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John Robert Charles Cave-Browne-Cave

Delta, British Columbia
Grant of a Motto, Flag and Badge
September 15, 2017
Vol. VI, p. 759

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Blazon

Badge

A plate charged with a sinister hand apaumé couped Gules, environed by Tudor roses proper, and ensigned by a coronet erablé Gules;

Motto

CAVE DEUS VIDET;

Motto

CAVE DEUS VIDET;

Flag

A standard the hoist Argent a cross Gules the fly per fess Azure and Argent charged with the Crest of Cave (A greyhound courant Sable collared Argent and ensigned by a scroll inscribed GARDEZ), the Crest of Browne (A stork proper beaked and membered Gules gorged with a ducal crown Or) and the Badge, all separated by two bends Gules inscribed with the Motto in letters Argent;

Symbolism

Badge

The hand alludes to the badge of a baronet of the United Kingdom referring to the baronetcy inherited by Mr. Cave-Browne-Cave. The Tudor roses symbolize the Tudor era of the Cave family in England. The coronet of maple leaves represents the Canadian branch of the family.

Motto

This Latin phrase means “Beware, God sees.” The verb in Latin cave, for “Beware”, produces a pun on the surname Cave.

Motto

This Latin phrase means “Beware, God sees.” The verb in Latin for “Beware” produces a pun on the surname Cave.

Flag

The cross of St. George is an allusion to England, the country of origin of Mr. Cave-Browne-Cave’s family. The dog and crane crests are those inherited by Mr. Cave-Browne-Cave from the Cave and Browne families respectively.

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 31, 2018, in Volume 152, page 897 of the Canada Gazette.

Artist Information

Creator(s)
Original concept of the College of Arms (Arms), John Cave-Browne-Cave (Flag) and Darrel Kennedy, Assiniboine Herald (Badge), assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter
Debra MacGarvie

Calligrapher
Yolande Lessard

Recipient Information

Individual

View all Letters Patent for John Robert Charles Cave-Browne-Cave

Other emblems of the recipient have been recorded in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, Volume IV, page 33, 26 May 2000.