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A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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OF THE CHIEF OR CHEI .<br />

81<br />

JAMES GRAHAM <strong>of</strong> Orchill, descended <strong>of</strong> Mungo Graham, another lawful younger<br />

son <strong>of</strong> William second Earl <strong>of</strong> Montrosc, and Lady Janet Keith, daughter <strong>of</strong><br />

William Earl Marischal, quarterly, first and fourth or, a bo.-r's head couped gules,<br />

on a chief sable, three escalops <strong>of</strong> the first ; second and third argent, three roses<br />

nila. L. R.<br />

gules ; crest, an eagle volant, proper : motto, Prosequor<br />

JOHN GRAHAM, sometime Commissary Clerk <strong>of</strong> Dumblane, descended <strong>of</strong> a third<br />

brother <strong>of</strong> a second son <strong>of</strong> the family <strong>of</strong> Montrose, argent, on a chief sable, three<br />

escalops or; and, for a brotherly difference, a crescent <strong>of</strong> the third, surmounted <strong>of</strong><br />

a mullet <strong>of</strong> the second : motto, Prosequor alls. L. R.<br />

Mr JAMES GRAHAM, Advocate and Solicitor to King James VII. a fourth son <strong>of</strong><br />

Patrick Graham <strong>of</strong> Inchbrakie, descended, as before said, <strong>of</strong> the eldest son <strong>of</strong> a.<br />

second marriage <strong>of</strong> the first Earl <strong>of</strong> Montrose, carries or, three roses 2 and i gules,<br />

and on a chief sable, as many escalops <strong>of</strong> the first ; crest, a hand issuing out <strong>of</strong> a<br />

cloud, reaching to a garland, all proper : motto, Numen & omnia. L. R.<br />

Sir WILLIAM GRAHAM <strong>of</strong> Braco, Baronet, descended <strong>of</strong> a second son <strong>of</strong> John first<br />

Earl <strong>of</strong> Montrose, carries the quartered arms <strong>of</strong> the Earl <strong>of</strong> Montrose ; but, for his<br />

difference, iru; rails the chief; crest, two hands issuing out <strong>of</strong> a cloud, in each a<br />

sword, the right hand flourishing al<strong>of</strong>t, the left holding it in a defensive posture :<br />

motto, Defendendo vinco. L. R.<br />

Colonel HENRY GRAHAM, whose grandfather was William Graham <strong>of</strong> Killearn,<br />

lawful brother-german to John Earl <strong>of</strong> Montrose, Viceroy and Commissioner to<br />

the Kingdom <strong>of</strong> Scotland, from King James VI. carries the quartered arms <strong>of</strong><br />

Mcntrose, within a borclure quartered g ules and sable, supported by a falcon, pro-<br />

per, on the dexter, and by a stork on the sinister; and for crest, a falcon, proper ;<br />

with the motto, Prcedte metnor. L. R. *<br />

ROBERT GRAHAM <strong>of</strong> Newark, sometime Provost <strong>of</strong> Dumfries, or, a bear's head<br />

erased sable , and, on a chief <strong>of</strong> the same, three escalops <strong>of</strong> the first ; crest, a pelican's<br />

head couped, proper.<br />

L. R.<br />

GRAHAM <strong>of</strong> Garvock, descended <strong>of</strong> the family <strong>of</strong> Montrose, or, three piles gules,<br />

issuing from a chief sable, charged with as many escalops <strong>of</strong> the first ; crest, a lion<br />

rampant .f /;.; motto, Noli me tangere. L. R.<br />

DAVID GRAHAM <strong>of</strong> Meiklewood, descended <strong>of</strong> the family <strong>of</strong> Montrose, the pater-<br />

nal coat <strong>of</strong> Graham ; but for his difference, he has the chief embattled ; crest, a star,<br />

proper : motto, Auxiliante resurgo. N. R.<br />

J OHX GRAHAM <strong>of</strong> Dougalston, or, a heron volant, proper, and on a chief sable,<br />

three escalops <strong>of</strong> the first ; crest, an escalop as the former : motto, Pignut amoris.<br />

N. R.<br />

Mr JOHN MITCHELSON <strong>of</strong> Middleton, Advocate, argent, a demi-lion rampant<br />

nalssant out <strong>of</strong> the base gules, armed and langued azure, and, on a chief indented<br />

scihh', a star betwixt two crescents <strong>of</strong> the first ; on a wreath <strong>of</strong> the tinctures, for<br />

crest, an increscent argent; with the motto, Crescam ut prosim, so illuminated in<br />

Workman's Manuscript ; see Plate <strong>of</strong> Achievements. This family is <strong>of</strong> .a good<br />

old standing in Mid-Lothian, being heritors <strong>of</strong> the lands <strong>of</strong> Mitchelston, Luggat,<br />

and Blackhaugh, for some generations past, and were designed <strong>of</strong> Mitchelston, be-<br />

fore they purchased the lands <strong>of</strong> Middleton, about an hundred and fifteen years<br />

since, and have from that time been designed <strong>of</strong> Middleton ; <strong>of</strong> which family the<br />

above Mr John Mitchelson is lineally descended, and representative.<br />

The surname <strong>of</strong> SIMPSON, argent, on a chief vert, three crescents <strong>of</strong> the first, by<br />

George Simpson <strong>of</strong> Udoch, who has for crest, a falcon volant, proper : motto, Alis<br />

nutriot: N. R.<br />

HOWISON, argent, a man's heart gules, on a chief azure, three flower-de-luces or.<br />

P. MS.<br />

The name <strong>of</strong> SQUARE, or, on a chief sable, two mullets argent. P. MS.<br />

COUSLAND <strong>of</strong> that Ilk, argent, two mullets and a crescent in base sable, a chief<br />

cheque <strong>of</strong> the same tinctures. P. MS.<br />

I shall add here, for examples <strong>of</strong> a chief charged, some honourable families in<br />

England, from Mr Dale, pursuivant, his Catalogue <strong>of</strong> the Nobility <strong>of</strong> England,<br />

and from Jacob Imh<strong>of</strong>f 's Historia Regtim pariumque Magna Britannia.<br />

RUSSEL Duke <strong>of</strong> BEDFORD, argent, a lion rampant gules, on a chief sable, three<br />

escalops <strong>of</strong> the first ; thus by Imh<strong>of</strong>f, Russellorum Comitum Bedfordia tessera gen-<br />

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