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Patent of Johnne Lord Maxwell of Hereiss (1567):
Twill all and
Sindrie quhome it efferis quhais knawlege thir pntis salcum
Greting In god evirlesting We Shir Robert forman of Luthrie Knicht
Lyoun King of armes with our brithir herauldis of the realme of
Scotland being requirit be the richt honorable Johnne lord maxwell
of hereiss to assigne and gif unto him sic armes In mettaill and
culloure as maist deulie suld appertene to him and his posteritie
as become us of our office to do Quhairfore we having respect to
thais thingis that appertenit hes assignit and assignis to him
quarterlie the first and thrid [sic] silver an saulter sable with
ane Lambeaw of thre feitt gulis secund and ferde silver thre
hurtcheonis sable with the beraris of the scheilde helme Tymmerall
and Detoun as heirunder Is Depaintit quhilk he and his posteritie
may lefullie beir without reproche Quhilk We testifie be thir
pntis Subscrivit be Marchemont hairauld our clerk of office
quhairunto oure seile of office is appensit At Edinburgh the
Secund Day of aprile the zeir of god ane thowsand fyve hundreth
thre score sevin zeiris.
From:
Stevenson, Heraldry in Scotland, vol. 1, p. 121 (1914). Also found
in Heraldic Exhibition, Edinburgh 1891, p. 10 (no. 49) and plate I
(1892) and in Balfour Paul, Heraldry in Relation to Scottish
History and Art: Being the Rhind Lectures on Archaeology for 1898,
p. 205 (1900)
Grant of Crest to Sir James Galloway
(1631):
To all and
Fingular, to whofe knowledge thefe prefents fhall come: James
Balfour of Kinnaird, Knight, Lyon, King of Arms, through the whole
Kingdom of Scotland, and Iflands thereto adjacent: fendeth his due
commendations and greeting: Know you, That Sir James Galloway,
Knight, Mafter of Requefts to Our dread Soveraign, CHARLES, King
of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith,
Etc. One of His Majesties moft Honourable Privy Council in this
Kingdom, hath requefted me, by vertue of my Office, to give and
affign unto this his ancient Coat-armour, being arg. a lyon
rampant, azure, langued, and arm'd Gules; a Creft, with Escrol and
Motto; which he may bear without wrong doing to others. To whofe
reafonable requft I have condefcended, and for Creft, does affign
him to bear above his Helmet, upon an wreath arg. and Azure, a
mound befpread, with the rayes of the Sun proper, embrac'd betwixt
two Corn ears, Saltoir wayes Or; and above all, in an Escrol this
motto, Higher, as here in the margent adjected is to be feen. All
which Arms, Creft, Escrol and Motto, I the faid Lyon, King of
Arms, doth by thefe prefents ratifie, confirm, give, grant and
affign, unto the faid Sir James Galloway, Knight, and to his
pofterity for ever, to ufe, bear and fhow forth the famine, in
Signet, Shield, Coat-armour, Enfign, or otherwife, at all times,
and in all places, a his and their free liberty and pleafure. In
witneffe whereof, I have to thir prefents, affixt my hand and feal
of Office at Holy-rood-houfe, the nineteenth day of December, in
the fixth year of the Reign, of our Sovereaign Lord, King Charles,
and of our Redemption, 1631.
James Balfour,
Lyon.
From Mackenzie
of Rosehaugh, The Science of Heraldry, p. 8 (1680)
Confirmation of Arms to Patrick Hamilton
of Littlepreston (1673):
To All and
Sundrie whom it effeers I, Sir Charles Araskine of Cambo, knight
Baronet, Lyon King of armes, Considering That be the Tuentie one
act of the third Session of the Second parliament of our dread
Soveraigne Lord Charles the Second, be the Grace of God King of
Scotland, England, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, I
am Impowered to visit the wholl armes of Noblemen, Prelats, Barons
and Gentlemen within the kingdome and to distinguish them with
Congruent differences, And to matriculat the same in my books and
registers, and to give armes to vertuous and weell deserveing
persons, and Extracts of all armes, Expressing the Blazoning of
the arms vnder my Hand and seall of office, Which register is
thereby ordained to be respected as the true and unrepealable rule
of all armes and bearing in Scotland, To remaine with the Lyons
office as a publict register of the kingdome : Therefore Conforme
to the tenor of the said act of parliament I testifie and make
knowen that the Coat armour appertaining and Belonging to Patrick
Hamiltone of Littleprestone, and approven of and Confirmed be me
to him, Is matriculat in my said publict register vpon the day and
dait of thir presents, and is thus blazoned viz. The said Patrick
Hamiltone of Little prestone for his atchievement and ensigne
armoriall Bears Gules on a cheverone betuixt three Cinque foiles
Argent Alse-many Buckles Azure, Above the Sheild his Helmet
mantled Gules doubled Argent, Next is place on ane Torse for his
Crest A Greyhounds head couped proper collored Gules garnished Or,
The motto in ane Escroll, Fidele, - Which Coat above blazoned I
declare to be the said Patrick Hamiltone His Coat and Bearing, In
Testimonie Whereof I have Subscryved this Extract with my Hand and
have Caused append my Seall of office therto, Given at Edinburgh
the Sext day of September and of our Said Soveraigne Lords reigne
the Tuentie fyft year, 1673.
From Heraldic
Exhibition, Edinburgh 1891, p. 11 (no. 53) (1892).
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Grant of Arms
to the Royal Burgh of Aberdeen by Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, |
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Lyon King of
Arms (1674): |
To all and
sundrie whom it effeirs. I Sir Charles Areskine of Cambo, Knight
and Baronet, Lyon, King of Arms; Considering, that by several Acts
of Parliament, as well of Our dread Soveraign Lord, Charles the
Second, By the Grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France and
Ireland, Defender of the Faith, as of His Majestie's Royal
Predecessors: especially, by the twenty one Act of the third
Session of this Current Parliament, I am impowered to visit the
whole Arms and Bearings within this Kingdom, and to distinguish
them, and matriculate the same in my Books and Registers, and to
give Extracts of all Arms, expressing the Blazoning thereof, under
my hand and seal of Office: And which Register, is by the
fore-cited Act, ordained to be respected, as the true and
unrepealable Rull of all Arms and Bearings in Scotland, to remain
with the Lyon's Office, as a publick Register of the Kingdom.
Therefore, conform to the power given to me by His Scred Majesty,
and according to the tenors of the said Acts of Parliament; I
testifie and make known, that the arms of old belonging to the
Royal Burgh of Aberdeen, and no confirm'd by me, are marticulate
in my said publick Register, upon the day and date of thir
presents: And are thus blazoned, viz. The said Royal Burgh of
Aberdeen Gives for Ensigns Armorial, Gules, three Towers triple
towered, within a double Tressure Counterflowred Argent :
Supported by two Leopards propper : The Motto, in an escrol above,
Bon-Accord (the Word Bon-Accord was given them by King Robert
Bruce, for killing all the English in one night in their Town,
their word being that night Bon-Accord). And upon the Reverse of
the Seal of the said Burgh is insculped, in a Field Azure, a
Temple Argent, Saint Michael standing in the porch mitered and
vested propper, with his Dexter hand lifted up to Heaven, praying
over three children in a boyling Caldron of the first, and holding
in the Sinister a Crosier, Or. Which Arms above-blazoned, I hereby
declare to have been, and to be, the true and unrepealable Signs
Armorial of the Burgh Royal above-named. In testimony whereof, I
have subscrib'd this Extract with my hand ; and caus'd append my
Seal of Office thereto.
Given at
Edinburgh, the twenty fifth day of February, and of Our said
Soveraign Lord's Reign, the twenty sixth Year, 1674.
From
Stevenson, Heraldry in Scotland, vol. 2, p. 455 (1914). Also found
in Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, The Science of Heraldry, p. 9 (1680).
Confirmation of Arms of James Baikie of
Tankerness (1686):
To all and
sundrie whom it effeers, I Sir Alexander Areskine of Cambo, Knight
and Baronet, Lyon king of Armes, Considering that be the twentie-one
act of the third Session of second Parliament of our dread
Soveraign, Lord Charles ye 2d of ever blessed memory, I am
Impowered to visit the wholl Armes of Noblemen, Prelats, Barons
and Gentlemen within this kingdome, and to distinguish them with
congruent differences, and to matriculat the same in my Books and
Registers, And to give armes to Virtuous and weell deserveing
Persons, and extracts of all armes expressing the blazoning
theirof under my hand and seall of Office, which Register is
theirby ordained to be respected as the true and unrepealable Rule
of all Armes and Bearings in Scotland, To remain with the Lyons
Office As a publict Register of the Kingdom : Therefor Conforme to
the tenor of the said Act of Parliament I testifie and Declair
That the Coat armour appertaining and belonging to James Baikie of
Tankerness . . ., and approven of and confirmed be me to him, is
matriculat in my said publict Register upon the day and date of
thir presents, and is thus blazoned, viz. : The said James Baikie,
For his Atchievment and Ensigne Armoriall Bears argent on a
Cheveron gules betwixt three flames of fire a Lyon rampant
accompanied with two Stars of the Field, On ane helmet befitting
his degree, is set for his Crest a flame of fire proper, with this
Motto in ane Escroll, Commodum non Damnum. Which Coat above
blazoned I Declair to be the said James Baikie his true Coat and
Bearing. In testimonie Whereof I have subscrived this Extract with
my hand and have caused append My Seale of Office thereto Att
Edinburgh the twentyfyfth of May, and of the reigne of our
Soveraigne Lord King James ye 7th the second year, 1686.
Alexr. Areskine,
Lyon
From Heraldic
Exhibition, Edinburgh 1891, p. 12 (no. 57) (1892).
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