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The History of the Spur 



ornament, for this was an age when an immense amount of 

 decoration was put into the spur, and the majority of the specimens 

 of this period to be found in our museums were highly ornate. 

 The ornamentation varied largely, and appears to have been 



From the brass of 



Sir John d'Abernon, a.d. 1277. 



From the brass of 



Sir Roger de Trumpington, 



A.D. 1280. 



In Trumpington Church. 



From the brass of 



Sir John Boteler, a.d. 1285. 



Nearly the earliest rowel spur. 



The second seal of Henry III., 



A.D. 1240. 



From the brass of 



William de I.ongspee, A.D. 1227. 



In Saliibtny Cathedral. 



(See page 30.) 



only controlled by the length of the owner's purse, and, we 

 may guess, not always by that. There are some beautiful 

 specimens in the Wallace Collection at Hertford House. Several 

 are most elaborately chased and decorated with figures and 



