A 15thC armorial depiction of the King of Scots, showing the arms of William the Lion, as adopted by Scotland's later kings who added the tressure featuring the French fleur-de-lys symbolising the traditional Franco-Scottish alliance against England. Below the title 'Le Roy d'Escosse' appear the mottoes of the Royal Stewart kings of Scotland: 'In defens' and 'Me nemo impune lacessit' [No-one damages me with impunity].
From the Armorial de l'Europe de la Toison d'Or, Bibliotheque de l'Arsenal, Paris
2012-04-02
Scanned from Scotland's Story (Scotland's Magazine Annual, 1957)