. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . hat onthe left being the larger of the two, are decorated with vertical and horizontalbands of gilt engraving. The brassards are of the usual type, with detachablefan-plates at the elbows. The gauntlets are fingered and have elaborateengraving, sanguine and gilt, on the cuffs. The cuisses, of eight lameseach, are attached to the tassets by pins and keyed slots. The knee-copshave fan-plates decorated like the other parts of the suit. The greaves canbe detached from the knee-cops by means of turning-pins, and have three ^ First cou
. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . hat onthe left being the larger of the two, are decorated with vertical and horizontalbands of gilt engraving. The brassards are of the usual type, with detachablefan-plates at the elbows. The gauntlets are fingered and have elaborateengraving, sanguine and gilt, on the cuffs. The cuisses, of eight lameseach, are attached to the tassets by pins and keyed slots. The knee-copshave fan-plates decorated like the other parts of the suit. The greaves canbe detached from the knee-cops by means of turning-pins, and have three ^ First cousin of Edward VI through his mother. Knighted 1576, reported to Elizabeth for treasonand imprisoned in the Tower, 1596-8. Author of Discourses on Diverse Sorts of Weapons, 1590,Instructions, Observations and Orders Militarie, 1597. In the former work he strongly advocatesthe use of the bow. 128 THE ARMOURIES OF THE TOWER OF LONDON. articulated lames at their lower extremities. The solleretstoes with slight swellings at each side. Weight, 691b. 50Z. have square. ARMOUR OF SIR JOHN SMYTHE (II, 84). From the Armourers Atbitm. Vict, and Alb. Mus. 84 A Armour made by Jacobefor Sir John Smythe as a Presentto King James 1.—This is of pre-cisely the same decorative design asthe preceding armour, the principalfeatures being the medallion headof Janus surrounded by the mottoFVTVRA PRAETERITIS. Minerva, For-titude, Mars and Justice. Theburgonet has a fixed umbril andhinged cheek-pieces, and the fallingbuffe is of four lames, the two upperplates being pivoted and locked byspring pins (Plate XXI). The top lamehas a series of slits cut in a embossedrim at the extreme edge and the nextlame is pierced with eight verticalslits. The buffe is kept in positionby a strap round the burgonet. Thegorget is of five lames back and breast and back are similar tothose of the preceding suit, thebreast showing the same cross fleurysupported by angels. The cuissesare of fifteen lames each, with k
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