A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

OF THE CHEVERON. 16;.
head erased argent ; crest, an eagle rising, proper: motto, Diev aidant. Ly
gister.
And there also,
on Re-
MICHAEL BALFOUR of Randerston, third son of Sir Michael Balfour of Denmill,
and same with Forret ; but in place of the lion in base, a garb vert bended or ;
crest, a cresent.
Sir ANDREW BALFOUR, an eminent and learned physician, a son of Denmill, car-
ried the arms of that family with a filial difference.
BALFOUR of Balbirnie, argent, on a cheveron, ingrailcd between three mullets
sable, a selch's head erased. of the first; crest, a palm tree, proper; with the motto,
ftrtus ad tfthera tend.it. Lyon Register.
BALFOUR of Kirkton, vert, on a cheveron argent, accompanied with three crescents
or ; an otter's head erased sable. B. M.
BALFOUR of Carriston.^M/f.r, on a cheveron. or, betwixt two otters' heads in chief,
and a flower-de-luce in base of the second, an otter's head erased of the first.
This family ended in an heiress, married to a younger son of the Lord Seaton, now-
designed Seaton. of Carriston, who quarters these srms with Seaton. Balfour's
Manuscript.
BALFOUR of Ballow, sable, a cheveron or, charged with an otter's head erased
of the first, and in chief a label of three points gules. Balfour's Manuscript.
BALFOUR of Lalethen, sable, on a chevenan argent, betwixt three roses of the
second, an otter's head erased of the first. These last blazons, are in Sir James
Balfour, Lyon King at Arms, his Manuscript of Blazons ; where he says, I confirmed
to Dr David Balfour of Lalethen his arms, in anno 1638.
LANGLANDS of that Ilk, a family of a good standing in Teviotdale, argent, on a
cheveron gules, three stars of the first, Mackenzie's Heraldry ; crest, an anchor in
pale placed in the sea, proper : motto, Spero. Lyon Register.
BALCASK.IE of that Ilk, -vert, on a cheveron argent, three trefoils slipped of the
first ; Workman's and Font's Manuscripts.
The surname of BOG, gules, on a cheveron argent, three stars sable. Workman's
Manuscript. Allter, argent, a cheveron between two cinquefoils in chief,
nd a boar's head erased and erected in base gules. Font's Manuscript. And there
also,
Boo of Burnhouse, argent, a cheveron gules between two cinquefoils in chief,
and a boar's head in base sable..
BACK.IE of Tankerness, argent, on a cheveron gules, accompanied with three
flames of fire, a lion rampant betwixt two stars of the field; crest, a flame of fire:
motto, Commodum non damnum, Lyon Register. And there also,
DUNCAN of Ardounie, gules, on a cheveron between two cinquefoils in chief, and
and a hunting horn in base, argent, virroled and stringed azure, three buckles of the
last ; crest, a grey-hound issuing from the wreath, proper, collared or : motto,
Vivat veritas. Lyon Register.
DUNCAN of Seafield, now of Lundie, in Angus, gules, a cheveron or, between two
cinquefoils in chief, and a hunting-horn in base argent, garnished azure ; crest, a
ship under sail : motto, Disce pati; as in the Flate of Achievements.
DUNCAN of Mott, gules, on a cheveron between two cinquefoils in chief, and
n hunting horn in base, or, three buckles azure. Font's Manuscript. And there
also,
KNOWS of that Ilk, argent, a cheveron between three roses gules.
The surname of Lr ARMONTH, Hector Boece places this amongst the oldest surnames
in the reign of Malcolm III. The armorial bearing of this name, or, on a cheveron
sable, three mascles of the first. The principal family of this name was Learmonth
of Esselmont in the Merse, of which was Thomas Learmonth, commonly
called the Rymer, who lived in the reign of Alexander III. A son of this family
married Janet Dairsie, heiress of Dairsie ih Fife, for which he added a rose, a part of
his wife's bearing, for his difference, carried by the Learmonths of Dairsie.
LEARMOMTH of Balcony, quarterly, first and fourth or, on a cheveron sable, three
mascles of the first, for Learmonth; second and third azure, on a bend argent, three
roses giti'ts, for Dairsie, some say Balcomy ; crest, a rose slipped gules : motto, S:
Lyon