Editing Clonmel (section)

===Corporation regalia===
Under a charter granted by [[James I of England]], Clonmel became a [[Borough|Free Borough]] on 5 July 1608, and the Mayor and officers of the town were granted the power to "name, elect and constitute one Swordbearer and three Sergeants-at-Mace". The present sword and two silver maces date only from Cromwellian times. The sword, of [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]] manufacture, was donated by Sir Thomas Stanley in 1656 and displays the arms and motto of the town. The larger mace is stamped 1663.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Burke |first=William P. |url=https://archive.org/details/historyclonmel00burkgoog |title=History of Clonmel |publisher=N. Harvey & co. for the Clonmel Library Committee |year=1907 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyclonmel00burkgoog/page/n265 235]–237}}</ref>