[62] See Jahrbücher des Vereins von Alterthumsfreunden in Rheinlande, XXXIX, p. 272. Bonn, 1866.
[63] Wall (J. C.), Tombs of the Kings of England, p. 197. Evelyn’s Diary, Sept. 16, 1685.
[64] Kalendars etc., III, pp. 185, 188.
[65] Podlaha (A.), and Sittler (E.), Der Domschatz in Prag, pp. 113-132. 1903.
[66] A relic of this superstition still exists in the coral baubles hung with bells, with which infants are aided in cutting their teeth.
[67] Quoted from Bussy d’Amboise (1607) by Malone, commenting on the passage, “Unicorns may be betray’d with trees” (Julius Cæsar, II, i).
[68] Riley (H. T.), Memorials of London and London life, p. 455.
[69] Read (C. H.), Catalogue of the Waddesdon Bequest, No. 231.
[70] Probably abbreviated from ambregis (ambergris), the well-known odoriferous substance, so called from its resemblance to grey amber. It was the most highly prized of all perfumes in mediæval times; and though its use is now almost entirely confined to perfumery, it formerly also occupied no inconsiderable place in pharmacy.
[71] Arch. Journ., III, p. 76.