| 1. | ![[Bookplate by Francis Adams Sc.]](/cgi-bin/thumbnail.exe?CISOROOT=/bookplate&CISOPTR=623 "[Bookplate by Francis Adams Sc.]") | [Bookplate by Francis Adams Sc.] | In black ink. Escutcheon parted per cross. First quarter, or, a lion, gules, rampant. Second quarter, argent, an arm embowed fessways holding an axe shaped like a cross formy. Third quarter, argent, a lymphad, sails furled, on water. Fourth quarter, argent, a fish on water. Shield supporters, two horse-like beasts with short tails, combatant. Helm, a diadem topped with a lion, couped. Below the escutcheon is a banner with mantling containing the Latin motto. |
