3 Jac. II. Rege lege.
1 Wm. & Mary. Veniendo restituit rem.
12 Wm. Imperium et libertas.
2 Anne. Deo et regina.
5 Anne. Moribus, armis, legibus.
9 Anne. Unit et imperat.
1 Geo. Plus quam speravimus.
10 Geo. Salvâ libertate potens.
20 & 21 Geo. II. Mens bona, fama, fides.
Serjeant Wynne brings his list of the Serjeants called down to the year 1765, and gives in most cases the mottoes, which were not confined, it would seem, to individuals, but adopted by the whole call. He remarks, that in late years they have been strictly classical in their phrase and often elegant in their application,—whether in expressing the just idea of regal liberty—in a wish for the preservation of the family—or in a happy allusion to some public event, and, at the same time, a kind of prophetic declaration of its success. At p. 117. will be found an account of the expense and weight of the rings, which, upon the occasion referred to, were 1,409 in number, and the expense 773l. I will not occupy further space, but refer your correspondents to the work of Serjeant Wynne.