ls sur-vives unto the present time, with regard to the Great Seal of England.On the accession of a monarch to the throne, he strikes the seal ofhis predecessor with a hammer ; it is then declared to be broken, andbecomes the perquisite of the Lord Chancellor. - The Latin word signuui was used… … Fic 24 Handbook of Heraldry The floor of the guard chamber in the Abbaye auxHomines^ at Caen—founded in the year 1064—is partly pavedwith tiles bearing armorial devices, which fact several writershave adduced as a proof that Heraldry was understood andpractised at that early period ; but,…
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