EPISCOPAL SEALS. 95 
Counter Seal. Small pointed Oval, 13 x 4. 
Our Lady half length, with clouds below; the Holy 
Child on left arm. 
+AVE MARIA GRACIA | PLENA DOMINUS TECUM. 
From green wax seal appended to an appropriation by Gallfridus 
(de Muschamp) Bishop of Coventry, to the Prior and Canons of 
Orbury (Edrbury or Ardbury, in Warwickshire), of the Church of 
Chelverdecote (Chilvers Cotton, Warwickshire). Witness, Master 
Thos. Foliot, M. Nicholas de Weston, Nicholas the chamberlain, 
and others. In British Museum, Add. Ch. No. 21, 422. 
WALTER GREY, 1210-1215, Lord Chancellor, translated to 
Worcester and thence to York. I have no seal. 
There is no example known of his Worcester seal, but 
the York seal is a fine seal, with Counter seal. 
WILLIAM DE CORNHILL, 1215-1223. 
Pointed Oval. Seal of Dignity. 
The Bishop full length, fully vested. Right hand 
raised in benediction, in left hand has been a 
pastoral staff. Standing on corble. 
SIGILLV....+ GRACIA...... [foeecre RENSIS...SCOPVS. 
Counter seal. Pointed Oval, 2 + 13. 
Our Lady half length, with the Holy Child on left 
arm; in the lower half of seal, under a trefoil canopy, 
the Bishop, half length, holding a book. 
+ SZS: ROGO FILI TE.GU f ILLO DUX VIA, VITE. 
This seal is appended to Charter by William, Bishop of Coventry, 
appropriating the Church of Ormskirk to the Priory of Burscough 
(Burgescho), Record Office. Duchy of Lancaster Ancient Charters, 
Box A, No. 381. 
ALEXANDER STAVENBY, 1224-1238. 
Imperfect Pointed Oval, 2% x 12. Seal of Dignity. 
Bishop full length and fully vested. Right hand raised 
in benediction, left hand grasping a crosier. In the 
field on either side, in cusped openings, are two 
