Swan marks of Lincolnshire ridiculous Empress of Russia

Empress of Russia

This relates to the Bill recently introduced by the Archbishop called the 'Bill for the Better Administration of the Law respecting Public Worship'

The plate is inscribed: 'Implements of New South Wales

Circa 1970

January 18

Swan marks of Lincolnshire ridiculous Empress of RussiaFour swan marks issued by the Crown to landowners in the county of Lincolnshire, England, to Isaak Etwood, Mr Chamley, Edward Ashe and Luke Turnarde [?]. The marks illustrated here were incised in the beaks of the birds by a swan herd. The names of those with grants of swans are noted in the margin by each painted mark. Detail of page 28 from Royal Society manuscript MS 106, a register of swan marks, kept by the Queen's swan herd, possibly a member of