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The
crest of a
crow proper
symbolizes
knowledge and
represents the
armiger's
Anglo-Celtic
ancestry back
to the British
Isles.
The
four Argent
mullets
represent the
four cardinal
directions, as
a nod to the
armiger's
family trade
of surveying,
as well as the
four virtues
of Stoic
philosophy;
wisdom,
temperance,
justice,
courage.
The
engrailed
styling of the
cross pays
homage to the
same styling
of the one
found in arms
attributed to
the
17th-century
explorer Henry
Hudson.
The
colour of the
cross being
Gules reflects
the same
colour in the
cross of St.
George used by
England.
The
quill and
sword in a
saltire
symbolize the
armiger's life
philosophy of
seeking to be
well-rounded
both
intellectually
and
athletically.
The
Latin motto of
“Stilum et
Gladium”
translates
roughly to
“Pen and
Sword”
reflecting the
charges above.
The armiger
commissioned
heraldic
artist Dimitri
Prica to
illustrate the
arms in the
style of A. C.
Fox-Davies/C.
Helard.
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