Bevor
The armour plate at the throat was called a bevor. This again comes from the French language
and means 'to dribble' probably because when closed, the knight's breath and sweat would condense on the inside and run down to appear
on the front of the cuirass.
A bevor was an important but problematic piece. Commanders of armies or units would need to be
heard to give orders and this can muffle the voice. Quite often commanders would leave off their bevor, or open it at an opportune
moment to take on necessary water. An arrow to the throat when opening his bevor killed Lord Clifford at the Battle of Ferrybridge. And
the following day, at the Battle of Towton, Lord Dacre was likewise killed by an arrow when he'd lowered his bevour whilst drinking
water! The lesson would be...'remove your bevor at your peril'.
