Note 37 — PART II THE CHILD OF NATURE

I.e., the Abbot's "rebus" (F.B.B.). A rebus is the enigmatic equivalent of a name. Many of these are known to have been adopted by Bishops and other ecclesiastics of note. In the case of Bere, the significance is obvious. Where a name ended in "ton," as Morton, Pereton, etc., a "tun," or barrel, has been used to complete the rebus.