32 =F= Rings bearing the insignia of Sovereigns, not being Signet Rings. 33 =G= Rings of Investiture. 34 =H= Credential Rings. 35 =I= Presentation Rings (_Sergeants_). 36 =K= Masonic Rings. MILITARY. 37 =L= Rings worn by Knights of various orders. Knights of Malta. " Templars. " St. John of Jerusalem. _PERSONAL._ SIGNET RINGS. 38 =a= Heraldic, with Coats of Arms or Badges. 39 =b= Merchants’ Marks. 40 =c= Crowned Letters or Devices. 41 =d= Letters without Crowns. 42 =e= Other Devices. 43 =f= Persian, Cufic, and Arabic, with names. 44 =g= Antique Intagli in Medieval settings. LOVE, BETROTHAL, AND MARRIAGE. 45 =h= Tokens of Love. 46 =i= Posy Rings. 47 =j= Giardinetti. 48 =k= Betrothal Rings. 49 =l= Gimmal Rings. 50 =m= Marriage Rings. 51 =n= Jewish Nuptial Rings. MOURNING AND MEMORIAL RINGS. 52 =o= Rings with Hair. 53 =p= Rings with Portraits. 54 =q= Rings with Memorial Devices and Inscriptions. 55 =r= Rings with Emblems of Death. HISTORICAL RINGS. 56 =s= Rings used by, or belonging to, Historical Persons. 57 =t= Rings commemorating Historical Events. 58 =u= Rings emblematical of particular Persons, Events, or Countries. RELIGIOUS. 59 =v= Devotional (_Decade_). 60 =w= Rings bearing Religious Devices or Inscriptions. 61 =x= Rings bearing Figures or Emblems of Saints. 62 =y= Pilgrims’ Rings (_Jerusalem, Mount Serrat, &c._). 63 =z= Rings for containing Reliques. CHARM, MAGIC, AND MEDICINAL. 64 =a a= Cramp Rings. 65 =b b= Rings with Toadstones or other substances believed to possess medicinal virtues. 66 =c c= Astrological and Cabalistic Rings. 67 =d d= Talismanic, with Cufic, Arabic, and Gnostic Inscriptions. 68 =e e= Poison Rings. ORNAMENTAL RINGS. 69 =f f= Rings with Precious Stones, according to their kind. 70 =g g= Rings set with enamels, paste, or other ornaments, having no special meaning. 71 =h h= Peasants’ Rings. 72 =i i= ASIATIC, including Modern Persian, Hindoo, and Chinese. 73 =k k= AFRICAN. 74 =l l= MISCELLANEOUS RINGS, which group will contain all such as cannot be brought under the other heads of classification, such as whistle-rings, puzzle-rings, squirt-rings, jointed rings to form devices, rings with watches, dials, compasses, &c. 75 =m m= Rings made of strange and unusual materials, not being metal. 76 =n n= Unascertained. _Additional Note._ In the chapter on ‘Memorial and Mortuary Rings’ (page 378), I have related the circumstance of an Arabian princess in Yemen, who had been buried with her rings and other jewels; a tablet recording that she had vainly endeavoured to exchange them for flour during the great famine mentioned in the Holy Scriptures.