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The Lewes coat of arms is thought to have been designed by the Prior of Lewes about the year 1398, when Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, confirmed to the Priory the foundation charter of William de Warrenne. The basis for this supposition is the fact that the Mowbray arms consist of a silver lion rampant on red; and it is suggested that the prior added the small crosses as a reference to his having obtained this re-grant to the priory. As, however, the quarter consists of the actual coat of Lord de la Warr, who had some connection with Lewes, it is more likely that the lion and crosslets refer to him. In the new grant is is described as the Fitzalan arms. | The Lewes coat of arms is thought to have been designed by the Prior of Lewes about the year 1398, when Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, confirmed to the Priory the foundation charter of William de Warrenne. The basis for this supposition is the fact that the Mowbray arms consist of a silver lion rampant on red; and it is suggested that the prior added the small crosses as a reference to his having obtained this re-grant to the priory. As, however, the quarter consists of the actual coat of Lord de la Warr, who had some connection with Lewes, it is more likely that the lion and crosslets refer to him. In the new grant is is described as the Fitzalan arms. | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
| | File:Lewes1845.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Lewes|The arms in 1845 | ||
File:lewes1845.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Lewes|The arms in 1845 | |||
File:lewes.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Lewes|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:lewes.w2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Lewes|The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |||
File:lewes.haguk.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Lewes|The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | |||
</gallery> | |||
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