1320 Seal with Coat of Arms Motto "THOME RYS TYRE POVRE POVI"

[Llanfihangel]

Hi,

I found this reference to the RICE family in The National Archives.

The Motto seems to indicate a Welsh connection as TYRE in Welsh means House. The Lion Rampant is also ancient Welsh
Can anyone help interpret the Motto?

Thanks

Llanfi




Reference:   DL 25/2011/1679
Description:   Name: Thomas Rice (Rys), citizen of London.
Places: Sealed at Westminster, Middlesex; Property in Lindsell, Essex; Party from London.
Seal Design: Design: lozenge bearing a coat of arms (lion rampant), within a square outline, within a traceried outline of four lobes, Size: 21 mm, Shape: round, Colour: green, Legend: *S'§THOME§RYS§TYRE§POVRE§POVI?§, Personal.
Material: Wax.
Attachment: On tag.
Seal Note: § stands for two saltires (?four-petalled flowers) arranged vertically. Impression: fair. Condition: complete.
Note:   These seals are reproduced by kind permission of the Chancellor and Council of the Duchy of Lancaster
Date:   1320 Apr 27
Held by:   The National Archives, Kew

Legal status:   Not Public Record(s)
Closure status:   Open Document, Open Description

[davidbappleton]

Not so much a "motto" as the legend around the seal.

"S" is usually short for "sigillum", Latin for "seal".

"[This is the] seal of Thomas Rys (Rice)", but I do not know enough Latin to tell you what "tyre povre povi" means.

David

[goldie61]

This is a duplicate post.
See http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=790860.msg6467903#msg6467903
where more information has been given to Llanfi.