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Dacre Fiennes Boulton
Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms and Badge
February 20, 2026
Vol. VIII, p. 472
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Blazon
Arms
Azure three bird-bolts in pale heads to the sinister Or;
Crest
A griffin statant tail extended Azure gorged of a palisado crown, a chain attached thereto reflexed over its back Argent, on a tun transfixed through the bunghole by a bird-bolt bendwise Or;
* The painting provided by the College of Arms depicts the bird-bolt palewise rather than bendwise.
Motto
PÉRILLEUSE ET PRÉCIEUSE;
Motto
NOSCE TE IPSUM;
Badge
A sprig of arrowhead proper;
Symbolism
Arms
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. Dating back to at least the 15th century, these arms are those of Boulton of Moulton, England, from whom Mr. Boulton descends. The bird-bolt, a blunt arrow used for hunting birds, makes a pun on the surname.
Crest
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The bolt and the tun, a type of barrel, form the original crest of Boulton of Moulton, and they create a rebus of the surname. The griffin was added at the time of the grant in 1974 at the suggestion of Mr. Boulton’s son, D’Arcy Jonathan Dacre Boulton, based on a tale the latter had written.
Motto
This French phrase means “Perilous and precious.”
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Know thyself.”
Badge
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The sprig of arrowhead flowers is possibly connected to the bird-bolt arrows in the Arms, themselves a pun on the Boulton surname.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on January 1, 1900, in Volume 0, page 0 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the College of Arms, London.
Painter
Artist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 18 June 1974.