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The arms were granted in 1592. | The arms were granted in 1592 and are based on the old seal of the borough of Melcombe Regis. | ||
The two boroughs, Melcombe on the north shore and Weymouth on the south, were joined as a double borough in 1571, after which time the name Weymouth came to serve for them both. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:weymouth.haguk.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:weymouth.haguk.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:melcomberegisz1.jpg|center|Seal of Melcombe Regis]] <br/>The seal of Melcombe Regis, around 1300 (Ewe, 1972) | |||
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