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Mark Edward Simonton
Rawdon, Quebec
Registration of Arms
May 15, 2009
Vol. V, p. 443
Blazon
Arms
Vert a sword in bend point upwards proper hilted and pommelled Or between two mullets also Or, on a chief Argent a raven displayed proper;
Crest
A raven displayed proper;
Motto
MEMENTO HOMO QUIA PULVIS ES;
Symbolism
Arms
The sword and mullets are taken from previous grants to Symingtons in Lyon Court records. The raven repeats the crest figure.
Crest
The raven, for Archdeacon Simonton, expresses the sentiment of the finiteness of life. This perception was inspired during a walk in a winter wood after a heavy fall of snow, when the deep silence was broken by the call of a solitary raven.
Motto
This Latin motto, meaning “Remember, man, that thou art dust,” is inspired by Genesis 3, verse 19 from the Vulgate, and expresses the sentiment of the finiteness of life.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on December 12, 2009, in Volume 143, page 3681 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight, Lord Lyon King of Arms, and Mark Edward Simonton.
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 25 January 2001.