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John Alexander MacPherson

Halifax, Nova Scotia
Registration of Arms
August 3, 1995
Vol. III, p. 62

Letters Patent registering the Arms of John Alexander MacPherson

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Blazon

Arms

Or on a base barry wavy Azure and Argent a lymphad sail furled oars in action Sable flagged Gules between in dexter chief a dexter hand couped holding a dagger in pale and in sinister chief a cross crosslet fitchée Gules on a chief Azure a demi sun rayonée issuant Or all within a bordure Argent charged with three Tudor roses proper and three books expanded Gules alternating;

Crest

A demi cat-a-mountain rampant guardant grasping in his dexter forepaw a seax all proper and charged on the shoulder with a spur rowel Argent;

Motto

BEAR FREE AND PATIENT THOUGHTS;


Symbolism

Arms

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Crest

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Motto

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