and divide rhe commencement from ihe end of the 

 legend. The horse is entirely devoid of armour. 

 The saddle cloth is very small, and square. In base 

 is a greyhound collared and current to the left, and 

 underneath the horse is a view of London from the 

 South, showing the river Thames and London Bridge. 

 Shipping on the river below London Bridge is seen 

 between the hind legs of the horse. The hills to the 

 North of London are represented as of mountainous 

 height. The hind hoof breaks into the legend." 



Carolus . Dei . Gratia . Anglic . Scotia . 

 Francis . et . Hibernle . Rex . Fidei . Defensor. 

 " The style of the King, which in the First Seal of 

 his reign was ' Rex Magna Brittanniae ' is now ' Rex 

 Angliae Scotiae,' &c." 



From the year 1 200 downwards very 

 many seals have borne the device of a horse, 

 and invariably one of the Great Horse type. 



FROM THE COM iMON WEALTH TO WILLIAM IIL S 



TLME. 



During the Commonwealth (1649-1659) 

 three seals were in use, each of which shows 

 on the reverse side a Great Horse of well 

 defined character. To prove the use of the 

 breed at this period we may, however, take 

 evidence from Vandyke, whose equestrian 

 portrait of Oliver Cromwell, in the heroic 

 attitude orthodox for so many generations, is 

 here reproduced. The charger upon which 

 the Protector, partially clad in armour, is 



