Dorset

A castle embattled and triple-towered white, charged with an escutcheon gules, quartered 1 and 4 semee of fleur-de-lis and 2 and 3 three lions passant in pale or.

The badge derives from the ancient seal of Dorchester and was recorded by Clarenceux King or Arms on a visit in 155 as a castle embattled and triple towered argent, surmounted by an escutcheon, quartlerley 1st and 4th the arms of France (ancient): azure, semy of fleur-de-lis or 2nd and 3rd the arms of England: gules three lions passant guardant or. The seal must have been made between 1340 and 1405 because in 1340 Edward II assumed the title "King of France".

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