To all maner people these present tres seying or heryng. We,
Lancestre Kyng of Armes, sende gretyng in our lorde God euerlastyng; Know ye us
the foresaide Lancastre to haue geven and graunted unto the honurable Crafte
and felasship of the ffraunchised men of Ironmongers of the citie of London a
token of armes, that is to sey: - Siluer, a cheueron of Gowles, sitte betwene
three Gaddes of Stele of Asure, on the cheueron three swevells of golde; with
two lizards of theire owne kynde, encoupeld with Gowlys, on the helmet. To
haue, to holde, and reioyce the forsaide tokyn and armes to the said Craft and
felasship thereof, and to their successours enfraunchised men of the same
Crafte, in the saide citie, for euermore, to [bear] the said armes in all maner
seruices of our souerayne lorde the Kyng, and in baners to the honour and
[worship] of God, in holy churches, and ellswhere in eyther places conuenient
and needfull, and atte all tymes, in honor and defence of the said citie of
London, yf and whan cause requyre hit. Willyng and grauntyng also, that he
which shall bere the Baner of the saide Crafte for the tyme, if such nede, be
enarmed in the same armes for the same day and tyme, in delakke or for defaute
of his ppre armes, in tokenyng of honour and worship of the saide Crafte and
felasship, and att all tymes to haue and reioyce the same in the maner
aforesaide, for euermore. In witnesse of which thing, we the said Lancastre
Kyng of Armes to these present tres haue putt our seall of Armes and signe
manuell; Wreten atte London, the firste day of the moneth of Septembre, the
xxxiiijth yere of the Regne of our souerayne lord Kynge Henry the sixt.
The Armorial Bearings
of the Guilds of London
[Source: Fifteenth
Century Patents of Arms]
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