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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText>I have just had a crossbow nut from London, which is fairly similar to the Urquhart castle example. The London example is from a context dated to the early 15<sup>th</sup> century. The following may also be of use and can be found on Google Books: <a href="http://books.google.com/">http://books.google.com</a>:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText>Payne Gallwey, R, 1903 (reprinted 2007) <i>The Crossbow: its military and sporting history, construction and use</i>, Skyhorse Publishing, New York <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoBodyText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoBodyText>All the best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoBodyText>Jackie<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><DIV align=left>
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<P><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>Jackie Keily<BR>Curator<BR>Museum of London<BR>150 London Wall<BR>London EC2Y 5HN<BR>Tel:
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<P>Don’t miss our special exhibitions and events:<BR><A title=""
href="http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/cheapside"><STRONG>The Cheapside Hoard:
London’s Lost Jewels</STRONG></A>, Museum of London (Open now until 27
April 2014) <BR><A title=""
href="http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/grotto"><STRONG>Victorian Santa's
Grotto</STRONG></A>, Museum of London Docklands (14-23 December 2013)</P>
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