Also in Sandford's Genealogical History, 1677.
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, seals with this shape are common enough, many of most beautiful execution, supported by cornucopiæ, fruit and flowers issuant therefrom; these extend from 1670 to 1700. We need only look at our Britannia's shield in a modern penny to see the same, adapted from that coin of Antoninus Pius where occurs the first representation of the figure of Britannia, A.D. 138.
No. 33.—The earliest I have noted is on the seal of Sir Thomas de Bikenore, Knt., attached to a charter, s.d., but about 1300; this is engraved Archæolog. Cantiana, vol. ii, p. 41.
It occurs upon the seals of the Counts of Flanders from 1403 to 1623 (Oliver Vredius); it also appears elsewhere in his work.
It is also on the tomb in Maidstone Church to John Wotton, 1417 (Arch. Cantiana, vol. i, p. 181).
It may be seen in the printer's mark of Richard Pynson, 1530.
I have also noticed No. 33 in one of Camden's grants, dated 2nd May, 1608, to James Master of East Landen, Kent: this is engraved Archæologia Cantiana, vol. v, p. 238.
No. 34 is, I think, chiefly restricted to foreign seals and engravings. I have not, so far, noticed an English example.