At the center of the plate is an open palm of a right hand, with the motto In Mea Manu Maneat beneath. Under the plate owner's name reads Knight of the Order of John of Jerusalem.
Subject (Name):
Cosgrave, E. MacDowel (Ephraim MacDowel)
Subject (Topic):
A Right Hand, Physicians, Physiologists, and Surgeons
At the center of the plate is an open palm of a right hand, centered by the text His Mark. Beneath the palm is the phrase In Mea Manu Maneat. Surrounding the hand and the upper portion of the plate is the motto It Is To Him This Book Belongs: Him & Him-Self The Thiever Wrongs. The image and title text are surrounded by a decorative border.
A coat of arms, divided in half vertically, with three roundels on the left-hand side. At the helm is a knight's helmet, surrounded by mantling. At the crest is a crown, with a sea serpent arched overhead. Beneath the shield is the motto Quod Verum Tutem. Written in pencil surrounding the plate owner's name suggests that the book is from Courtenay to a J. Hardie, M.A.
A coat of arms with a dark chevron in the center. The chevron features three cinquefoils. Above this are the heads of two eagles; below, just one. The shield is trimmed with flowers and leaves. At the helm, atop a torse, is a horse festoon with droplets. Below the shield is the motto Celeriter et Fortiter.
A coat of arms with three large decorated circles and several ermine spots in the background. At the helm is the head and torso of a wolf-like creature that has been pierced by an arrow. Below the crest is the motto Nec Temere Nec Timere.
Subject (Name):
Cartwright, William
Subject (Topic):
Amorial, Armorial bookplates, Dragon, Shield, Shields, and Surgeons