This ring appears to be both a memento mori ring, which reminds the wearer that she or he must die, and a marriage ring. On the reverse of the bezel are the initials 'ML' connected by a true lover's knot.
The second inscription, 'RATHER DEATH THAN FALS FAYTH', runs round the edge. The bezel (head) of this ring is enamelled in white with a death's head surrounded by the inscription 'BE HOLD THE ENDE'.
