Note 129 — V. ORIEL COLLEGE.
Reading edition
The seal at present in use is believed to be the original seal of the College. The upper part represents the Annunciation; below under an arcade is the kneeling figure of Adam de Brome. Round the edge is the legend “Sy. Comune Domus Scholarium Beate Marie Oxon.”
The only other memorial of its foundation which the College possesses is its founder’s cup, given to it, according to the College tradition, by King Edward the Second; though an entry in the Treasurer’s accounts recording the purchase in December 1493 for £4 18s. 1d., of a standing gilt cup marked with E and S, and a cover to the same, is in favour of its belonging to a later date.