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''In my defens God me defend'' is the motto of both the Royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Scotland and Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom used in Scotland.〔(The Progress and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth, by John Nichols )〕〔(The Fourth part of the Institutes of Laws of England: Concerning the Jurisdiction of Courts, by Edward Coke )〕 Contemporary versions of the Royal arms show an abbreviated motto, in the form of ''IN DEFENS'' or, where Modern English is used as an alternative, ''IN DEFENCE''.〔(Public Sculpture of Glasgow by Ray McKenzie, Gary Nisbet )〕 The motto appears above the crest of the arms, in the tradition of Scottish heraldry.〔(The Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada ) 〕〔(International Civic Heraldry )〕 == Origins == Adopted during the reign of the Stewart dynasty, and certainly in use by the reign of James IV (1488–1513), "In my defens God me defend" was originally the only motto associated with Scotland's Royal arms,〔(''Typographical Antiquities: an historical account of printing in England'' ), by Joseph Ames〕 with versions appearing in both truncated and abbreviated forms;〔(National Museums of Scotland – Book stamp associated with James VI )〕 ''In my defens'', for example, having been adopted for the Royal arms of James IV. (An embroidered wall hanging depicting these arms is displayed in the Great Hall at Stirling Castle). Later versions of the arms which feature the abbreviated form ''IN DEFENS'' include the armorial by Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount, which appears in his ''Register of Scottish Arms'' (1542). The motto is also associated with an old Scots prayer, of which there are several versions where ''In my defens God me defend'' appears as the opening line, including: And: Also, in the form of a couplet: Another variation of the phrase, appearing as ''BE MY DEFENS GOD ME DEFEND FOREVER MORE'', is to be found engraved upon a number of traditional Ballock knives, with one particular example, (dated 1624), now forming part of the Arms and Armour collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.〔(My Armoury ) Accessed 28 July 2008〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「In My Defens God Me Defend」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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