People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Seal-Matrix: William Fraser, bishop of St Andrews (d.1297) (2)

Owner
William Fraser, bishop of St Andrews (d.1297)
Matrix Shape
pointed oval
Image description (obverse)
According to Stevenson and Wood, William’s second single-sided seal; affixed to charters of 1292, 1292-3 and 1295. The bishop with mitre, front face and right hand raised in benediction and his left hand holding a crozier, is depicted within a *crocketed* niche with a richly *diapered* background and *fraises* in each space. Beneath, with a rounded and pointed *trefoil* enclosed in a circle, is a shield bearing arms of six *fraises* *3, 2 and 1*.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
S’WILL’I FRASER DEI GRA SCOTTORV EPI (“Seal of William Fraser, by the grace of God, bishop of the Scots”)
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
EA/StA/10/2
Notes
Other details: beaded borders. Dimensions: 3 × 1 7/8 in. (cf. the measurements provided by SCRAN of 82 × 53 mm. and Greenwell and Blair of 76 × 22 mm.) SW I, p.85. Scran ID: 000-180-001-803-C; dated to c.1292. Durham 3624 (1), dated to 1286.