. The story of the Union Jack; how it grew and what it is, particularly in its connection with the history of Canada. ajestys pleasure concern-ing the royal style and titles appertaining tothe Imperial crown of the united kingdom The Jack of George III.—1701. 157 of Great Britain and Ireland and its depend-encies, and also the ensigns armorial, flags andbanners thereof. And that the arms orensigns armorial of the said UnitedKingdoms shall be quarterly; firstand fourth England, second Scotland,third Ireland, and it is our will andpleasure that there shall be bornetherewith on an escutcheon of p
. The story of the Union Jack; how it grew and what it is, particularly in its connection with the history of Canada. ajestys pleasure concern-ing the royal style and titles appertaining tothe Imperial crown of the united kingdom The Jack of George III.—1701. 157 of Great Britain and Ireland and its depend-encies, and also the ensigns armorial, flags andbanners thereof. And that the arms orensigns armorial of the said UnitedKingdoms shall be quarterly; firstand fourth England, second Scotland,third Ireland, and it is our will andpleasure that there shall be bornetherewith on an escutcheon of pre-tence the arms of our Dominions inGermany. The result of this clause was that the liliesof France, wdiich had been quartered in theroyal arms since Ed-ward III., 1327, werealtogether removed,and the whole fourquarters w^ere appropri-ated, two quarters tothe three golden lionsof England, and onequarter each to the red lion of Scotland andthe golden harp of Ireland, and upon a smallshield on the centre was to be placed thewhite horse of Hanover, to indicate the othercountry over which the king also 36. Union Jack of 1801. 158 The Story of the Union Jack. And it is our will andpleasure that the standard of thesaid united kingdoms shall be thesame quarterings as are hereinbe-fore declared to be the arms orensigns armorial of the said unitedkingdoms. The royal standard is ordered to have in itonly the arms of the three united kingdomsof England, Scotland and Ireland. And that the anion flag shall beazure, the crosses saltires of St. An-drew and St. PatricJi, quarterli/ persaltire connterchanged, argent andgules; the latter fimhriated of thesecond, surmounted hi/ the cross ofSt. George of the third, fimbriated asthe saltire. • • • • • In making the Union Jack, the instructionswere that the white cross of Scotland andthe red cross of Ireland were to be joinedtogether quarterly and counterchanged,and that the red cross of St. George was to surmount,
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