. The Archaeological journal. By Mr. Aluert Way.—Impressions from a palimpsest brass escut-cdieon, found, in a very decayed condition, amongst rubbish in the church-yard at Eetcliworth, Surrey. It may have been part of a sepulchralmemorial in that church, but no slab can at present be found to which itmay have been attached. The two faces of this plate are here more ancient, possibly engraved about the commencement of the XVthcentury, presents a merchants mark, composed of the letter H., termi-nating at top in two streamers, which cross so as to resemble a W. (Com-pare marks in
. The Archaeological journal. By Mr. Aluert Way.—Impressions from a palimpsest brass escut-cdieon, found, in a very decayed condition, amongst rubbish in the church-yard at Eetcliworth, Surrey. It may have been part of a sepulchralmemorial in that church, but no slab can at present be found to which itmay have been attached. The two faces of this plate are here more ancient, possibly engraved about the commencement of the XVthcentury, presents a merchants mark, composed of the letter H., termi-nating at top in two streamers, which cross so as to resemble a W. (Com-pare marks in Norfolk Archaeology, vol. iii. pi. vii. fig. 26, pi. ix, fig. 21,pi. x. figs. 2, 28.) The up-stroke is traversed by a bar terminating in across at one end, and at the other in a symbol of frequent occurrence inthese marks, which bears resemblance to the Arabic numeral 2. has given several examples in his collection of Norwich MerchantsMarks, in the Transactions of the Norfolk Archaeological Society, already. cited. In default of precise information regarding the origin and import ofthese devices, the suggestion may not be undeserving of notice thatnumerals appear occasionally to be combined with the initials and capricioussymbols of which they are composed. In many marks there occurs a 1 Nanfun, of Trethewell, Cornwall, ex-tinct in the reign of Henry VII., bore,So. a chevron, cr/n. between three wings, VOL. XII. arg. Another bearing was, a chevronbetween three gem-riuus. !!
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