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ancient appear argent and azure argent and gules Armorial bearings artistic augmentation azure and argent badge base beak bend sinister bezants blazon bordure borne canton century charged chequy chevron chief circlet coat of arms collar College of Arms colours coronet counterchanged couped crest cross crosslet crown curious decoration demi-lion depicted dexter side doubled argent ducal Duke eagle displayed Earl Edward England English engrailed ermine escroll escutcheon example fess fesswise figure fleurs-de-lis Garter George gold granted gules and argent head erased heir Henry heraldry holding illegitimacy impaling instance John King of Arms Knights label lion rampant liveries Lord lozenge Lyon Mantling azure Mantling gules Mantling sable martlets Motto mount vert mullets occurs official original placed Plate Prince proper quarter Quarterly represented rose Royal sable and argent saltire Scotland Scottish seal sejant semé shield supporters surmounted term tinctures vair whilst William wings wreath


