Chapter VII: Part 7

Library interior. The shield occupies more room than anything else in the library, and is in the immediate foreground, standing upright against a pillar; a festoon falls over it; behind shelves of books are seen; books are on the floor, and a globe is in the corner. Of Maryland.

846. TAYLOE. _John Tayloe of Mount Airy Virginia._

This plate is the same as the preceding, and is probably the older print, the other being from the same copper with the name altered.

847. TAYLOR. _George Taylor._

Armorial. Of Charleston, S.C.

848. TAYLOR. (Anonymous.)

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto-ribbon empty. This plate has a guaranteed autograph of George Taylor, the signer of the Declaration from Pennsylvania; also dated by him in the year of Independence, 1776.

849. TAYLOR. _William Taylor._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Jura sunt mea vindi cabo_. Signed, _Maverick Sct._ Of New York.

850. TAZEWELL. _John Tazewell Virginia._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Ne quid nimis_.

851. TEN BROECK. _John C. Ten Broeck._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Perge coepisti_. Not signed, but very probably by Maverick. Of New York. A soldier of ability in the Revolution; was with Washington at Valley Forge, and was in many important battles. The original copper is now owned by Mr. Beverly Chew, President of the Grolier Club, New York City.

852. THOMAS. _Geo: Thomas. Ex liber, 1798._

Pictorial. The frame is somewhat of the older Jacobean style, having a large pediment, upon which rests a circular frame, enclosing a little sketch of a beehive with the swarm about it, a mortar as large as the beehive standing beside it, with the pestle in it, and an awkward branch of a rose-bush, with two huge blossoms upon it, bending over the mortar. Oak branches ascend on either side of the frame, and what looks as much like a plum pudding as anything blazes away in place of a crest. The name and date are written upon the face of the pediment. A physician of Lancaster, Pa.

853. THOMAS. _Isaiah Thomas._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Nec elatus nec dejectus_. Of Worcester, Mass. Publisher of “Massachusetts Spy.” Attributed to Johnson. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” March, 1894.

854. THOMPSON. Armorial. Of Virginia.

855. THOMPSON. _James Thompson._

Plain armorial. No motto. Signed, _P. Maverick, Durand & Co._

856. THOMPSON. _Robert Thompson._

Armorial. The arms are those of Count Rumford. (Benjamin Thompson.) No further information obtainable.

857. THOMPSON. _Willm. Thompson Esqr._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Ante victoriam ne cane triumphum_. A handsome plate. A cornucopiæ of flowers at the left.

858. THORNDIKE. _Oliver Thorndike._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Rosae inter spinas nascunter_. Of Boston.

859. THORNTON. _William Thornton._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Deo spes meo_. Of Virginia. A woodcut. Circa 1745.

860. THRUSTON. Armorial. Of Virginia.

861. TILLOTSON. _Thomas Tillotson._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Virtus est natale meum_. Signed, _Maverick Sculpt New York_.

862. TOMLINSON. _John Tomlinson._

Armorial. Chippendale; rather wild. Motto, _Cor unum ira mea_. Signed, _H. D. fecit_. Similar to the Bushrod Washington plate.

863. TRACY. _Nathaniel Tracy._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed, _N. H. Scp._ Of Massachusetts.

864. TRENCHARD. _Lieut. E. Trenchard. U. S. Navy._

Pictorial. The name is given upon an oval medallion, back of which are grouped the United States flag, pennants, bombs, cannon balls, and an anchor, while in the distance the ship of the Lieutenant is seen. This plate was probably made soon after the War of 1812. Trenchard was born in New Jersey in 1784.

865. TRIPP. _Lot Tripp, New York._

A simple name-label enclosed in an oval frame, and cut on wood by Dr. Anderson.

866. TUBERVILLE. _George Lee Tuberville, Virginia._

Armorial. The shield is on the breast of a large eagle displayed. Motto, _Omnia relinquit servare rempublicam_.

867. TUCKER. _St. George Tucker._

Armorial. Poet, jurist, and Revolutionary soldier of Virginia. Was called the “American Blackstone.”

868. TUFTS. _S. Tufts. Newburyport._

A very roughly engraved label. The name is enclosed within a circular frame.

869. TUTTLE. _The property of Hugh Tuttle, 1822._

The name is arranged in the form of a diamond with the first letter in the centre and the others about it in natural order.

870. TYLER. _Andrew Tyler._

Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. Signed, _N. H. Sculp_. The shield is placed upon a bracket having a handsome diapered pattern; the scrolls are graceful, the canephoros head on which the shield rests has curled hair, and the upper arms of the scroll-work support urns filled with flowers. A goldsmith of Boston.

871. TYLER. _Joseph Tyler._

Armorial. Motto, _Fari quae sentiat_. By Thomas Johnson.

872. TYNG. _Dudley Atkins Tyng._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Esse quam videri_. Signed, _Callender Sp._ Of Massachusetts. Descendant of Governor Dudley.

873. UNIACKE. _Richd. John Uniacke. Esqr. 1801._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Faithful and brave_. Governor-General of Canada.

874. UNITED STATES ARMY. _Head Quarters of the Army._

The American eagle displays the shield of our country upon his breast; the motto, _E Pluribus unum_, and the thirteen stars are given above.

875. UNITED STATES CONGRESS. _Library of Congress, United States of America._

Engraved. Oblong border of oak leaves.

876. UNITED STATES NAVY. _Navy Department._

The American eagle rests upon an anchor. A circular frame about this holds the words, _Hydrographic Office, U. S. Navy_. A ribbon below has on it, _Bureau of Navigation_.

877. UNITED STATES NAVY. _Navy Department. Bureau of Navigation._

A large plate. Upon the shield is a representation of the mariner’s compass; the American eagle flies over the waves above; the motto, _Vigilemus ut vigilatis_, is given upon a ribbon below. Branches of oak are used as decoration.

878. VAN BERCKEL. _P. I. Van Berckel._

Armorial. Supporters, naked barbarians with bludgeons five feet long, and wreaths on their heads; they stand on the motto-ribbon. Motto, _In silentio et spe_. Signed, _Maverick Scp._ Of New York.

879. VAN BUREN. _M. V. Buren._

An engraved label; the name is in script and a thin festoon is draped above it. Very probably the plate of Martin Van Buren, eighth President of the United States.

880. VAN CORTLANDT. _Van Cortlandt._

Armorial. Military trophies behind the shield. Motto, _Virtus sibi munus_. Of the Manor.

881. VAN NESS. _J. P. Van Ness._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Pro Deo et nobilissima patria Batavorum_. Mantling comes down well upon either side.

882. VAN RENSSELAER. _Jer. Vn. Rensselaer. Esqr._

Armorial. Jacobean. Lieutenant-Governor of New York, 1801-1803.

883. VAN RENSSELAER. _K. K. Van Rensselaer. Esqr._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Vertus est vera vetustas_. Signed, _Maverick, Scp._, on an open scroll. Of New York.

884. VAN RENSSELAER. _P. V. Rensselaer._

Armorial. By Billings.

885. VAN RENSSELAER. _Stephen Van Rensselaer._

Armorial. Mantling. The name on a broad ribbon surrounding the whole. Not signed, but probably by Maverick. The “Patron.”

886. VAN WYCK. _Van Wyck._

Armorial. Jacobean. Supporters. Of New York.

887. VARICK. _Richard Varick Esq._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed, _A. Billings Sculpt._ Patriotic features are introduced into the ornamentation. The plate of Colonel Richard Varick, a brave officer in the Revolution: was Mayor of New York in 1801, and with Samuel Jones revised the law of the State in 1786.

888. VASSALL. _John Vassall. Esqr._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. This plate is not signed, but is undoubtedly the work of Hurd. Of Cambridge, Mass.; inheritor of a large fortune, which he augmented largely; a Loyalist, and a refugee; lived for some time in England, and died there. His mansion-house at Cambridge became the headquarters of General Washington, and later the home of the poet Longfellow. He would not use the family motto, “Saepe pro rege, semper pro republica,” on his coat-of-arms, it is said.

889. VAUGHAN. _Benjamin Vaughan._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Prudenter et simpliciter_. Of Maine. Educated in London; gave his library to Bowdoin College.

890. VAUGHAN. _Samuel Vaughan._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _In prudentia & simplicitate_. Mantling around the helmet. A wealthy planter of Jamaica. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 11.

891. VAUGHAN. _Samuel Vaughan Esqr._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Christi servitus vera libertas_. The Vaughan arms impaling Hallewell.

892. VAUGHAN. _Samuel Vaughan Junr._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Prudenter et simpliciter_. Of Maine.

893. VAUGHAN. _William Vaughan._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Prudenter et simpliciter_. Very similar to the Samuel Vaughan Junr.

894. VAUX. _Edward Vaux._

Plain armorial. No motto. Of Philadelphia.

895. VAVASOUR. _Josias Short Vavasour._

Armorial. Chippendale. Signed, _H. Dawkins_. Sc. At the left, a harlequin in a black mask peers around the frame and touches his feathered hat; at the right a fashionably clad young lady, noticing the intrusion, holds up her hand-glass, in which the black mask of the new-comer is reflected. Motto, _Strive for glory_.

896. VINTON. _John A. Vinton._

The name is printed within a woodcut border, oval in form, and decorated with a wreath of flowers and a spray of palm. The following quotation is given: _Maximae divitiae sunt prae doctrina et scientia contemnendae: sed virtus omnibus praestat_. Antiquarian.

897. VIRGINIA COUNCIL CHAMBER. _Virginia Council Chamber._

Armorial. First quarter, the arms of England and Scotland; second quarter, the arms of France; third quarter, the arms of Ireland; fourth quarter, the same as the first. Motto, _En dat Virginia quartam_. Supporters, two men in complete armor, their beavers open, three ostrich feathers on the helmets, their breasts charged with a cross, and in the exterior hand a lance. Crest, a virgin queen, couped at the shoulders, hair dishevelled, and crowned with an Eastern crown. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 14.

898. VIRGINIA COUNCIL CHAMBER. (Anonymous.)

Armorial. Below the arms, which are the same as those in the preceding plate, is a scene within the Council Chamber, evidently, as the members are around the table, and are being addressed by one of their number. The framework which supports this is Chippendale in construction, the armed supporters stand upon the upper part, and the very lowest panel is occupied by the 249th line of the first book of Homer’s “Illiad,” Του και ἁπο γλὡσσης μἑλιτος γλυκἱων ῥἑεν αὑδἡ. Signed, _Dent--Sculpt. Bull Alley, Lombard Street. London_. The design of the plate is attributed to Samuel Wale, R.A. See “The Book-plate Annual and Armorial Year Book,” 1894. London, A. & C. Black, Soho Square.

899. VOSE. _Benjamin Vose._

Armorial.

900. VOSE. _Solomon Vose._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Quo fata vocant_. Signed, _Callender Sc._

901. WALDO. _D. Waldo’s._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Nil sine Deo_. Of Connecticut. Soldier in the Revolution.

902. WALKER. _Samuel Walker’s._

Pictorial. Above the plain tablet which bears the name, and the mottoes, _Ubi plura nitent paucis non offendar maculis_, and _Vitanda est improba Siren defidia_, a group of musical accessories is placed; below, two sprays of oak branches. A rude woodcut.

903. WALL. _Wall._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Par pari refero_. Signed, _J. D. Stout. N.Y._

904. WALLACE. _The Honble. Joshua Maddox Wallace of Burlington in New Jersey esqr._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Pro patria_.

905. WALLER. _Benja. Waller. Virginia._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. A lawyer in Virginia.

906. WALMSLEY. _I. Walmsley. 1792._

Armorial. Very crude work. The mantling encloses the shield. Motto-ribbon empty.

907. WARREN. _G. Washington Warren._

Armorial. Belongs to no class. Ornamented with scroll-work. The same plate is found with the name of Lucius Henry Warren upon it.

908. WARREN. _John C. Warren._

Armorial. Pictorial. The shield rests against a boulder, and is shaded by a poplar tree; the serpent and rod of Æsculapius lie on the ground, and the name is given on a ribbon. Eminent surgeon and medical writer of Boston.

909. WARREN. _J. Mason Warren._

Plain armorial. No motto, the name occupying the motto-ribbon. Same arms as the John C. Warren.

910. WARREN. _The Property of Samuel Warren, jun. Providence._

The name is printed from type within an engraved border, and the date, _1799_, appears in MS.

911. WARREN. _W. Warren. Theatre._

Pictorial. The name is given within a frame of shield shape, above which a pair of antlers, trimmed with oak branches and festoons of oak leaves, is seen; resting between them are a book and looking-glass. At the foot of the frame a loving cup.

912. WASHINGTON. _Bushrod Washington._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Exitus acta probat_. Nephew of the President, to whom Mount Vernon descended. This plate is almost identical with the Whitebread plate by Dawkins. The dragon changes places with the long spray of flowers, otherwise they are the same. It is not known whether Dawkins did this plate or not, but presumably he copied the other from this, which is likely to have been an imported plate. It is not at all an uncommon type among the English plates.

913. WASHINGTON. _George Washington._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Exitus acta probat_. First President of the United States.

914. WATERHOUSE. _John Waterhouse. Halifax._

Crest only. Motto, _Veritas vincit omnia_.

915. WATIES. _Thomas Waties._

Armorial. Of South Carolina. An eminent judge for a period of some forty years. Born, 1760; died, 1828.

916. WATKINS. _John W. Watkins. A.M._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Fortis et fidelis_. Signed, _Rollinson Sct._

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917. WATTS. _John Watts._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Forti non deficit telum_. A Loyalist of New York, whose estates were confiscated. Statue in Trinity Churchyard, New York City.

918. WEBSTER. _Danl. Webster._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Vera pro gratis_. Name in fac-simile of signature. Statesman, lawyer, and orator.

919. WELCH. _D. T. Welch._

Literary. Similar to the M. W. Day plate. Motto, _Literatura mentem expandit_.

920. WELD. _Isaac Weld._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Verum atque decens_. Traveller and author.

921. WELFORD. _Beverley R. Welford. M.D._

Motto, _The wicked man borroweth and returneth not again_. Engraved name-label. Of Richmond, Va.

922. WENTWORTH. _Wentworth._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _En Dieu est tout_. Signed, _N. Hurd, Scp._ Of New Hampshire.

923. WETHERSFIELD. _Social Library, Stepney Society, Wethersfield._

Literary. A shelf of books is raised upon a frame of Chippendale scroll-work, and has a ribbon draped upon the front of it, bearing the motto, _Waste not a moment_. Above the books on the shelf a winged hour-glass is seen under the folds of a draped curtain. Signed, _Doolittle Sculpt._ This plate is also found with the signature erased, and the following line added in fine letters under the design: _Annual Meeting, 1st Monday in Dec. at 6. P.M. when every book is to be returned_.

924. WETMORE. _Charles H. Wetmore._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Virtus libertas et patria_. Signed, _Doolittle Sculp._ The open field face of the shield is used for the number of the volume. Of Connecticut.

925. WETMORE. _Prosper Wetmore._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Virtus libertas et patria_. The bit of landscape again comes in, as so often in the work of this engraver. Signed on an open scroll, _Maverick Sculpt._ Of New York.

926. WETMORE. _William Wetmore._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Tentanda via est_. Signed, _Revere sc._ Some proofs of this plate are found without the signature, having been printed before it was signed. Of Massachusetts.

927. WHATLEY. _Joseph Whatley._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Pelle timorem_.

928. WHEELER. _David B. Wheeler._

A Masonic plate. The full sun, eight-pointed star, and crescent moon are above the name, while below it are the square and dividers, crossed; the whole enclosed within a frame of ornamental type.

929. WHEELWRIGHT. _Nathl. Wheelwright._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Of Massachusetts.

930. WHITE. _Daniel A. White._

An engraved name-label, with the name enclosed in palm branches, and the mottoes on ribbons above and below. _Multum legendum. Esse quam videri._

931. WHITEBREAD. _W ... Whitebread._ (First name torn off.)

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Pro lege et rege_. Signed, _Dawkins, Fecit_. Of New York.

932. WHITRIDGE. _The Property of J. B. Whitridge._

Pictorial. On a bit of ground surrounded by water, Hope stands leaning upon her anchor, and raising her hand towards the motto, _In God we hope_, which floats on a ribbon above her. Under the name a second motto, _Cui est amiens, felix_. Signed, _J. R. Penniman Delt. W. B. Annin. Sc._ Physician at Charleston, S.C., at the beginning of the century.

933. WILKES. _Charles Wilkes._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Arcui meo non confido_. Signed, _Rollinson sc._ Of New York.

934. WILLIAMS. _Williams._

Armorial. Late Jacobean. No motto. Of Massachusetts.

935. WILLIAMS. _Azarias Williams._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Amicitia cum libertate_. Signed, _Rollinson Sculpt._

936. WILLIAMS. _Gulielmi Williams ex Insula Antigua._

Armorial. Pictorial. A beautiful granite canopy is erected on the shore of the island; a view of the sea is afforded, and the palmetto-trees yield a grateful shade; at the foot of the stone-work are grouped a globe, scrolls, telescope, compasses, books, sextant, and drawing instruments--significant of the tastes of the owner; the arms are carved upon the face of the stone, and the crest is protected by a hood of graceful design; flowers in long garlands are trailed over the monument. Signed, _S. Ingram fecit a Paris_. A very beautiful plate.

937. WILLIAMS. _Johannes Williams His Book. 1679._

The oldest dated book-plate we have; probably the plate of the first minister of Deerfield, Mass., whose house was raided by the Indians. A printed label.

938. WILLIAMS. _John Williams, Esqr._

Armorial. Late Jacobean. Motto, _Floriferis ut apes in saltibus omnia libant omnia nos_. Born, Wethersfield, Conn., Sept. 11, 1762; Yale, 1802; died, 1840. This plate bears some resemblance to the plates of Elijah Backus and Daniel Waldo, both in design, size, and execution.

939. WILLIAMS. _John Williams._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Floriferis ut apes in saltibus omnia libant omnia nos_. Same as the preceding.

940. WILLIAMS. _John Williams._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Y cadam ae cypwyn_. Of Boston. Circa 1767.

941. WILLIAMS. _John C. Williams._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Cognoscere occasionem_. Signed, _N. H. Scp._ Of Massachusetts. Quite similar to the Jonathan Jackson plate by the same engraver.

942. WILLIAMS. (Anonymous.)

Armorial. Pictorial. The shield is thrown under a tree with a confusion of other things,--a harp, lyre, horn, music-book, violin bow, sword, arrow, bow, and Indian head-dress. An expanse of water at the right is illumined by the rising sun. Signed, _Harris, sc._ Of Massachusetts.

943. WILLIS. _Willis._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. No crest.

944. WILLIS. _Samuel Willis._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed, _Thos. Johnston. Sc._ This design seems to be a copy of one of Hurd’s.

945. WILSON. _David Wilson._

Armorial. Chippendale. Exactly like the succeeding, and probably the same copper with the name changed.

946. WILSON. _James Wilson._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Very handsome plate in the style of Hurd’s best design; a border is added, which is unusual with him, and it is twined with garlands of roses, and has shells in the corners.

947. WILSON. _John Wilson, Barbadoes._

Armorial. Pictorial. The scene is in the tropics; a cornucopia pours its riches of fruit upon the ground, just below the oval shield, which is steadied by a winged cherub, who gazes off into the clouds; the background shows trees, an expanse of water, and either icebergs or snow-capped mountains.

948. WILSON. _John Wilson, Kingston. Jamaica._

Pictorial. The name is given on an open book, which is surrounded by a wreath.

949. WINTHROP. _William Winthrop._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Spes vincit terrorem_. Signed, _S. Hill_.

950. WINTHROP. _J. W._

Armorial. (Winthrop arms.) Jacobean. Plate of John Winthrop; born, Boston, 1681; died in England, 1747.

951. WISEMAN. _Joseph Wiseman._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed, _Vallance Sc._ Of Pennsylvania.

952. WISNER. _Polydore B. Wisner._

Armorial in form. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Via ad cordem_. Signed, _Maverick Sculpt._ Of New York.

953. WOLCOTT. _Oliver Wolcott._

Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. Of Connecticut. Signer of the Declaration.

954. WOOD. _Joseph Wood._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Of Pennsylvania. Colonel in Revolutionary Army.

955. WOODBRIDGE. _Wm. Woodbridge._

A plain name-label, with the name and the motto, _Wisely for_ PLEASURE _and for_ PROFIT _read: thus hold high_ CONVERSE _with the_ MIGHTY _dead_, enclosed within a border of ornamental type. Of Connecticut. Statesman and jurist.

956. WORCESTER. _The Property of the Worcester Circulating Library Company._

_First Cost.... Fine for detention ---- per day._ Enclosed in a woodcut border; a coin showing a monarch with the wreath of victory on his head, above. Very likely to have been printed by Isaiah Thomas.

957. WORMELEY. _Ralph Wormeley of Rosegill._

Armorial. No crest. Chippendale. Motto, _Nunc mihi nunc alii_. Books used in the ornamentation. Of Virginia.

958. WORMELEY. _Ralph Wormeley of Rosegill._

Armorial. Same arms as above. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. No crest. Not the same plate as the preceding.

959. WRIGHT. _James Wright Esqr._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Last Royal Governor of Georgia.

960. WYNKOOP. _Augustus Wynkoop._

Armorial. Supporters, bacchantes with bottles in hands and wine-cups held aloft, with scant covering to their bodies. On the shield, beside a cask, an old man holds a glass before a young boy, evidently in warning; a grape-vine grows near by. An eagle for crest spreads his wings over the mantling. The supporters stand upon the name-frame. Of New York.

961. WYNKOOP. _C. C. Wynkoop._

Same arms as the above. Of New York.

962. WYNKOOP. _Peter Wynkoop._

Same arms as the above. Supporters are now hideous boys. No motto on the motto-ribbon, upon which the boys stand. Of New York. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 17.

963. WYTHE. _George Wythe, Virginia._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Secundis dubisque rectus_. Of Virginia. Signer of the Declaration.

964. YALE COLLEGE. _The Property of the Brothers in Unity, Yale College._

Allegorical. Bordered by an oblong frame, the name is given in the centre of the design, with this verse below,

_Friendship and Science thus combine To aid and honour our design: With us unite an equal claim, And share alike the social name._

Above, on a ribbon bearing the motto, _E parvis oriunter magna_, two grinning females mutually support a circular frame, in which the crowd of Brothers is seen walking bareheaded under a powerful sun. _Omnes in uno concordia_ is on the frame. The supporters doubtless depict Friendship and Science. A pile of books between them completes the inventory. Signed, _Wm. Taylor Deln. A. Doolittle Sculpt._

965. YALE COLLEGE. _Brothers in Unity._

Allegorical. Under the name the following lines are given:--

_Hermes eloquio potens recludit
Fontes, ecce, suos: et ampliora
Vena Pierii fluunt liquores:
Atque arces reserat suas Minerva._

Above is a delightful engraving. Minerva helmeted and robed but without the spear, attended by Hermes, calls the attention of the approaching group of young men to the pile of books on the ground before them, and also to Demosthenes, who on the near-by sea-shore is declaiming vociferously to the rolling waves. Signed, _E. Tisdale Del. S. S. Jocelyn Sc._

966. YALE COLLEGE. _Brothers in Unity._

Allegorical. Beneath the name, which supports itself in mid-air, Minerva (?) is seated, and is directing the efforts of two cherubs who are at work on geographical and architectural problems, as evidenced by the globe and capital before which each bends; to them comes a third cherub, and, alighting on the capital before one of the cherubs, holds out a scroll on which is written ΑΛΗΘΕΙΑ. The goddess calls the attention of the other cherub to this message. Architectural features abound in the distance. Signed, _O. Pelton. Sc._

967. YALE COLLEGE. _This book belongs to the Linonian Meeting._

A view of the college chapel and one of the halls is shown within a loop of a ribbon which runs across the top of the plate; on the ribbon, _Concordia societatis nostra vinculum est_. Two clasped hands below the name are enclosed by a ribbon, on which is the word, Amicitia. Rude quirks and flourishes are introduced, and the whole appearance of the plate is rough.

968. YALE COLLEGE. _Linonian Library, Yale College._

Allegorical. In the immediate foreground a youth, with some uncertainty in his air, submits to be led by the hand of Minerva, who turns to cheer him, and points to the temple of Fame crowning the summit of the hill, up whose tortuous sides the path they are pursuing leads; Father Time, with discouraged mien, head resting on his hand, sits upon the globe amid the ruin of architectural fragments, grasping his faithful scythe in the right hand; the temple of Fame is surmounted by an angel, who is blowing mightily on the trumpet of the goddess who presides over the shrine; the word _Immortalitas_ is inscribed across the entablature; just over the youth and Minerva, in a cloudy swirl, three cherubs hold aloft a sheepskin, on which is seen _LINONIA Sept. 12. 1753. Quiescit in perfecto_. Above all this a heart-shaped shield is divided into five parts, which hold a pelican in her piety, a book-case, a dove on the olive branch, the phœnix rising from the fire, and a puppy dog, whose meaning is uncertain. Scrolls about the shield bear the motto, _Amicitia concordia soli noscimus_. A cherub’s face peers over the shield. Signed, _Doolittle Sc. 1802_.

969. YALE COLLEGE. _Presented to the Linonian Society by...._

Allegorical. The name is on a curtain draped beneath the picture of the advancing Minerva, who, helmeted, robed, and with spear in hand, is seen approaching, and apparently speaking as she comes; behind her, seated by a pile of books, an attendant maid reclines against an urn of flowers, and with a sun-glass draws the rays of the sun into strong focus upon a scroll which brings into plain sight the word _Yale_. Signed, _G. Fairman_.

970. YALE COLLEGE. _Moral Library Yale College._

Library interior. The librarian is seated by the desk, on the front panel of which the name is carved; an open book is in his right hand; a large globe before him, and shelves of books behind him; through the open door, which appears to be some distance off, across the tessallated floor, a group of students, headed by a professor in flowing robes, is seen. Over the door the name, _Moral Society_, is placed. Above all, the motto, _Virtus et scientia ad utilitatem dirigunt_.

971. YALE COLLEGE. _Philotechnian Library._

Pictorial. The front of a Greek temple is seen with the space in front of it filled with the emblems and implements of the arts and sciences. The date, _1795_, is seen on a shield in the centre; probably the date of the founding of the library. Signed, _Jos. Perkins sc N. York_.

972. YATES. _Christr. C. Yates._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Ne parcas nec spernas_. Very rough work, and hardly worthy to be classed as Chippendale. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” March, 1894.

973. YATES. _Peter W. Yates. Esqr._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Ne parcas nec spernas_. Signed, _H. D. sc._ Of New York.

974. YOUNG. _Alexander Young._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Robori prudentia praestat_. Unitarian clergyman and historian of Boston.

975. YOUNG. _The Property of Ammi B. Young. Lebanon. N.H._

A small, neatly engraved label.

976. YOUNG. _Thomas J. Young._

Rector of St. Michael’s Church, Charleston, S.C. Born, 1803. Three plates.

977. YOUNG. _William Young._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Labore_. This plate has very flowing mantling, which terminates at either side in eagles’ heads; from their beaks depend the slight festoons which place the plate in the Ribbon and Wreath class.

978. UNIDENTIFIED. (Name defaced.) _Property of......... Bookbinder, U. S. A._

Pictorial. An open book; on the first page, a cradle; on the second, a coffin; behind the book, a sword, quill, and anchor. The following mottoes are used:--

_See some strange comfort ev’ry state attend._ POPE.

_Ah, when the dream of life shall be passed, what will have availed
all its agitation, if it leave not one trace of utility behind?_
VOLNEY.

_Crescit amor nummi.
Stultum est in alieno foro sigitare._

A very rude woodcut.

979. UNIDENTIFIED. (Name defaced.)

Pictorial. An eagle soars aloft, bearing an oval frame with the name of the owner upon it; the broad rays of the sun behind the eagle light up the pine trees on the distant hill-tops. In the lower right-hand corner the smoke rises from the chimney of a house whose roof is just visible, shaded by a peculiar tree.

980. UNIDENTIFIED. (Name defaced.)

Pictorial. An eagle holding a small United States shield in his beak, and a ribbon on which the United States motto is given, _E pluribus unum_. In the oval beneath, _Use this carefully and return it immediately_. A Bible under all. Signed, _W. Barber. Sculpt._

981. UNIDENTIFIED. Armorial.

Arms, Vert three garbs ppr. Crest, a swarm of bees about a hive. Chippendale. Motto, _Libertas et patria mea_. Signed, _H. Dawkins Sculpt._

982. UNIDENTIFIED. Pictorial.

Within an oval frame we see the interior of a large room, which might be a library but looks more like a school-room; seated at a desk in the centre of the room is a man in the elaborate costume of the gentleman of the last century; books are before him, and on the floor beside him; a large globe is at hand; the appearance of the seated scholar is that of a professor waiting for his class to file in. The name is given upon a ribbon which is tied above, but it has been cut out of the specimen at hand. Signed, _A. Godwin. Sculp._

ADDITIONS WHILE PRINTING.

983. BOSTON. _Boston Architectural Library._

A large label made up of type ornaments and a woodcut festoon.

984. CHAMPION. _Epaphroditus Champion, Jr._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Pro rege et patria_. Signed, _P. Maverick, Sc._

985. CHIN. _Henry Chin._

Armorial. Virginia.

986. EDGAR. _William Edgar._

Plain armorial. No motto. Of New Jersey.

987. HAVERHILL. _Haverhill Library._ (Mass.)

A small woodcut label; festoons and an ancient coin.

988. KUNZE. _Johann Christopher Kunze, Prediger in Philadelphia._

Pastor of a Lutheran Church in Philadelphia. Printed label.

989. MALVIANS. _Malvians._

Pictorial. A skeleton with the motto, _Ille ego quiad sanandos vivos seco mortuos_, around it.

990. MUHLENBERG. (Anonymous.)

Armorial. Motto, _Solus minus solus_. This is probably the plate used by the brother of John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, the “fighting parson” of the Revolution.

991. OLIVER. _Francis Johonnot Oliver, Boston._

Armorial. Crest only. Motto, _L’amour et l’amitié_. A very graceful design of festoons encloses the name and motto.

992. SCOTT. _John N. D. S. Scott._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _In God we trust_. This is the same copper as No. 766.

993. SUMNER. _Geo. Sumner._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto.

994. WEIBERG. _The Property of Samuel Weiberg: ubi libertas ibi patria._

Printed label.

995. WRIGHT. _Joseph Wright._

Literary. Identical with the George Goodwin.

A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE DATED PLATES UP TO 1800.

Johannes Williams 1679 Label.
Francis Page 1703 Armorial.
William Penn 1703 Armorial.
Society for Propagating the Gospel 1704 Pictorial.
Thomas Prince 1704 Label.
Samuel Phillips 1707 Label.
William Assheton 1718 Armorial.
William R. Ghiton 1718 Armorial.
The Carpenters’ Co. of Philadelphia 1724 Pictorial.
Robert Elliston 1725 Armorial.
John Secombe 1729 Label.
Benjamin Dolbeare 1739 Label.
Jacob Cushing 1746 Label.
Thomas Dering 1749 Armorial.
William Lightfoot 1750 Armorial.
John Burnet 1754 Armorial.
Joseph Dudley 1754 Armorial.
Philemon Robbins 1755 Label.
Benjamin Greene 1757 Armorial.
Albany Society Library 1759 Pictorial.
Jonathan Smith 1760 Label.
East Apthorp 1761 Armorial.
David Routh 1762 Armorial.
American Academy 1770 Pictorial.
John Coffin 1771 Armorial.
Richard Beresford 1772 Armorial.
James Otis 1773 Label.
Gabriel Duvall 1778 Label.
Aaron Putnam 178- Label.
Thomas Hall 1787 Armorial.
Rev. Joseph Fownes 1790 Label.
I. Walmsey 1792 Armorial.
Sally Richards 1794 Label.
Santa Johannis Ev. Sig. Coll. Latomorum 1794 Pictorial.
William Barroll, Chestertown 1795 Label.
Thomas O. Selfridge 1799 Label.

AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE SIGNED PLATES.

* Plates marked thus have not been seen by the writer, and the
exact manner of signing has not been communicated.

NAME. MANNER OF SIGNING.

Anonymous {_Maingot del._
{_Maverick Sct._
Anderson _A. Anderson. Sculp._
Andrews _Callender Sc._
Henry Andrews _S. Harris, Sc._
Apprentices’ Library (New York) _A. Anderson. Sc._
Theodore Atkinson _N. Hurd. Scp._
William King Atkinson _Callender. Sc._
Richard Tylden Auchmuty _A & S._

*Jonathan Baldwin Signed by Callender.
*Luke Baldwin Signed by Callender.
Flamen Ball _P. R. Maverick Sct._
The Library Co. of Baltimore _S. Allardice Phi._
Abraham Bancker _Maverick Sculp._
Charles N. Bancker _Jones Sc._
Gerard Bancker _Dawkins Sculpsit._
Charles Beck _N. D. Sc._
William Betts _C. P. Harrison. Del. Sct._
*William Beverly Signed by J. Kirk.
Absalom Blackley _Maverick Scp._
Blakes’ Circulating Library _S. Hill Sc._
Thomas W. Blatchford _W^{m}. D. Smith. Sc._
Bloomfield _J. Trenchard._
T. Bond _W. H._
Boylston Medical Library _Annin & Smith._
Boylston Medical Library _Callender Sc._
Philip Brasher _Maverick Scp._
Benjamin S. Brooks _A. D._
David Paul Brown _C. P. H. St._
Jacob Brown {_Engrvd by P. R. Maverick_
{ _65 Liberty Street._
*Thomas Brown Signed by Hurd.
Peter A. Browne _Engraved by James Akin._
John Burnet _H. Dawkins Sculp. 1754._

John Callender _Callender Sc._
Alpheus Cary, Jr. _A. Cary del. H. Morse Sc._
Thomas Cary _Callender Scp._
John Chambers _E. Gallaudet Sculp._
Epaphroditus Champion, Jr. _P. Maverick Sc._
Gardiner Chandler _P. Revere Sculp._
John Chandler, Jr. _N. Hurd Sculp._
*Rufus Chandler Signed by Hurd.
Sl. Chase _Boyd Sc._
Francis Child _H. Dawkins Sculpt._
Isaac Child _N. Dearborn and Son._
George Clark _J. F. Morin Sc. N. Y._
C. I. Cleborne, M.D. _Jarrett. London._
De Witt Clinton _P. R. Maverick Sculpt._
William Cock _Maverick Sculpt._
Coffin. _J. Akin Sculp_
Hector Coffin _J. Akin del. F. Kearny Sc._
Columbia College Library _Anderson Sculp._
Charles M. Connolly _J. G. Bolen. 104 B’way._
Cushman _Pulini. Inc._
James S. Cutting _Maverick Sct._
William Cutting _P. R. Maverick Sct._
John Cuyler _Maverick Sculpt._

Francis Dana _N. H. Scp._
Danforth _N. H. Scp._
John Day _J. Smithers Sculp._
M. W. Day _W. Chapin del. & Sc._
Lewis De Blois _Nathaniel Hurd Sculp._
Frederick De Peyster _P. R. Maverick Sct._
Thomas Dering _N. Hurd Sculp._
Doct. I. Dove _Brooks Sculp._
James Duane _H. D. fect._
Philip Dumaresque _N. Hurd Sculp._
Robert Henry Dunkin _I. H._
Gabriel Duvall _T. S._

Bryan Edwards _Ashby Sculp Russell Court London._
Barnard Elliott _P. R. Maverick._
Erasmus Hall Library _Maverick Sculpt. New York._
William Erving _Callender Sct._

Farmington Library _M. Bull’s & T. Lee’s Sculp_
Fenwick _J. Smither Sc._
Eli Forbes _J. M. Furnass St._
Ebenezer Foot _Maverick Set._
Isaac Foster _N. Hurd Scpt._
John Francis _Callender Sculp._
John Franklin _J. Turner Sculp._
Andrew G. Fraunces _Maverick Scp._

John Walter Gibbs _Abernethie Sculp._
*James Gibs Signed by Maverick.
James Giles _Maverick Sculp._
Henry D. Gilpin _C. G. Childs._
Joseph Gorham _W. Smith Sculp._
J. J. J. Gourgas _P. L._
Robert Gracie _Lewis Sculp._
Henry Hale Graham _J. Smither Sc._
Francis Green _N. Hurd Sculp._
Benjamin Greene _N. H. Scp._
David Greene _Revere scp._
Thomas Greene, Jr. _N. Hurd Scp._
William Greenleaf _N. Hurd Scp._
David Stoddard Greenough _William Greenough fecit._

Robert Hale _N. Hurd Scp._
J. W. Hamersley _Faithorne._
Rich’d Harrison _Rollinson Sculpt._
Harvard College _N. Hurd Sculp._
Harvard College _N. Hurd, Boston._
Harvard College _A. Bowen._
Harvard College _Andrew Filner._
Harvard College _H. Billings del. C. G. Smith_
Hasty Pudding Library _Callender Sc._
Barrack Hays _I. Hutt Sculp_
Elias Hicks _P. Maverick S._
Elias Hicks _Rollinson Sct._
Whitehead Hicks _H. Dawkins Sculpt._
Phillip L. Hoffman _Maverick Sculpt. New York._
William Hooper _N. H. Sep._
Francis Hopkinson} one copper _H. Dawkins Sculp_.
Joseph Hopkinson }
Horanian Society Library {_P. R. Maverick Sct No 3_
{ _Crown Street NY._
*Archibald Hunter Signed by Dawkins.
William J. Hunter {_Engrd by P. R. Maverick 65_
{ _Liberty St. New York._

Jonathan Jackson _N. H. Scp._
The Bishop of Jamaica {_Griffith & Wiegells 3 St._
{ _James St. London._
Robert Jenkins _N. Hurd._
John I. Johnson _Maverick St._
John Johnston _Maverick Sculpt._
Thomas Johnston _Maverick Sculp N.Y._
Samuel Jones _Dawkins Sc._
Benjamin S. Judah _Maverick Sculpt._

John Keese _Maverick Sculpt._
John Keese _Maverick Sct._
Peter Kemble _J. Lewis._
Rufus King _Maverick Sculpt._
Isaac L. Kip _Maverick Sculpt._
Leonard Kip _B. Brown Sc._
Benjamin Kissam _H. Dawkins Inv. et Sculp._

Ex Libris L---- _P. Riera._
Ladd _S. Felwell Sculpt._
Edward R. Laurens _Stout del et Sculpsit._
John Lee _S. Mc intire._
John Lenthel _Thackara._
Edward Livingston _Maverick Sculpt._
Maturin Livingston _Maverick Sculpt._
Peter R. Livingston _N. Hurd Scp._
William Smith Livingston _Maverick Sculpt._
John Lowell _N. Hurd Scp._
John Lowell, Jr. _Annin & Smith Sc._
John Lowell, Jr. _A & S._
Cary Ludlow _W. Smith sculpt._
Charles Ludlow _W. Smith._
George Ludlow _Rollinson Sct._
John Cook Ludlow _H. D. Sc._
Gab. W. Ludlow _H. D. Sc._

Wm. T. McCoun _Rollinson, S._
Bloomfield McIlvaine {_I. J. Barralet, Inv._
{_J. H. Seymour Sc._
Andrew McKelden _Leonard Sculpt._
Hugh McLean _Maverick Sct._
Henry McMurtrie _Smither Sculp._
Henry McMurtrie _Fairman del. Kearny Sc._
John Magill _J. Smither Sct._
Peter Manigault _Yates Fecit Royal Exchange_
Henry Marchant _N. H. Sc._
John Marston _N. Hurd Sculp._
Massachusetts Medical Society _Callender Sc._
Peter Masterton _Maverick Sculpt._
Maxwell _Maverick Sculpt._
Peter Middleton, M.D. _J. Lewis Sc._
Horatio Shepheard Moat _Rollinson._
Nathl. F. Moore _P. Maverick._
William Morris _Shallus. Sculpt._

Timothy Newell _I. Thomas print._
New York College of Pharmacy _Rollinson Sc. New York._
New York Society Library _E. Gallaudet Sc._
New York Society Library {_Engrd by P. R. Maverick._
{ _65 Liberty Street._
New York Society Library _Maverick Sct Crown Street._
George W. Norris _W. G. M._
Isaac Norris _Jas. Turner Sc._

Lewis Morris Ogden _P. Maverick Sc._
Orphan Asylum _L. Simond del--Seney Sc_
Samuel Osborne _N. Hurd Scp._

Francis Panton, Jr. _Maverick Scp._
John Parke _I. S. Sculp._
John Parkman _Russell and Cutler printers._
*W. Paulding Signed by Maverick.
A.L. Pierson _Annin & Smith Sc._
Edmd. Penn _T. Baddick._
Edward Pennington _J. J. Plocher Sc_
Library Co. of Philadelphia {_Printed by Zachariah Poulson_
{ _jun. No. 106 Chestnut street._
Philotechnian Library _Jos. Perkins sc N. York_
William L. Pierce _Maverick Sculpt._
Charles Pierpont _S. Hill._
John Pintard _Maverick Sct._
John Pintard, LL.D. _Anderson._
William Popham _Maverick Scp._
Porcellian Library _F. Mitchell Del._
John Poulson _Printed by Zachariah Poulson Junior._
William H. Prescott _A & S._
Halcott B. Pride _Maverick Sculp._
By the name of Prince _Wightman._
Sam’l Provoost _Maverick Sculpt._
Samuel Pruyn _D. W. Wilson Sc._

John Randolph of the } }
Middle Temple, } one }_BATH, I. Skinner._
Peyton Randolph, } copper }
B. J. Raphael, M.D. _Rohun and Co’s Louisville Ky._
Redwood Library, Newport, R.I. {_Drawn by James Stevens Civil_
{ _Engr. Engd W. D. Terry, Newport._
Henry Reverly _F. Kirk._
Jacob Roome _H. Dawkins Sculpsit._
John L. C. Roome _H. Dawkins Sculpsit._
Rosseau _Karst._
Thomas Russell _Callender Sc._
Rutledge _S. C. Barnes & Co. Coventry Street._

Sir John St. Clair _Ja. Turner Philada Sculpt._
James Samuels _H. Dawkins Philada Fecit._
Daniel Sargent, Jr. _Callender Sc._
Epes Sargent _P. Revere Sculp._
William Seton _Maverick Sculpt._
Peter Silvester _Child Sculpt._
John Sitgreaves _Maverick Scp New York._
James Scott Smith _Maverick Sculp._
John Adam Smith _Rollinson Sct._
Thomas Smith, Jr. _Maverick Sculpt._
Thomas J. Smith Signed by Maverick.
*William Smith _Maverick Sculpt._
William P. Smith _Thomas Johnston Sculp._
Joshua Spooner _N. Hurd Scp._
Richard Sprigg _T. Sparrow._
William Spry _W. Smith’s._
Thomas N. Stanford _Rollinson._
John Stewart _J. Jones Sc. Quebec._
William L. Stone _R. Rawdon. Alby._
Samuel Stringer _H. D. fecit._
*John Sturges Signed by Maverick.
John Sullivan _J. Callender Scp._
James Swan _Callender Sc._
William Sword _H. D. Fecit._

William Taylor _Maverick Sct._
Teachers’ Union, St. George’s}
Church } _Rollinson._
James Thompson _P. Maverick, Durand & Co._
Thomas Tillotson _Maverick Sculpt New York._
John Tomlinson _H. D. fecit._
Nathaniel Tracy _N. H. Scp._
Andrew Tyler _N. H. Sculp._
Joseph Tyler _Johnson._
Dudley Atkins Tyng _Callender Sp._

P. I. Van Berkel _Maverick Scp._
K. K. Van Rensselaer _Maverick Scp._
Richard Varick _A. Billings Sculpt._
Josias Short Vavasour _H. Dawkins Sc._
Virginia Council Chamber {_Dent Sculpt Bull Alley_
{ _Lombard Street London._
Solomon Vose _Callender Sc._

Wall _J. D. Stout, N.Y._
John W. Watkins, A.M. _Rollinson Sct._
Wentworth _N. Hurd Scp._
Stepney Library, Wethersfield _Doolittle Sculpt._
Charles H. Wetmore _Doolittle Sculp._
Prosper Wetmore _Maverick Sculpt._
William Wetmore _Revere Sc._
W---- Whitebread _Dawkins Fecit._
J. B. Whitridge {_J. R. Penniman Delt. W. B._
{ _Annin Sc._
Charles Wilkes _Rollinson Sc._
---- Williams _Harris Sc._
Azarias Williams _Rollinson Sculpt._
Gulielmi Williams _J. Ingram fecit a Paris._
John C. Williams _N. H. Scp._
Samuel Willis _Thos. Johnston, Sc._
William Winthrop _S. Hill._
Joseph Wiseman _Vallance Sc._
Polydore B. Wisner _Maverick Sculpt._

Brothers in Unity (Yale College) {_Wm. Taylor Deln,_
{_A. Doolittle Sculpt._
Brothers in Unity (Yale College) {_E. Tisdale Del._
{_S. S. Jocelyn Sc._
{_O. Pelton Sc._
Brothers in Unity (Yale College) {_P. R. Maverick Sct No. 3_
{ _Crown Street, N.Y._
Linonian Library (Yale College) _Doolittle Sc._
Linonian Society (Yale College) _G. Fairman._
Peter W. Yates _H. D. Sc._

Unidentified _W. Barber Sculpt._
Unidentified _H. Dawkins Sculpt._
Unidentified _A. Godwin Sculp._

A glance at the above list shows that our early engravers had no set rule by which to record their names on plates which they engraved; they used full names or initials as the fancy seized them, or the room on the plate demanded. In the word chosen to denote the fact of engraving a great diversity is seen, though by far the most used _sculpsit_ or its abbreviations.

Hurd and Callender seem to have been the most methodical, as they used one form a good deal. Dawkins had several styles, and Maverick had one or two, but was pretty certain to use an abbreviation of _sculpsit_.

Will Duer Esq^{r}. ]

A LIST OF THE MOTTOES FOUND UPON THE EARLY AMERICAN BOOK-PLATES, WITH TRANSLATIONS.

In the Introduction to his “Handbook of Mottoes,” Mr. C. N. Elvin separates the mottoes into the following four classes:--

I. Mottoes which have no reference to the name or the
armorial bearings of their users.

II. Mottoes which have a direct reference to the bearings.

III. Mottoes which have a punning reference to the name.

IV. Mottoes which have a reference to both name and
bearings.

While all these classes are represented in the following list of mottoes and quotations taken from the early American Book-plates, such a classification is hardly adapted to the very limited number of mottoes employed, and we should divide them into but two general classes, under which, however, a number of subdivisions will occur to the reader.

1. The family mottoes: used either as a matter of course or with a reasonable pride in the possession.

2. The mottoes which are the choice or selection of the owner of the plate: in this are included quotations from the classic writers of both poetry and prose, mottoes of a patriotic nature, of a moral and of an educational character, as well as others in lighter vein.

Plates are found, too, that have the family motto and one of private suitability in addition. The expressions against the lending of books and the lines directing the attention to the value of good reading, and kindred sentiments, mentioned in previous chapters, are not included here.

The translations will be found rather “free” in many cases, and it will need but a casual glance at the construction of some of the Latin phrases to see that such a freedom is necessary.

ἉΚΡΟΡΟΓΩVΙΑΙΟΥ ὉVΤΕSἹΗΣΟΥ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ. (Eph. ii. 20.) Jesus Christ
himself being the chief corner-stone. ANDOVER THEOL. SEM.

ἉΛΗΘΕΙΑ. Truth. BROTHERS IN UNITY (955).

βελτωναι οὑδιδἁξαι. Rather virtue than learning. STITH.

ΕΙΣ ΦΑΟΣ. Into the light. BANCROFT.

Ἑραυατε τας γρἁφας. (John v. 39.) Search the Scriptures. SMITH
(776).

Θἡγει φρἑνα το ἡδυ τἑχνων. Pursuit of pleasure sharpens the wits.
PHŒNIX SOCIETY.

Κατὰ σκοπὸν διὡκω. (Phil. iii. 14.) I press toward the mark.
PINTARD.

ΚΗΡΥΣΣΟΕΝ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΝ ἙΣΤΑUΥΡΩΜΕΝΟΝ. (1 Cor. i. 23.) We preach Christ
crucified. CONN. THEO. INST.

Λὁγια Ζὼντα. Living oracles. COLUMBIA COLLEGE.

ὁ λὁγος ὄσος ἁληθεια ἑστι. (John xvii. 17.) Thy word is truth.
ANDOVER THEOL. INST.

του καὶ ἁπὸ γλὡσσης μἑιτος γλυκἱων ῥἑεν ἁυδἡ. From his lips flowed
words sweeter than honey. VIRGINIA COUNCIL CHAMBER.

_Ab initio Deus providebit._ God will provide from the beginning.
DOVE.

_Ad astra, per aspera._ To the stars through difficulties. MINOT.

_Adversis major, par secundis._ Greater than adversity, a match for
prosperity. JARVIS.

_Aestate hyeme que idem._ In age and winter unchanged. GREEN.

_Aliis quod ab aliis._ For others because by others. CALLAWAY.

_Altera merces._ Another reward. MCLEAN.

_Altius tendo._ I reach higher. KINLOCH.

_Amicitia._ Friendship. LINONIAN SOCIETY LIBRARY.

_Amicitia concordia soli noscimus._ We alone learn in friendship
and harmony. LINONIAN SOCIETY LIBRARY.

_Amicitia cum libertate._ Friendship with liberty. WILLIAMS.

_Amor vincit naturae._ The love of nature conquers. GIBBES.

_Amore patriae._ By the love of country. SCOTT.

_Ante victoriam ne cane triumphum._ Sing not of triumph before the
victory. THOMPSON.

_Arcui meo non confido._ I trust not to my bow. WILKES.

_Ars longa, vita brevis._ Art is long and life is fleeting.
PRIESTLEY.

_At re non impetu._ By reason, not by force. HUNTER.

_Auctor pretiosa facit._ The Giver makes them valuable. LENNOX.

_Audacter._ Boldly. EWING.

_Aude fieri justum._ Dare to do the right. PARKER.

_Auspice Christo._ Under the guidance of Christ. DAVIS.

_Aut mors aut vita decora._ Either death, or an honorable life.
LIVINGSTON.

_Aut nunquam tantis aut perfice._ Either do not attempt, or
complete. HEMING.

_Be sure._ PASLEY.

_Beata Domus, custodita sic cuja Deo Domino est._ Blessed the home,
so guarded by the Lord God. BRASHER.

_Beauty and Grace._ SMITH.

_Bello virtus._ Courageous in war. KEESE.

_Beware my edge._ GIBBS.

_Bona que honesta._ Good things and honest. JACKSON.

_Bona vince malum._ Overcome evil with good. ELLISTON.

_Carpe diem._ (Hor. _Od._ i. 77.) Seize the present opportunity.
HOFFMAN.

_Carpe diem: postero ne credo._ Seize the present: trust not the
future. CUTTING.

_Cassis tutissima virtus._ Virtue is the safest helmet. KNIGHTS OF
THE SQUARE TABLE.

_Cave._ Beware. PARKER.

_Cavendo tutus._ Safe by caution. DANA.

_Chacun à son goût._ Each to his own taste. SMITH.

_Cherish virtue._ KING.

_Christi servitus vera libertas._ The service of Christ true
liberty. VAUGHAN.

_Christo et ecclesia._ For Christ and the church. HARVARD COLLEGE
LIBRARY.

_Cito pede praeterit aetas._ With swift foot old age comes on.
SARGEANT.

_Clarior hinc honos._ Hence the brighter honor. BUCHANAN.

_Claris dextera factis._ (Virg. _Æn._ vii. 474.) A right hand
employed in glorious deeds. BYAM.

_Clibor ne sceame._ CLIBORNE.

_Cognoscere occasionem._ Recognize the opportunity.
NEWTON-WILLIAMS.

_Colendo crescent._ By cultivating they increase. LIVIUS.

_Communiter bona profundere Deorum est._ It is the manner of the
gods to lavish good upon all. PHILADELPHIA LIBRARY CO.

_Concordia societatis nostra vinculum est._ Concord is the bond of
our society. LINONIAN SOCIETY LIBRARY.

_Confido in Domino._ I trust in God. SEDGWICK.

_Conquer death by virtue._ SHERMAN.

_Consilio manuque._ By counsel, and by the hand. PEIRSON.

_Consilio non impetu._ By counsel not by force. AGNEW.

_Coronat virtus cultores suos._ Virtue crowns her worshippers.
CLARKE.

_Cor unum ira mea._ My whole heart in my wrath. TOMLINSON.

_Courage sans peur._ Courage without fear. LEWIS.

_Crescit amor nummi._ The desire for riches increases. UNIDENTIFIED
PLATE.

_Cui est amiens felix._ Happy he who has a friend. WHITRIDGE.

_Dabit otia Deus._ God will give peace. BRISBANE.

_De interiore templo socius._ A comrade from within the temple.
HORSMANDEN.

_Decus virtuti soli._ Honor to virtue alone. LUDLOW.

_Delectando pariterque monendo._ By pleasing while admonishing.
MACKAY.

_Deo dirigente crescendum est._ We must prosper, while God directs.
LOWELL.

_Deo duce perseverandum_. I will persevere under the guidance of
God. JAY.

_Deo et amicitiae._ For God and friendship. FORMAN.

_Deo regique debeo._ I owe duty to God and the king. JOHNSON.

_Deo spes mea._ God my hope. THORNTON.

_Depressa resurgo._ I rise after defeat. PINTARD.

_Deus amici et nos._ God, our friends, and ourselves. PELL.

_Deus dabit._ God will grant. FISH.

_Deus dux certus._ God a safe leader. BRIMAGE.

_Deus meumque jus._ God and my right. SUPREME COUNCIL, 33d°.

_Deus nobis haec otia fecit._ (Virg. _Ec._ i. vi.) God hath given
us this tranquillity. SMITH.

_Deus providebit._ God will provide. DOVE.

_Dictis factisque simplex._ Simple in words and deeds. GILPIN.
ROGERS.

_Dieu défend de droit._ God defends the right. BOUCHER.

_Disce pati._ Learn to endure. DUNCAN.

_Discretio moderatrix virtutum._ Discretion mistress of virtues.
QUINCY.

_Duce natura sequor._ I follow the lead of Nature. HOLYOKE.

_Ducit amor patriae._ Love of country leads me. PHILLIPS.

_Dum clarum teneam._ While I hold to glory. PENN.

This is not the complete motto of the family of Penn of Stoke
Pogis; it should be, _Dum clarum rectum taneam_, which means, While
I hold to glory let me hold to right.

_Dum spiro spero._ While I breathe I hope. AUCHMUTY. MORRISON.
SWAN.

_Dum vivimus vivamus._ While we live let us live. PORCELLIAN
SOCIETY LIBRARY.

_E parvis oriuntur magna._ From small things great arise. BROTHERS
IN UNITY.

_E pluribus unum._ One from many. GUILFORD LIBRARY. MCKELDEN. U. S.
ARMY. UNIDENTIFIED PLATE.

_Emollit mores._ She civilizes. NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY.

_En dat Virginia quartam._ Behold Virginia furnishes her fourth.
VIRGINIA COUNCIL CHAMBER.

_En Dieu est tout._ In God is everything. CONNOLLY. WENTWORTH.

_En espérance je vie._ I live in hope. BROWN.

_Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem._ With the sword he
strives for calm quiet under the reign of liberty. MASS. LIBRARY OF
THE GENERAL COURT.

_Esse et videri._ To be and to seem to be. DUER.

_Esse potius quam habere._ To be rather than to have. MINTURN.

_Esse quam videri._ To be rather than to seem. ARCHDEACON. DUER.
FENDALL. TYNG. WHITE.

_Et mea messis erit._ And mine will be the harvest. DENNY.

_Et si ostendo non jacta._ Altho’ I show, tell it not abroad.
OGDEN.

_Ex candore decus._ Honor from sincerity. MARSHALL.

_Ex necessitate._ Through necessity. LOW.

_Excelsior._ Higher. VARICK.

_Exemplum adest ipse homo._ Man himself furnishes a pattern.
FRANKLIN.

_Exitus acta probat._ The end shows the deed. WASHINGTON.

_Exstant recte factus praemia._ Rewards await right actions.
COFFIN.

_Fais bien crains rein._ Do well, fear nothing. COLDEN. PINTARD.

_Faithful and brave._ UNIACKE.

_Fama praestante praestantior virtus._ Virtue more glorious than
glorious fame. MORGAN.

_Fama sed virtus non moriatur._ Fame, but not virtue, will die.
INGERSOLL.

_Fare fac._ Say and do. FAIRFAX.

_Fari aude._ Dare to speak. CHILD.

_Fan quae sentiat._ To speak what he may think. APTHORP. RANDOLPH.
TYLER.

_Fiat justitia._ Let justice be done. BROWNE.

_Fide et amicitia._ By fidelity and friendship. PORCELLIAN SOCIETY
LIBRARY.

_Fide, sed cui vide._ Trust, but in whom take care. LUDLOW.

_Fidelity._ PAULDING.

_Fidem servabo._ I will keep faith. EMERSON.

_Fidem servabo genusque._ I will be true to my faith and my race.
SMITH.

_Fidem servat vinculaque solvit._ He keeps faith, and breaks his
chains. CADENA.

_Fides scutum._ Faith a shield. BRUEN.

_Finis coronat opus._ The end crowns the work. SMITH.

_Firm._ STEARNS.

_Floriferis ut apes in saltibus omnia, libant omnia nos._ As bees
in the flowery meadows taste all, so we taste of all. WILLIAMS.

_Flourish in all weathers._ ERVING.

_Follow reason._ SPOONER.

_Fors et virtus._ Fortune and virtue. DE LOTBINIERE.

_Forti non deficit telum._ The brave lack not weapons. WATTS.

_Fortior quo rectior._ He is strongest who is nearest right.
SARGENT.

_Fortis et fidelis._ Brave and faithful. WATKINS.

_Fortis et fidus._ Brave and trusty. MIDDLETON.

_Fortis et veritas._ Brave and truthful. MARCH.

_Fortiter! Ascende!_ Courage! Climb! ERASMUS HALL LIBRARY.

_Fortiter et fideliter._ Boldly and faithfully. COX.

_Fortitudo et justitia._ Bravery and justice. JUDAH.

_Fortuna petit, honestas manet._ Fortune perishes, honesty endures.
BEETE.

_Foy en Dieu._ Faith in God. BARTRAM.

_Frangas non flectas._ You may break, not bend. BLANC.

_Freedom and Unity._ STEVENS.

_Furth--Fortune._ MURRAY.

_Gaudeo._ I rejoice. BROWN.

_Gaudia magna nuncio._ I bring tidings of great joy. SCOTT.

_Gloria._ Glory. CHAUNCEY.

_God grant grace._ GRACIE.

_Habeo pro jus fasque._ I hold by human and divine right. CUSHMAN.

_Haec etiam parentibus._ This also for those who obey. HOOPER.

_Hazard zit forward._ SETON.

_Hermes eloquio potens recludit_
_Fontes, ecce, suos: et ampliora_
_Vena Pierii fluunt liquores:_
_Atque arces reserat suas Minerva._

Behold, Hermes, powerful in eloquence, discloses his fountains: and
Pierian liquors flow forth from the ample spring. And again Minerva
takes her place on her citadel. BROTHERS IN UNITY.

_Hinc labor et virtus._ Hence labor and virtue. ALLISON.

_Hoc age._ Do this. IZARD.

_Honestum praetulit utili._ He has preferred honor to profit.
KISSAM.

_Honor virtutis praemium._ Honor the reward of virtue. BREARLY.
PROCTOR.

_Honore et amore._ With honor and love. HAMERSLEY.

_Honore et fide._ With honor and trust. SEARS.

_Hora é sempre._ Now and always. JARVIS.

_I pensieri stretti ed il viso sciolto._ The thoughts secret and
the face open. LUDWELL.

_Ignotis errare locis ignota videre,_
_Flumina gaudebat: studio minuente laborem._

He loved to wander in unknown places, to see unknown rivers:
pleasure making the labor light. EUSTACE.

_Ille ego qui ad sanandos vivos seco mortuos._ I am he who cuts up
the dead to heal the living. MALVIANS.

_Immortalitas._ Immortality. LINONIAN SOCIETY LIBRARY.

_Impavide._ Fearlessly. POWER.

_Improve your hours for they never return._ GUILFORD LIBRARY.

_In cruce salus._ In the cross is salvation. LAWRENCE.

_In Deo fides._ My trust is in God. GRAY.

_In Domino confido._ I trust in the Lord. ASSHETON.

_In fide et in bello fortis._ Strong in faith and war. CARROLL.

_In futura spector._ I regard the future. PIERCE.

_In God we hope._ WHITRIDGE.

_In God we trust._ SCOTT.

_In hoc signo vinces._ Under this sign thou shalt conquer. EUSTACE.

_In lumine tuo videbimus lumen._ In thy light shall we see light.
COLUMBIA COLLEGE LIBRARY.

_In medio tutissimus ibis._ Thou wilt go safest in the middle.
CARY. SUMNER.

_In prudentia et simplicitate._ With caution and candor. VAUGHAN.

_In silentio et spe._ In silence and hope. VAN BERKEL.

_In tenebris lucidior._ The brighter in darkness. INGLIS.

In reference to the _crest_,--A star surrounded by clouds.

_Incorrupta fides nudaque veritas._ Uncorrupted faith and naked
truth. STEPHENS.

_Indefessus vigilando._ I will watch unweariedly. READ.

_Independence._ JACKSON.

_Indure but hope._ BARRELL.

_Initium sapientiae est timor Domini._ (Prov. i. 7. Ps. cxi. 10.)
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. MARTIN.

_Innocenter, patienter, constanter._ Blamelessly, patiently,
constantly. STILLE.

_Integra mens augustissima possessio._ An honest mind is the most
glorious possession. MEREDITH.

_Inter feros per crucem ad coronam._ Among wild beasts by the cross
to the crown. STOWE.

_Inter folia fructus._ Among the flowers the fruit. HUMPHREY.

_J’avance._ I advance. BARTRAM.

_J’espère en Dieu._ I hope in God. RAY.

_Je me fie en Dieu._ I trust in God. DE BLOIS.

_Je recois pour donner._ I receive to distribute. INNES.

_Jovae praestat fidere quam homine._ It is better to trust in God
than man. STUYVESANT.

_Judicemur agendo._ Let us be judged by our deeds. HICKS.

_Juncta virtute fides._ Fidelity joined to bravery. MURRAY.

_Jura sunt mea: vindicabo._ These are my rights: I will defend
them. TAYLOR.