The Acrostic Paradise Lost by John Milton and Terrance Lindall

Left: Obverse of the Seal of Charles I as King of Scotland,
On the obverse of the Seal, King Charles I, crowned and armoured, is holding the reins of his horse and
brandishing a sword with his right hand. In the lower part of the seal, a city (Edinburgh?) can be seen. Two
royal badges, the thistle of Scotland and a Tudor rose, are depicted on the bardings of the galloping horse.
Above the animal, we find a large fleur de lys -- a reminder of the claim of the English kings to the throne of
France since Edward III -- and a portcullis. On the edge of the seal, within two circles, appears the motto taken
from the Psalm 77:8 Deus Judicium Tuum Regi Da (Give to the King, O God, Thy Faculty of Judgement).
Right: Obverse of the Seal of Charles I as King of Scotland, a fragment,
attached a document in the collection of the Yuko Nii Foundation
Date: 1635
Location: The Carlowrie estate near Edinburgh, part of which is now Edinburgh Airport in Scotland
Persons Involved: William Countie
and Joanne Countie. Contents: Deed
dealing with property on the
Carlowrie estate with the involvement
of Parliament with details of the terms
and conditions
Material: Vellum Language: Latin.
Size: A single leaf 25 inches by 7
inches. Other: There is ornate
calligraphy at the introduction.
Handwritten in beautiful legible Latin
script throughout, at the end is about
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