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 *spond with twin holes in the lower edge of the crown, suggesting that it might have been fastened to it by means of aiglettes. We cannot, however, imagine why this unique and interesting relic should have been associated with the name of King Wladislaus Lorietek, who died in 1333; since if it belonged to a King of Poland we should consider it, from its fashion, more likely to have been worn by the son of King Wladislaus, Casimir III (1333-76).

Third quarter, XIVth century. Collection: Sir Edward Barry

Third quarter, XVth century. Poldi Pezzoli Museum, Milan

Save for the reference made to it in our account of the lifting nasal-guard, we have hitherto neglected the visored bascinet; although it made its appearance in the latter half of the XIIIth century, and is spoken of as early as 1270 by Guillaume Guiart, "et clers bacinez à visières." There is a little head-piece in the Royal Armoury of Turin (No. 176 in 1890 Catalogue) with the skull of the early egg-shaped form which possesses what we believe to be a quite unique face-guard (Fig. 275). This takes the form of a nasal-guard armed with eight pyramidal spikes, four down either edge, not lifting from the camail, but actually hinged to the centre of the forehead of the skull-piece, in the manner of the first form of visors we are about to describe. This little bascinet was found at Bores and was given by the municipality to the Royal Armoury of Turin. In the catalogue of that