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gentleman, with the date May, 1613 — the arms are nearly ob- 
literated, but appear to be — two pales, in base a mount, on a chief 
an annulet between two frets. This coat unfortunately must remain 
for the present unidentified. 
Jonathan Sparke sealed, in 1669, with his well-known coat — 
chequy (or and vert), a bend erm., crest from a crest coronet (or) 
a demi panther ramp. gard. (arg. spotted gu. az., fire issuing from 
the ears and mouth ppr.) 
A seal of the Hospital of the Poor's Portion gives — On a cross 
saltire, cantoned, in chief the date 1630, in flanks and base three 
bees, a beehive betw. four castles. Sir John Coryton, of Newton 
Ferrers, used the plain saltire of Coryton. The seal of Eichard 
Opie to a deed, dated 1706, is very interesting. The arms are — 
(Sa.) on a chev. betw. three garbs (or) as many mullets (? az.) in 
chief a mullet for difference; crest, a stag's head couped. This 
appears to be an unnoticed difference in the arms, the mullets 
taking the place of the hurts, and the stag's head in place of 
the demi stag pierced with an arrow. Eichard Opie, gentleman, 
and Jane Paul, married at St. Andrew, 22nd July, 1673. Eichard, 
son of Mr. Eichard Opie, was buried at St. Andrew, 25th August, 
1675. Jane, wife of Eichard Opie, buried there 11th November, 
1685. Also 22nd August, 1688, Ann, wife of Eichard Opie. 
Of the same date, 1706, is the deed having the seal of Benjamin 
Berry, of Plymouth, surgeon. Entries of the name occur in the 
parish registers. The arms on the seal are — Erm. on a bend (az.) 
three fleurs-de-lis (or). A seal of Sir John Molesworth, Bart, 1722, 
has the arms of Molesworth, with the badge of a baronet. A 
small seal has a shield, on a bend two arms issuing from clouds, 
and the hands grasping a horse shoe, the coat of Borlase, of Corn- 
wall, but the name is not attached to the deed. Another seal, 
apparently used by Martin Blake, has the arms of Musgrave ; viz., 
six annulets, three, two, and one ; crest, two arms in armour emb. 
holding a gem ring. John Blake also uses a seal of arms, but it 
is too much obliterated to trace the arms; there seems to be a fesse 
dancette, but it is certainly not the coat of Blake. 
This exhausts the list of seals in the deeds of the Guardians of 
the Poor. 
Before quitting heraldry belonging to the period prior to the 
present century, it may be well to mention four impressions of seals 
