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A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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34 > OF FOWLS AND BIRDS.<br />

azure, between two spur-rowels in chief gules, and a rose in base <strong>of</strong> the last, three<br />

garbs or. Font's MS.<br />

The name <strong>of</strong> LINTON, gules, an eagle displayed argent, on a chief <strong>of</strong> the last,<br />

three roses <strong>of</strong> the first. Ibid.<br />

The name <strong>of</strong> SPITTLE, argent, an eagle displayed sable, membred and armed<br />

gules, between three crescents <strong>of</strong> the last. Ibid.<br />

SPITTLE <strong>of</strong> Leuchat, argent, an eagle displayed sable, and three crescents in chief<br />

gules. Crawford's MS.<br />

REID <strong>of</strong> Collision, argent, an eagle displayed sable, membred and armed or, and,<br />

on his breast, an escutcheon gules, relative to the name. Font's and Workman's<br />

MSS. But Pont says, REID <strong>of</strong> Pitfoddels carried quarterly, first and fourth<br />

argent, a cheveron azure between three mullets in chief, and a cross croslet Jtiche<br />

in base gules ; second and third, the arms <strong>of</strong> Stewart, or, a fesse cheque a^ure and<br />

argent. The same in our New is Register carried by Mr Robert Reid <strong>of</strong> Birnies,<br />

descended <strong>of</strong> the family <strong>of</strong> Pitfoddels; and, for crest, a hand issuing from a cloud<br />

holding a book expanded, proper : motto, Pro virtute.<br />

The surname <strong>of</strong> LANTON, or, an eagle displayed azure. Bal. MS.<br />

The surname <strong>of</strong> EACLESHAM, argent, a cheveron gules, between three eagles<br />

within a bordure sable. Mr Thomas Crawfurd's MS.<br />

The is eagle sometimes borne in arms <strong>of</strong> divers tinctures, after the form <strong>of</strong> partition<br />

lines, as also lozenge and cheque. The kingdom <strong>of</strong> MORAVIA, <strong>of</strong> old, though<br />

now but a marquisate, carried azure, an eagle displayed cheque or and gules, beaked<br />

and membred <strong>of</strong> the last.<br />

When there are more eagles than three in one field, they are termed i. eaglets, e.<br />

voung eagles, except there be an interposition <strong>of</strong> one or other <strong>of</strong> the ordinaries<br />

betwixt them, as before we told <strong>of</strong> the lion.<br />

Sir James Balfour, in his blazons, gives us the name <strong>of</strong> PATERSON sable, on a<br />

cross cantoned with four lions' heads erased afgent, five eaglets displayed <strong>of</strong> the<br />

first.<br />

When the eagle or eaglets are represented in arms displayed without beaks and<br />

feet, they are then called alerions, and, by the Latins, Aquila mutilte, hoc est, ros-<br />

tris & cruribus exuti ; they are said to be carried as marks <strong>of</strong> voyages beyond seas,<br />

and <strong>of</strong> wounded soldiers.<br />

The Dukes <strong>of</strong> LORRAIN carry or on a bend gules, three alerions argent. The<br />

occason <strong>of</strong> this bearing is commonly storied, that Godfrey <strong>of</strong> Boulogne, having for<br />

a long time laid a close siege to Jerusalem, one standing by him, perceiving three<br />

birds on a tower, told him, that it was as impossible for him to take the tower, as<br />

to kill these three birds with one arrow ; upon which Godfrey drew an arrow, and<br />

with it he killed the three birds at once : Upon which he took the foresaid arms<br />

for his Dukedom ; with the motto, Dederitne viam casitsve Deus ? But Menestrier<br />

will have these arms to be speaking ones, by making alerion the anagram <strong>of</strong><br />

Lorrain.<br />

The proper posture <strong>of</strong> the eagle, as I said before, is to be displayed, but sometimes<br />

the is eagle carried in arms standing, v/ith its wings close then it is said to<br />

;<br />

be perching ; and, when the wings are somewhat lifted up, rising; by the French,<br />

essorant. Monsieur Baron gives the arms <strong>of</strong> the family <strong>of</strong> MORESTON in France<br />

thus, d'azur a la tour d' argent, massunnee de sable, if surmountee d'ujie aigle essorantc<br />

d'or, i. e. azure, a tower argent, massoned sable, and surmounted <strong>of</strong> an eagle ris-<br />

ing or.<br />

The name <strong>of</strong> CHILD in England, gules, a cheveron ermine between three eagles<br />

perching or.<br />

Demi-eagles are either issuant or naissant, <strong>of</strong> which terms before ; and their<br />

parts, as heads and legs, &c. are either couped<br />

or erased.<br />

Sir ROBERT MONRO <strong>of</strong> Foulis, Baronet, chief <strong>of</strong> the name, carries or, an eagle's<br />

head erased gules ; crest, an eagle perching ; supporters, two eagles, all proper :<br />

motto, Dread God. L. R.<br />

The first <strong>of</strong> the name, by the manuscript <strong>of</strong> the family, was Donald, a son <strong>of</strong><br />

Ocaan Ro's, a nobleman in the county <strong>of</strong> Derry, upon the water <strong>of</strong> Ro in Ireland,<br />

who came to Scotland, with some forces, to the assistance <strong>of</strong> King Malcolm II.<br />

against the Danes; the king, for his good service, gave him the lands <strong>of</strong> East-Ding,-<br />

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