Heraldry, historical and popular (1864) (14740588616)

Identifier: heraldryhistoric01bout (find matches)
Title: Heraldry, historical and popular
Year: 1864 (1860s)
Authors: Boutell, Charles, 1812-1877
Subjects: Heraldry
Publisher: London, Bentley
Contributing Library: Duke University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Duke University Libraries



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ncef for Cromwell, sa., a lion rampt. guard, arg.: with thesearms the Protector assumed as Supporters the Croicned Lion ofEngland with a Sea-horse; and he also borrowed the Helm,Crown, Crest, and Mantling, from the Eoyal Seals. Below hisShield is the motto, Pax. Qu.EnixuR. bello. ; and the circum-scribing Legend is, Olivarius: Dei: gra: Beipiib: Anglice : Scotice :et: HiberncB : d;c.: Protector. This Seal was engraved with muchdelicacy, in the heraldic feeling of his time, by Thomas Simox. The Great Seals of several other personages of importance inthe mediaeval history of England abound in heraldic accessoriesand devices; amongst them, as an example of the greatest in-terest, I may specify the Great Seal of John of Ghent, as Kingof Castile. The Great Seal of Thomas, second Earl of Lancaster,is a very noble work. On his own helm and on the head of hischarger, the Prince displays a dragon as his crest, No. 524, ,v XXIV ;KAI. or WILMAM DF. ROTvfARK. EARL OK LINCOliN llJS ^.l^\> jjoro
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SEALS. 403 PI. XXXV. The Counter-Seal is also large and very fine. Theshield is differenced with a label of five points of France,and on either side of it there is a dragon. The Great Seal ofThomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, is another fine ex-ample of its class. The practice prevalent with the early seal-engiavers to intro-duce some figure or figures of animals, all of them withoxit doubtBadges, on each side of either the Shield or the Crest, I havealready stated to be in all probability instmmental in intro-ducing regular Supporters as accessories of Achievements of Arms(see p. 277); and I have also referred to many fine and interest-ing examples of early Seals. It will be necessaiy for me hereto adduce only a few other examples in further illustration ofthe Heraldry of Seals. No. 009, PI. XLV., is copied fromMr. Planches enlarged representation of the shield of WilliamDE RoMARE III., Earl of LiNCOLJf, who died as early as 1198.This shield is held by the Earl, armed in mail,