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 of William Philip, Lord Bardolf—an effigy executed about 1430 (Fig. 198). We have furnished details of his sword later in this work (Chapter XVII); for it closely resembles an existing specimen, of which we are able to show a photograph. The armour in which this knight is represented is entirely complete, and for a suit of English fashion is most advanced. Indeed, if an actual arm-piece of such a suit were shown we should hardly hesitate to place it quite towards the closing years of the XVth century. The espalliers are of the simplest, and the elbow cops, with heart-shaped corrugated plates to protect the bend of the arm, are of almost Maximilian fashion. The gauntlets appear to be fully protective, the fingers being detached, and the cuffs, though of ample length, having the most modified form. The head-piece is a very advanced bascinet, in fact the "great" bascinet with a central keel ridge, almost resembling an armet skull, around which a massive jewelled orle is fixed. The working of the bevor of plate as represented in the effigy is perhaps a little difficult to construe; for it is wrapped below in a large protective buff, the gorget plate of which extends well over the top of the breastplate. This latter is of the very simplest form, having a slight central ridge, as seen in actual breastplates of the XVIIth century. A skirt or base of seven deep tace plates completes the defence of the loins. To the lowest plate are attached curious oblong rectangular tace-*tuilles, partly encircling the legs, descending three-quarter way down the cuisses. To-day they would certainly be called tuilles; but Mr. Stothard alluded to them under the name of "pance," "bark," or "barde preu." These plates, together with the great length of the tace plates, would render it an impossibility for their wearer to sit a horse—yet the knight wears spurs. Placed half way up the skirt is the ceinture noble, to which on the right is attached the dagger. The leg defences make no deviation from the fashion of their period. The knee-cops, however, are very flat; while from the bottom plate of the genouillères hangs a Vandyked lambrequin of some material, though it may have formerly been painted to resemble chain mail. The palettes are elongated shield-shaped plates trebly grooved. About the neck is his collar of the SS and around the left leg the Garter.

Occupying a position quite apart from that of any of our English effigies is the famous monument of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, in St. Mary's Church, Warwick. Here we see that famous nobleman "accomplished according to patterns." Stothard made four drawings of this beautiful effigy, three of which he etched himself in a spirit truly worthy of so fine a subject. Of these we give reproductions, also a photograph of the effigy