"Broad seal" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... seneschal haughtily, at the same time drawing out a formal instrument, to which was appended the broad seal of the ...
— Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) • John Roby
... with a black velvet tippet edged with sable round his neck, holding in his hand an orange filled with a sponge containing aromatic vinegar, in case the crowd of suitors should in commode him. Before him was borne the broad seal of England, and the scarlet cardinal's hat. A sergeant-at-arms preceded him bearing a great mace of silver, and two gentlemen carrying silver plates. At the hall-door he mounted his mule, trapped with crimson and having a saddle covered with crimson velvet, while ...
— Old and New London - Volume I • Walter Thornbury |
