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Dr
George Carruthers
KCHT, KEG, OLJ, BSc,
MSc, DC, FRCC, FSA
Scot.
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Registered: The
International Register
of Arms, 28th April.
2017. Registration No.
0424 (Vol.3).
Arms:
Gules, two chevronells
engrailed between in
chief two fleurs-de-lys
and in base a pheon Or.
Crest:
The figure of the
Archangel Michael
pinning the beast
proper.
Motto:
Non Sto Solus.
Grant:
Court of The Lord Lyon
Public Register of All
Arms and Bearings in
Scotland, Volume 94
folio 8 12 September
2017.
Illustration
by Anthony Maxwell.
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The
design of the arms is
based upon those of the
chiefly arms of
Carruthers.
They are differenced
with chevronells
engrailed and a pheon to
replace the fleur-de-lis
on the base, the latter
representing the “lang
spear” used by his
family as Border
Reivers.
The crest is in keeping
with the other
Carruthers armigers, who
have historically
retained angelic crests.
The figure of the
Archangel Michael being
chosen for his own.
In classic depictions,
St Michael is normally
identified defeating
Satan, usually depicted
as a beast, by standing
over him. Therefore,
blazoning the crest as,
the figure of the
Archangel Michael
pinning the beast seemed
by far the more
appropriate wording.
The motto chosen, Non
Sto Solus (I do not
stand alone) carries
both historical and
spiritual connotations
of Carruthers as a
riding family of the
West Marches, as well as
reflecting his own
personal beliefs and
close family ties.
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