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|align="center"|[[File:ipswich.ukpc.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a postcard, 1970s
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====The actual wording of the 1561 charter====
To all and singuler as well kinges heraldes and Offycers of armes as nobles gentlemen and others which these presente shall see or here Wyllyam Heruye esquyre otherwyse named Clarencieulx principall heralde & kinge of armes of the sowthe East & west parties of this realme of engla'd sendith due com'endac'ons & gretinge. fforasmoche as auncyentlye from the begin'ynge the renowne off auncient cytes & townes corporat bath ben com'endid to the worlde by sondry signes &  tokens in shilde called armes which ar none other thing then demonstrac'ons of the good deserts and lawdable acte and costomes of the inhabitante of the  same; Emong the which I the said Olarencieulx kinge of armes haue at this present specially noted the right wourshipfull & well disposed persons the baylyffe & burgesses of the towne of Ypswiche who hath well & wourshipfully guyded & behaued themselues in all hu'ble obedience towarde theyr prince and contrey from the begynnynge, so that they by theyr seuere orders  and  couragious procedings bane rather augmentid the estate and com'enwealth of theyr sayd towne then otherwyse decayed the same, wherby they haue well merited and deseruid to be in all places of honnor & wourship accepted and receyned and to haue, vse & beare such signes & tokens in shilde called armes as shalbe mete & conuenyent for a further  declarac'on of  theyr  comendable  procedings  herin.  And  wheras  at this p'sent  John  Gardyner  and  Jeffrey  Gylbert  bayliffe  of  the.  sayde  towne of Ypswiche  beinge  vncerteyne  of  the  auncient  armes  belonginge  to  theyr saide  Towne and  corporac'on  and  not  willinge  to  do  any  thinge  preiudiciall to any manner of person or persons hath instantlye requyred me, the saide Clarencieulx kinge of armes, to make searcbe in the  registers  and  recordes  of myne Offyce and to assigne vnto them theyr  right  &  auncient  armes. Wher­ vppon consideringe theyr requeste so iuste and resonable I have accordinglye made searche in my sayde regesters and recordes and haue fownde  the antyquyte therof, so that I coulde not without theyr great preiudyce alter or change the same, but accordinge to my callinge in offyce ratyfye and confyrme theyr saide auncient armes as followithe. That is to saye partye par pale gulz and azure in the firste a Lyon rampant regardant golde arrnyd and langued  azure, in  the second  thre demy botes of  the  thirde.  And  for  a  testimonye and  further  encrease of  theyr wourshippes, I haue graunted and assigned vnto them for an augmentac'on of theyr sayde armes healme & Creaste to supporters, that is to saye vppon the healme a demy lyon golde supportinge a shyppe sables on a wreathe argent and sables ma'teled gulz dobled argent, and for theyr supporters two horse!'\ of the sea argent cornmonlye called neptunus horsses manyd and ffynnyd golde supportinge the owlde and auncyent armes belonginge to theyr towne and corporac'on as more playnelye aperith depicted in this marge't, which armes healme & Creast with the two supporters I the sayde Clarencieulx kinge of armes, by powre and auctoryte to myne office anexed and graunted vnder the great seale of England haue ratefyed and confirmed geuen and graunted and by these presentes do ratefy and confyrrne geue and graunte vnto the sayde John Gardener and Jeffery Gylbert at this present baylyffe  of  the  sayde towne of Ypswyche and to all the burgesses and comunaltye of the hole corporac'on of the sayde towne of  Ypswyche and  to theyr  successors for euermore  by the name  of baylyffe burgesses and comunaltye, and the same armes healme and Crest to vse beare & show in shild seal ban'er bannere or banner-rowles st.anderd  or standerde pennon or pen'ons pencell or pencells to theyr hon'or and  wourshippes  at  theyr  lybertye and pleasures without Impediment lett or interrupc'on of any  person  or persons. In 11ittnes wherof I the sayde Clarencieulx kinge of armes haue herunto subscrybed my name and sealid  the  same  with  the  seale of  myne offyce  and  the seale of myne armes the xxth  daye  of  August  in  the  yeare  of  owre  lorde god 1561 and in the third yeare  of  the reigne  of our moste  dread  souereigne  Ladye  Elizabeth by the grace of god  Queene  of  England  ffraunce  and  Yrland  deffendor  of  the faythe &c.
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