The Armorial Bearings
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MARTIN STEPHEN JAMES GOLDSTRAW J.P., F.S.A. Scot
ESQUIRE IN THE COMMISSION OF THE PEACE FOR THE COUNTY OF SHROPSHIRE
FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES of SCOTLAND
Blazon:
Arms: Argent on a Chevron between three Swords erect Gules three Quills erect Argent
Crest: On a Helm with a Wreath Argent and Gules A Goose Argent beaked Or resting its dexter foot against an Oak Tree Gules fructed Or
Motto: Iure Factum Non Erit Irritum
Please note: There is no such thing as a “family” Coat of Arms.
All achievements belong to the original grantee and heirs in accord with the Letters Patent of the Grant. It is in order to display an achievement which does not belong to you as long as you do not pass it off as your own, or give the impression that it is your own.
These are the arms matriculated in Scotland; The Lord Lyon King of Arms by interlocutor of date 23rd September 2002 granted warrant to the Lyon Clerk to matriculate the arms in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings of Scotland. Matriculated the 21st Day of November 2002. Recorded on the 69th page of the 74th volume of the Public Record of All Arms and Bearings of Scotland.
These Scottish Matriculated Arms are identical in blazon to the Arms granted by the (English) College of Arms in all respects EXCEPT the motto; In the Scottish matriculation the motto is above the helm and crest and is “AB INITIO GOOSTREY”.
Blazon:
Arms: Argent on a Chevron between three Swords erect Gules three Quills erect Argent
Crest: On a Helm with a Wreath Argent and Gules A Goose Argent beaked Or resting its dexter foot against an
Oak Tree Gules fructed Or
Motto: Ab Initio Goostrey (From the Beginning Goostrey)