Bible Encyclopedias
Burse

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

was anciently a purse to hold that which was valuable; retained even now among the official insignia of the lord high chancellor of England.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Burse'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/burse.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.