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Said to be a member of the Bacon family, about 1320

From Stothard's "Monumental Effigies"

In the Church of Awans, near Liège, about 1290

fact of his having the metal plates and protective garments (which were reinforced with metal, leather, or whalebone) covered with bright coloured material or even paint. Finally the fantastically hued surcoat, the ailettes or neck defences—of which we shall speak presently—and the cresting of his head-piece all contributed to give him a bizarre appearance. Yet it is this very bizarrerie of his equipment that stimulates the interest of the enthusiast and student of armour. In it he traces the efforts that had been made