Aix-la-Chapelle, ring connected with the founding of, 138. Alderman’s thumb-ring, 90. Alexander’s ring, 20, 66, 156. Amethyst, its supposed magical and medical powers, 100. Amulet-rings found at Eltham, 120; at Coventry, 121; in antique urns, 121; worn by physicians, 122; Dano-Saxon amulet, 136; amulet against storms, 136. Andrea of Sicily and Jerusalem, 118. Anglo-Saxon rings and workmen, 25. Anne, Countess Dowager of Pembroke, 91. Anne of Brittany sends ring to James IV. of Scotland, 158. _Annulus pronubus_, 201. Anselm, investiture by ring, 81; and his miracles, 81. Antiochus Epiphanes, ring of, 66. Apis, sacred Egyptian bull, 32. Arabian princesses, wearing rings with little bells attached, 90. Archbishop’s investiture by ring, 80. Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso, 126. Arnulph’s dream about a ring, 81. Artery, supposed, in the fourth finger, 47, 206. Augustus, ring of, 67, 156. B. Bagaley’s account of Stanley, seventh Earl of Derby, 181. Baker, Sir Richard, 141. Balassius, (Ruby,) 102. Belt, ring in the form of, 37. Bertie, Richard, receives diamond ring from King of France, 159. Betrothal rings: Grecian, 196; in Esthonia, 197; among the Copts, 198; ceremony attendant on betrothal, 199, 201; betrothal rings in Germany, 200. Bishops, investiture by ring, 80, 83; sealed with rings in early times, 85. “Blood-stone” of Jeffreys, 184. Bloody Baker, 141. “Blue Ring,” 174. Borgia, Cæsar, his poisoned ring. 144. “Bot,” 137. Boyle, Richard, (Great Earl of Cork,) 160. Brand, Miss v., her vision, 125. Bran of Brittany, 226. Brian Borholme, 147. Britons, rings worn by, 24, 25. British Museum, rings in, 34. Bronze rings, seldom used by Egyptians, 26. Bronze ring, widening by pressure, 37. Bucentaur, the galley used on the Doge marrying the sea, 73. Bull (Apis) on a ring, 32. Byron, his mothers wedding-ring, 189. C. Cæsar’s ring, 156. Caius Marius, 26. California ring presented to President Pierce, 43. Cameo, its origin, 156. Canute, King, discovery of his tomb, body and ring, 70. Carbuncle, 29. Cardinal’s ring, 83. Carey, Robert, Earl of Monmouth, takes the “Blue Ring” to James on Queen Elizabeth’s decease, 174. Catacombs of Rome, 89. Cats cut upon Egyptian rings, 38. Cecil, Earl of Salisbury. 49. Chains of criminals made into rings to cure diseases, 136. Chalcedony, its supposed magical power, 106. Charlemagne, story connected with founding Aix-la-Chapelle, 138. Charles I., supposed ring of this monarch given to a boy, 177; his ring used by Sir Philip Warwick, 178; mourning rings of this king, 179; his hair used for rings, 180. Charles II., Duchess of Portsmouth takes diamond rings from his hand when on his death-bed, 183. Charles VIII. of France, 145. Charm rings, 93. Cheops, ring of, 149.