14th-century Copper Alloy Seal

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A 14th century copper alloy seal matrix that was recovered from a site at Bedwin Street in Salisbury which covered the former Vanner’s Chequer. This is a circular seal, with a hexagonal conical handle ending in a trefoil loop. The seal features a Lombardic legend around a heraldic shield featuring an animal – possibly a boar. The legend appears to read S’ P DEBREIYER ROG, which would mean that it was the seal of P DEBREIYER. This surname is either Anglo-Norman or French, and may well be derived from the verb breier which means “to crush herbs in a mortar.” The letters ROG could be the beginning of a place name, or could refer to the Latin Rogator, a word sometimes used to denote a lawyer. This seal could therefore have belonged to a French heraldic gentleman, who came to Salisbury and lost his seal. Recorded using an Artec Spider scanner