THE ECCLESIASTICAL SEALS OF CORNWALL. 39 



as in his brother's, the border was divided at the upper part, by 

 the nimbus. The legend is : — 



SIGIL • GEOEGII • HALL- 

 AECHIDLiC • COENVBI^. {See Plate.) 

 Several others are preserved, but space fails for a description 

 of them all. The latest have the legends in English. 



Until 1715, the time of Launcelot Blackburne (afterwards 

 Bishop), the dragon's head was to the sinister. On his and 

 subsequent seals it appears to the dexter. 



John Sleech's was the last to shew the nimbus. His successors 

 have all omitted the cross from the brow and the halo from the 

 head of the archangel. 



A description of their seals will now be given, the size of al 

 being the same, viz. : two and a quarter by rather more than 

 one and three quarter inches. 

 Moore's, 1788, — Silver matrix. Legend, 



►i^ THE • SEAL • OF • GEOEOE • MOORE • 

 AECHDEACON • OP • CORNWALL. 

 This surrounds the usual group and the shield 

 of personal arms : — " Sable a swan argent, 

 within a bordure engrailed or." The back of 

 the seal is plain and flat. 

 Short's, 1807, — Silver matrix, similar form and device substi- 

 tuting the name WILLIAM • SHORT,- and the 

 arms "Gules, a grifhn segreant, a chief erm : 

 differenced with a crescent." The back of the 

 seal is plain with the exception of the Hall-mark. 



Bull's, 1826, — Only wafer impressions found. Similar device 

 and form of words. Name given as JOHN * 

 BULL -D-D- Arms on shield, illegible. 



Sheepshanks' s, 1826, — Bronze matrix. Device and words as 

 before, except name thus given, 



JOHN • SHEEPSHANKS- A-M- 

 and arms : — " Azure a chevron erm : between 

 three roses in chief and a sheep passant in base." 

 The seal is thick. On the back the position of 

 the seal is indicated by cross lines through the 

 centre at right angles, and the letter T at the 

 top. This seal gave place to the following 



