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A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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OF THE CHIEF OR CHEF.<br />

son to the Thesaurer. He married Anne Hay, daughter to Sir James Hay <strong>of</strong> Sinith-<br />

tield, by whom he had James Earl <strong>of</strong> Morton, his successor, who died a bachelor,<br />

and is succeeded by Robert, present Earl <strong>of</strong> Morton, his brother-german.<br />

The achievements <strong>of</strong> the Earls <strong>of</strong> Morton are quarterly, first and fourth Douglas<br />

as before. ; second and third argent, three piles issuing from a chief gules., on the<br />

last two stars <strong>of</strong> the first, for the Douglases <strong>of</strong> Dalkeith, who carried a chief gules,<br />

w ith<br />

and the Douglases <strong>of</strong> Lochleven, who carried the three piles in chief, charged<br />

two stars but since these two families were united in the house <strong>of</strong> Morton, ; they<br />

join the chief and piles together : The Earl <strong>of</strong> Morton's crest is a tanglier, proper,<br />

-ticking between two clefts <strong>of</strong> an oak-tree, with a chain and lock holding them to-<br />

: gether motto, Luck sicker ; supporters, two savages, proper, wreathed about the<br />

head and middle with oak-leaves vert, as in the Plate <strong>of</strong> Achievements <strong>of</strong> the No-<br />

bility.<br />

DOUGLAS Duke <strong>of</strong> .QUEENSBERRY, Marquis <strong>of</strong> Dumfries-shire, Earl <strong>of</strong> Drumlanrig,<br />

Viscount <strong>of</strong> Nith, and Lord Douglas <strong>of</strong> Kinmount, quarterly, first and fourth<br />

argent, a man's heart gules, ensigned with an imperial crown, proper, on a chief<br />

azure, three stars <strong>of</strong> the first, for Douglas ; second and third azure , a bend betwixt<br />

six cross croslets fitched or, for the title <strong>of</strong> Marr, all within a bordure or, charged<br />

with a double tressure gule s ; crest, a man's heart proper, winged and ensigned with<br />

an imperial crown or; supporters, two pegasuses argent, winged or: with the motto,<br />

Forward.<br />

The first <strong>of</strong> this family was Sir William Douglas, son <strong>of</strong> James second Earl <strong>of</strong><br />

Marr ; 'who got from his father the lands <strong>of</strong> Drumlanrig, Hawick, and Selkirk,<br />

v/hich were afterwards confirmed by King James I. to the family. Of him was li-<br />

neally descended Sir William, the tenth laird <strong>of</strong> Drumlanrig, who was created a<br />

Lord <strong>of</strong> Parliament, and honoured with the title <strong>of</strong> Viscount <strong>of</strong> Drumlafirig, anno<br />

1630 ; and, in the year 1633, was advanced by King Charles I. to the dignity <strong>of</strong><br />

Queensberry : His grandson William, third Earl <strong>of</strong> Queensberry, was, by King<br />

Charles II. dignified with the title <strong>of</strong> Marquis, and soon after with the title <strong>of</strong> Duke<br />

<strong>of</strong> Queensberry. He had issue by his lady Isabel, daughter to William Marquis<br />

<strong>of</strong> Douglas, James, who succeeded him, and William, the first Earl <strong>of</strong> March.<br />

WILLIAM DOUGLAS Earl <strong>of</strong> MARCH, Viscount <strong>of</strong> Peebles, Lord Douglas <strong>of</strong> Neid-<br />

nath, Lynn, and Mannor : His achievement quarterly, first and fourth as Queens-<br />

berry ; second and third gules, a lion rampant urgent, within a bordure <strong>of</strong> the last,<br />

charged with eight roses <strong>of</strong> the first, for the title <strong>of</strong> March ; supported on the sinister<br />

1<br />

by a lion gules, and on the dexter, by one <strong>of</strong> the supporters <strong>of</strong> Queensberry ;<br />

with his crest and motto as above.<br />

Sir JAMES DOUGLAS <strong>of</strong> Kellhead, Baronet, descended <strong>of</strong> a second son <strong>of</strong> William<br />

first Earl <strong>of</strong> Qucensberry, and his lady Isabel Ker, daughter to the Lord Newbattle,<br />

afterwards Earl <strong>of</strong> Lothian, and now Marquis <strong>of</strong> Lothian, carries the quartered<br />

arms <strong>of</strong> Queensberry within a bordure ingrailed gules, charged with eight be-<br />

zants or ; crest, a man's heart proper, powdered with besants, crowned and winged<br />

or: motto, Forward. N. R.<br />

DOUGLAS Lord CARLYLE, first and fourth argent, a cross flory gules, for Carlyle ;<br />

>econd and third gules, a cross or, for Corsby ; over all, by way <strong>of</strong> surtout, the paternal<br />

coat <strong>of</strong> Douglas ; crest, t\vo dragons' heads and necks in pale addossc azure;<br />

supporters, two peacocks, proper : motto, Humilitate. The first <strong>of</strong> this family was<br />

George Douglas, natural son to Sir George Douglas <strong>of</strong> Pittendrich, who married<br />

Elizabeth, daughter and heir <strong>of</strong> James Douglas <strong>of</strong> Parkhead, and with her had two<br />

-ons, first, Sir JAMES DOUGLAS <strong>of</strong> Torthorald, his son and heir.<br />

Second, Sir GEORGE DOUGLAS <strong>of</strong> Mordington, <strong>of</strong> whose armorial bearing I have<br />

seen no vestige or memorial.<br />

Sir James was succeeded by his son Sir James, who, marrying Elizabeth, grandchild<br />

and heir <strong>of</strong> Michael Lord Carlyle, was, in her right, Lord Carlyle <strong>of</strong> Tortho<strong>of</strong><br />

Sir<br />

,ald ; their son, James Lord Carlyle, married Elizabeth Gordon, daughter<br />

John Gordon <strong>of</strong> Lochinvar, but having no issue, he resigned his honours to William<br />

tirst Earl <strong>of</strong> Queensberry, in the year 1638, who had acquired his estate ; and<br />

thereby the title became extinct in this family.<br />

The Right Honourable ARCHIBALD Earl <strong>of</strong> FORFAR, Lord Berredale, only son <strong>of</strong><br />

the second marriage <strong>of</strong> Archibald Lord Angus, who in his father's lifetime, Wil-

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