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| | Heraldic Latin Mottoes - Welsh Evidence - Ursula Georges alias Ursula Whitcher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) |
 | | They are usually in their owner's native language (frequently French or Scottish Gaelic), though the Holy Roman Emperor may have used the Latin war-cry "Dexter et sinister!" or "To the right and the left!" War-cries may threaten, invoke a family name or family lands, or call on God for assistance. |
 | | The most famous example is "Dieu et mon droit" or "God and my right", the motto of the English kings: this was supposedly Edward III's rallying cry during the Battle of Crécy in 1346. |
 | | The 1622 motto "Virtute, vi, et armis" or "With virtue, force, and arms" is a good model; William Evans, who died in 1589, used "Fortitudo mea Dominus" or "The Lord is my strength," another typical example. |
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