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 arms which he made in my service. Augusta 22nd October 1550." The date 1550 agrees with the inscription on the helmet. The balance of 1,000 crowns was doubtless only paid to Kolman after the delivery of the entire set: the shield belonging to this harness is dated 1552.

Painted by Alonzo Sanchez Coello about 1570. The King is seen wearing the armour shown in Fig. 1072, made for him as Infante between 1549 and 1552 Collection: Sir John Stirling Maxwell

On undertaking this important example of embossing and of gold inlaying, Kolman used his knowledge of the armourer's art to essay a form of ornamentation entirely different from that which one expects to see on armour coming from his hand. Despising apparently such enrichments as one is in the habit of associating with his known war and tilting