is shown on page two helmets belonging to thesuit are a burgonet with buffe anda close helmet. The burgonet(ylb. 20Z.) has a high crest and anumbril, two cheek-pieces and a. AHMOUK OF THE EARL OF WORCESTER (II, 83).From the Arntoitrcrs Album, Vict, and Alb. Mus. ^William Somerset, third Earl of Worcester, an expert at the joust, assisted at the Coronations ofEdward VI, Mary, and Ehzabeth, raised a land force at the time of the Armada. 126 THE ARMOURIES OF THE TOWER OF LONDON. lame at the back of the neck. The cheek-pieces have two smalltriangular plates which can be brought under the chin. The buffe is attachedto the headpiece by small hinged plates which pass over lynched pins. Atthe top of each cheek-piece is a kind of fold of metal which clips on to theumbril. There are also two stops on the burgonet which keep the lower partof the buffe in position. The buffe (31b. 40Z.)is of four lames fitted with springpins so that it can be kept raised or lowered at will. The lowest lame issplayed out to protect the throat. The two upper lames are pierced withholes for breathing. The close helmet (iil
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