Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay - Arms

Arms

Arms of Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay
Notes The arms, crest and motto allude to the heraldry of the MacAulays of Ardincaple; however Thomas Babington Macaulay was not related to this clan at all. He was, instead, descended from the unrelated Macaulays of Lewis.
Crest Upon a rock a boot proper thereon a spur Or.
Escutcheon Gules two arrows in saltire points downward argent surmounted by as many barrulets compony Or and azure between two buckles in pale of the third a bordure engrailed also of the third.
Supporters Two herons proper.
Motto Dulce periculum (translation from Latin: "danger is sweet").

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