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'''Arms :''' Per fesse azure and argent, a fesse counterchanged and three doves of the second, membered gules, each holding in its beak an olive branch Or. Crests: (On the dexter, the helmet contournee) On a wreath of the colours, an angel issuantfrom clouds proper, holding a platter Or, thereon the head of St. John the Baptist also proper. (On the sinister) On a wreath of the colours, On a charger proper rayonee Or the head of St. John the Baptist also proper.<br> | |||
'''Supporters:''' On either side on a mount vert an angel vested winged and crowned with stars [ = celestial crown] Or. <br> | |||
'''Motto:''' Ecce Agnus Dei qui tollit peccata mundi. | |||
====Origin/meaning==== | |||
The arms were officially granted on 24 September 1456. The arms were confirmed, and second crest and supporters granted 29 January | |||
1603, both crests confirmed 9 September 1961. | |||
The original motto was 'Delite in God & he shall give the thy desyre'. In 1603 it was 'Quae arguuntur a lumine manifestantur'. | |||
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