reen was intended to
partition off the sacred _clerus_ from the _non-clerus_ or laity,
and, by the predominance of anthems and songs in the choir-service,
to image forth the conception of the blest society in heaven, where
there is only praise; but the 'Collegium' which he constituted has,
through historical causes, given way to the wider society of the
'Congregation,' in which preaching is as prominent as praise, and
hence came the removal of the choir-screen westward, so as to
accommodate a larger audience than the Collegium proper. This
removal the Restoration Committee of 1891 acquiesced in and
accepted, but the change is one for which they are not
responsible."[238] It will be interesting to give here a brief
resume of what has been stated by the Principal regarding shields
and symbolism in the restored chapel. (1) As to the treatment of the
floor: no shield has been admitted into the floor but such as
represent persons in close relation to the King's College, of a date
antecedent to the Scottish Reformation of 1560. When the series is
completed, they will be found to represent:--

_Royal Shields_

1. James IV., the Royal Founder. Motto, _Leo Magnanimus_.
2. Margaret Tudor, his Queen. " _Rosa sine spina_.
3. St. Margaret, Queen of Malcolm " _Crux columbis lex_.
III. (Canmore).

_Episcopal_

4. Bishop Elphinston. Motto, _Non confundar_.
5. " Gavin Dunbar. " _Sub spe_.
6. " William Stewart. " _Virescit vulnere virtus_.
7. " John Leslie. " _Memento_.

_Literary_

8. Principal Hector Boece. Motto, _Silva frequens trabibus_.
9. Dean Robert Maitland. " _Consilio et animis._

_In Ante-Chapel_

1. (North side) _Domine, dilexi decorem domus tuae_ (Lord, I have
loved the beauty of Thy House), Psalm xxvi. 8.

2. (East side) _Initium sapientiae timor Domini_ (The fear of the
Lord is the beginning of wisdom), Motto of the University.

3. (South side) _Te Deum laudamus, te Dominum confitemur_ (We praise
Thee, O Lord, we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord).

4. (West side) _In te Domine speravi: non confundar_ (In Thee, O
Lord, have I trusted: let me never be confounded).

The roof has a continuous system of decoration in colour