Coat of Arms
For many years the Inn used the Arms of the Earl of Lincoln as their own; in blazon, a "lion rampant purpure in a field or", or a purple lion on a gold field. In around 1699 Sir Richard Holford discovered the Inn's own Coat of Arms on a manuscript, granted to them in 1516. The Arms are "azure seme de fer moline or, on a dexter canton or a lion rampant purpure". Following validation using some heraldry books, the Arms were placed first in the council chamber and then in the library. Since then they have been used continuously in Lincoln's Inn.
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