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CONTENTS OF VOLUME V

CHAPTER XXXVII

THE DAWN OF THE XVIITH CENTURY

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The beginning of deterioration—Suits at Windsor, and references to those formerly there and
now in the Tower of London—Evidence from Pyne's "History of Royal Residences"—Armour
of Henry, Prince of Wales—Examples of French and Italian suits of the
XVIIth century—A suit made for Henry, Prince of Wales, at Greenwich, possibly by
W. Pickering—A suit said to have been given to him by the Prince de Joinville—Suits
said to have belonged to Charles I—Suit assigned to Prince Rupert—Statue of Charles I
in armour at Charing Cross—Armour of Louis XIII of France—Fatal effect of the
Commonwealth on the armourers' art in England—Proving armour—Etched ornament—Suit
made for Charles II—Highly decorated gorgets—Scottish targes—Irish and
foreign primitive equipment—A travelling case for armour—Suits for men-at-arms 1


CHAPTER XXXVIII

XVIITH CENTURY SWORDS AND RAPIERS

Cup-hilted rapiers—The Flamberge type—The sword-rapier—Italian cup-hilts—The main-gauche
dagger—Spanish cup-hilts—The frog or carriage for the scabbard—Spring tackle—Sword
hilts of various types—Broadswords and basket-hilts—Swords made at
Hounslow—"Small" or court swords—Curved swords, hangers, or cutlasses—Daggers
of the XVIIth century—Conclusion 59


APPENDICES

I. Notes on Forgeries 111

II. On Armour preserved in English Churches, by Francis
Henry Cripps-Day 149

III. Bibliography 275

Index to the complete work 305