Handbook of heraldry : with instructions for tracing pedigrees and deciphering ancient mss. : rules for the appointment of liveries, &c (1882)
Cussans, John Edwin, 1837-1899 · London : Chatto & Windus · leaf 155
Merchants Marks.—Figs. 296, 297, 298. Leaden seals, similar to those here engraved, are fre-quently found in and around Hitchin. These seals are 148 HANDBOOK OF HERALDRY. … Fig. 300. the founder identical with the plomhs of Continental Custom-houses, and were so affixed to bales of wool, and other merchandise, that it was impossible to open the packages without breaking the seal or cutting the string by which it was fastened. Occasionally, we find examples of…
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