The Law and Practice of Heraldry in ScotlandEdmonston and Douglas, 1863 - 548 pages |
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... and Pringle of Whytbank , in Vol . iii . , may be mentioned as examples . Both the drawing and colouring of the present herald painter , Mr. Frier , afford ample evidence 78 NEGLECTED REGISTRATIONS . of his acknowledged artistic skill ;
... and Pringle of Whytbank , in Vol . iii . , may be mentioned as examples . Both the drawing and colouring of the present herald painter , Mr. Frier , afford ample evidence 78 NEGLECTED REGISTRATIONS . of his acknowledged artistic skill ;
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... - lathog by W & A . Johnston Edinburgh EXAMPLES OF UNRECORDED ARMS . 1 79 latter times as. Rait of Hall green SPERO MELİORA DEUS SALUTEM DISPONIT Laurence Archer ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF THE VARIOUS BRANCHES of the HOUSE OF.
... - lathog by W & A . Johnston Edinburgh EXAMPLES OF UNRECORDED ARMS . 1 79 latter times as. Rait of Hall green SPERO MELİORA DEUS SALUTEM DISPONIT Laurence Archer ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF THE VARIOUS BRANCHES of the HOUSE OF.
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... . 3 For some curious examples of English Differences , see Dallaway's Heraldry in England , pp . 129 and 379 ; also Lower's Curiosities of Her- aldry , Appendix A. 3 90 PROPER AND NATURAL CHARGES . riably made by Cadets.
... . 3 For some curious examples of English Differences , see Dallaway's Heraldry in England , pp . 129 and 379 ; also Lower's Curiosities of Her- aldry , Appendix A. 3 90 PROPER AND NATURAL CHARGES . riably made by Cadets.
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... examples , viz . , Hamilton , Earl of Abercorn , Arbuthnot of Findowrie , and a younger branch of the House of Nithsdale . According to Dallaway , the Ribbon is a difference of very high antiquity , while the Baton ( with which it is ...
... examples , viz . , Hamilton , Earl of Abercorn , Arbuthnot of Findowrie , and a younger branch of the House of Nithsdale . According to Dallaway , the Ribbon is a difference of very high antiquity , while the Baton ( with which it is ...
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... examples of change of tincture in the case of the principal charges , two instances may be cited . The paternal arms of the House of Hamilton are gules , three cinquefoils ermine , while several branches of the family make the ...
... examples of change of tincture in the case of the principal charges , two instances may be cited . The paternal arms of the House of Hamilton are gules , three cinquefoils ermine , while several branches of the family make the ...
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according Act of Parliament adopted Alexander already referred ancient appears argent armorial bearings armorial ensigns assumed authority azure badge Baronets Barons blazon bordure carried century charged chevron chief coat College of Arms coronet Court of Session crest Cuninghame daughter descended dexter distinction Douglas Duke Dundas Earl Earl Marshal Edinburgh eldest England English ensigns entail entitled Erskine escutcheon examples exhibits fees fess fleur-de-lis Garter grant of arms gules heir of line heir-male heiress helmet heraldic honour House Ibid impaled instances King King-of-Arms Knights Laing's Catalogue Lindsay Lord Lyon lozenge Lyon Court Lyon Office Lyon Register Lyon-Clerk Lyon-Depute matriculation motto name and arms Nisbet nobility occurs paternal arms Peerage persons placed Plate practice Pursuivants quarters Robert royal saltire Science of Heraldry Scot Scottish Scottish Heraldry Seton shield sinister Sir George Mackenzie Sir James Statute Stewart supporters surname System of Heraldry tailzie tion William
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Page 35 - Scotland was divided into two provinces — the one on the north, and the other on...
Page 320 - If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need...
Page 150 - Crosse he bore, The deare remembrance of his dying Lord, For whose sweete sake that glorious badge he wore, And dead, as living, ever him ador'd : Upon his shield the like was also scor'd, For soveraine hope which in his helpe he had. Right faithfull true he was in deede and word, But of his cheere did seeme too solemne sad ; Yet nothing did he dread, but ever was ydrad.
Page 14 - The satirist may laugh, the philosopher may preach ; but Reason herself will respect the prejudices and habits which have been consecrated by the experience of mankind.
Page 504 - Thicknesse may in like manner be taken, liornc, and used by the issue of their marriage; such arms being first duly exemplified according to the laws of arms, and recorded in the Herald's office otherwise the said royal licence and permission to be void and of none effect : And also to command that the said royal concession and declaration be recorded in Her Majesty's College of Arms.
Page 313 - Why should the name of our father be 'done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us tlierefore a possession among the brethren of our father.
Page 136 - Milldovan is an armillary sphere, proper. erect gules, clasped and ornamented, or, thereon a silver penny, on which is written the Lord's Prayer ; on the top of the book a dove proper, in its beak a crow-quill, sable.
Page 80 - College, exists in the Lyon Office, in which the pedigrees of applicants, after being proved to the satisfaction of the heraldic authorities, are inserted with the accompanying evidence. ' To what extent the register of genealogies in the Lyon Office may be admitted as a probative document, conclusive of the facts which it sets forth, has not been ascertained by actual decision ; but there can be no doubt that, in question» both as to property and honours, it would be regarded as a most important...
Page 323 - ... act. And a general saving is constantly added, at the close of the bill, of the right and interest of all persons whatsoever; except those whose consent is so given or purchased, and who are therein particularly named: though it has been held, that, even if such saving be omitted, the act shall bind none but the parties.