THE COMMON SEALS OF CORNWALL. 291 
ST. IVES. 
BoroucH.—The canting arms of St. Ives are “an ivy branch 
overspreading the whole field vert ;” and this forms the device on 
the seal, borne upon an escutcheon. ‘The seal is circular, 13 in. 
diameter; and the legend * SIGILLVM. BVRGI: Sr. IVES.- 
IN. COM: CORNVB: 1690. The borough was first represented 
in the reign of Mary, but incorporated by Charles I. 
ST. MAWES. 
The borough of St. Mawes was distinguished for having 
neither market, church, chapel, nor corporation. Its portreeve 
however was commonly dignified by the title of Mayor, and it had 
both arms and a seal. It sent members from the 5th of Elizabeth 
until 1832. The seal is circular, 24 in. diameter, and bears on 
an escutcheon in the field, the arms of the borough: azure, a 
bend lozengy or, between a tower in sinister chief ar, and a ship 
with three masts and sails furled in dexter base, of the second. 
Legend §— COMMVNE. SIGILLVM. BURGI. DE. St. 
MAWES. ALs. MAVDITT. 
ST. MICHAEL'S MOUNT. 
Priory.—The seal of Richard Auncell prior from 1388 to 
1412 bore a device, St. Michael transfixing the dragon [‘Monas- 
ticon,” p. 29]. It was discovered in Exeter about 30 years ago. 
STANNARIES. 
Carew [“Survey,” p. 17], says that the ancient seal of the 
tinners bore an axe and shovel in saltire; but his reference is the 
only trace of its existence. In 1842, however, a leaden bulla 
was found in a field at Lee Down, Bath, which turned out to be a 
seal of the tinners of Cornwall, certainly not of a later date than 
the earlier half of the 14th century. The impressions on both 
sides are alike. On a diapered ground are a man working with 
a pick, and another with a shovell. Between them appears a lion’s 
head which has been said to have been introduced as typical of 
running water necessary to the stream works. I would suggest 
however that it rather refers to the arms—the lion rampant—at 
first of the earldom and then of the Duchy. Legend }& SV’. 
COMVNITATIS. STANGNATORVM. CORNVBIE. There is 
an electrotype of this highly interesting seal in the Museum of 
