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336 and England quarterly, surmounted by the imperial crown. The supporters of the scutcheon are the lion and the dragon, indicating that these roundels are of the times of Queen Elizabeth. On each is inscribed a rhyming stanza and Scripture texts, each relating, as those on the tablets already described, to some different subject of moral admonition. The following examples may suffice to shew the character of these quaint "posies."

Under the symbol of a skull,

Set an order in yi liouse for yu shalt die & not lyue. Ecl. 3.