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We then come to the Arms in the Second Confirmation of the Grant

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Here the Crowns are given four arches, which those in the original grant have not, and this alteration has caused much misapprehension subsequently. Thus Sir Albert Woods, Garter King of Arms from 1869 to 1904, who presumably only saw the Crowns in the later grant, gave an opinion that they were royal crowns, but that, to distinguish them from the royal diadem, strawberry leaves were substituted for the fleur-delis and cross patée on the band.

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Finally comes the existing seal of the Company of the date 1771, and the Arms of to-day.

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The seal, it will be seen, resembles the old seal closely. Nevertheless a shield with the Drapers' Arms takes the place of the figures under the Virgin's skirts, the radiance is supported by two angels only, and the crown worn by the Virgin and on the shield resembles that of the Papal Tiara. This crown also appears in the present Arms, but the supporters differ from those on the Arms of 1561 and 1613.

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INSPEXIMUS CHARTER OF JULY 26, 6 EDWARD IV (1466), CONFIRMING AND EXPANDING THAT OF 17 HENRY VI

Drapers' Hall; Book of Evidences, No. 388, fo. 156b; Charter XIII

Ires patents

EDWARDUS Dei gra Rex Anglie & ffrancie & Dominus Hibnie Omib; ad quos Psentes tre puenint saltm Inspeximus tras patentes H. sexti nup de facto & non de iure Regis Anglie fcās in hec verba Henricus Dei gracia Rex & vt patet ex alta pte huius folij Jamq3 ex parte dilcon ligeon nron Henrici Waver Militis nunc Magistri & Thome Eyre Thome Salle Joħis Brokford & Witti White nunc Custodum Gilde siue ffra?nitatis pdče nob est ħmlit supplica? vt cum ipi p exhibicōe & sustentacōe duon Capellanon p bono statu nostro ac pdiftissime Consortis nfe Elizabeth Regine Anglie & Sano Regimine Gilde seu ffratnitatis pdče ac p bono & salubri sanitate ffrati & soror eiusdem dum vixim3 necnon p animab3 nris cum ab hac luce migravDms & p

Letters Patent

EDWARD by the Grace of God King of England and France and Lord of Ireland. To all to whom these present Letters shall come, greeting. We have seen the Letters Patent of Henry VIth, late in fact but not by right King of England and France and Lord of Ireland, in these words: Henry by Grace of God, &c.' as appears in the other part of this folio.

And now we are humbly petitioned by our beloved liegemen Henry Waver, Knight, now Master, and Thomas Eyre, Thomas Salle, John Brockford, and William White, now Wardens of the aforesaid Gild or Fraternity, that they may, in virtue of our licence, possess and apply lands, tenements, rents, and other possessions, to be held as follows hereafter, to the purpose of providing for the maintenance and sustenance of two chaplains to pray and celebrate divine service for our good estate, and for that of our most dear Consort Elizabeth, Queen of England, and for the wholesome governance of the aforesaid Gild or Fraternity, as well as for the good

and sound health of the brothers and sisters of the same, while we live, also for our souls when we depart from this life, and for the souls of

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