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The arms of Faversham Town Council, based closely on the Royal Arms of England (Plantagenet): Gules, 3 lions passant guardant in pale per pale or and argent.

Following text from: www.waymarking.com "ONLY - Town in United Kingdom permitted to display Royal Arms of England as Town Coat of Arms" [1] The arms of Faversham Town Council reproduce the reverse of the second Common Seal of their predecessor, the Borough of Faversham, which itself succeeded the "Mayor and Commonalty of Faversham" or the "Free Port of Faversham". Not called a "town" Letters patent of Edward [I], which were confirmed by charter of [38] Edward [III] with an extra clause, concerning annual ship-service to be performed by the Barons of Faversham; and of petition by the Mayor and Commonalty of Faversham in which they state that disputes have arisen with the Abbot of Faversham. The administrators of the Cinque Ports were known as Barons. letters patent granted to the Barons of the town of Faversham inter alia all the liberties and immunities that the Barons of the Cinque Ports then had, provided that they gave annual ship-service with the Barons of the Cinque Ports at their own cost for fifteen days, upon the summons of the King; and that, upon obtaining these liberties and letters patent, the Barons, that is the Mayor and Commonalty, appropriated to themselves all the customs and liberties anciently belonging to the Abbot of Faversham, as lord of the town [2]

The second seal design is thought to date from the reign of King Edward I (1272-1307) Round the arms of the Seal is the rhyming Latin inscription <poem>

REGIS UT ARMA REGO
LIBERA PORTUS EGO"
This translates to "SINCE I BEAR ARMS FOR THE KING WITHOUT CHARGE I AM A FREE PORT". This is in reference to the Town's corporate membership of the Confederation of Cinque Ports as a limb (associated port) of Dover. This suggests that in return for the town’s services to the King, he granted it the privilege of using his Royal arms, without variation, as its own. Because there was no Royal Navy until the 16th century, the terms of its membership to the Confederation of Cinque Ports meant that Faversham would provide ships and crew when required for the defence of the realm, in return it would be considered out of the jurisdiction of the County of Kent and enjoy the many privileges that came with it. In 1933 it was noted by a heraldry expert that no grant of arms to the then Borough of Faversham had survived in any official record held. This is hardly surprising since the records do not go back the the 13th century! However, he did cite a 1619 source that suggested that the three lions' hindquarters should be in silver, not gold. this prevailed until Faversham Town Council sought a resolution to their claim that they were entitled to "bear Royal Arms of England". The outcome was that in 1990 the College of Arms confirmed that indeed, when surrounded by it's proud Latin inscription, (see above) the Royal Arms of England, with 3 gold lions could remain in use.
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