Bishop Clifford 31 The handle of a choirmaster’s wand 32 Identical with the ‘æstel’? 34 Given by Alfred to Athelney Abbey and there kept to Henry VIII’s time 35 This theory inapplicable to the Jewel 37 But perhaps applicable to the ‘æstel’ 41 Theory of sceptre-tip 42 CHAPTER V A JEWEL IN THE CROWN 44–50 Form convenient for erection in the helmet 44 Transforms the helmet into a Coronet 45 The minor jewel from Minster Lovel 46 Dr. Wilson and Dr. Griffiths 48 Quotations from Beowulf and Laȝamon 49 The Crown of Queen Victoria 50 CHAPTER VI THE BOAR’S HEAD 51–60 Diversity of opinion about the animal’s head 51 Testimony undesigned 52 The wild boar in the helmet _id._ Quotations from the _Beowulf_ 53 ff. The Boar’s Head at Queen’s College, Oxford 57 Religious origin of the Boar’s Head as a Crest 59 CHAPTER VII THE FIGURE IN ENAMEL AND THE ENGRAVED PLATE AT THE BACK OF IT 61–91