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Page 138
... motto and crest of Trafford , as given above , is frequently , but in my opinion wrongly , assigned to this motto of the Pilkingtons . The words cannot apply to the mower in their crest , to whom however allusion is obviously made in ...
... motto and crest of Trafford , as given above , is frequently , but in my opinion wrongly , assigned to this motto of the Pilkingtons . The words cannot apply to the mower in their crest , to whom however allusion is obviously made in ...
Page 140
... motto see " Cabool . " Obdurum adversus urgentia . Resolute against oppression . BOTHWELL , b . BOTHWELL , of ... motto " PatriƦ fidus " over the crest . The motto in the Welsh characters is borne by the Rev. John Williams ab Ithel ...
... motto see " Cabool . " Obdurum adversus urgentia . Resolute against oppression . BOTHWELL , b . BOTHWELL , of ... motto " PatriƦ fidus " over the crest . The motto in the Welsh characters is borne by the Rev. John Williams ab Ithel ...
Page 199
... motto is derived from the estate of Mickloar , belonging to the above family , " Mickloar , " meaning " the Great Water or Lake ; " their crest is a heron , standing in or near the water , with an eel in its beak . BANTRY , e . The ...
... motto is derived from the estate of Mickloar , belonging to the above family , " Mickloar , " meaning " the Great Water or Lake ; " their crest is a heron , standing in or near the water , with an eel in its beak . BANTRY , e . The ...
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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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