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Nemo me impune lacessit
The version of the Royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Scotland in use prior to the Union of the Crowns did not include the Latin motto of the The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle; Nemo me impune lacessit. (Only the collar of the order was included in the blazon; surrounding the shield).

The motto Nemo me impune lacessit, appearing on a blue scroll overlying the compartment, was not added to the arms of the Kingdom of Scotland until the reign of Charles II, King of Scots, (1649-1651 / 1660-1685), by which time, (following the Union of the Crowns in 1603), the arms had been modified to that version which united elements from the arms of the Kingdom of Scotland with those of the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Ireland.

Reference:


 * Public Sculpture of Glasgow


 * By Raymond McKenzie, Gary Nisbet, National Recording Project (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association)


 * Edition: illustrated


 * Published by Liverpool University Press, 2001


 * ISBN 0853239371, 9780853239376


 * 538 pages


 * (page 462 google books)
 * "Below the shield is the additional motto: NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT (trans: 'No-one provokes me with impunity'). This was incorporated into the arms by Charles II and is associated with the 'Order of the Thistle' " 

Links to images of arms not displaying the motto Nemo me impune lacessit:
 * Arms of James IV
 * Arms of James IV
 * Arms of James IV
 * Arms of James V
 * Arms of Mary I
 * Arms of Mary I
 * Arms of James VI
 * Arms of James VI and I
 * Arms of Charles I

The image File:Royal Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg has been changed accordingly by the author User:Chabacano to reflect this, the image now being correct in showing only the motto "IN DEFENS". Endrick  Shellycoat  20:30, 20 April 2009 (UTC)