Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense

‘Shame to he who thinks bad of it.’ The motto of the Order of the Garter , which has come, in popular legend, to refer to an illicit affair by the founder of the Order, Edward III, with the Countess of Salisbury. While it is reasonably certain that Edward did indeed conduct affairs, there is no hard evidence to support the use of the garter as a token of his affection for her.