Charlemagne's bones are still intact, with the exception of the skull and one arm, which are in another part of the Cathedral. Medical men who have examined these bones say that the Emperor was a man of huge proportions. The Kaiser is greatly interested in the preparation of this work on ancient tissues, and it was his Majesty who induced the Archbishop of Cologne to consent to the opening of the sarcophagus.—Daily Paper.
[7] Scott's "Kenilworth."
[8] "The Four Sons of Aymon," Caxton's version.
[9] This chivalrous monarch not only founded the Order of the Garter, but even contemplated the revival of the Round Table.
[10] Pilch or pilcher, a scabbard, a covering for the sword.
[11] Embroidery.
[12] Fairholt, "Costume in England."
[13] The term "spencer" is a modern one, and is said to originate from an accident to Lord Spencer, in which he lost his coat-tails during a hunt, temp. George III.
[14] "This day I did first see the Duke of York's room of pictures of some Maids of Honour, done by Lilly; good, but not like."—Pepys's Diary.
[15] Carlyle.