CHAPTER IV

BISHOP CLIFFORD’S THEORY 31–43

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