Fig. 220.—Sir George Felbrigge, 1400. Playford Church, Suffolk.
The method of attaching the camail to the bascinet was by a lace running through staples termed vervelles, which were visible until about the year 1387, when the fashion was introduced of covering them with a more or less enriched border. To the student this forms a valuable clue to the date when inspecting a brass or monument, but must of course be used in conjunction with other characteristics. The brass of Sir William de Echingham, 1387, is one of the latest showing this feature (see [Fig. 221]). Towards the latter part of the period mixed mail and plate made their appearance (see [Fig. 222], knight of the d’Eresby family).
Fig. 221.—Sir William de Echingham, 1387. Etchingham Church, Sussex.
Fig. 222.—Knight of the d’Eresby family, 1410. Spilsby Church, Lincs.
