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blazon partially parsed (method lenient_en)

Lichfield, City of

commune·lenient_en·Burke (General Armory)

Blazon

Or, a cross quarter pierced ermine between five chevron gules M.S., Coll. of Arms, '' Arms of Towns." N.B. As various times five or six different coats have been given for this city. The above having the authority of Robert Cooke, Clarenceux, who d. 1592, is selected as the oldest

Tinctures

gueules (ordinary)
hermine (ordinary)
or (field)

Charges

chevron (ordinary)
croix (ordinary)
Parsed structure (AST)
{
  "field": {
    "tincture": {
      "name": "or",
      "category": "metal"
    }
  },
  "charges": [
    {
      "name": "croix",
      "count": 1,
      "category": "ordinary",
      "tincture": {
        "name": "hermine",
        "category": "fur"
      },
      "attitudes": [
        "percé"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "chevron",
      "count": 5,
      "category": "ordinary",
      "tincture": {
        "name": "gueules",
        "category": "colour"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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