spetum

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Two of the Duchy tenants carrying the halbert and spetum as they used to appear when the market proclamation was read.

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  • Two of the Duchy tenants carrying the halbert and spetum as they used to appear when the market proclamation was read. —  The Evolution of an English Town
  • On market mornings the Steward of the Duchy armed with a sword in a richly gilt scabbard would repair to the castle on horseback, where he would be joined by two freeholders of Duchy land, also mounted; one carrying the antique halbert and the other the spetum that are now preserved in a solicitor's office in Eastgate. [ —  The Evolution of an English Town
 

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