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oil the outside of the church, reared up against the south wall. This figure is, apparently, of much earlier date than the knight *.
By Mil. Jabez Allies, F.S.A. — Impressions from a British coin of gold, found in 1848, at Hallaton, Leicestershire. On one side appears a horse galloping to the right, a wheel below ; Rev., a cruciform ornament. Also an impression of a small circular matrix, found in the Rectory garden at Kirkby Mallory in 1845; the device, a pelican brooding over her nest: — ►J< SVM PELICANVS.
By Mr. C. C. Babington. — Impression from a pointed-oval matrix, found in the gardens adjoining to the St. Neot's Road, near Cambridge. The Virgin and Child under a trcfoiled niche ; on either side below, a Saint standing; at the base a demi figure, suppliant, t^ DOCE (or VOCE) PIA VIRGO PETRE RESOLVE. Early 14th century.
By Mr. William W. E. Wynne. — Impressions of several interesting seals. 1. Ancient seal of the corporation of Harlech, from a cast of an impression attached to a deed at Porkington ; the matrix supposed to be lost. The device is a tower : — >h SIGILLV : COMMVNE : DE : HARDLECH. 2. Silver matrix in the possession of Mrs. Lloyd, of Rhagatt : — The Vii-gin and Child, a kneehng figure before her, with a scroll inscribed, fHatcr titi mi&tv'r* mri ; a tree between the figures. 3. Seal of William le Banaster, found in May, 1843, at Caer Hen farm, co. Montgomery. *h ^' WivWtmS U Ssanastcr. 4. Cast from a small signet or privy seal, attached to a deed from Peter Stanley, Esq., sheriff of Merionethshire, to Jevan ap Rys, ap Jevan, ap Eignion, ancestor to the Wynne family, dated 1502. The device is a squirrel. 5. Seal of the Royalist Col. John Owen, afterwards Sir John Owen, from a silver matrix at Porkington. It exhibits a ship with three masts, to one of which is appended, like a sad, a scutcheon of arms, — quarterly ; one and four, a chevron between three lions rampant; two and three, three eagles displaved, in fess — lOHN • OWEN • COLL • VICE • ADMIRALL • NORTH • WALLIENSIS. 6. Seal of the Right Hon. Sir Wm. Williams, Bart., Speaker of the House of Commons in the reign of Charles II.
By Mr. Joseph Sulley, of Nottingham, — Impressions from five matrices of seals, of mixed metal, purchased at the Nevill Holt sale in 1848. A fine circular seal ; the device a double-headed eagle displayed : — ^ S. DE MADONNA PVLCHERIMA. Pointed oval seal, of a Prior (?) of the order of St. Anthony, of Vienne ; the device a half figure of St. Anthony, and beneath, a scutcheon of arms (a pale, between six fleurs de lys). The letter T, symbol of the saint, twice introduced over the scutcheon : —
- S. F. B'TIIOLOMEI • D' CHANEVI • P'. S'. ANT'. D'. V. ORDT.
VIAN'. Another seal, of the fifteenth century, representing a bishop, probably St. Augustine, standing under a canopy of tabernacle work, beneath which is seen a monk or friar kneeling: — >i* ^ : ©fBcii : p'oyi^ : coiuicitt. ©fir(?) otViS ' fc'm • i)e«mitar*. • S'ci. • augustini. The vai-ious hermits of the
- This figure has hecn attributed to St. Geriuanus, Bishop of Auxcrrc, who, with St. Lupus,
conquered the Pirts and Saxons near Mold, a. d. 420.
