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938. Crossbow, probably Northern French, about 1470. Wallace Collection
(Laking Catalogue, No. 143) 136

939. Crossbow, Spanish, about 1550, made by Juan de Ensinas for Ferdinand,
King of the Romans, younger brother of Charles V. Wallace Collection
(Laking Catalogue, No. 1327) 138

940. Crossbow levers. Wallace Collection (Laking Catalogue, Nos. 1287 and
1291) 139

941. Crossbow with attached lever showing methods of discharge, French,
about 1570. Tower of London 140

942. Miniature reproduced from the MS. of Gaston Phoebus, showing the
bending of the crossbow by means of the graffle. National Library
of France 141

943. The double cords as used on the arbalète à jalet 142

944. Crossbow prodd, Italian, late XVIth century, showing the use of the
double strings. Wallace Collection (Laking Catalogue, No. 1018) 142

945. Pistol arbalète, Nuremberg make, end of the XVIth century. Collection:
Author 143

946. Bolt heads of various types, XVth and XVIth centuries. From
various collections 144

947. Bow stave of yew. Recovered from the wreck of the "Mary Rose,"
sunk near Spithead in 1545. Tower of London 145

948. Mail caparisons as depicted on a fresco from the Painted Chamber,
Palace of Westminster, early XIIIth century 148

949. Mail caparisons as depicted on a fresco from the Painted Chamber,
Palace of Westminster, early XIIIth century 149

950. Seal of Patrick Dunbar, 10th Earl of March, 1292 149

951. A probable Celtic bronze chanfron, found at Torrs, Kirkcudbrightshire.
National Museum of Antiquities, Edinburgh 149

952. From a miniature in the Hofbibliothek, Munich, about 1350. After
John Hewett 149

953. From a miniature, showing chanfron and crinet. Add. MSS. 15477,
British Museum 149

954. Chanfron, profile view, about 1370. G 578, Musée d'Artillerie, Paris 150

955. Chanfron, front view, about 1370. G 578, Musée d'Artillerie, Paris 150

956. Carved ivory chessman, about 1370. Formerly in the collection of the
Rev. J. Eagles 150

957. Two views of a chanfron, late XIVth century. Warwick Castle Armoury.
After Grose 151