FISHMONGERS, The Worshipful Company of, London.

FISHMONGERS, The Worshipful Company of, London. (Originally two Companies, the Salt Fishmongers and the Stock Fishmongers, united 1537. Earliest charter, 1272, to Salt Fishmongers.) Azure, three dolphins naiant in pale argent, finned or, between two pairs of lucies in saltire (the sinister surmounting the dexter) proper, over the nose of each lucy a ducal crown of the third, on a chief gules, three pairs of keys endorsed in saltire or. Crest — On a wreath of the colours, two cubit arms erect, the dexter vested or, the sinister azure, both cuffed argent, holding in the hands proper a regal crown of the last. Supporters — (Dexter) a merman proper, on his head a helmet the body only covered in armour, in his dexter hand a sabre all of the first ; (sinister) a mermaid proper, crined or, in her sinister hand a mirror of the last. Motto —

" All worship be to God only."

[Arms granted 1536. Confirmed by Robert Cooke, Clarenceu.x, 17th September 1575.]

The foregoing arms are a combination of the coats originally in use by the Stock Fishmongers (azure, two lucies in saltire argent with coronets over their mouths or, on a chief gules three dolphins naiant argent) and the Salt Fishmongers (azure, three dolphins naiant argent, on a chief gules three cross keys saltirevvise or). After the Union of the two Companies the above conjoined arms were granted, 1575.

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