. The Herald and genealogist. THE OLD OFFICIAL HERALDRY OF DURHAM. 137 1385-6, as if Laton (slierifF 1381-1384) was reinstated after Tho-mas de Boynton, 1385, between him and William de Bowes, whowas appointed 29 Apr. 5 Fordham. The next bishop of Durham, Thomas de Hatfield, carriedmatters much further. The episcopal seal, which under Buryhad arrived at unequalled beauty and truth of portraiture, lostthe episcopal effigy. The new chancery seal was replaced by acoarse imitation of the royal seals of England, with the bishoparmed, on horseback, in his feudal aspect, on the obverse, and inpontifi
. The Herald and genealogist. THE OLD OFFICIAL HERALDRY OF DURHAM. 137 1385-6, as if Laton (slierifF 1381-1384) was reinstated after Tho-mas de Boynton, 1385, between him and William de Bowes, whowas appointed 29 Apr. 5 Fordham. The next bishop of Durham, Thomas de Hatfield, carriedmatters much further. The episcopal seal, which under Buryhad arrived at unequalled beauty and truth of portraiture, lostthe episcopal effigy. The new chancery seal was replaced by acoarse imitation of the royal seals of England, with the bishoparmed, on horseback, in his feudal aspect, on the obverse, and inpontificalibus, seated (as Bek only had been before, and that onlyon an episcopal seal,) on the reverse. And the saintly counter-seal, of \^esical shape became a circular privy seal with armorialbearings. Burys coronet never disappeared. It surrounds Hat-fields and Fordhams mitres on the obverses of their palatine the shrinekeepers account of 1383 (two years after Bishop Hat-fields death) two lines have been erased, and the
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