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Fig. 1449. The statue of Charles I at Charing Cross
historically of national interest, and all being of easy access, we preferred, as in the opening chapters dealing with the complete suits of the XVIth century, to describe them in detail before we dwelt upon the peculiarities of other suits of less historical importance, and less accessible to students of our subject.
