Excerpt from The Old Royal Plate in the Tower of London, Including the Old Silver Communion Vessels of the Chapel of St. Peter Ad Vincula Within the TowerValuable and interesting as it is, it can in no wise compare in richness or variety with the Royal collection kept in that historic fortress and ruthlessly destroyed by Charles I. And the Parliament. Of this ancient treasure of the Sovereigns of England, the gold ampulla, probably dating from the end of the fourteenth century but restored for the coronation of Charles II., and the celebrated anointing spoon, have alone survived. To these two the Elizabethan salt may possibly be added.Before proceeding to describe the plate it may be pointed out that a few objects, such as the gold ampulla, St. Edward's staff, the gold spurs, the sceptres, and the jewelled State sword made for George IV., which would ordinarily be classified as a branch of plate, are omitted from this volume, as they have been fully described and admirably illustrated in The English Regalia Hr In the Appendix, however, some details, relating to the additions and alterations to the Regalia, are given from contemporary warrants and bills, and now published for the first time.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.