▁▁ ▁Men ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Seven ▁No ble ▁H ouses ▁of ▁Br uss els , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁not ▁noble , ▁were ▁also ▁granted ▁arms . ▁ ▁Today , ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Her ald ry ▁and ▁V ex ill ology ▁for ▁the ▁French ▁Community ▁and ▁the ▁F lem ish ▁Her ald ic ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁F lem ish ▁Community ▁grant ▁a ▁hel m ▁with ▁tor se ▁and ▁l am bre qu ins ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁mot to ▁as ▁external ▁orn aments ▁of ▁the ▁shield . ▁The ▁orn aments ▁reserved ▁for ▁the ▁nob ility , ▁such ▁as ▁crown ed ▁hel m ets ▁and ▁rank ▁crow ns , ▁supp or ters ▁and ▁supports , ▁b ann ers ▁and ▁battle ▁c ries , ▁mant les ▁and ▁pav il ions , ▁are ▁prohib ited . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁Belg ian ▁b our ge ois ▁arms : ▁ ▁France ▁ ▁Bour ge ois ▁arms ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁common ▁in ▁France , ▁but ▁they ▁disappeared ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution , ▁which ▁was ▁host ile ▁to ▁her ald ry . ▁In ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁an ▁attempt ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁list ▁all ▁arms ▁in ▁Arm orial ▁général ▁as ▁a ▁device ▁to ▁increase ▁tax ▁re venue . ▁When ▁the ▁attempt ▁failed , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁force ▁people ▁to ▁pay ▁tax , ▁arms ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁many ▁burg h ers ▁who ▁had ▁never ▁had ▁them . ▁These ▁arms ▁were ▁never ▁used ▁by ▁their ▁recip ients . ▁In ▁France ▁burg her ▁arms ▁are ▁not