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 times, which were to be compared to the tournaments of the nobles. It was held long anterior to the charters of incorporation.

Cf. Shaw, "Hist. of Staffordshire," ed. 1798, vol. i, p. 316 (where it is noted that the museum contained armour); B. Stone's "Photographs," Cassell, 1907.

MALVEYSIN RIDWERE. 

1. Helmet, crested, a wolf's head.

2. Pauldrons.

3. An escutcheon, bearing ''az. a sling or hand bow between two broad arrows arg. (Cawarden), quartering arg. three bends gu.'' (Malveysin.)

The above hang in the north aisle. "This aisle, the hallowed cemetery of the lords of the Manor, from the time of its erection in the XVth century, contains the bones of many a hardy Knight and gentle dame." Beneath an arch on the north side is the effigy of Hugo Malveysin in mail, to the west of this tomb that of Sir Henry Malveysin, also in mail. In the centre of the chapel the altar tomb of Sir Robert Malveysin in plate armour, "slain near Shrewsbury, 1403," beyond this the altar tomb of Thomas Cawarden, ob. 1592. On the floor of the chapel, four gravestones to (1) John Cawarden, grandson of Sir R. Malveysin, ob. 1477; (2) Hugo Davenport, ob. 1473; (3) John Cawarden, ob. 1485; and (4) David Cawarden, ob. 1555. Above the tomb of Thomas Cawarden hangs an escutcheon in stone bearing the Cawarden arms, and above a helmet crested with a demi-wolf's head.

Crest. A wolf passant holding in the mouth an arrow, the point embrued, all ppr. (Cawarden.)

Cf. E. Reynolds and H. Heywood, "The Three Redwares," 1839-48 (a MS.); Shaw, "Hist. of Staffs," pub. 1798, i, p. 194, where it is stated that the armour was said to have been recently placed there. The armour is illustrated on Plate IX, from a drawing by Thomas Barritt, the antiquary, "the most fortunate collector of old armour," p. 194 (n. 3).

STAFFORD.

In the Stafford Castle and Costessey Hall armour sale in 1885, lot 51, "An old church helmet, £5 5s."

STOWE BY CHARTLEY. 

[Communicated by Miss E. B. Miller.]

Helmet, early XVIth century, circa 1825 skull, with XVIIth century additions of mezeil, chin-piece, and front gorget plate (Fig. 1731).

Tradition. Associated with the tomb of Sir Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford, which was erected before his death in 1558 (Fig. 1732).