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The arms were recorded without colours at the visitation of 1634. The arms were officially described ('certified') by the York Herald on November 19, 1894 and again on June 10, 1963. | The arms were recorded without colours at the visitation of 1634. The arms were officially described ('certified') by the York Herald on November 19, 1894 and again on June 10, 1963. There has been some dispute about the colour of the lion rampant. In the 1634 visitation the rams show a lion Argent, as also shown on the images below. However, in 1963 the arms were described with a golden lion. | ||
The arms combine the gold lion on red of the Fitzalans family with the gold and blue chequy of the de Warennes family. | The arms combine the gold lion on red of the Fitzalans family with the gold and blue chequy of the de Warennes family. | ||