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A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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334<br />

OF FOUR-FOOTED BEASTS.<br />

There is an ancient family with us in the shire <strong>of</strong> Tweeddale, <strong>of</strong> the surname ot<br />

VACH, pronounced how VEITCH, designed <strong>of</strong> Dawick, the chief <strong>of</strong> the name.<br />

They <strong>of</strong> old, as by their seals, carried only one cow's head erased, to show the signification<br />

<strong>of</strong> the name ; but, by the modern custom, they are now multiplied to<br />

the number 3, 2, and i.<br />

It is said that one <strong>of</strong> this family was very much assistant to King Robert the<br />

Bruce in his extremities, by bringing into his camp a herd <strong>of</strong> cows from the enemy,<br />

for which he was called Vach. However serviceable he was to his king, I rather<br />

think that these arms are carried, as speaking to the name Vach, or uacca a<br />

cow.<br />

I have seen a charter <strong>of</strong> Archibald Earl <strong>of</strong> Douglas, <strong>of</strong> the land <strong>of</strong> North-Sinton,<br />

which he grants dilecto armigero nostro Barnabe le Vach de Dauyk, anno 1407.<br />

PAUL VACH <strong>of</strong> Dawick resigns the lands <strong>of</strong> Dawick in favours <strong>of</strong> his son Wil-<br />

liam, in the year 1460; and, in the year 1492, Alexander Vach, son <strong>of</strong> William, is<br />

infeft in the lands <strong>of</strong> Dawick. Anno 1536, William Vach <strong>of</strong> Dawick resigns his<br />

lands with these <strong>of</strong> North-Sinton, in favours <strong>of</strong> his son and apparent heir, James<br />

Vach. Which evidents are in the custody <strong>of</strong> Robert Veitch, the lineal represen,-<br />

ter <strong>of</strong> the family, son <strong>of</strong> John Veitch <strong>of</strong> Dawick, Presenter <strong>of</strong> Signatures in his-<br />

Majesty's Exchequer, and his wife, Margaret Nisbet, <strong>of</strong> the family <strong>of</strong> Nisbet <strong>of</strong><br />

that Ilk. He carries argent, three cows' heads erased sable ; and, for crest, another<br />

<strong>of</strong> the same affronts ; with the motto, Famam extendimus factis. L. R.<br />

and Plate <strong>of</strong> Achievements.<br />

Sheep, the emblem <strong>of</strong> meekness and sign <strong>of</strong> fertility, are carried in arms upon<br />

such account, and also as relative to the name <strong>of</strong> the bearer.<br />

SCHAFFHAUSEN, one <strong>of</strong> the Cantons <strong>of</strong> Switzerland, carries or, a ram salieni<br />

sable, armed or. Sbajf, in Germany, signifies a sheep.<br />

The name <strong>of</strong> WINRAM, with us, gules, a ram passant argent. The principal<br />

family <strong>of</strong> the name was designed from the Ram-stone <strong>of</strong> Ratho, and after <strong>of</strong> Wool-<br />

stone, whose heiress was married to Allan Lockhart <strong>of</strong> Cleghorn.<br />

WINRAM <strong>of</strong> Curriehill, and WINRAM <strong>of</strong> Libberton, were younger sons <strong>of</strong> Wool-<br />

stone, and carried the foresaid arms with suitable differences.<br />

JAMES WINRAM <strong>of</strong> Eyemouth is representer <strong>of</strong> the Winrams <strong>of</strong> Libberton.<br />

The name <strong>of</strong> LAMB bears relative to their name, azure, three holy lambs, 2 and i,<br />

carrying a staff and flag argent over their shoulders. These <strong>of</strong> that name, in England,<br />

bear gules, three holy lambs with banner-rolls over their shoulders argent,<br />

charged with a cross <strong>of</strong> the first, being the cross <strong>of</strong> England.<br />

ROBERT LAMB <strong>of</strong> Dumcan, on his seal <strong>of</strong> arms appended to a charter <strong>of</strong> his to<br />

Alexander Lord Home, Great Chamberlain <strong>of</strong> Scotland, in the year 1492, had<br />

three pilgrims' staves.<br />

Mr JOHN LAMMIE <strong>of</strong> Dunkenny, in our New Register <strong>of</strong> arms, carries azure.<br />

three crosiers pale-ways in fesse or, a saltier couped in base argent ; crest, a hand<br />

holding a crosier, proper : motto, Per varios casus.<br />

The town <strong>of</strong> St JOHNSTON, alias PERTH, has for arms an eagle displayed with two<br />

heads or, surmounted on the breast with an escutcheon gules, charged with the<br />

holy lamb passant regardant carrying<br />

the banner <strong>of</strong> St Andrew within a double<br />

tressure, flowered and counter-flowered argent.<br />

The arms <strong>of</strong> the country <strong>of</strong> GOTHLAND, quartered in the Achievement <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Kings <strong>of</strong> Denmark, are, gules, the paschal-lamb carrying a guidon or banderole<br />

argent, marked with a cross gules.<br />

Sir ROBERT JASON <strong>of</strong> Broad-Sommerford, in Wiltshire, Baronet, bears azure,<br />

a toison d'or within a tressure <strong>of</strong> Scotland <strong>of</strong> the last, that is, Jason's GoldenFleece,<br />

relative to his name.<br />

Rams' 1<br />

heads are also used in arms, either couped, erased, or cabossed.<br />

Sir JOHN BENDISH <strong>of</strong> Steeple-Bumsted, Baronet, bears argent, a cheveron sable<br />

between three rams' heads couped azure.<br />

What is said <strong>of</strong> the sheep may be also said <strong>of</strong> the goat, and <strong>of</strong> its posture and<br />

parts in arms. The name <strong>of</strong> EAGER in En-gland, carries gules, a goat passant argent<br />

; and the name <strong>of</strong> GOTLEY there, ermine, a goat's head erased and horned or,<br />

as relative to the name.

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