SECT. 4. Fees and other Emoluments. Matriculation Rates authorized by Act of 1672 --Table of Lyon Office Families having right to Arms prior to 1672-Modern Grants of Arms -Increase of fees justified by usage-Fees in England and Ireland- SECT. 5.-Penalties for the Unlawful Assumption of Armorial Escheat of emblazoned goods and gear-Fine or imprisonment-Letters of Publication enjoined by Act of 1672-Messenger's relative "Charge" --Irregularities of painters, engravers, etc.-Nisbet's complaint on the subject-Referred to in English Letters-Patent issued by Charles 11. in 1682" Procurers" of Arms-Warrant by the Earl Marshal in 1597-Prosecutions by the Lord Lyon- Rare exercise of this power- Outrageous usurpations of Armorial Bearings-" Notices" by Lord Lyon in 1758, and subsequently-Propriety of enforcing the statutory penalties-Laxity of our practice in matters of Arms and Pedigree-- Punishment by Wheel and Sword-Fictitious ancestry in modern 174 ANCIENT SCOTTISH SEALS, AND OTHER SOURCES OF HERALDIC Laing's Descriptive Catalogue of Scottish Seals-Seals the earliest and most authentic record of Arms-Their value as illustrations of early Seals of the Counts of Flanders, Louis VII. of France and John de Mont- CONTENTS. Seals of Alexander II. and III.- Varied shape of SHIELD - Heater shape XV PAGE 190 SECT. 2.-The Crest, Moto, and relative Appendages. Ancient use of CREST in battle-Originally conferred by Royal Grant— during 15th century-Examples of the full-faced Helmet Rarity SECT. 3.-Supporters and Compartments. Origin of SUPPORTERS-Cotised Shield-Supports and Tenans- Varied position of Supporters-The same figures common to several families -Savages-Supporters taken from figures in the Shield-Lions and other animals-Supporters allusive to bearer's Surname-Frequently changed-Examples of Shields supported by Angels-Placed between two Lizards, etc., on early Seals-On the breast of a displayed Eagle -Seal of Muriel of Stratherne-Examples of single Supporter- Lions, Female figures, and Savages-Duntreath Camel-Supported Banner-staffs Earliest examples of two regular Supporters-Sup- porters of the Royal Arms of Scotland-First appearance of the Uni- corn-The COMPARTMENT—Its supposed use and signification- Wreathed fence of the Douglases-Compartment of the Earls of Perth-Other figures placed under the Escutcheon-Compartments of the Macfarlanes and Ogilvies-The CORDELIÈRE-Its origin-Used by Ladies and Churchmen-The Lacs d'amour-Garlands or Stem- mata-Examples of the Cordelière-Ancient Mss. and Books of Bla- zons- Heraldic illustrations afforded by Plate, Pictures, Buildings, 213 CHAPTER VI. THE RIGHT TO BEAR SUPPORTERS. Discretionary grants of Supporters in the early part of the present cen- power of the Lord Lyon in the matter of Supporters-Statement by Mr. Tait, interim Lyon-Depute, respecting the right to Supporters— Peers and Peers' Sons-Opinion of Sir Isaac Heard, Garter King-of- Arms-Minor Barons-Reported case in 1673-Chiefs of Clans- Families bearing Supporters-Ancient usage-Royal concessions- Questionable grants-Knights of the Garter, etc.-Corporations— Wingfield's Ms. observations on the subject of Supporters-Imaginary rights of Baronets- Royal Decree of 1612-Baronets of Nova Scotia -Distinctive Badges-Edmondson's opinion-Illustrative Table com- piled from Burke's Baronetage-Questionable assumption of Support- ers-Sir George Mackenzie on Precedency-Right of Women to Sup- porters-Mr. Tait's limitation-Varied practice of the Lyon Office— Examples of questionable Grants in the Register-Chiefs without fol- lowers-Improved practice of the Lyon Office-Case of Competition -Special Grant ex gratia-Arms of Noblemen matriculated without THE ABSTRACT QUESTION OF HERALDIC SUCCESSION-HEIR-MALE v. Incidental notices of the subject by Heraldic Writers-Indefinite prac- tice of the Lyon Office-Claims and Competitions referred to in Mr. Tait's Deposition-Preference of Males a characteristic of the Feudal system-Gradual relaxation of the principle-Primitive rules of suc- cession-Daughters of Zelophehad-Dicta of Sir Thomas Craig-Bos well and Dr. Johnson-Lord Hailes-Opinions of Mr. Riddell Salic Law-Law of Tanistry-Case of M'Gillivray in 1862-The Clan Chat- tan-Royal Heirs-female in England and Scotland-" Opinion of Naturalists"-Case of Cuninghame in 1849-Specialty in private Act of Parliament Judgment of the Court of Session-Discussion of the abstract question in the rival pleadings-Arguments of the Heir- male-Statements of Mackenzie, Nisbet, and Guillim-Pleadings of the Female Heir-of-Line-Stair on rights indivisible-Heirship move- ables-Heraldic precedence of senior co-heiress of Gifford-Family of Meldrum-Sir Philip Sydney's reply to "Leicester's Commonwealth" -Old English "Law of Heraldri and Descentes"-Extracts from Mackenzie and Nisbet-English case of Hastings and Gray-Succes- sion to Dignities, etc.-Corroborative examples adduced by the rival Claimants-General practice of Lyon Office in favour of Heir-male- Incidental allusions to the abstract question by the Court in case of Cuninghame-Subject involved in considerable difficulty-Heraldic honours ought to accompany the substantial family rights and dig- THE SUCCESSION OF STRANGER HEIRS TO THE ARMORIAL HONOURS Arms of Adoption-Comparative nobility of blood-Deeds of Entail- Provision relative to Name and Arms-Case of Stevenson in 1677- Exclusive conditions-Auchinames Entail-Twofold case of limita- tion-Hope of Craighall-Guthrie of Mount- Exclusive condition confined to Arms-Additional Name and Arms-Relative provisions -Statement of Sir George Mackenzie-Provisions relative to Hus- bands of Heirs-female-Entails of Gordonstown and Argyll-Opinions of Christyn, Hoppingius, Chassaneus, and Ferne-Connexion between Arms and Estates-Adumbrated Arms-Transference of Armorial Bearings-Disputed concessions-Intervention of the Crown-Case of Moir of Leckie in 1794-Remarkable specialty-Instances of "Heral- dic Anomalies"-Arms of Wellwood of Garvock-Heir of Entail e. Origin of Surnames--Probable number in England and Scotland –- Illustrative examples-Armorial peculiarities -Herbert vice Jones in |