VERE Earl of Oxford. _Vero_ nil _verius_. Nothing truer than truth.
And here a _Cockneyism_:
WRAY of Lincolnshire. Et juste et _vray_. Both just and true.
"_Set on!_" says SETON, Earl of Wintoun; "_Boutez en avant!_" Lead
forward! says Viscount Buttevant;
='Fight on,' quoth Fitton!
'Smite,' quoth Smith!=
Pugnacious fellows!
Many a gibe has found vent in a motto. A London tobacconist who had set up
his carriage, requiring a motto for his arms, was furnished with "QUID
_rides_?" Why do you laugh? and a great hop-planter found the following
chalked beneath the arms upon his chariot:
"Who'd 'a thought it,
_Hops_ had bought it?"
Dr. _Cox Macro_, the learned Cambridge divine, consulting a friend on the
choice of a motto, was pithily answered with "_Cocks may crow_!"
There are some 'lippes,' as Camden says, which like 'this kind of
lettuce.' For the behoof of such the following list is set down, without
regard to any classification:
CAVENDISH. _Cavendo_ tutus. Safe by caution.
CHARTERIS, Earl. (Crest, an arm brandishing a sword; over it) This
_is_ our _Charter_!
FANE, Earl of Westmoreland. _Ne vile_ FANO. Dishonour not the temple.
The first and second words allude to his descent from the family of
_Neville_.
GRAVES of Gloucestershire. _Graves_ disce mores. Learn serious
manners.
COLE. Deum _cole_, Regem serva. Fear God, serve the King.
JAMES. _J'aime jamais._ I love ever.
COLLINS. _Colens_ Deum et Regem. Reverencing God and the King.
MAJOR of Suffolk. (Arms, three Corinthian columns.) Deus _major_
columnâ. God is a greater support than pillars.
WAKE of Somersetshire. _Vigila_ et ora. _Watch_ and pray.
PUREFOY of Leicestershire. _Pure foy_ ma joye. Sincerity is my
delight.
RIVERS of Kent. Secus rivos aquarum. By the rivers of waters.
POLE of Devon. _Pollet_ virtus. Virtue bears sway.
TEY of Essex. _Tais_ en temps. Be silent in time.
WISEMAN of Essex. Sapit qui Deum sapit. He is _wise_ who is wise
towards God.
PAGITT of Surrey. _Pagit_ Deo. He covenants with God.
MAYNARD, Viscount. _Ma_nus justa _nard_us. A just hand is a precious
ointment.
MOSLEY of Northumberland. _Mos le_gem Regis. Agreeable to the King's
law.
ROCHE, Viscount de Rupe, &c. Mon Dieu est ma _Roche_. My God is my
Rock.
VINCENT. _Vincenti_ dabitur. It shall be given to the conqueror.
VYVYAN. Dum _vivimus viva_mus. While we live, let us live.
TEMPLE, Viscount Cobham. _Templa_ quam dilecta. How beloved are thy
_Temples_!
ALGOOD. Age omne bonum. Do _all good_.
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