A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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Sir George M-tckci^ie, in a good respect, from Malcolm III. to- Charles I. and car-
ried the foresaid blazon ; and for crest, an oak tree acorned, on u mount, proper ;
with the motto, Tace. As in Font's Manuscript.
ABERCROMBY of Biikenbog, since the extinction of the family of Abercromby
of that Ilk, is looked upon as chief of the name, and honoured with the title 01
Knight Baronet. He carrries the principal coat of the name,
as above.
FRANCIS ABERCROMBY of Fittermer, son and heir of Alexander Abercromby of
Fetternier, son and heir of Hector Abercromby of Fitternier, second son of Alexander
Abercromby of Birkenbog, argent, a cheveron ingrailed gules, betwixt three
boars' heads erased azure ; crest, a cross croslet Jitcbe ; motto, In cnice salus. Lyon
Register. He married the heiress of the Lord Semple, and was by King James VII
; }d of July 1685, created a Lord of Parliament by the title of Glassford for life :
Whereupon he carried quarterly, first and fourth argent, a cheveron cheque gules,
and of the first, between three hunting-horns' sable, stringed of the second, for Semple
; second and third Abeicromby, as before. The brothers of this Lord, by one
mother, Jean Seaton, daughter of John Seat'on of Newark, are, John Abercromby
of Aftbrsque, and Patrick Abercromby, Doctor of Medicine, who has ren-
dered himself an ornament to his country, as well as to the family he sprung from,
by a most exact and curious History of Scotland, rectifying the mistakes and er-
rors of our former authors.
ABERCROMBY of Glasshaugh, argent, a cheveron indented gules, accompanied
with three boars' heads erased azure ; crest, a bee volant, proper : motto, Vive ut
vivas.
The surname of ARNOT, argent, a cheveron betwixt three stars gules. As in
Balfour's Manuscript. The principal family of this name was Arnot of that Ilk in
the shire of Fife. Michael Arnot dispones the lands of Cluny to the Monks of
Cluny, in the reign of Malcolm IV. as Sibb. Hist, of Fife, tc. In the Chronicle
called Stemmataland Bruti, King Alexander II. sent Duncan Earl of Fife ambassador
to Henry of England, accompanied with two Knights of Fife, viz. John de
Morievill, and Malcolm tie Arnet, in the year 1240. MICHAEL ARNOT of that Ilk,
was honoured with the title of Knight Baronet by King Charles I. which family is
now extinct, and carried, as in Font's Manuscript, argent, a cheveron sable, between
two mullets in chief, and a crescent in base gules.
ARNOT of Fern, a cadet of Arnot of that Ilk, azure, a cheveron between three
stars argent, and a crescent in chief of the last. Balfour's Manuscript.
ARNOT of Balcormo, argent, a cheveron sable, between three mullets gules, all
within a bordure indented of the second : motto, Speratum \3 completum. Lyou
Register.
And there,
ARNOT of Eastrynd, descended of Balcormo, the same ; but charges the bordure
with eight crescents of the first.
WHITELAW of that Ilk, sable, a cheveron or, between three boars' heads erased
argent, some make them couped, as Pont. Other books give for arms to some of
this name, ermine, on a chief gules, a boars' head couped, between two mullets or.
As in Esplin's Illuminated Book. Severals of this name are mentioned in the Ragman-Roll.
And in the reign of King James III. one Archibald Whitelaw was
an eminent prelate and Secretary of State to that King.
WILSON of Croglin, argent, a cheveron between -three mullets gules ; aliter,
argent, a cheveron between two mullets in chief gules, and a crescent in base azure.
Font's Manuscript.
WILSON of Plewlands, argent, a cheveron between three stars gules ; crest, a
demi-lion of the last ; with the motto, Semper "vigilans. Lyon Register. And
there also are the blazons of the following Wilsons :
DAVID WILSON, Merchant in Edinburgh, argent, on a cheveron between three
mullets gules, a talbot's head erased of the first, with the above motto.
ARCHIBALD WILSON, Merchant in Queensferry, gules, a cheveron counter-embattled,
between three mullets argent , crest, a talbot's head erased argent : Motto
as before.
GEORGE WILSON of Fingach, sable, a wolf salient or, in chief three stars argent ;
crest, a wolf seiant or : motto, Exfrecta cuncta superne.
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