That it was a very pliant and serviceable defence we may judge from the fact that, with some alteration in its application, it formed the distinguishing feature of the Brigandine of the fifteenth century.
Iron was used for the mail and scale armour and was also employed in making a pliable defence called Splinted armour, which at a later period became the Brigandine (Plate II).
As will be seen in the illustration, the brigandine was made of small plates of iron or steel overlapping upwards and riveted on to a canvas-lined garment of silk or velvet.
The uniform of the archers of the Duke of Berri in 1465 was a brigandine covered with black velvet and gilt nails, and a hood ornamented with silver gilt tassels.
The effigy at Ash shows the plate armour, under the surcoat, fashioned in the curious armadillo-like Jazerant or brigandine form, with an upper gambeson under it, as well as the usual second gambeson under the mail.
D represents the appearance of the face of the brigandinewhen finished.
Opposing him is a foot soldier wielding a bastard sword and protecting himself with a small buckler; he wears a visored salade with camail and a gorget, a close-fitting brigandine over a hauberk of mail, and his arms are protected by plate.
Iune, one Geffrey Maltese, a renegado of Malta, ranne away to his countrey, and stole a Brigandine which the king had builded for to take the Christians withall, and carried with him twelue Christians more which were the kings captiues.
At the time wherein they sought to depart from thence, the cable of the anker of the Gouernours brigandine brake, and the anker remained in the Riuer.
Hauing left this brigandine they went to another, and fought with it halfe an houre; and so from one to another they fought with them all.
They came first to that brigandine wherein Calderon went for Captaine, and was in the rereward: and at the first volie of arrowes they wounded 25.
Those which came after, assoone as they saw Calderon come to an anchor with his brigandine in the Riuer, presently went thither, and came into the hauen.
Those that were vnarmed, seeing how they hurt them, left their oares and went vnder the deck: whereupon the brigandine began to crosse, and to goe where the current of the streame carried it.
Euerie brigandine towed a canoe fastened to their sternes for their particular seruice.
Foure Spaniards fled to the brigandine that was neerest to the canoes; and only these escaped of those that came among the Indians.
The Indians came no neerer then a bowshot, from whence they offended and were not offended, receiuing no hurt: for in euerybrigandine was but one crossebow, and those which wee had were very much out of order.
Part of a Chinese 'Brigandine Jacket' of cotton, quilted, with enclosed plates of metal.
I hang bow on nail and change my brigandine for a tunic, I might do worse than take over the dame and her business.
And those of the brigandine sought not to land, but put themselues to sea, and returned to the Island of Cuba.
But because the ship was not bigge enough to receiue vs all, some thought good to build the Brigandine two deckes higher, which our mutinous souldiers had brought backe, and that 25 men should hazard themselues to passe therein into France.
Edwin bowed his modest head; and having suffered a balsam to be poured into his wound, braced his brigandine over his breast; and was again at the side of his friend, just as he had joined Kirkpatrick before the citadel.
But not," returned Monteith, "till I have disengaged you from your wet garments, and preserved your arms and brigandine from the rust of this night.
Concluding that something alarming must have happened, he threw on his brigandine and plaid, and entered the apartments of the governor.
But Francesco's quilted brigandine had stood the test of steel, and the point of that assassin's dagger glanced harmlessly aside, doing no worse hurt than a rent in the silk surface of the garment.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "brigandine" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
