THISTLE OF SCOTLAND

Sir,—Your correspondent R.L. (No. 2. p. 24.), will find the fullest information on this head in Sir Harris Nicolas's work on the *Orders of Knighthood of the British Empire*. He does not assign to its origin an earlier date than the reign of James III, in an inventory of whose jewels, Thistles are mentioned as part of the ornaments. The motto "*Nemo me impune lacessit*," does not appear until James VI. adopted it on his coinage.