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Robert Donne, Esq., who gave it to us at Odcornbe, Somerset- 

 shire. This is a shield or coat of arms, evidently from a bottle 

 like those previously described. It, too, is of the actual size, 

 and doubtless belonged to the same kind of stamped bottles as 

 those from Thornford and Clifton May bank. 



FIG. 4. COAT OF ARMS FROM ODCOMBE (ACTUAL SIZE). 



This differs from the others in depicting not merely the crest 

 but the coat, and we would say, with regard to this and the 

 previous examples, that, having sent copies of them to W. J. 

 Bernhard Smith, Esq., of the Temple, we have much pleasure in 

 quoting his remarks upon them. He says, with regard to figs. 

 1 and 2 : " The crest you sent me, a falcon on a cap of main- 

 tenance, is borne by the Earl of Roscommon. I do not know 

 the arms No. 4. They appear to be an inescutcJieon, between 

 three animals that look like lambs, two and one*. The custom 

 of impressing heraldic bearings on the glass of wine bottles still 

 exists. The Middle Temple have their badge of the Agnus Dei 

 on their port bottles, and the Inner Temple still, I believe, sport 

 their Pegasus. I fancy some of the city corporations do the 

 same." 



Now, although we have not determined the heraldry of Nos. 

 1 and 4, we yet know, with regard to No. 3, to whom it be- 

 longed, and from them collectively we infer that it was the 



* Since the above was in print \vc have received the following communication from 

 Mr. Smith : " I think the bearings of No. 2 may be three Holy Lambs ; these argent 

 on a field gules are those of Rowc, of Launceston, Devon. The inescutcheon, if it 

 be one, would be from marriage with an heiress. B.S." 



