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ings of tlicir owners, parcel-gilt, sometimes set with jewels, and occasionally tlicy bore designs of higher pretension. A cup of silver gilt and enamelled ove joeiix dcs enfans," the sports of children, is mentioned in the will of Ednumd Mortimer earl of March, 13S0 ; one of gold " Avith the dance of men and women" in the will of Richard Beauchamp, earl of Warwick, date 1435'; and another enamelled with dogs occurs in that of Katherine countess of Warwick, 18G9". Hearts, roses, and trefoils were devices generally enamelled or chased upon drinking cups, during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries". It was customary to give names to particidar drinking cups. Edmund earl of March, in 1380 bequeathed his son Roger a hanap of gold with a cover, called " Renesonne^;" a name which is usually considered to have belonged to the "grace-cup." In 1392 Richard earl of Arundel and Surrey left his wife her own goblet called "Bealchier." Sir John Neville bequeathed to the abbey of liautemprise in 1449 a cup called "ye Kataryne'." Large standing cups, as they were called, intended chiefly for the ornament of the table or dressoir, but also for wine, had their names ; John, baron of Greystock, who died in 1436, left to Ralph his son and heir a very large silver cup and cover, called the " Charter of Morpeth," a term which may recall to the reader's recollec- tion the ruby ring, described as the " Charter of Poynings" in the will of Sir Michael de Poynings in 13081^. Besides these standing vessels, which Avere of large capacity, for we find them called "galoniers" and " demi-galoniers%" the table or buffet was decorated with silver " drageoirs," or " dragenalls" as they Avere named in England, for spices, made in many quaint shapes. The most curious appendage hoAvever of the tables of })rinccs and noblemen of high rank Avas the Ship, {nef,) Avhich accord- ing to Le Grand, held the napkin and salt of its oAvner: ' Testameuta Vetusta, p. 231. et esciiptz Ics nons de Dieu en chescun " Ibid., p. 78. " Ibid., passim. part d'ycelle fermaile, la quele ma tres- y Royal Wills, p. 112. The writer can- honour dame ct mier la reigne qe Dieu not help thinking that this name, literally assoille me donna, en comandant cje jeo le " blessing," was given to objects whicli had gardasse ovecqe sa benison, ct voille q'il la been left with the blessing of a testator, garde ovecqe la benison de Dieu et la The following passages seem to yield a clue mien." Royal AA'ills, p. 157. to its origin: — "Item, une coupe d'or, ^ Tcstamenta Vetusta, p. 2()'5. enamaille od pcric, que la Reigne Alianore " " Ciphum maximum." Wills and In- devisa au Roi, qui ore est, od sa hriiicfoii." vaitories (Surtecs Society), p. S.'). Inv. of Piers Gavcston, A.D. 1313. John " Test. A'ef., p. 7o. duke of Lancaster bequeathed to his sou "^ Will of CardinalBeaufort, Royal Wills, the duke of Hereford, afterwards Henry the p. 32-'). Fourth, " un fermaile d'or r/cl rcilc nuunif. A'ie Privee. vol. iii. p. ISS. vol,, n. M 111