^{page 239 note 1} A. B., and Wyon, Allan, The Great Seals of England (1887).Google Scholar

^{page 239 note 2} Sir Francis Palgrave, Documents and Records illustrating the History of Scotland, pages cited below.

^{page 239 note 3} Henry Laing, Catalogue of Scottish Seals, i, p. 2.

^{page 239 note 4} Joseph Bain, Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland, numbers cited below.

^{page 239 note 5} It is appended to Exchequer, Treasury of the Receipt, Scottish Documents, (E. 39) 93/16.

^{page 239 note 6} British Museum, Catalogue of Seals, iv, p. 9.

^{page 239 note 7} See his Scottish Seals, illustrations nos. 18 and 19, in vol i.

^{page 239 note 8} Ibid., p. 38.

^{page 230 note 1} Plates XIII, XVI, XVII.

^{page 230 note 2} Sir H. C. Maxwell Lyte in his Notes on the Great Seal does not deal with them at any length.

^{page 230 note 3} These remarks do not apply to the design of certain post-medieval seals; for instance, those used in the Colonies.

^{page 230 note 4} For the exceptional ‘Palatinate’ seal of an Earl of Surrey, showing a figure seated in majesty on one side, see Sir W. H. St. John Hope in Proc. Soc. Ant. xxvii, 4.

^{page 230 note 5} No. vi in the Appendix to this article. It escaped the observation of Bain although he was familiar, as has been noted, with the Scottish seal of Edward I.

^{page 231 note 1} See K. H. Vickers, History of Northumberland, xi, p. 227. In the same volume will be found (p. 226) some mention of David de Langeton. Hoveden figures in the Rageman Roll (Bannatyne Club edition, p. 134).

^{page 231 note 2} In the Scottish Historical Society's Miscellanea, vol. ii.

^{page 231 note 3} Place of Edward II …, p. 389.

^{page 231 note 4} Ibid., p, 391.

^{page 232 note 1} I am indebted to the kindness of Mr. Hunter Blair and of the Chapter Clerk, Mr. K. C. Bayley, for information about this charter.

^{page 232 note 2} With these exceptions—sigillum nostrum presentibus fecimus apponi instead of presenti carte nostre sigillum nostrum duximus apponendum, and omission of the witnesses and Data per manum nostram.

^{page 232 note 3} This has not been traced.

^{page 233 note 1} The cut to make this tongue extends only half-way across the document.

^{page 234 note 1} Since this article was written I have found reason to believe that this form of address was used freely in England—though the fact has not been previously noted—for certain unimportant patents, such as Pardons: but not, as here, for formal grants.

^{page 234 note 2} See, e.g., Calendar of Patent Rolls, 1307–13, pp. 446, 447.

^{page 234 note 3} See Calendar of Charter Rolls, iii, p. 70.

^{page 235 note 1} Exchequer, Treasury of the Receipt, Scottish Documents (E. 39), 93/1.

^{page 236 note 1} Written over an erasure.

^{page 236 note 2} Idem.

^{page 236 note 3} Exchequer, Treasury of the Receipt, Ancient Deeds, A. 15163.

^{page 237 note 1} E. 39/95/8.

^{page 237 note 2} Written over an erasure.

^{page 237 note 3} Ancient Deeds, A. 15207.

^{page 238 note 1} In the muniments of the Duke of Rutland at Belvoir Castle.

^{page 238 note 2} Ancient Deeds, A. 15215. The document, in a large formal hand, opens with an elaborate decorated initial E.