Biographies & Memoirs

Book title

MOTTOS OF THE FAMILY OF
G
EORGE, DUKE OF CLARENCE

George, Duke of Clarence

ex Honore de Clare (Of – or from – the honour of Clare).1

Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers

nulle la vault (Nothing is worth it)

Edward IV (brother)

1. modus et ordo (Method [?or manner] and order).2

2. comfort et liesse (Comfort and joy).3

Elizabeth of York junior (niece)

san removyr (Without changing).4

Margaret of Clarence (Pole), Countess

spes mea in Deo est

of Salisbury (daughter

(My hope is in God).5

Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy

bien en aviengne

(sister)

(May good come of it)

Richard III (brother)

1. loyaulte me lie (Loyalty binds me)

2. a vo me ly’ (= a vous me lie =

[It] binds me to you)

3. I have desired it so much.6

Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick (father-in-law)

soulement une (Only one).7

NOTES

1. P. McGill and J. Jones, Standards, Badges & Livery Colours of the Wars of the Roses (Enfield:, 1992), p.20 [MB].

2. http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/King-Edward-IV/ (consulted January 2013).

3. http://www.r3.org/bookcase/misc/edward4roll/frame.html (consulted January 2013).

4. http://www.r3.org/rnt1991/bookofprayer.html (consulted January 2013).

5. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Dg1FAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT195&lpg=PT195&dq=Margaret+Countess+of+Salisbury+motto&source=bl&ots=JyNTZIIcXD&sig=KZn2gffnqgV1VueOg2eT6hgsoes&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YbnqUMP0MobN0QWsxoGQDA&ved=0CDAQ6AEwADgU(consulted January 2013).

6. Both http://www.r3.org/rnt1991/bookofprayer.html (consulted January 2013).

7. http://www.r3.org/learn.html (consulted January 2013).

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