A seventeenth century North country English posy ring,
yellow gold, the exterior engraved in an idiosyncratic script
' My .loue .to .the. sal. endless. be '
(My love to thee shall endless be)
The use of 'sal' for 'shall' is found in Northern English
dialects from the 14th century onwards.
Circa 1690 .
Finger Size L - US size 6
Gauge: 2.7 mmThe inscription is recorded in English Posies and Posy Rings,
by Dame Joan Evans, (London, 1931), page 80
