Cin wrote:
At 01:43 19/02/2008, you wrote:
"the foreparte of the George of Dyamountes the Mayle
of the curates and Rivet of the same of Siluer half
gilte with a sworde in his hand of gold a lozenged
Dyamounte like a sheelde and a Dragon of gold weying
together iij oz di di quarter"
"a little George of gold to hang at a Collar of
garters weying one ounce quarter di"
Thanks for any help with this.
Kimiko
<snip>
And BTW, Kimiko, that's one big diamond & George jewel that you've got
described there. The three oz of gold alone makes a pricey bauble at
today's rates.
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
I think you'll find it's regalia of the Order of the Garter! So price
was unlikely to be a concern to the wearer. See this site:
http://www.royal.gov.uk/OutPut/Page3210.asp - section below the fourth
picture.
Jean
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