MINERS ROYAL, OR MINE ADVENTURERS COMPANY (London).

MINERS ROYAL, OR MINE ADVENTURERS COMPANY (London). (Incorporated 22nd May 1568.) Argent, a mine open of earth colour, the upper part variegated with various shrubs vert, within the mine a miner proper vested sable, on his head a cap argent round his body a belt of the last, and in the attitude of working the dexter side of the mine witli two hammers, on the sinister side a candle argent lighted proper in a candlestick azure fixed in the mine, on a chief brown, a square plate or, between a bezant on the dexter and a plate on the sinister. Crest — On a wreath of the colours, a demi miner proper vested and capped, as in the arms, holding in his dexter hand a pointed spade erect argent between two hammers in saltire, and in his sinister hand a compass. Supporters — The' dexter, a miner, his face, legs, and arms of a brownish colour, vested in a frock argent, tied above his knees as at work, cap and shoes of the last, holding in his dexter hand erect a hammer azure handled proper ; the sinister supporter, another miner proper, cap, frock, and shoes argent, the frock loose and down to his ankles, in his sinister hand a fork azure handled proper.

[Recorded in College of Arms. Dethick's Gifts, 17/^.]

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