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ARMAGH, Archbishopric of. Azure, an episcopal staff ensigned with a cross patee or, surmounted by a pall argent, edged and fringed gold, charged with four crosses formeé-fitchée sable.

[This coat, which is recorded in Ulster's Office, remains in use, but through the disestablishment of the Irish Church it is really extinct, and its use is illegal.]

ARMAGH ROYAL SCHOOL uses the Royal Arms of George I.

ARMED ASSOCIATION OF OTLEY. Refer to Otley Association.

ARMOUR-BEARER TO THE KING IN SCOTLAND, The Heritable. Behind the shield two spears in saltire bearing on their points a Royal Helmet and a shield charged with the Royal Arms of Scotland all proper, "as the badge of the office of Heritable Armour-Bearer to the King."

[The arms of Smith, alias Seton, of Touch were so matriculated in Lyon Office, 1771. But the office has passed to the family of Steuart of Allanton, and at their matriculation of arms, in 1815, a spear and helmet were added as charges upon their shield.

ARMOURERS, Worshipful Company of (London). (Incorporated 8th May 1453. United with the Braziers' Company, 17th June 1708.) Argent, on a chevron sable, a gauntlet of the first, between two pairs of swords in saltire of the last, hilts and pomels or, on a chief of the second, an oval shield of the field charged with a cross gules between two helmets proper, garnished or. Crest—On a wreath of the colours, a demi-man of arms armed argent, open-faced, purfled or, holding in the hand a mace of war. Mantled gules, doubled argent.

[Granted by Hawley, Clarenceux, 15th October 1556. See Catalogue of Heraldic Exhibition.]

ARMOURERS AND BRASIERS, Worshipful Company of (London). (The two Companies were united by Charter, 17th June 1708.) The Arms are those of the two Companies impaled, usually displayed on separate escutcheons, the dexter the Armourers' (to which refer), the sinister the Braziers', viz., azure, on a chevron or between two ewers {i.e. beakers) in chief and a fleshpot in base or, three roses gules, barbed vert, seeded or. Crest—On a wreath of the colours, a

demi-man in armour, couped at the middle of the thighs all proper, garnished or, the beaver up, on his head a plume of three feathers, two argent and one gules, round his waist a sash of the last, fringed of the second, holding in his dexter hand a mace of war. Supporters—Two men in complete armour all proper, the dexter of the first garnished or, the sinister all of the last, on their heads plumes of feathers, round their waists a sash, and each holding in his exterior hand a sword proper. Motto—"We are one."

[Arms of the United Company granted 28th February 1709.]

(The ewers in chief in the Braziers' arms have each one handle, which is turned to the sides of the escutcheon.)