238 On the Seals of the Bishops of Salisbury. 
of Portsmouth who has kindly presented me this and some other 
seals) is that of his mother’s family Delamere (two lions passant in 
pale), impaled with Roche (three roaches in pale), within a similar 
bordure. The legend is Stgtllu Recardt beauchamp Det gracea 
sarum eptscopt. Bishop Beauchamp is memorable amongst us as 
the builder of the hall, and I suppose of the tower also, at the east 
end of the Palace, and as the builder of the Chapel of St. George’s, 
Windsor. In recognition, it is said, of the latter work, which was 
executed after he became Dean in 1477 he received the Chancellorship 
of the Garter from Edward IV., for himself and his successors, 
Bishops of Salisbury. This dignity was taken away by Henry VIII. 
in 1522, and restored by Charles II. to Seth Ward in 1669, the 
vacancy by which he obtained actual possession occurring in 1671. 
The office was (somewhat unjustly, perhaps) separated from the see 
during the vacancy that occurred after Bishop Burgess’ death in 
1537, in order, it is said, to induce Bishop Bagot, of Oxford, to 
take charge of the county of Berkshire. 
(29) The seal of Lionel Wydville, 1482, shows a decided decay 
of art. Mr. Hope tells me that it is of foreign work. It is in- 
teresting as having a curious form apparently of the Royal arms, 
three ions passant, turned the wrong way, within a bordure covered 
with fleurs-de-lys. Whether this has anything to do with his office 
as Chancellor of the Garter, or was a coat granted him as brother- 
in-law of Edward IV., who married his sister Elizabeth; I must 
leave for more competent authorities to determine. Prince John 
of Eltham (I learn from my friend Mr. 8. T. Aveling’s very useful 
enlargement of Boutell’s Manual) bore a similar coat as son of 
Edward II. The sinister shield is effaced. 
(84) Lorenzo Campeggio in 1524 has a seal, which is unfortu- 
nately a good deal broken. The legend appears to contain reference 
to his being a cardinal presbyter of the Church of Rome. It may 
have been something of this form:—Sigtllum (laurentu sce. 
romane ecclte} pbhre [cardinalts et ept bonontensts et 
saresbiriensis. | 
Only two counterseals of this period have come into my hands, 
both of Robert Erghum, and both small gems. The first is the 
