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A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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4o8 OF ARTIFICIAL FIGURES IN ARMORIES.<br />

This family flourished in Perthshire in the reign <strong>of</strong> King David Bruce ; a<br />

daughter <strong>of</strong> this family was married to Sir John Drummond <strong>of</strong> Concraig, Steward<br />

<strong>of</strong>Strathern; and Drummond <strong>of</strong> Balloch married another daughter <strong>of</strong><br />

Ross <strong>of</strong> Craigie, who was mother <strong>of</strong> John Drummond, first laird <strong>of</strong> Milnab.<br />

Ross <strong>of</strong> Henning, in the shire <strong>of</strong> Ayr, represented by George Ross <strong>of</strong> Gaston,<br />

or, a cheveron counter-embattled, betwixt three water-budgets sable; crest, a spear<br />

and rose saltier-ways, proper ; motto, Per uspera virtus. N. R.<br />

JAMES Ross <strong>of</strong> Portivo, descendant <strong>of</strong> Henuing, or, on a cheveron counterembattled,<br />

betwixt three water-budgets sable, a thistle slipped <strong>of</strong> the field, accom-<br />

panied with two cinquefoils ermine; crest, a rose tree : bearing roses, proper motto,<br />

Floret qui laborat. This "gentleman lives in Ireland, having an estate Scotland. N. R.<br />

there, and in<br />

ANDREW Ross <strong>of</strong> Nuik, descended <strong>of</strong> the Lord Ross's family, bears the paternal<br />

coat <strong>of</strong> the Lord Ross, within a bordure invected sable, for his difference. Ibid.<br />

ROBERT Ross <strong>of</strong> Marchinch, late Provost <strong>of</strong> Inverness, descended <strong>of</strong> Kilravock,<br />

bears as Kilravock, within a bordure indented <strong>of</strong> the second ; crest, a dexter hand<br />

holding a slip <strong>of</strong> a rose bush, proper : motto, >uo spinosior fragrantior.<br />

Ross <strong>of</strong> Clova, as descended <strong>of</strong> Kilravock, carries as Kilravock, with a suitable<br />

difference.<br />

So much then for the Rosses, who carry the water-budgets, as descended <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Rosses in England. The Rosses, or Roses, originally <strong>of</strong> Scotland, as Balnagowan<br />

and his descendants, carry lions, <strong>of</strong> which before.<br />

The name VALANCE, or de VALENTIA, came from England as the name <strong>of</strong> Ross<br />

did, and carried azure, three water-budgets or. (B. and P. MSS.) In old evidences<br />

they are designed de Vallibus: I cannot say that they are <strong>of</strong> the same name and<br />

stock with Vas, or Vaus, nor with these named anciently de t^aloniis, who carried<br />

all different arms from one another. Of the Valoniis I have spoke before in the<br />

Title <strong>of</strong> the Escalop.<br />

Andrew de Vallance was one <strong>of</strong> the hostages for King David II. and these <strong>of</strong><br />

his name carried water-budgets. As,<br />

VALLANCE, or VALANGE, <strong>of</strong> Tory, married one <strong>of</strong> the co-heirs <strong>of</strong> the Lord Loquhoir,<br />

and got with her the barony <strong>of</strong> Inchgald, as in the Genealogical Tree <strong>of</strong> the<br />

family <strong>of</strong> Boswell <strong>of</strong> Balmuto, who married another <strong>of</strong> the co-heirs <strong>of</strong> Loquhoir.<br />

Valange <strong>of</strong> Tory ended in an heiress, who was married to Wardlaw ; he got with<br />

her the lands <strong>of</strong> Tory, and quartered the arms <strong>of</strong> Valange, three water-budgets<br />

with their own, <strong>of</strong> which before.<br />

VALANGE <strong>of</strong> Lochend, azure, three water-budgets or. P. MS.<br />

ROBERT VALANGE <strong>of</strong> Possel, descended <strong>of</strong> a second brother <strong>of</strong> Valange <strong>of</strong> Loch-<br />

end, .bears as Lochend, with a crescent for difference ; and, for crest, a rose surmounted<br />

<strong>of</strong> a thistle, proper : motto, In utroque. N. R.<br />

The family <strong>of</strong> STAIR quarter the arms <strong>of</strong> Ross with their own, upon the account<br />

they married an heiress <strong>of</strong> that name ; and the descendants <strong>of</strong> the family accompany<br />

their paternal figure the saltier, with water-budgets, their maternal figures,<br />

by Sir Hugh Dalryrople <strong>of</strong> North-Berwick, &c. And Mr William Dahymple,<br />

eldest lawful son <strong>of</strong> Sir John Dalrymple <strong>of</strong> Cousland, Baronet, eldest son <strong>of</strong> Sir<br />

James Dalrymple <strong>of</strong> Killoch, second son <strong>of</strong> James, first Viscount <strong>of</strong> Stair, bears,<br />

quarterly, first and fourth or, on a saltier azure, nine lozenges <strong>of</strong> the first, and in<br />

chief a water-budget sable, for Dalrymple ; second and third sable, a cross flory,<br />

cantoned with four escalops argent, for i letcher <strong>of</strong> New-Cranston ; crest, a rock,<br />

proper: motto, Firm. N. R.<br />

Mr ROBERT DALRYMPLE, Writer to the Signet, and younger brother to the<br />

above Sir John Dalrymple, carries the paternal coat <strong>of</strong> his elder brother, with a<br />

suitable difference ; crest and motto the same as above. See Plate <strong>of</strong> Achievements.<br />

Many families in England, <strong>of</strong> different surnames, carry water-budgets, whose<br />

blazons I pass over, and recommend the curious to English heralds ; neither will I<br />

insist here longer on military instruments, since they have no more singular attri-<br />

butes, nor terms in the science, than those already mentioned. Therefore I -shall<br />

proceed to castles, towers, and other buildings, which have some terms in blazon<br />

peculiar to themselves.

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