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BLACKWELL .
TilE BLACKWELL COi\T OF ARMS
Arms: Argent, a Talbot courant, sable on a chief deCt'ltt• o£ tht' second three besants. Crest: A demi Talbot coupcd proper of the S<>Cond, a helmet. Motto: Malo rnori quam foedari (I had rather dk than be dishonored). The dog indicates suvicc to the king as a courier, mes- senger or ambas•ador. The three besants {circles) n·prcscnt Saracen coins with which the cru~aders used to decorate thrir shields. The hclrnrt rcprcstnts kni~hthood,
