The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine Volume 8 (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: IN MIX TEMPORARY MUSEUM IN THE TOWN-HALL, MALMESBURT, August 5th, 6th, and 7th, 1862. Those marked with an Asterisk have been presented to the Society. By the Corporation Op Malmesbttry :? The four silver Maces of the Borough, two bearing the arms of James I., and the other the arms and initials of Queen Anne. Impressions from the three Borough Seals. The larger of these, which is more than two inches in diameter, is engraved in Moffatt's " Malmesbury," p. 97, and also in the recent edition of Aubrey's "Wiltshire Collections," by the Rev. J. E. Jackson, Plate xxiii., No. 368. It bears the Arms of the Borough, and the legend, " SIQ1LL. COST. ALDRT. BURGEN. BURGI. DE. MALMESBURT. IN, COM. WILTS. 1615." The second Seal is somewhat smaller and bears the same Arms with the legend slightly varied?" Sigill. Com. Aldri. Et. Bvrgen. Bvrgi. De Malmesbvuy. In. Com. Wilts." The third, a still smaller Seal is inscribed?" Sigil. Com. Aldri. Et. Capital. Bvrgen Bvbgi. De. Halmes- Bvrt." Moffatt (p. 132) mentions an earlier Seal, in use temp. Queen Mary, with the legend?"Commun' sigill' Burg' de Malmesbury." By P. Afdlet Lovell, Esq., Colepark:? Small bracket shaft of oarved oak (15th century) terminating in a mitred head of a Bishop or Abbot, and apparently one of the supports of a roof or fireplace. By R. Hhnoerfohd Pollen, Esa., Rodbourne:? Small bronze figure of a knight on horseback, in the armour of the 14th century. By W. H. Cresswell, Esq., Sheriton Pinckney:? A collection of stuffed birds, nearly 40 in number, including many rare Wiltshire specimens. Betrothal ring, temp. Charles I., found in Pinckney Park. It consists of two separate rings, which when placed together exhibit two joined hands each enclosing a small representation of a skeleton. Motto,...