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 THE ANCESTOR 139 of Westminster * our golden spurs that were made for our use at our first coronation at Westminster which we have given for the new work of the chapel of the Blessed Mary at West- minster.' ^ The list of the regalia is as follows : Hec sunt Regalia que Eustachius de Faucunberg Thesaurarius et Camerarius receperit per Episcopum Winton. apud Westmonasterium Die Jovis proxima post festum Sancti Dunstani. Corona aurea Integra diversis lapidibus ornata. [Calcaria aurea struck out and * quia in exitu per Breve ' written in] Virga argentea et deaurata. Ceptrum aureum. Tunica cum dalmatica de Rubeo Samit. cum uno monili et lapidibus in aurifrigio. Baltheus cum apparatu aureo. cum lapidibus. Pallium de Rubeo Samit. cum lapidibus. Anulus aureus cum rubeyo. Due Broche auree ad pallium, et Dalmaticam. quarum in una est Saphira et in alia Perla. Unum par sandalium novorum et Sotularium de Rubeo Samit cum aurifragiis. Duo Freselli de aurifragio ad fratandam sandalia Regis. Item unum par veterum Sandalium de Rubeo Samit. Cum aurifragio cum uno pari veterum sotularium Brodatorum auro que fuerunt Regis Johannis. Tunica de Diaspre blance. Cum dalmatica de Rubeo Samit. vetus pallium de Rubio Samit. Tres gladii qui fuerunt apud Corfe cooperti coreo. Duo gladii cooperti de Rubeo Samit. frettati aurifragio. Duo paria cirotecarum. Henricus dei gracia, etc. Liberate de Thesauro nostro Priori Westmonasterii calcarea nostra aurea que facta fuerunt ^ ad opus nostrum ad primam Coron- acionem nostram apud Westmonasterium que dedimus ad opus novum Capelle Beate Marie de Westmonasterio. Teste H. de Burgo Justiciario nostro apud Westmonasterium xix die Novembris anno regni nostri v°.^ The list just quoted is dated on Thursday after the feast of St. Dunstan, which in 1220 fell on a Sunday. The actual date must therefore be 22 nd May, which fits in well between the writ of 7th May to Peter de Mauley to bring the regalia from Corfe and the king's coronation on 1 6th June following. During the interval some of the ornaments were evidently set in order, for a writ dated 5th October directs the treasurer to pay to ^William our tailor' 31J. 8^. ' quos posuit in reparacione corone nostre et regalis nostri contra coronacionem nostram ^ The foundation of the new Lady Chapel v/as laid on the vigil of Pentecost, the day before the king's coronation. 2 By writ dated 2nd July, 1220, 10 marks were directed to be paid to Otho fitzWilliam *pro calcaribus nostris que habuimus ad coronacionem nostram apud Westmonasterium.' Close Roll 4 Henry III. m. 8 (ed. Hardy, 1833, i. 422). 3 Public Record Office, Exchequer of Receipt, Pells Receipt Roll No. 2% m. i. The writ is also entered on the Close Roll 5 Henry III. m. 20 (ed. Hardy, 1833,1.440).