_Ancient Arms of the See of York._--Can any correspondent enlighten me as
to the period, and why, the present arms were substituted for the ancient
bearings of York? The modern coat is, Gu. two keys in saltire arg., in
chief an imperial crown proper. The ancient coat was blazoned, Az. an
episcopal staff in pale or, and ensigned with a cross patee arg.,
surmounted by a pall of the last, edged and fringed of the second, charged
with six crosses formee fitchee sa., and differed only from that of
Canterbury in the number of crosses formee fitchee with which the pall was
charged.