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                                           the Tower of London (Fig. 1123), and a locking
                                           gauntlet in the Hall of the Armourers'
                                           and Brasiers' Company, London (Fig. 1124),
                                           the burgonet, buffe, chanfron, and leg-armour
                                           are at Stockholm (Figs. 1125, 1126, 1127,
                                           and 1128).

21. The Earle of Cumberlande The full suit with certain reinforcing plates are

                                           at Appleby Castle (Figs. 1132, 1135, and
                                           1136), and gauntlets, Metropolitan Museum of
                                           New York (Fig. 1133).

22. Sr. Cristopfer Hatton (3rd suit) Not known. 23. Mr. Macke Williams[1] do. 24. My L. Chancellor (Sir Thomas

     Bromley)                                do.

26.[2] My L. Cobbon (Cobham) do. 28. Sir Harry Lea Mr. of the Armore

     (3rd suit)                          The full suit is at the Hall of the Armourers' and
                                           Brasiers' Company, London (Fig. 1141). The
                                           buffe belonging to this suit was purchased in
                                           the Brett Sale, No. 729 in the catalogue.
                                           Previously it was in the Londesborough
                                           Collection (Fig. 1142).
   My Lorde Cumpton (Compton)            Portions of this suit were formerly at Holme
                                           Lacy and are now in the Metropolitan
                                           Museum of New York, comprising the burgonet
                                           with buffe, pauldrons, arm-defences and
                                           laminated cuisses with knee-cops (Figs. 1145
                                           and 1146).
   Mr. Skidmur (John Scudamore)          The back- and breastplate, tace and tassets of
                                           this suit, together with the jambs and imperfect
                                           sollerets, formerly at Holme Lacy, are
                                           now in the Metropolitan Museum of New
                                           York (Fig. 1149).
   My Lorde Bucarte (Buckhurst)          The full suit is at the Wallace Collection (No. 435)
                                           (Fig. 1151), with the reinforcing breastplate
                                           (No. 434) and the stirrups (Nos. 436 and 437).
   Sr. Bale Desena                       Not known.

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  1. Macke Williams was nearly related to Richard Williams, who married the niece of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, and took the name of Cromwell: the great grandson of this Richard Williams was Oliver Cromwell.
  2. The drawing of suit number 25 has been cut out, but the drawing of the extra pieces of this suit is present, resembling in decoration the Buckhurst suit. The drawing of suit number 27 is missing, or suit number 28 has been carelessly numbered. The last four drawings of suits are not numbered.