Vervel

A silver Vervel or Hawking Ring, used to identify the owner of a falcon. The reverse reads H IERNE GAN and the crest on the obverse represent the Jernigan family. The family was based in Norfolk and Suffolk. Sir Henry Jernigan (†1571) was a courtier and master of horse to Queen Mary and was granted the manor of Cossey in 1557

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