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the knight of about 1270 so as to have his complete armament clearly in our mind.
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Fig. 152. The effigy of Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford, who died in 1221, now in Hatfield Broad Oak Church, Essex
The effigy was not completed until about 1260-1270. From Stothard's "Monumental Effigies."
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Fig. 153. Effigy of a knight, in the cathedral church of Salisbury
Ascribed with great uncertainty to William Longespée the younger. He died in 1250. The effigy is about 1270. From Stothard's "Monumental Effigies."
Over an under-garment, doubtless closely cut and fashioned of leather, the knight would first draw on the mail chausses, into which were worked
