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 must, as we find from the evidence afforded by its presence on other suits, have contained the figure of St. Barbara. The principal pauldron plates, the elbow- and knee-cops, are the only field for the embossing save the beautiful open casque, which repeats the mask ornament, and is clearly inscribed with the name of the makers, Philip, and his brother or brothers, sons of the famous Jacopo Filippo, the inscription running :. A buffe protects the face. The arm defences comprise vambraces and shell rerebraces; the gauntlets are lost. On this figure are laminated cuisses, knee-cops, and demi-jambs. On the other figure, besides parts for use in the field, are reinforcing plates and certain portions of the horse armour.

Made for the Emperor Charles V by the brothers Negroli of Milan and dated 1539. This particular set is numbered A 139, Royal Armoury, Madrid

Of the suits made for the Emperor Charles V at a subsequent period in his life none is so famous as that known as the "Mühlberg" armour in the Royal Armoury of Madrid, A 164 to A 187 (Fig. 1065). This great suit was considered by the late Count de Valencia to be one of the last ever worn by the Emperor in his famous campaign against the Elector of Saxony. Four complete figures are covered with the interchangeable parts of this extraordinarily complete suit, to say nothing of many individual pieces. The variation in its measurements show that the Emperor, who, at the close of his career, was the victim of frequent attacks of gout, must have cast aside his more elegantly proportioned suits, and have replaced