much older date.
Tomb of the Butler family.
The sword also is of the antique form, resembling the swords of the twelfth century found in Ireland, the distinguishing marks of which are a large pommel and small handle. This tomb was erected, according to the inscription, by Thomas Butler, Lord Cahir, and Elen his wife, about the middle of the sixteenth century, but the date is unfortunately in part obliterated. The inscription commemorates also the ancestors of Thomas Butler, commencing with James Galdri, or the Englishman, who died in 1431.
Amongst the numerous matrices of official and personal seals, communicated on various occasions, may be noticed the following, now in the possession of Colonel Barne, of Sotterley Park. Two leaden matrices, of pointed oval form, one of them bearing a fleur-de-lys, with the legend, ✠ SIGILL' WILL'I MOLENDINARII. A brass lozenge-shaped matrix, with a regal head issuant from a ship, as the principal device; on either side of the head a star, above it a star within a crescent. Legend, ✠ Sigillum balliuorum de donewico. Date, the time of Edward III. A circular seal, apparently Flemish, upon which was represented an ecclesiastic, kneeling before the Blessed Virgin and infant Saviour, with the following legend, ✠ S' G P'PITI ЄCCЄ PPEND' (ET) DЄBЄQ'GN'. A round privy seal, bearing the Holy Lamb; legend, ✠ SIGILLVM: SЄCRЄTI. These interesting seals were all found at Dunwich, in Suffolk, and were kindly sent for examination by Miss Gascoyne.
We regret that the difficulty of engraving the numerous illustrations required for many communications of interest received during the last quarter, obliges us to defer them until the next number.
