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 146 THE ANCESTOR feet, but no gloves nor ring on his hands. In the right hand he holds the rod and in the left the sceptre. From the neck to the waist extends a vertical red stripe, the meaning or use of which is doubtful, unless it be to attach the mantle brooch to.^ Edward II. used his father*s seal, with a smaU addition for difference, so it cannot be cited as an authority for his robes. A list of no fewer than ten crowns is included in a long in- denture of the jewels and vessels of gold and silver delivered to the chamberlains of the exchequer by Thomas de Useflete, clerk, on 4th May, 1324.^ Nine of them were of gold, richly jewelled, and ranged in value from looj. to £200 ; the tenth was of silver of Paris work. There is nothing however to show that any of them belonged to the regalia. For a detailed account of the coronation ornaments of Edward III. we are indebted to an inventory of divers records, jewels, etc., handed over by William bishop of Winchester, late treasurer, to his successor John bishop of Rochester on 28 th November, 1356. Among those in the treasury of the High Tower of London were : Premierement les vestementz de Samyt rouge pour la coronement du Roi. cest assavoir deux tunicles. une mantell ove orfraitz dor pouderez des eymeraudes et alts perles Item une Stole de Samyt rouge garnyz des eymeraudes et perles ove deux pendantz dor garnez de perr' Item deux chaunceons de samyt rouge garniz dor Item une Cappe de samyt rouge overte dor ove quatre plates dor Item deux rochettes de soye blanque et alts petites remembrances touchanz la coronment Item deux pairs desporons pour lencoronment du Roi Item deux ceptres endorrez ove les sommetes de merlotz Item un ceptre court dor ove la summet de merlott Item deux Ceptres courtes dor ove deux croisez en les summetz Item un Espe appelle courtane Item deux alts espiez lun ove lescauberk dargent eymell et lautre ove les- cauberk de samyt rouge frette dor ^ The inventory also includes among the contents of the treasury in the cloister of Westminster four crowns : ^ Cf. the description above ot the fastening of the brooch in Edward I.'s coffin. 2 F. Palgrave, Anttent Kakndars and Inventories of the Treasury of His Majestfs Exchequer (London, 1836), iii. 123. ^ Ibid. iii. 225. The text is more correctly printed from the original among the Exchequer Accounts (333/28) in Mr. Legg's English Coronation Records^ from which the above version is taken.