A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

OF FLOWERS AND LEAVES.
BORTHWICK. of Crookston, or of Collila\v, the arms of Borthwick of that Ilk, with
a ci ,/Me in the centre. (N. R.) But P. and \Y. have a raven's head
couped in the centre; crest, an eagle displayed sable, with a saltier argent on hi->
breast : motto, Fide ^ Ibid.
spe.
BORTHWICK. of Miiirliouse, the same, but surmounts the crescent sable with another
argent; crest, a pelican with wings expanded or, and vulnered, proper: motto,
Ex vulnere sulus. Ibid.
BOKTHWICK of Ilartside, alias Hartshead, descended of the Lord Borthwick,
the same as he, with, a crescent sable, surmounted of another or, in the centre;
crest, a hart's head erased gules, attired or, devouring a serpent: motto, Qclitus
datum. Ibid.
BORTHWICK. of Stow, argent, a crescent between three cinquefoih sable, withi,
bordure ermine; crest, a dexter hand couped pame, with an eye in the middle of
the loof, proper: motto, Mente manuque. Ibid.
BORTHWICK of Mayshiels, argent, a heart gules, between three cinquefoils sable;
crest, an eagle rising, proper : motto, Nee deerit opera dextra.
Many ancient and noble families, both in Scotland and England, carry cinquefoils,
whose blazons I cannot here subjoin, because they would swell my book to a
greater pitch than I design ; however, I shall mention two or tlvree; as first,
The UMFRAVILLES, of which name there were considerable families in Scotland
and the North of England. Robertas de Urnfravilla, Odonellus de Umfravilla, and
Gilbertus de Umfravilla, are to be found witnesses in the charters of King David I.
and in the registers of Durham and Kelso. In the reign of Alexander III. Sir Gil-
bert ds Umfraville married Matilda Countess of Angus, and by her was Earl of
Angus ; she bore to him a son, Gilbert Earl of Angus, whose armorial bearing was,
d-ziire, a cinquefoil within an orle of eight cross croslets or. But the Umfravilles
afterwards, for adhering to the Baliols, and to the interest of the Edwards of
England, were forfeited of their lands, and forced to reside in England. They
were great men there, and always claimed right to the Earldom of Angus, for
which see Edmund Howe's History of England. There are few or none of that
name now with us, save some small families of the name of Umphray, one of
which I find in our New Register, Mr THEODORE UMPHRAY, Minister of the Gos-
pel, vert, a cheveron between three cinquefoils in chief, and a cross croslet filched
in base argent; crest, a book expanded, proper: motto, Pax tua Domine est requies
mca.
The family of PIERREPONT, which had its rise from one Robert Pierrepont, who
came to England with William the Conqueror ; of which family was George
Pierrepont, who was knighted by Edward VI of England. His grandchild, Robert,
was, by King Charles I. in the year 1627, for his unshaken loyalty, created
Lord Pierrepont and Viscount of Newark, but was killed fighting for the king.
His eldest son, Henry, for his own, and his father's good services, was created Mar-
quis of DORCHESTER. The proper arms of the family, of Pierrepont, are, argent,
seme of cinquefoils gules, a lion rampant sable ; some make the number of the
cinquefoils eight; as Imhoff, in his Blazons, thus, " Scutum quo Pierepontii utun-
" tur argentum est, & leonera erectum nigrum, inter octo flores pentaphylos coc-
" cineos exhibet."
The EPISCOPAL SEE of ST DAVID'S, in England, sable, on a cross or, five cinque-
foils of the field.
D'ARCY Earls of HOLDERNESS, for their paternal arms, carry azure, seme of cross
croslets, and three cinquefoils argent. Guillim, in his Diplay of Heraldry, says,
sapphire, crusuly three cinquefoils pearl ; which is the same with the first blazon.
This ancient and honourable family (by the Peerage of is England) originally
docemU'd from Norman d'Arcy, who came over to England
with William the
Conqueror, by whose immediate gift, the said Norman enjoyed no less than
thirty-three lordships in Lincolnshire, from whom descended John d'Arcy, who, in
the reigns of Edward I. ^nd II. was Governor of Norham Castle ; and in the reign
of Edward III. was mude Justice and Governor of Ireland. He was succeeded by
his son John, who was Constable of the Tower, and had summons to Parliament
among the barons of England : From whom was descended Thomas d'Arcy, who
was one of the lords that marched with Thomas Earl of Surry against Scotland,