Am I allowed to have a Silver Jubilee given that I am neither a Monarch celebrating my accession to the throne or a company celebrating its founding? Well, this year I am celebrating a Silver Anniversary anyway, that of the granting of my armorial bearings, by The College of Arms, on the 15th December 2000. Whilst this milestone event is not going to be marked with National celebrations and parades, nor accompanied by the issuance of special medals or coins, it is nevertheless, in my household at least, going to be proudly, if somewhat modestly, celebrated with cake and bubbly and the occassional glass of single (English) malt. I shall celebrate the date of the Scottish matriculation with Scottish Malt at the appropriate time.
Arms: Argent on a Chevron between three Swords erect Gules three Quills erect Argent. Crest: On a Helm with a Wreath Argent and Gules a Goose Argent beaked Or resting its dexter foot against an Oak Tree Gules fructed Or. Motto: IURE FACTUM NON ERIT IRRITUM (Where there’s a Will there’s a way).
Granted: 15th December 2000 (College of Arms), Matriculated: 21st November 2002 (Court of Lord Lyon).
Agent: Thomas Woodcock (Norroy and Ulster King of Arms).
English Breakfast tea will be offered in the armorial tea service, the manufacture of which was so kindly facilitated by John F. Mueller .
.JPG)
