By the Rev. E. E. Goddard. 



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The upper " locket " of the scabbard bears on one side the borough 

 arms, gules a chevron between three lozenges argent^ and on the other 

 side the arms of John Attersol, 1 and 4, argent a cross jlorij between 

 four mullets ; 2 and 3, or on a bend wavy cotised three crosses. Crest, 

 a ducal coronet transfixed with three spears (?) two in sallire and one 

 in pale. Motto, Suivez la gloire. 



The middle locket has the arms and crest of James Kibblewhite, 

 in fess three ialbot's heads erased, in base a rose, on a chief as many 

 roses. Crest, a talbot's head erased charged with a rose as in the arms. 

 Motto, Mens Rrudens propositi tenax. 2 



The lower locket has only engraved leaf ornament. 



The Seals, although known to have been in existence within 

 living memory, had disappeared for many years until in March, 

 1893, one of them, with a steel head slightly oval in shape, measuring 

 lin x fin. in diameter, with an ivory moulded handle 2fin. in 

 height, turned up amongst a lot of sundries in the sale of the effects 

 of an old inhabitant named Wiggins, and was bought by Mr. E. C. 

 Trepplin. It bears a shield of the borough arms with very slight 

 moulding, and the legend : — 



"MINOR • SIGILLVM ■ WOOTTON • BASSETT • ALS • WOOTTON 



VET US." 



On the neck of the head is inscribed : — 



"Ex dono Prenobil. L. Comitis Rochester 1682." 3 



1 The shield of the borough arms differs from the Hyde arms from which it is 

 taken in the tinctures. 



2 James Kibblewhite was of a family long connected with North Wilts. His 

 father was a basket-maker at Lydiard Millicent. He began life as an office-boy 

 in the office of Mr. Bradford, solicitor, of Swindon, worked his way up, became 

 an attorney in Gray's Inn, made money, was one of the founders of the Medical, 

 Clerical, and General Life Assurance Company, in whose board-room his portrait 

 hangs, and died leaving property worth some £60,000. For this and other 

 information as to Wootton Bassett I am indebted to Mr. W. F. Parsons, of 

 Hunt's Mill. 



3 The donor was Lawrence Hyde, second son of Edward, Earl of Clarendon, 

 M.P. for the borough from 1679 to 168 L, when he was created Baron of Wootton 

 Bassett and Viscount Hyde, of Kenilworth. Earl of Rochester in 16S2. Died, 

 1711, after holding many high offices of State. 



