A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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first and fourth azure, three stars argent, within a double tressure flowered and
counter-flowered or, for Murray ; second and third, quarterly, Stewart and Athol;
the last, paly of six, or and sable; supported on the dexter by a \\ongules, collared
azure, and charged with three stars urgent, being the supporter of Tullibardin ;
and, on the sinister, by that of Athol, a naked savage, having his feet in fetters of
iron, with one hand holding the chain, and with the other the .shield: crest, a
demi-savage holding in his right kind a sword, and in his left a key, all proper ;
with the motto, Furtb fortune and Jill the fetters.
ANDREW MURRAY of Touchadam guts a charter from King David II. in the last
year of his reign, of the lands of Touchadam and Touchntallar, in the shire of
Stirling; which charter I did see in the custody of the laird of Polmaise, descended
of him. In which charter, the King calls this Andrew Murray his cousin, dllectus
consanguineus noster. He was succeeded by his son William, as by another
charter, which also I did see in the custody of Murray of Polmaise, granted by
King Robert ILL
"
Dilecto &. fideli nostro Willielmo de Moravia, filio Andrea;
" de Moravia, militis, superioritatem Dominii terrarum de Tuchadam, Teuchmal-
" lar, y Kipmar, cum pertinentiis." I have seen the seal of arms of William
Murray of Touchadam, appended to a charter (.penes Polmaise) of John Haldane,
son and apparent heir of Bernard Haldane of Gleneagles, and his spouse Agnes
Monteith, to Matthew Forrester, burgess of Stirling, of the date the penult day
of April 1463. Upon the account that Agnes Monteith had no seal ot her own,
she appends the seal of William Murray of Touchadam, as by the words in the
charter, " Et quia ego dicta Agnes Sponsa dicti Johannis sigillum proprium non
"
habui, sigillum honorabilis viri Willielmi de Murray de Touchadam, tune Con-
" stabularii & Custodis Castri de Stirline, in testimonium consensus &- assensus
" mei praesentibus apponi procuravi."
Upon this seal of Touchadam's is a shield, and thereon three stars within a
double tressure, flowered and counter-flowered, timbred with helmet and mant-
lings ; and, for crest, a mermaid, holding in her dexter hand a. mirror, and, in the
sinister, a comb ; supporters, two lions ; and for motto, Tout pret, i.e. Altogether
ready.
Which arms the present MURRAY of Polmaise and Touchadam, as descendant
and representer of this honourable and loyal family, carries on his seal ; as likewise
do the cadets of the family, as GEORGE MURRAY, Doctor of Medicine,
fourth son, now living-, of John Murray of Touchadam and Polmaise, and his Lady,
Anne, a daughter of Gibson of Durie; with an annulet in the centre, for his dif-
ference, without the supporters.
MURRAY of Abercairny, another ancient family of the name ; some of v/hose
rvidents I have seen in the custody of the present Abercairny ; by which the
family has been anciently designed barons of Drumsargath. John Murray, Dominus
de Drumsargath, grants a charter of the barony of Ballnacricf, in favours of
his future spouse Mary, daughter to Malisius Earl of Strathern ; which charter
has no date; and it seems, after the marriage, the said earl grants a charter of the
lands of Abercairny, to John Murray of Drumsargath, and to his spouse Mary,,
his daughter, which also wants date. Their eldest son and heir, Sir Maurice, was
killed in the battle of Durham, in the year 1346, without issue, and was succeeded
by his brother Sir Alexander Murray, who gets a charter from Robert,
all the lands which
Great Steward of Scotland and Earl of Strathern, confirming
Malisius Earl of Strathern had given to his father John, and his mother Mary.
On the seal of the High Steward, appended to this charter, was only a triangular
shield, charged with-the fesse cheque, for Stewart. This Sir Alexander Murray of
Drumsargath married Janet, daughter of Hugh Earl of Ross, widow of the
Baron of Monymusk, and sister to Euphame Ross, Queen to King Robert II. as by
the contract of marriage, penes Abercairny ; which I have seen. This family
was afterward designed Barons of Ogilvie and Abercairny. John Murray, Dominus
de Ojri/fae, grants a charter of some of the lands of Ogilfae to the convent of Holyroodhouse,
in the year 1409, to which charter his seal of arms was appended, having
a fesse between three stars, 2 and i. I have likewise seen a procuratory of
resignation, by John. Murray of Ogilive, of the date 1426, where he says, be-