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reins. The helmet is ensigned with the Royal Crown. 

 Three very long and three short feathers fly back- 

 wards from the King's helmet. The horse's neck is 

 protected at the back by plates, and on its head is a 

 plume of feathers. The horse wears a stiff caparison 

 as in the seal of James I., but more limited in dimen- 

 sions. On the caparison covering the hind quarter 

 are the Royal arms encircled with an inscribed 

 Garter, and ensigned with a Crown. In the lower 

 border of the caparison thistles and roses are placed 

 alternately at a small distance apart, above a short 

 fringe. The reins are very wide and much orna- 

 mented ; the part w^hich is seen in front is escalloped, 

 having four pendants, each pendant being made to 

 represent a rose with a tassel hanging from it. The 

 tail is in three distinct waves. In base is a greyhound 

 collared and current to the left. The field is diapered 

 with interlacing ovals, in which appear roses and 

 thistles alternately. The legend begins with a rose, 

 which is repeated between the words and is also 

 placed after the last word. Between the first and 

 last rose is a fleur-de-lis." Legend : — ■ 



Carolus . Dei . Gratia . Magn.e . Britannl^ . 

 Fraxcle et Hiberni.e . Rex Fidei . Defensor, &c. 



SECOND COUNTERSEAL. 



Period of use 1627 to 1640. 



"The King on horseback, galloping to the left, 

 in complete armour, the helmet open showing the 

 features very characteristically rendered, holding in 

 the right hand a sword which passes above the 

 helmet, and the point of which touches the outer 

 border ; the left hand holds the reins ; on the left is 

 a small shield covering the elbow and the lower part 

 of the body. Two very large feathers sweep back- 

 wards from the helmet and two smaller ones rise to 

 the outer border above. The right hand, the sword, 

 and part of the helmet, break across the inner border 



