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membred. Having thus gazed our fill at these statues and pictures, and by particular taking notice of-them, complimented the great Worthies they represent, we where let into the great Cabinets, or Chambers which joyn upon this Gallery.
The Armory.First, we saw the Armory, that is, three or four great chambers full of exotick curiosities: as, the habits of two Indian Kings made of Parrats Feathers sowed together: the Habits of some Janissaries in Turkey, of red velvet set thick with little nailes of gold, which they can take out and dress up other sutes with: the habit of the King of China: the skin of a horse pasted upon a woodden horse, the mane of which horse is kept there in a box all at length, and it is above five ells long: This horse had been sent to the Great Duke by the Duke of Lorraine. Then we were shown Hannibals Helmet: the Helmet of Charles the V; the sword of Henry the IV of France; a curious Helmet thin and light, and yet of Musket proof; a hugeheavy
