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 Ramms Hornes Coll^r & spectacles upon it, one Jacke & one sword said to be William Summers armes, 1." In the 1683 Tower inventory it occurs once again as: "One suite anticke headpeece w^{th} rams' horns and spectacles upon it and one jackett of maile all said to have been William Somers his armes." It will be noted that in this inventory the Jacke is now called "one jackett of maile." In the 1688 Tower inventory the entry is practically the same as that just quoted: "Antick Headpeece wth Coller Rams Hornes & Spectacles, Jackett and sword all said to be Wm: Summers." On this occasion the helmet was valued at £3.

German, about 1515-20. Collection: Prince Ladislaus Odescalchi, Rome

The entry which deals with it in the 1691 inventory is similar to that appearing in the 1688 inventory; while the inventory of 1693 describes it in identical terms.

Early in the XIXth century there is no longer record of the sword and jack that at one time were associated with the head-piece. It is a close helmet of the Maximilian order, with an iron mask visor attached to it by a hinge over the brow, with hooks and staples at the chin. The visor is pierced at the