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Housed in the church of St John the Baptist, the brass is 66" long.
Sir William fought in many expeditions against the Scots and is shown wearing armour of a transitional type, between
chainmail and full plate armour. It illustrates advances in armour as well as chain mail.
Sir William is shown with his upper arms protected by plates of steel called Demi-brassarts; the lower arms by Demi-vambraces.
The elbows are protected by Coudières,
the knees by Genouillières and the shins by Demi-jambarts. Roundels of plate appear at elbow and shoulder bends, a feature not seen on
earlier memorial brasses. His legs are covered by graves of steel plate strapped to his shins. On the feet are Sollerets consisting of
five lames of plate rivetted together and kept in place by two straps passing under each foot. His shield is large and concave to the body and
decorated with fleur-de-lis. The sword has straight quillons unlike the earlier curved ones.
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