isting ▁arms ▁of ▁another . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁b our ge ois ie , ▁pe as ants ▁sometimes ▁made ▁use ▁of ▁this ▁tradition . ▁Ar ms ▁of ▁the ▁cler gy ▁are ▁class ified ▁as ▁ecc les iast ical ▁her ald ry . ▁▁▁ ▁Use ▁of ▁co ats ▁of ▁arms ▁by ▁burg h ers ▁and ▁art is ans ▁began ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁some ▁pe as ants ▁took ▁to ▁using ▁arms . ▁The ▁arms ▁of ▁burg h ers ▁bore ▁a ▁far ▁wider ▁variety ▁of ▁charges ▁than ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁nob ility ▁like ▁every day ▁objects , ▁and ▁particularly ▁tools . ▁House ▁marks ▁are ▁another ▁type ▁charges ▁usually ▁only ▁used ▁in ▁burg her ▁arms . ▁Most ▁w ides p read ▁burg her ▁her ald ry ▁was ▁and ▁still ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁Belg ium , ▁Germany , ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁In ▁the ▁latter ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁arms ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁nob ility . ▁ ▁C rest - cor on ets ▁in ▁burg her ▁arms ▁are ▁correct ▁only ▁if ▁the ▁arms ▁were ▁granted ▁by ▁a ▁so ver eign ▁and ▁the ▁coron et ▁is ▁explicitly ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁grant . ▁ ▁By ▁country ▁ ▁Belg ium ▁ ▁Bour ge ois ▁arms , ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁b our ge ois ▁of ▁Br uss els , ▁were , ▁and ▁remain , ▁common ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁were ▁granted ▁except ▁during ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ary ▁period ▁and ▁subsequent ▁republic .