an ancient weapon, formerly much used by the cavalry of all nations. It was commonly made of iron; its figure much resembles a chocolate mill; many specimens may be seen in the Tower. It was with one of these that Walworth mayor of London knocked the rebel Wat Tyler from off his horse in Smithfield for approaching the young King Richard II. in an insolent manner; and as he fell he dispatched him with his dagger. The mace in modern times changed its form; and being no longer a war instrument, is made of copper or silver gilt, ornamented with a crown, globe, and crofs, and is now the chief insignia of authority throughout Great Britain. Similar to the ancient maces, were those flaves at the end of which iron or leaden balls armed with spikes were suspended by chains: they were formerly carried by the pioneers of the trained-bands or militia of London.

in the Materia Medica, the second coat or covering of the kernel of the nutmeg, is a thin, membranaceous substance, of a yellowish colour; being met with in flakes of an inch or more in length, which are divided into a multitude of ramifications. It is of an extremely fragrant, aromatic, and agreeable flavour; and of a pleasant, but acrid oleaginous taste. See MATERIA MEDICA Index.