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CHAPTER XXXVII

THE DAWN OF THE XVII CENTURY

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The beginning of deterioration—Suits at Windsor, and references to those formerly there and now in the Tower of London—Evidence from Pyne's "History of Royal Residences"—Armour of Henry, Prince of Wales—Examples of French and Italian suits of the XVIIth century—A suit made for Henry, Prince of Wales, at Greenwich, possibly by W. Pickering—A suit said to have been given to him by the Prince de Joinville—Suits said to have belonged to Charles I—Suit assigned to Prince Rupert—Statue of Charles I in armour at Charing Cross—Armour of Louis XIII of France—Fatal effect of the Commonwealth on the armourers' art in England—Proving armour—Etched ornament—Suit made for Charles II—Highly decorated gorgets—Scottish targes—Irish and foreign primitive equipment—A travelling case for armour—Suits for men-at-arms     1

CHAPTER XXXVIII

XVII CENTURY SWORDS AND RAPIERS

Cup-hilted rapiers—The Flamberge type—The sword-rapier—Italian cup-hilts—The main-gauche dagger—Spanish cup-hilts—The frog or carriage for the scabbard—Spring tackle—Sword hilts of various types—Broadswords and basket-hilts—Swords made at Hounslow—"Small" or court swords—Curved swords, hangers, or cutlasses—Daggers of the XVIIth century—Conclusion                                 59

APPENDICES

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