each side, thought it an ornament to fill up thespaces with vine-branches, garbs, trees, lions, wiverns, orsome other animal, according to their fancy. This is, Ithink, the most probable hypothesis ; for in some earlyimpressions of seals, the Arms are flanked by Supporters,which in subsequent seals… … Fis collection of ancient seals, the student cannot fail to bestruck by the frequent occurrence of creatures resemblingWyverns as Supporters. Now, if these figures were of anymaterial importance to the Achievement, those who adoptedthem would certainly not have exhibited such extraordinarypaucity…
Heraldry
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