Sapcote Motto

This motto is known to be French, and as far as it can be decyphered is— "sco toot × vinic [or umic] × pones," the first and last letters *s* being possibly flourishes. This certainly seems unpromising enough. The name being Sapcote, *quasi* Sub-cote, and the arms {477}"three dove-cotes," I venture to conjecture "Sous cote unissons," as not very far from the letters given. If it be objected that the word "cote" is not in use in this sense, it may be remarked that French, "After the scole of Stratford atte bowe," might borrow such a meaning to suit the sound, from "côte," in the sense of a side…