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ARMS. See College of Arms, Lyon Court, Ulster's Office, Kings of Arms, Heralds of Arms, Pursuivants of Arms; and see Gentlemen-at-Arms.

ARMSTRONG COLLEGE (Newcastle-upon-Tyne). Argent, a cross patée, quadrat in the centre gules, on a chief of the last three towers of the first, all within a bordure compony of the second and or, upon a canton the arms of Baron Armstrong. Crest— A tower, thereon a beacon fired all proper. Motto—"Mens agitat molem."

[Granted, College of Arms, March 24, 1906. The arms of Lord Armstrong were "gules, a tilting spear fessewise or, headed argent between two dexter arms embowed in armour, couped at the shoulders fessewise proper, hands extended of the last."]

ARNHEIM (Holland). Azure, an eagle displayed with two heads argent, armed or.

ARRAGON. Or, four pallet gules.

ARTILLERY COMPANY, The Honourable (London). Argent, a cross gules (being that of St George) charged with a lion passant guardant or (being part of the Royal Arms of England), on a chief azure, a portcullis of the third between two ostrich feathers erect of the field. Crest— On a wreath of the colours, a dexter arm embowed in armour, the gauntlet grasping a pike in bend sinister or between two dragon's wings argent, each charged with a cross gules. Supporters—On the dexter side a pikeman armed and accoutred, supporting with the exterior hand a pike erect proper, and on the sinister side a musketeer, with his matchlock, bandolier, and rest all proper. Motto—"Arma pacis fulcra."

[Recorded in the Heralds' College. Exemplified 1821. Whilst the foregoing is the official blazon of the supporters, the following description is perhaps a better guide to the artist. Supporters—Dexter, a man proper, his head and body in armour, his arms habited in buff, breeches gules, stockings argent, shoes proper, holding in his exterior hand a pike. Sinister, a man proper habited as the dexter, except the armour on the body, this having a coat of buff proper over his left shoulder, and under his right arm a belt strung with cartouches gules, in his sinister hand a musket erect, a resting staff and match-rope, and at his side a scimitar, all proper. The Supporters are habited as in the time of King Charles I., the dexter as a regular soldier, the sinister as a militia-man of the city.]

ARTILLERY YARD. Gules, two lances in saltire or, on a chief vert, a cannon fessewise or.

[Of no authority.]