In My Defens God Me Defend

In my defens God me defend is the motto o baith the Ryal coat o airms o the Kinrick o Scotland an Ryal coat o airms o the Unitit Kinrick uised in Scotland.[1][2] Contemporar versions o the Ryal airms shaws the motto in the cutty form o IN DEFENS or, whaur Inglis is uised as an alternative tae Scots, IN DEFENCE.[3] The motto appears abuin the crest o the airms, in the tradeetion o Scots heraldry.[4][5]

Uisage

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The motto IN DEFENS daesna anerly appear on the Ryal airms, but thegither wi the crest o the Ryal airms, upo the logo o baith the Croun Office an Procurator Fiscal Service an the General Register Office for Scotland an aw.

Origins

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In My Defens God Me Defend coud come frae an auld Scots prayer:

In my defens God me defend
And bring my sawl to ane good end...
ane vertuous lyf procureth ane happie death[6]

And:

In my defens God me defend
And bring my soul to ane guid end
When A am sick and like to die
Father of Heaven hath mercy on me.[7]

Awso, in the form o a couplet:

In me defens God me defend
An bring my saulle to ane guid end O Lord.[8]

See an aw

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References

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  1. ↑ The Progress and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth, by John Nichols
  2. ↑ The Fourth part of the Institutes of Laws of England: Concerning the Jurisdiction of Courts, by Edward Coke
  3. ↑ Public Sculpture of Glasgow by Ray McKenzie, Gary Nisbet
  4. ↑ "The Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada". Archived frae the original on 17 Mey 2007. Retrieved 18 Mey 2008.
  5. ↑ International Civic Heraldry
  6. ↑ "Electric Scotland". Archived frae the original on 13 Mey 2008. Retrieved 15 Mey 2008.
  7. ↑ "Annals of Banff: Index to old cemetery-Grave #423". Archived frae the original on 16 October 2010. Retrieved 26 Mey 2010.
  8. ↑ The Whole Book: Cultural Perspectives on the Medieval Miscellany by Stephen G. Nichols, Siegfried Wenzel – 1996 – Bodleian Library MS Arch. Selden B.24: A "Transitional" Collection. A S G Edwards – Appendix: Bodleian MS Arch f. 231v Archived 25 Apryle 2016 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 28 July 2008