44 Notes on the Corporation Plate and Insignia of Wiltshire. 



chief three pellets. The legend is : — 



" SIGIL . COM . ALDRI . ET . BVRGEN . BVRGI . DE . MALMESBVRY 



IN . COJV1 . WBLTS." 



No. 2 is circular. The matrix of brass 2 ^ in. in diameter? 



with lignum vitse handle. The device as in No. 1, except that the 



three raised pellets are in the sinister chief. The legend is : — 



," SIGIL . COM . ALDRI. BVRGEN . BVRG1 . DE .MALMESBVRY 

 m . COm . WILTS . 1615." 



No. 3. 1 in. in diameter. The device is a reduced copy of 

 that of No. 2. The date may he early seventeenth century. The 

 legend runs : — - 



"SIGIL . COM . ALDRI . ET . CAPITAL. BVRGEN . BVRGI . DE 



MALMESBVRY," 



No. 4 is smaller and has a circular brass head 1 fin. in diameter, 

 with lignum vitse handle. The device the same as on Nos. 1 and 2. 

 The legend is : — 



"SSGIL . COM . ALDRI . ET . BVRGEN . BVRGI . DE . MALMESBVRY 



m . com . wilts 55 



There seem to be no other articles of plate belonging to the 

 corporation. 



MABLBOBOUGrH. 



The first charter was granted by John, 1205, and confirmed by 

 Hen. III. and others down to Elizabeth. In 1577 she granted a 

 new charter which continued in force until 1835. Under this 

 , charter the corporation consisted of a mayor, an indefinite number 

 of burgesses, with two justices, town clerk, chamberlain, two 

 sergeants-at-mace, &e. 



The present corporation consists of the mayor, four aldermen, and 

 twelve councillors. The mayors and ex-mayors wear black cloth 

 gowns with black velvet facings. 



The Maces. These are a very handsome silver-gilt pair of 

 Maundy's Commonwealth type, measuring 40in. The bowl of the 



