- The Governor General of Canada
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Leslie Stuart Nutbrown
Lennoxville, Quebec
Grant of Arms
June 7, 2000
Vol. IV, p. 31
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Blazon
Arms
Or semy of acorns on a chief Gules a rose Argent barbed and seeded proper between two lions' heads respectant and crowned erablé Or;
Crest
A lion sejant crowned erablé Or holding in the dexter paw a sprig consisting of a rose Argent slipped and leaved vert and oak leaves Or fructed Gules;
Motto
ILLIS QUORUM MERUERE LABORES;
Symbolism
Arms
The design of the shield is based on the arms for Nutbrowne of Essex. The acorns are a symbol of the family name Nutbrown. The white rose refers to the County of York, in England, where Mr. Nutbrown has traced his family’s origins. The lion heads are taken from the Nutbrowne crest and the crowns of maple leaves are for Canada.
Crest
The lion and crown repeat the themes of the shield. The white rose, acorns, and acorn leaves held in the lion’s paw also echo the charges found in the shield.
Motto
This Latin sentence, meaning “For those whose labours have deserved it”, is a quote from Propertius (Elegies III, 4, 21).