THE COMMON SEALS OF CORNWALL. 285 
Croggon. Circular, 1# in. diam. Device: a two-arched bridge 
over ariver. On the bridge, the masonry of which is distinctly 
marked, an escutcheon with the Duchy arms, a lion rampant within 
a border bezanty. On the right the road over the bridge is shown ; 
on the left bank of the river a tree. Legend: * SIGILLVM: 
MAIORIS. & BVRGENSIVM: BVRGE. DE GRANDPONT. 
ALS: PONSMVR. The bridge of course refers to the assumed 
derivation of the name of the town from Grand Pont. The intro- 
duction of the Duchy lion bears out both Willis’s and Camden’s 
statements, so far as they agree, that is, in attributing the enfran- 
chisement to an Karl of Cornwall.* 
HELSTON. 
BorouGu. — Helston has returned representatives to Parlia- 
ment since the 23rd Kd. I. It was made a municipality by Eliza- 
beth. The present seal, which is circular, 1-9, in. diameter, has 
for its device, St. Michael killing the dragon, on the battlements 
of a castle, or it may be, church (Helston church being dedicated 
to the archangel). Michael has on his arm a shield charged with 
three lions. Legend: THE SEAL OF THE BOROUGH OF 
HELLESTON. Lysons [ Cornwall” cxxxvi] figures an older 
seal with the same device, but with the legend [black letter] :° 
SIGILLVM COMVNITATIS VILLE DE HELLESTONE BURGTH. 
LAUNCESTON. 
BorouGu.—This ancient town, though not incorporated until 
1555, has sent representatives to Parliament from 23rd Edward 
I. ‘The present seal is circular, and contains simply the arms of 
the town, with no legend. In the latter respect the modern seal 
of Truro is the only one in Cornwall that resembles it. The arms 
are: Gules, a triple circular tower in pyramidal form or, the first 
battlements surmounted by cannon of the last. A border azure, 
charged with eight towers domed, ar. Crest in a ducal coronet 
or, alion’s head gules, between two ostrich feathers argent.t Browne 
Willist terms the towers on the border, tents. There are imper- 
fect impressions of older seals in the Museum of the Royal Insti- 
The MUR in Ponsmvyr are conjoined, 
Berry’s ‘“‘ Encyclopedia Heraldica.” 
“ Notitia” vy, iil, p. 7. 
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