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|align="center"|[[File:kingstonhz1.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The oldest seal, dating from the | |align="center"|[[File:kingstonhz1.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The oldest seal, dating from the 13<sup>th</sup> century | ||
|align="center"|[[File:kingstonhz1a.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The reverse of the oldest seal | |align="center"|[[File:kingstonhz1a.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The reverse of the oldest seal | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:kingstonhz2.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal from the | |align="center"|[[File:kingstonhz2.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal from the 15<sup>th</sup> century with the arms | ||
|align="center"|[[File:kingstonhz3.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal on a charter from January 18, 1476 | |align="center"|[[File:kingstonhz3.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal on a charter from January 18, 1476 | ||
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Another origin may be found in the arms of the City of [[Köln|Cologne]], and the habit of those who imported fine linen from that City to set up the arms thereof as indicative of the wares they dealt in." | Another origin may be found in the arms of the City of [[Köln|Cologne]], and the habit of those who imported fine linen from that City to set up the arms thereof as indicative of the wares they dealt in." | ||
More likely is it that the crowns were adopted in token of Edward I, who, seeing its value as a port, took over the town of Wykeham-upon-Hull from the Monks of Meaux and gave it a charter, so that thereafter it was called the 'King's Town'. This simple explanation of the arms, which seems to have been obscured owing to the fact that nowadays the town is commonly called Hull, is supported by the | More likely is it that the crowns were adopted in token of Edward I, who, seeing its value as a port, took over the town of Wykeham-upon-Hull from the Monks of Meaux and gave it a charter, so that thereafter it was called the 'King's Town'. This simple explanation of the arms, which seems to have been obscured owing to the fact that nowadays the town is commonly called Hull, is supported by the thirteen<sup>th</sup> century seal which bears the figure of a king flanked by two lions and with a third at his feet. | ||
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