the wife of Franch^^^ot..Fiam e, wh6 reigned from M lflllo 1M7j ^ Willemin,
however,."tmhks it more grb^abfe-iHat it was inteffdedtfor F r a n c * f j ^ vife,
the beautiful Claude.de France.
The initial letter ist’jtaheh' from early ^edition sof^Plhiy, wjtux^lms
furhishedCtiS* with one o$Try^diothers!" ‘~
l . The wood*ei|t below, taken from an illuminated MS. yj^^ iS m B y frfteeintb
century, and now preserved ih>®e%ralu,ableihnd extensive library o ft^ e Arsenal,
at Paris',^presents some kind of religious- -bp; household vessel.' ' It has been
supposed tome»a cibbry .or reliquary, in which - were"pla‘cecL th’e-s^credjrel®|,
and which sometimes.was used for ihevsame purpose as the'-jpw;.The ornamental
mounting is'-gilt, while the cup itself appears to .be of glass.
