Publisher's Synopsis
The Lion, denoting royalty, and the Wild Boars' Heads, denoting bravery, are the oldest crests known in England. They show the antiquity of the family adopting them, also its dignity, rank and near relationship to the reigning sovereign, as well as the family's reputation for undaunted courage. The shield is a modification of the Norman shield, denoting the intermingling of the noble Norman blood with the native Briton by intermarriage of the races. The entire device as shown, is copied from that preserved in the Booth Family by Lady Mary, Countess Dowager of Stamford, only daughter of Sir George Booth, third Lord Delamere and second Earl of Warrington, in whose possession the principal documents relating to the early histor\ r of the Booth Family were, in 1771. The family motto, "Quod Ero Spero," literally translated means, "What I shall be I hope; " liberally rendered it signifies, "What I hope to accomplish I shall accomplish," or, in other words, "Hope, perseverance, success." This motto typifies the character that marks the race, illustrious examples of which have developed all along the line to the present day.
