Context (Production / use)
See also TEMP.02617.4 and TEMP.02617.5, both also seals of Humphrey de Bohun.
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Author: Esther Laver

Description (Physical description)
Inscription: 'S' H DE BOhVN COMITIS [HEREFORD ET CON]STABVLAR ANGLI'.
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Author: Esther Laver

Context (Production / use)
This impression represents the obverse of a seal used by Humphrey de Bohun, fourth Earl of Hereford, to sign the Barons' Letter of 1301, denying papal authority over Scotland. Two copies of the letter survive in the National Archives (E 26).
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Author: Esther Laver

Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Esther Laver

Description (Physical description)
Plaster seal impression of a seal matrix with a circular face. The central design depicts a knight riding an armoured horse facing right, holding a sword above his head in his right hand and a shield of arms in his left hand. The shield of arms is a shield bendy, with three lions rampant below and three lions rampant above, two and one. The shield is the Arms of Bohun, used by Humphrey de Bohun, fourth Earl of Hereford. The horse's armour is decorated with lions rampant. The central design is separated from the inscription by a beaded line. The inscription reads 'S' H DE BOhVN COMITIS [HEREFORD ET CON]STABVLAR ANGLI' ('THE SEAL OF HUMPHREY DE BOHUN EARL OF HEREFORD AND CONSTABLE OF ENGLAND'). The inscription is fragmentary.
Event Date 13/2/2024
Author: Esther Laver