A Hand-book of Mottoes Borne by the Nobility, Gentry, Cities, Public Companies |
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... granted to James Burnes , D.C.L. , F.R.S. , Knight of the Guelphic Order , and the other descendants of his paternal grandfather , in commemoration of the devotion to their country shown by his brothers , Sir Alexander and Charles , who ...
... granted to James Burnes , D.C.L. , F.R.S. , Knight of the Guelphic Order , and the other descendants of his paternal grandfather , in commemoration of the devotion to their country shown by his brothers , Sir Alexander and Charles , who ...
Page 67
... granted for noble actions . The obverse contains a portrait of the king . For - d - ward . STRACHEN , bt . For liberty . MACRE . " The land we from our fathers had in trust , And to our children will transmit or die : This is our maxim ...
... granted for noble actions . The obverse contains a portrait of the king . For - d - ward . STRACHEN , bt . For liberty . MACRE . " The land we from our fathers had in trust , And to our children will transmit or die : This is our maxim ...
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... granted him this request , and a cubit arm erect holding a crown as a crest of augmentation . The old motto , " Recte faciendo neminem timeas , " is still retained in addition by the Robertsons . Virtutis honor premium . SPARLING ...
... granted him this request , and a cubit arm erect holding a crown as a crest of augmentation . The old motto , " Recte faciendo neminem timeas , " is still retained in addition by the Robertsons . Virtutis honor premium . SPARLING ...
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A Hand-book of Mottoes: Borne by the Nobility, Gentry, Cities, Public ... Charles Norton Elvin No preview available - 1971 |
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