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A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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34& OF FOWLS AND BIRDS.<br />

The other families <strong>of</strong> the name <strong>of</strong> COCKBURN whom I find with their arms in*<br />

our records ancient and modern, are these r<br />

Sir JOHN COCKBURN <strong>of</strong> Torry was a judge in the perambulation <strong>of</strong> the lands <strong>of</strong><br />

Pitferran, in the year 1237, to which his seal <strong>of</strong> arms was appended, having three<br />

cocks.<br />

COCKBURN <strong>of</strong> Henderland carries argent, a mullet azure, between three cocks<br />

gules. Balfour and Font's Manuscripts.<br />

COCKBURN <strong>of</strong> Clerkington, argent, a crescent azure, between three cocks gules,<br />

supported by a stork on the dexter, and a lion on the sinister gules: motto, Peradventure.<br />

COCKBURN <strong>of</strong> Newhall, argent, a mascle azure, between three cocks gules. Ibid.<br />

COCKBURN <strong>of</strong> Skirling, argent, a spear's head between three cocks gules. Ibid.<br />

Lieutenant WILLIAM COCKBURN <strong>of</strong> Stonyflat, representer <strong>of</strong> the family <strong>of</strong> Skir-<br />

ling, carries the same ; and, for crest, a dexter arm holding a broken lance in bend,<br />

proper : motto, Press through. L. R.<br />

GEORGE COCKBURN, third son to the deceased George Cockburn <strong>of</strong> Ormiston,<br />

carries as his father, with a mullet for difference.<br />

Sir JAMES COCKBURN <strong>of</strong> Ryslaw, descended <strong>of</strong> Lanton, carries the quartered arms<br />

<strong>of</strong> that family, with a man's heart gules in the centre. Ibid.<br />

COCKBURN <strong>of</strong> Chouslie, a cadet <strong>of</strong> Lanton, the quartered coat <strong>of</strong> that family ; and,<br />

for difference, the paternal coat within a bordure azure.<br />

Peacham, an Englishman, in his Practice <strong>of</strong> <strong>Heraldry</strong>, tells us, that the ancient<br />

family <strong>of</strong> the name <strong>of</strong> CROW, in Suffolk, carried for arms, gules, a cheveron between<br />

three cocks crowing argent, as equivocally relative by their crowing, and<br />

to the name Crow. So, by this instance, I fancy that the last part <strong>of</strong> the cock's<br />

crow ending in laa, or law, shows the signification <strong>of</strong> the surname <strong>of</strong> LAW, since<br />

they bear cocks.<br />

LAW <strong>of</strong> Lawbridge, in Galloway, the principal family <strong>of</strong> the name, though now<br />

extinct, carried argent, a bend and cock in chief gules ; and, for crest, a cock<br />

crowing : motto, Sat amico si mihifelix.<br />

The next to the family was LAW <strong>of</strong> Bogness, <strong>of</strong> which family I have seen a<br />

charter <strong>of</strong> Robert Law <strong>of</strong> Bogness, wherein he is designed second son <strong>of</strong> Robert<br />

Law <strong>of</strong> Lawbridge, in the year 1398, whereby he is infeft in Bogness, Nether-<br />

Linkwood, Glassgreen, and Kingoussie, within the sheriffdom <strong>of</strong> Elgin, (penes Law<br />

<strong>of</strong> Netherourd.)<br />

From him in a lineal descent was Mr JAMES LAW <strong>of</strong> Bogis, Keeper <strong>of</strong> the Signet,<br />

in the reign <strong>of</strong> King Charles I. who, in the year 1627, was by that king made conjunct<br />

clerk, with Mr James Primrose, to the commission <strong>of</strong> erection <strong>of</strong> teinds ; he<br />

made a great collection <strong>of</strong> the old charters and evidents <strong>of</strong> the baronies <strong>of</strong> this<br />

kingdom, which are now in the hands <strong>of</strong> Mr John Law <strong>of</strong> Netherourd, his grandson,<br />

and the only representer <strong>of</strong> Law <strong>of</strong> Lawbridge.<br />

LAW <strong>of</strong> Burntwood, ermine, a bend betwixt two cocks gules.<br />

LAW <strong>of</strong> Newton, descended <strong>of</strong> Burntwood, ermine, a bend raguled between two<br />

cocks gules. Font's MS.<br />

Mr JAMES LAW <strong>of</strong> Burnton, so designed in our New Registers, which may be the<br />

same with Burntwood in our old, carries as Burntwood ; and, for crest, an unicorn's<br />

head, proper : motto, Nee obscura nee ima.<br />

ROBERT LAW <strong>of</strong> Cameron, ermine, a bend between two cocks within a bordure<br />

ingrailed gules. N. R.<br />

ROBERT LAW, Bailie <strong>of</strong> Anstruther, ermine, a bend betwixt a cock in chief, and<br />

two mullets in base gules. Ibid.<br />

WALTER LAW <strong>of</strong> Easter-Kinevie, second brother to Major John Law <strong>of</strong> Burnton,<br />

carries Burnton's arms within a bordure gules, with the crest and motto.<br />

Ibid.<br />

AITKEN <strong>of</strong> Aitkenside, argent, a cheveron azure, between two cocks in chief, and.<br />

a buckle in base gules. Font's MS.<br />

OGLE <strong>of</strong> Poppil, in East-Lothian, or, a fesse azure, between two cocks <strong>of</strong> the<br />

first, armed, crested, and jellopped gules. Ibid. Some books make the fesse a<br />

bend, and the cocks, pheasants.

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