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name of the personage for whom the Psalter was executed, " Dom. 

 Galfridus Louterell me fieri fecit." Before this appears the 

 miniature already referred to of a magnificent knight bearing the 

 arms of the Louterells. It seems probable that the picture repre- 

 sents Sir Geoffry Louterell of Irnham and Agnes his wife, one of 

 their daughters-in-law, either Beatrix or Constantia. A large 

 number of the miniatures represent sports and pastimes, domestic 

 scenes and husbandry, some depicted seriously, others humorously, 

 and intermingled with religious scenes taken from the Scriptures. 

 Lord William Howard, of Naworth, younger son of Thomas Duke 

 of Norfolk, better known as " Belted Will," added this Psalter to 

 his valuable collection of books. From him it passed to the 

 Widdrington's, with whom they were in alliance. Through their 

 daughter, Lady Charlton, who became the mother of Lady Shire- 

 burn, the Psalter became the property of Sir Nicholas Shireburn, 

 of Stonyhurst. On the death of Mary, Duchess of Norfolk, 

 daughter and heir of Sir Nicholas Shireburn, the Louterell Psalter 

 passed with the Shireburn property to the family of Weld, of 

 Lulworth Castle. 



In addition to this there are several other works of considerable 

 interest. A missal of the 14th (1) century, which is also very 

 beautifully illuminated, a Prayer Book in black letter, a breviary in 

 MS., and an Old and New Testament in black letter of early date 

 in the version of St. Jerome. 



The original seal of the Order of the Cistertians, which is at 

 Lulworth, is not without interest. The Cistertian Order was 

 founded in France in the year 1098. Amongst the first 20 Monks 

 were two Englishmen, who received their education at Sherborne 

 Monastery, in Dorsetshire, and who became second and third 

 abbots. They came in 1128 to England, and it is presumed that 

 this seal is about that date. The seal of William Weld, the direct 

 ancestor of the present family, who was High Sheriff of London in 

 1352, and who built, it is said, Aldgate, is at Lulworth, and may 

 have some interest for antiquarians. 



