Broad Arrow
on Government stores. It was the cognisance of Henry, Viscount
Sydney, Earl of Romney, master-general of the ordnance. (1693-1702.)
It seems like a symbol of the Trinity, and Wharton says, “It was
used by the Kelts to signify holiness and royalty.”
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