This Foldout collects some of the Latin and other texts which can be found in the district in datestones, epitaphs, documents, coats of arms, mottoes, and other inscriptions
aegyptianus | Ref 24-48 |
amicus humani generis | Ref 24-5 |
The trade mark of Ben Shaw & Sons Limited was the name Benjamin Shaw's signature surrounded by this Latin text
anno salutis | Ref 24-28 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See AS
Ante Tempus Nihil Judicato | Ref 24-57 |
artium baccalaureus | Ref 24-43 |
artium magister | Ref 24-26 |
attornatus ad legem | Ref 24-47 |
Benignus | Ref 24-62 |
Clericus | Ref 24-49 |
Clericus parochialis | Ref 24-50 |
Clicus | Ref 24-51 |
coelum non solum | Ref 24-59 |
(Latin) Trans: heaven not earth
confide deo, diffide tibi | Ref 24-11 |
This is one of the many inscriptions on High Sunderland, Halifax
contra vim mortis, non est medicamen in hortis | Ref 24-23 |
Corpus | Ref 24-63 |
decus et tutamen | Ref 24-2 |
From 1662, the milled edge of coins were engraved with this inscription.
The inscription reappeared when the £1 coin was issued in 1983
digni et vos este favore | Ref 24-20 |
The Latin motto appears on Heath Grammar School Memorial Gates.
It was written by Arthur Owen and is a pun on the surname of Dr John Favour, founder of the School
Doctrina Fortior Armis | Ref 24-54 |
= The pen is mightier than the sword
dominus noster iesus christus | Ref 24-29 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See DNIC
dono dedit dedicavit | Ref 24-25 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See DDD
fælix quem virtus ... | Ref 24-16 |
(Latin) Trans: happy is he whose ancestors make a profession of virtue, and who himself leaves virtue to succession
This is one of the many inscriptions on High Sunderland, Halifax
fama virtutum tuba perennis | Ref 24-15 |
This is one of the many inscriptions on High Sunderland, Halifax
garrulus insano crucietur ... | Ref 24-21 |
(Latin) Trans: Let the chattering world be tortured by senseless love, While my calm life quietly pleases me
hic locus odit amat ... | Ref 24-10 |
(Latin) Trans: This place hates, loves, punishes, observes, honours – Negligence, peace, crimes, laws, virtuous persons
This is one of the many inscriptions on High Sunderland, Halifax
hic sepultus est | Ref 24-34 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See hse
hoc monumentum | Ref 24-31 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See hm
iesus hominum salvator | Ref 24-36 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See ihs
ignorantia legis excusat neminem | Ref 24-9 |
This inscription appears over the entrance to King Cross Police Sub-Station
in forma pauperis | Ref 24-56 |
jam mea, mox hujus, sed posthac nescio cujus | Ref 24-4 |
(Latin) Trans: now mine, once his, but afterwards I know not whose
This appears
justum perficito nihil timeto | Ref 24-45 |
In 1857, John Foster was granted armorial bearings with this motto.
It is the motto of Black Dyke Mills Band
justus propositi tenax | Ref 24-1 |
This was the motto of the Lister family. It appears on the Lister family Arms and can be seen in the Housebody at Shibden Hall.
The motto was also adopted by William Busfeild when he changed his name
legum doctor | Ref 24-37 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See Lld
maxima domus utilitas ... | Ref 24-17 |
(Latin) Trans: the house when large yields comfort; fires and tongues carry destruction with them
This is one of the many inscriptions on High Sunderland, Halifax
medicinae doctor | Ref 24-39 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See MD
meliora spero | Ref 24-22 |
monumentum posuit | Ref 24-41 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See mp
nisi dominus custodierit civitatem | Ref 24-19 |
This is the Halifax motto and comes from the Biblical text:
Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain
in Psalms 127:1
numquam hanc pulset portam qui violat sequum | Ref 24-14 |
This is one of the many inscriptions on High Sunderland, Halifax
omnipotente facit stirps ... | Ref 24-13 |
(Latin) Trans: May the Almighty grant that the lineage of Sunderland may quietly inhabit this seat, and maintain the rights of their ancestors free from strife until an ant drink up the waters of the sea, and a tortoise walk around the whole world
This is one of the many inscriptions on High Sunderland, Halifax
patria domus ... optima caelus | Ref 24-12 |
per ardua virtus | Ref 24-64 |
The Walker family did not have a coat of arms or motto until Ann [1803-1854] petitioned the College of Arms for a personal one.
This was granted in December 1842 with the arms and this Latin motto
This & associated entries use material contributed by Ian Philp
piae memoriae | Ref 24-24 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See pm
Pius | Ref 24-61 |
pone curavit | Ref 24-44 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See pc
Pro Bono Publico | Ref 24-53 |
Pro Placito Corone Celato | Ref 24-52 |
qui mihi discipulus puer es cupis atque | Ref 24-3 |
Qui mihi discipulus, puer, es cupis atque doceri,
Huc ades, haec animo concipe dicta tuoThou who art my pupil, boy, and desirest to be taught,
Come here, grasp these sayings with thy mind
This appears on the Heath School Seal and was incorporated into the badge on the pupils' uniform cap and blazer
quid non deo juvante | Ref 24-18 |
Quod Petis Umbra Est | Ref 24-46 |
The inscription on a sundial [1833] at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge
requiescat in pace | Ref 24-27 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See RIP
Resurgam | Ref 24-55 |
Used on graves and epitaphs
sacrum memoriae | Ref 24-30 |
(Latin) Trans: sacred to the memory
sanctae | Ref 24-32 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See ss
sanctae theologiae baccalaureus | Ref 24-33 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See stb
sanctae theologiae professor | Ref 24-35 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See stp
Sepulcrum | Ref 24-60 |
sine prole | Ref 24-38 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See sp
sine prole legitima | Ref 24-40 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See spl
sine prole mascula | Ref 24-42 |
The phrase is often found in Monumental Inscriptions.
See spm
suum cuique | Ref 24-6 |
tempus edax rerum | Ref 24-7 |
ut hora sic vita | Ref 24-8 |
A form of this text appears on a stone at Wood Top, Hebden Bridge
Vltima Cuivis Expectanda Dies | Ref 24-58 |
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