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The fleurs-de-lys surmounting the mast and flagstaff are also royal emblems, the English royal arms were quartered with those of France in 1340, when Edward III laid claim to the French throne. This indicates that the seal upon which the arms were based is no older than this date. Over the years the arms of Maldon have varied slightly, at the Visitation of Essex in 1569 the lions were recorded as rampant upon a red field. In other versions the lions are shown reguardant, in one they are transfixed by a lance and in another the banner on the ship shows the French royal arms. | The fleurs-de-lys surmounting the mast and flagstaff are also royal emblems, the English royal arms were quartered with those of France in 1340, when Edward III laid claim to the French throne. This indicates that the seal upon which the arms were based is no older than this date. Over the years the arms of Maldon have varied slightly, at the Visitation of Essex in 1569 the lions were recorded as rampant upon a red field. In other versions the lions are shown reguardant, in one they are transfixed by a lance and in another the banner on the ship shows the French royal arms. | ||
[[Literature]] : Information taken from the [http://www.maldon.gov.uk Maldon website] | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:maldonz1.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>Seal of Maldon from around 1600 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:maldonz2.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>Seal of Maldon from around 1682 | |||
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[[Literature]] : Information taken from the [http://www.maldon.gov.uk Maldon website]; seals from Ewe, 1972 | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities M]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities M]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||