The meanings of the words in this Glossary are given either from comparison of various scattered entries in contemporary documents or from the following works:—
Boeheim. Waffenkunde. 1890.
Cotgrave. Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues. 1611. C.
Du Cange. Glossaire Français. Edit. 1879.
Florio. A Worlde of Woordes. 1598. F.
Gay. Glossaire Archéologique, A-G (never completed). 1887. G.
Harford. English Military Discipline. 1680. H.
Meyrick. Antient Armour (glossary). 1842.
Roquefort. Glossaire de la Langue Romaine. 1808. R.
Valencia. Catalogue of Real Armeria, Madrid.
Where no reference letter is given the meaning given is that generally accepted at the present day.
The names of the different parts of the suit of plate armour are given in English; French, German, and Italian and Spanish are given on pp. 110, 111.