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James I on his accession marshalled the Tudor Arms quarterly
with those of Scotland, the red lion rampant in a decorated border
on a gold field (or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory
and counter flory all gules) together with the newly formed arms of
Ireland, a gold harp with silver strings in a blue field (Azure a
harp or stringed argent). He also introduced the familiar unicorn
which is used today. These Stuart Arms lasted until 1701.
At the Restoration all churches were required to display the
Royal Arms as a sign of their loyalty, and again the Borough must
have put them up since the town arms are underneath, with a small
oak leaf motif as a reference to Charles II. The Stuart Arms were
used until 1701, although the France modern did not disappear until
the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Motto: HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE. (evil be to him who evil
thinks).
Unusually, these Royal Arms include the arms of the borough of
Grantham, originally the arms of the de Warrenne family, on whom
the lordship of the major was bestowed by King John.
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