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the First; presented to the Museum by the Bishop 

 of Durham. 



Near this is the Roundel, Rondache, or Norman 

 Shield. (See Grose's Ancient Armour, plate 34, 

 vol. ii.) This shield derived its name from its cir- 

 cular figure ; it is . made of rings of iron, 

 fastened together, studded with brass, and lined with 

 leather, but they were sometimes composed of oziers, 

 boards of light wood, sinews or ropes coveted with 

 leather, plates of metal, or stuck full of nails in con- 

 centric circles or other hgures. The Norman sol- 

 diers carried this shield fastened to a strap and hung 

 over the shoulder. The romidels of metal, parti- 

 cularly those richly embossed, seem rather to have 

 been insignia of dignity, anciently borne before ge- 

 nerals or great officers, than calculated for war, most 

 of them being too heavy for convenient use, or too 

 slight to resist the violence of a stroke, either from a 

 sword or battle-axe. 



GLASS CASE OF GUNS. 



Left-hand Side of the Armoury, 



A very curious modern Fowling Piece, made by 

 C. Malbon of Chester ; it has two pans, the hi;id- 



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