A Library and Museum of Freemasonry Information Leaflet the Arms of the United Grand Lodge of England

The Grand Lodge of England founded in 1717 had, at some date in or before 1730, ‘adopted’ for use its own Arms, those of the London Company of Masons, together with the same Crest and Motto “In the Lord is all our Trust”, but with minor difference, the tincture of the field being changed slightly and the chevron being shown plain instead of engrailed. The first know appearance of these Arms in use by the premier Grand Lodge is found in 1730. On a seal of 1723-3 the Arms are shown with beavers as Supporters, the bird as the Crest, and a different motto, namely (in Greek) “In the beginning was the Word”.