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Prince and country in the time of peace, or in courage and magnanimity in the 

 time of war, should have due rewards for such their worthy and valiant actions ; 

 among which, as the multitude of barbarous rebels and their many and traitorous 

 practices against his Majesty's sacred person, the religion, laws, and liberties of his 

 Majesty's kingdoms, have exceeded the example of former ages, and have thereby 

 rendered the duty, courage, and loyalty of those who have valiantly and faith- 

 fully adhered to his Majesty the more perspicuous and deserving esteem, so there 

 hath not any city, since the beginning of this unnatural rebellion, expressed 

 greater fidelity and courage than the Citj' of Hereford, in continuing their alle- 

 giance, and resisting the many attempts of the rebels ; but the greatness of their 

 loyalty, courage and undaunted resolution, did then most eminently appear, when, 

 being strictly beseiged for the space of five weeks by a powerful army of rebellious 

 Scots, and having little hopes of relief, they joined with the garrison, and doing 

 duty as soldiers, defended themselves, and repelled their fury and assaults with 

 such singular constancy and resolution, and with so great destruction of the be- 

 siegers, as that they are thereby become the wonder of their neighbouring garri- 

 sons, and may be an example to all other cities ; and therefore do justly deserve 

 such marks and characters of honour as may testify to posterity the singular value 

 and regard that was had to such their exemplary constancy, fidelity, and valour. 

 Know ye, therefore, that I, the said Sir Edward Walker, Knight, Garter Prin- 

 cipal King at Arms of Englishmen, by the power and authority annexed to my 

 office of Garter and confirmed unto me by his Majesty's letters patent under the 

 Great Seal of England, and likewise by his Majesty's special direction and com- 

 mand, have devised and set forth such an addition of Arms, with crest, supporters, 

 and motto, into and for the said City of Hereford, as may best express their 

 courage on defending the said City, and by whom it was besieged, viz. : About 

 the ancient Arms of that city (being gules, three lions passant gardant argent), 

 on a border azure, ten saltiers or Scottish crosses argent, supported by two lions 

 rampant gardant argent each coUared azure, and on each collar three buckles or, 

 in reference to the arms of the rebellious Scots, General Lessly, Earl of Lcven ; 

 and for the crest, on a helmet and torsel of the colours, mantled gules, doubled 

 argent, a lion passant gardant argent, holding in his right paw a sword erected 

 proper, hilted and pommeled or ; in a scroll underneath, this motto — iNvicTiE 

 FiDELiTATis PR.EMIVM — which augmentation of arms, crest, supporters, and motto, 

 I do hereby give, grant, and assign unto the now Mayor, iVldermen, and Corpora- 

 tion of the City of Hereford, to be by tliem and their successors, for ever, used in 

 their common seal, and likewise to be borne and set forth by them upon all occa- 

 sions as the proper Arms of this City and Corporation, without the let or inter- 

 ruption of any person whatsoever. In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed 

 my name, and affixed the seal of my office, the sixteenth day of September, in the 

 one and twentieth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles, by the grace 

 of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, 

 &c., anno domini 1645. 



Edward Walker, 

 Knight, Garter, Principal King at Arms of Englishmen." 



