Recalling the martyrdom of Saint John Southworth at Tyburn, the long,
bitter struggle of Sir John Southworth against religious tyranny under
King Henry VIII and the quiet, persistent search for religious
freedom that brought the young widow, Alice Carpenter Southworth,
and her two sons to a bleak outpost named Plymouth-- the ancient motto of the
Southworth family is a solemn reminder there is always more at stake than mere survival.

Sublimiora Spectemus is a Latin phrase, translated as "We seek higher things."

Click here to read a poem by Samuel A. Southworth entitled "That We May See Higher Things".