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lïormandy; the Breviary of Nohfess^in ^vor5e)g^ ^ ^ ^ EhW^g^.fi-j irajpauihps
et de Ghevalerie,” by Christine de Pisan;
the Garter.
" The banner on the preceding page, bearing the arms ofoEngland aeg^CMtici'
quartered, is taken from the manuscript above ^dcrfoiili£d$|p*Qp Ula'ri \ kljms n
as the Skrewsbury %öók.;and it is curknis on- ac^S^ou
well-known motto, which is here written JDieu a t mon (Ïfyuf(.&ïfl; iS mwriirhr),
instead of Dim et mon droit (God and my rightJl§| TKe< cuUi;at‘Mfè’ head;: of
the present page is also taken from onfe- of .the numerous miniatures ip^Ee
Shrewsbury Book, where it atands at .the-begihning-rof ,-flie ;Livre desggits
d’armes,.a work on the rules and laws of war, which was print,ed^in an’English
dress by Caxtonj.-dt represents King Henry VI., attended in court: by «'{his
nobles, delivering to the gallant Talbot the sword which hè lme^;,se|j#fell
hew tor use.* We may imagine this picture to be an illustration of the/sög&e
id Sh^keapearê where Talbot delivers his sword to "the king:—
“ I have awhile given truee unto my wars,
To do my 3uty tcrmy sovereign: i
In sign whereof this aim—that hath reclaim’d
To your obedience fifty fortresses,
Twelve cities, and seven walled towns of strength,
Besides five hundred prisoners of esteem,—
Lets fall his sword before your highness’ feet."
And we can then fancy the king answering, as he returns the weapon:—
—“ Stand u p ; - and, for these good deserts,
We here create you Earl of Shrewsbury;
And-in our coronation take your place/’
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