The Guernsey side has the counterseal of Macey de la Court Bailiff.
The Jersey counterseal has no name, but bears three lions passant, with some sort of bird as a crest.
Demay, a careful antiquary, there is among the archives of the Manche a grant by Eudes, seigneur du Pont, sealed with a seal and counterseal of arms, to which M.
The roundel seems to have originated in the covering of the entire field of a circular seal with the arms of its owner, such as the leopards of England which are so disposed in a counterseal of Edward of Carnarvon as prince of Wales.
Seal and counterseal of Simon lord of Montagu, with shield supported by two bearded men and surmounted by the castle of Corfe, of which Simon became governor in 1298.
Seal and counterseal of Simon lord of Montagu, with shield of unusual form supported by two bearded men and surmounted by the castle of Corfe, of which Simon became governor in 1298.
William Montagu earl of Salisbury shows on his counterseal (pl.
The countersealto this is square, representing a griffin segreant, not in a shield at all, but surrounded by a bordure.
I find another instance, where a seal of the same Priory, in 1534, had as a counterseal the impression of a small signet with the letters I F, being apparently the initials of Isabel or Joan Fane, the prioress at that time.
The counterseal (much smaller) displays the lamb bearing a cross, with the words round the circumference, "Secretum Samsonis Abbatis.
The counterseal of Abbot Samson also has the lamb and cross (see page 229).
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "counterseal" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
