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The coat of arms of Henry VII supported by two angels, 1486. 'Laus Angliae'. The royal arms, held by angels, together with the white and red roses of York and Lancaster, and the white greyhound and red dragon of Henry VII. The fleur-de-lys and lions are surmounted by a crown. The border is decorated with stylised representations of flowers and a dragon. From "Petri Carmeliani Brixiensis poete suasoria Leticie ad Angliam pro sublatis bellis ciuilibus et Arthuro principe nato epistola": a Latin elegiac poem dedicated to and in praise of Henry VII. and in celebration of the birth of Prince Arthur in 1486.