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| Keywords: BishopPeterCourtenay MantelpieceExeterPalace.JPG Bishop Courtenay Mantelpiece erected by Bishop Peter Courtenay d 1492 in the Bishop's Palace Exeter at some time between 1485 and 1492 during the reign of King Henry VII 1485-1509 as indicated by the royal herldry and before the Bishop's death The papers in the grate were burnt on departure from office on 30 June 2013 by Bishop Michael Langrish information received from the Bishop's steward who was somewhat annoyed as he had just given it a final clean in anticipation of his master's final departure A 19th century copy with updated arms exists in the Dining Hall of Powderham Castle Devon and another at Kentwell Hall in Suffolk Top royal arms of King Henry VII; below which is is shown the arms of the See of Exeter; bottom row from left Left Arms of Dr Peter Courtenay d 1492 Bishop of Exeter Winchester with supporters the Bohun swans each collared with a crown and chained or Motto beneath Arma Petri Exon iensis Epi scopi The arms of Peter Bishop of Exeter The bishop's great-great-grandmother was Margaret de Bohun d 1390 the heiress of Powderham daughter of Humphrey de Bohun Earl of Hereford Middle Arms of See of Exeter impaling arms of Dr Peter Courtenay d 1492 Bishop of Exeter Winchester the shield surrounded by three dolphins embowed the heraldic device of the Courtenay family Right Arms of Courtenay of Powderham impaling Hungerford arms of the bishop's father and mother Supporters two Courtenay boars each charged with a label of 3 points each point charged with 3 roundels On a scroll above Honor deo et regi honour to God and the king ; on a scroll below Arma p at rib us et matris The arms of his fore fathers and mother In the 4 spandrels are the heraldic badges of the Hungerford family a wheatsheaf and 3 conjoined sickles The left border contains 3 tau crosses from each of which hang a bell symbols of St Anthony the Great of Egypt in 1470 Courtenay was appointed Master of St Anthony's Hospital in London Top Coat of arms of King Henry VII 1485-1509 with Tudor roses and Portcullis below emblems of the first Tudor monarch See Rev George Oliver Lives of the Bishops of Exeter and a History of the Cathedral Exeter 1861 pp 255-257 In 1883 no traces of colouring survived thus the present colourings are modern See Maria Halliday A Delineation of the Courtenay Mantelpiece in the Episcopal Palace at Exeter by Roscoe Gibbs Torquay 1884 own photo 2013 Lobsterthermidor <span class signature-talk >talk</span> 14 23 8 October 2013 UTC Also uploaded to Flickr by author under another pseudonym Bishop Courtenay's Mantelpiece Exeter Palace Swans in supporters Coats of arms of See of Winchester Courtenay arms Hungerford arms Bohun swan Coats of arms of King Henry VII of England | ||||
