Davenant, Sir William, of a rush-ring, 206 Death, removing of rings in case of, 134 Decade rings, 34 DeForest, Robert W., vii Deloche, M., 10, 58, 140 Dial rings, 39, 87 Diamond, 78, 89, 98, 99, 101, 167–170, 181, 183, 189, 215, 227, 235, 252, 278, 288, 334 entire rings of, 105 Divining with rings, 299 Divorce rings, 235 Dixon, Joseph K., viii Doctors’ rings, 266 Domenico dei Camei, gem engraver, 148 Domna, Julia, wife of Septimius Severus, causes Philostratus to write life of Apollonius of Tyana, 296 Drake, Alexander Wilson, 85, 86, 217 Drake, Mrs. Alexander W., vii, 217 Drake collection, 85, 353 Dreams about rings, 37, 104, 132, 298 Dryden, John, 312 on gimmal ring, 219 Durant, Guillaume, Bishop of Mende, on spiritual meaning of wedding ring, 207 Dutt, Dasmodar, Hindu portraitist, 63 Dynamite rings, 110 E Ebbo, Bishop of Rheims, ring sent to, by mother of Charles the Bald, 270 Ecgberht, Archbishop of York, 267 Eden, Hon. Miss, 101 Edward the Confessor’s ring, 162, 174, 176, 342, 343 Edward I, tomb of, opened in 1774, 179 Edward II, 276 Edward III, 315 gives ruby ring, 180 Edward IV, decree of, against spurious rings, 114 Edward VI, 343 marriage service in prayer-book of, 204 Eglamore, Sir, mediæval romance, magic ring in, 310 Egmont’s poison ring, 38, 39 Egyptian rings, 1, 5, 6, 51, 67, 68, 96, 117, 118, 249 Eisen, Gustavus A., vii Eleanora, Empress of Germany, ring of, 168 Eleazar’s magic ring, 294, 295 Electric curative rings, 354 Electrum rings, 110, 314 Elizabeth, Queen, 49, 149, 152, 162, 169, 219 diamond ring given by, to Mary, Queen of Scots, 183, 184 ring given by, to Essex, 186–188 portrait of, showing ring, 188 healing ring sent to, 350 Elk-hoof, rings made from, 352, 353 Elks, Benevolent Protective Order of, rings of, 332 Emblems, Christian, on rings, 253–255 Emerald, 4, 5, 34, 50, 74, 78, 89, 106, 121, 176, 178, 180, 181, 211, 227, 252, 274, 275, 276, 282, 305, 328, 335 entire rings of, 101–103 Emnechildis, wife of Childeric II, signet of, 138 Engagement rings, 227, 230, 233–235, 237 English rings, 36, 41–45, 47, 48, 64, 74, 85, 113, 129, 144, 149–157, 169, 173–192, 211, 219, 221, 222, 224, 231, 269–272, 274, 282–284, 286, 287, 349 Enkomi, Cyprus, rings found in tombs at, 5, 6 Enstatite, 86 Eskimos, do not favor rings, 31 Essex, Earl of, wins diamond ring at tournament, 181 Essex ring, 162 Essex, William Devereux, Earl of, story of ring sent him by Elizabeth, 186–188 Estampes, Anne de Pisseleu, Duchesse d’, favorite of Francis I, 168 Esther, book of, signet mentioned in, 116 Ethelswith, ring of, 173, 174