Memorials of old north Wales . 1810, and he pre-sented a fine silver soup tureen, of 1776—^7, to Jesus Relics, Civic Plate, Regalia, Etc. 239 College, Oxford, where he was educated, and where hisportrait may also be seen. Carnarvon. The matrix of the fine old seal of Carnarvon bears thearms of Edward II. as Prince of Wales, above which is aneagle from the arms of Sir Otho de Grandison, diameter is 2f inches. The legend is )i^ s COMVNITATIS VILLE d KARNARVAN. Carnarvon Seal. The two plain silver maces, 30 inches long, are in-scribed : — T/ie Gift of Captain George Twisleton of Ilyar
Memorials of old north Wales . 1810, and he pre-sented a fine silver soup tureen, of 1776—^7, to Jesus Relics, Civic Plate, Regalia, Etc. 239 College, Oxford, where he was educated, and where hisportrait may also be seen. Carnarvon. The matrix of the fine old seal of Carnarvon bears thearms of Edward II. as Prince of Wales, above which is aneagle from the arms of Sir Otho de Grandison, diameter is 2f inches. The legend is )i^ s COMVNITATIS VILLE d KARNARVAN. Carnarvon Seal. The two plain silver maces, 30 inches long, are in-scribed : — T/ie Gift of Captain George Twisleton of IlyarEsq^ To the Ancient And Loyal Corporation of Carnarvan1718. The donors arms and the modern arms ofCarnarvon are engraved on the heads. The maces bearthe marks of Richard Richardson of Chester, who made 240 Memorials of North Wales the silver oar of Beaumaris. One mace also bears a mark, NW, with a star below. Criccieth. The matrix of a seal which was found at Trawsfynydd,and presented to the British Museum by the Hate Criccieth Seal. R. H. Wood, is probably the original seal of Criccieth,which was made a municipal borough in 1284-85. Thebronze seal is circular, lil. inches in diameter, with a loopon the back, and bears for device a triple-towered castlestanding in a ship, and surmounted by a dragon and aman blowing a horn. The legend is ^ *:2; ctomvwa aei aRVKiw IN WAV.^: It appears to belong to the latter half of the 13th century,and is similar in design and lettering to the seal ofHarlech. ^ Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries^ xviii. 19-
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