Manus haec inimica tyrannis Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem.1
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From the Life and Memoirs of Algernon Sidney.
Note 1. His father writes to him, Aug. 30, 1660: “It is said that the University of Copenhagen brought their album unto you, desiring you to write something; and that you did scribere in albo these words.” It is said that the first line is to be found in a patent granted in 1616 by Camden (Clarencieux).—Notes and Queries, March 10, 1866. [back]
