Gonville & Caius College
Detail from the grant of arms to Dr Caius, January 1561 (Gonville and Caius Archive, I,39)
Golde semyed with flowre gentle, in the myddle of the cheyfe, sengrene resting uppon the heades of ii serpents in pale, their tayles knytte together, all in proper color, restinge uppon a square marble stone vert, betwene theire brests a boke sable garnyshed gewles, buckles gold.
This personal grant of arms was obtained by John Caius in 1561, three years after he had obtained new letters patent refounding Gonville Hall as Gonville and Caius College. In 1575, his personal arms were combined with those of the first founder Edmund Gonville to produce the College arms. (Photograph: Cambridge University Library)
Last updated 26/06/2003 by (anon)