In My Defens God Me Defend

In my defens God me defend is the motto o baith the Ryal coat o airms o the Kinrick o Scotland an Ryal coat o airms o the Unitit Kinrick uised in Scotland.^[1][2] Contemporar versions o the Ryal airms shaws the motto in the cutty form o IN DEFENS or, whaur Inglis is uised as an alternative tae Scots, IN DEFENCE.^[3] The motto appears abuin the crest o the airms, in the tradeetion o Scots heraldry.^[4][5]

Uisage

The motto IN DEFENS daesna anerly appear on the Ryal airms, but thegither wi the crest o the Ryal airms, upo the logo o baith the Croun Office an Procurator Fiscal Service an the General Register Office for Scotland an aw.

Origins

In My Defens God Me Defend coud come frae an auld Scots prayer:

In my defens God me defend

And bring my sawl to ane good end...

ane vertuous lyf procureth ane happie death^[6]

And:

In my defens God me defend

And bring my soul to ane guid end

When A am sick and like to die

Father of Heaven hath mercy on me.^[7]

Awso, in the form o a couplet:

In me defens God me defend

An bring my saulle to ane guid end O Lord.^[8]

See an aw

• Ryal coat o airms o Scotland
• Ryal coat o airms o the Unitit Kinrick
• Scotland
• Kinrick o Scotland
• Order o the Thristle
• Nemo me impune lacessit