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 time of Hugh Pudsey, the tenth Bishop of Durham, and was consequently made before 1195. But we venture to disagree with Mr. Hodges; for we consider that the Conyers falchion more probably belongs to the first quarter of the XIVth century, the existing weapon having been made to replace the original falchion of tenure. The three lions upon the pommel would do equal service under Edward II as for Henry II, not to mention the fact that the character of the ornamental engraving is of the type in use in the early years of the XIVth century. Finally, the technicalities of its make are more typical of the XIVth than of the XIIth century.

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