Gilgamesh Epic, porphyry ring mentioned in, 96 Gimmal ring, 218–220 Glasgow, explanation of arms of city of, 216 Glass rings, 109, 144 Glenn, L. C., viii Goclenius, 353 Gold-plated rings, 109 Gold quartz, 335 Gorius, 33 Gothic rings, 163 Gottheil, Richard, vii Gratacap, L. P., viii Greek Church, usage as to wedding rings in, 203, 204 Greek-letter fraternities, rings of, 334 Greek rings, 7–10, 51, 69, 110, 111, 112, 122, 124, 126, 198, 251, 256 Greenfield, Archbishop, ring of, 272 Greer, Right Rev. David H., viii, seal of, 279, 280 Gregory, St., formula as to bishops’ rings in Sacramental of, 267, 268 Gregory XIII, Pope, 281 Gregory XVI, 35 Gregory, Nyassa, St., 256 Gresham, Sir Thomas, wedding ring of, 219 Grien, Hans Baldung, 62 Grimm, Jacob, in betrothal rings in Germany, 207 Grossherzoglich-Hessisches Museum, Darmstadt, 73 Guild of ring-makers in ancient Rome, 16 Gyges, magic ring of, 289–291, 307, 314 H Hadrian, value of rings in time of, 98 signet of, 134 Hadrian IV, sends emerald ring to Henry II, when granting sovereignty of England over Ireland, 176 Hafiz of Shiraz, 289 Hamilton, Lord John, sapphire ring sent to, by Mary, Queen of Scots, 184 Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph von, 142 Hamper, William, thumb-ring owned by, 339 Han Dynasty, jade rings of, 105 Hannibal, rings taken by, at battle of Cannæ, 11, 12 Hapgood, Mrs. Isabel, viii Harnham Hill, ring found at, 195 Harrower, Miss Katherine, signet owned by, 160 Hâtshepset, Queen, signet of, 117 Hatton, Lord Chancellor, sends healing ring to Queen Elizabeth, 350 Hatzfeldt, Princess, portrait of, 61 Healing rings, 336–354 Hebrew rings, 85, 115, 134, 213, 214, 252, 253, 338, 366 Helen of Troy, magic ring of, 92, 292 Heliodorus, describes a ring in his “Æthiopica,” 111 Henri II, medal of, with figure of diamond ring, 170 Henry II receives emerald ring from Pope Hadrian IV with grant of sovereignty over Ireland, 176 Henry III, of England, rings among Crown Jewels of, 55 pawns jewels of Edward the Confessor’s shrine, 175 Henry IV of England, decree of against spurious rings, 114 Henry V of England, 166 Henry VI, of England, serjeants’ rings in time of, 49 Henry VII of England, gives rings as tournament prizes, 181 Henry VIII, 182, 189 portrait of, 59 Henrietta Maria, Queen, signet of, 153–156 Heraclius, Emperor, 141 “Hermit’s stone” in ring, 305 Herrick, Robert, 218 Hervée, Bishop, ring of, 273 Hilary, Bishop, ring of, 272 Hindu rings, 63, 77–80, 85, 101–103, 223, 321 Hirth, Friedrich, viii “Hnited” (The Welded), mystic ring given King Olaf by Ulf the Red, 323 Hodge, F. W., viii Hogarth, William, 94