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Some Special Interests => Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms => Topic started by: Llanfihangel on Friday 30 March 18 19:37 BST (UK)
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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
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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
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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.