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A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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4 i2 OF ARTIFICIAL FIGURES IN ARMORIES.<br />

ward I. was made constable <strong>of</strong> the said castle, and his posterity enjoyed that <strong>of</strong>fice<br />

many years, carrying the castle in their arms, in memory there<strong>of</strong>, to this day.<br />

There is an old broad-sword, belonging to some <strong>of</strong> the families <strong>of</strong> the name <strong>of</strong><br />

Kincaid, upon which were the above arms, with the castle, with these words,<br />

Wha will persew, I will defend<br />

My life and honour to the end. 1 S5 Z -<br />

Which is in the custody <strong>of</strong> Mr THOMAS KINCAID, eldest lawful son <strong>of</strong> Thomas<br />

Kincaid, chirurgeon-apothecary in Edinburgh, descended <strong>of</strong> the family <strong>of</strong> Kincaid<br />

<strong>of</strong> that Ilk, gules, on a fesse ermine, between two mullets in chief, and a castle<br />

triple-towered in base argent, masoned sable, a lozenge <strong>of</strong> the first; crest, a dexter<br />

hand holding a chirurgeou's instrument, called a bisteri, proper: motto, Incidendo<br />

sano. Lyon Register.<br />

CHARLES BRAGCE <strong>of</strong> Nether- Auquhask, sable, two bar singrailed, between as manytowers<br />

triple-towered in chief argent, and three crescents in base or : motto, Fidelis<br />

y constant. Ibid.<br />

Colonel BRAGGE, as in Font's Manuscript, carried the dexter with a man in armour, and on the sinister<br />

same,, supported on the<br />

with a horse saddled and<br />

bridled, all proper; and for crest, a hand holding a sword; with the motto, Honorat<br />

mors. Ibid.<br />

RENTON <strong>of</strong> that Ilk, azure , a cheveron or, between three towers argent. Font's<br />

Manuscript.<br />

Churches, bridges, and other pieces <strong>of</strong> architecture are used in arms. There are<br />

three considerable families in Piedmont, <strong>of</strong> the name <strong>of</strong> CHIESA, which signifies a<br />

church in that country, that carry churches, relative to their names, as do some<br />

families with us.<br />

The name <strong>of</strong> TFMPLETON, azure, a fesse or, and in base, a church or temple<br />

argent.<br />

ARTHUR TEMPLE <strong>of</strong> Revelrig, azure, a temple or; crest, a pillar wreathed about<br />

with woodbine, proper: motto, Stante virebo. L. R.<br />

The family <strong>of</strong> PONTEVEZ, in Provence, gules, a bridge with two arches or, masoned<br />

sable.<br />

relative to<br />

Many other families in France, and in other countries, carry bridges,<br />

their names.<br />

In England the name <strong>of</strong> TROWBRIDGE, in allusion to the name, quasi Throughbridge,<br />

argent, a bridge <strong>of</strong> three arches in fesse gules, masoned sable, the streams<br />

transfluent, proper.<br />

Mr ALEXANDER BRIDGE, Portioner <strong>of</strong> Kingsbarns, gules, a bridge <strong>of</strong> one arch<br />

argent, masoned sable, with streams transfluent, proper. L. R.<br />

The name <strong>of</strong> ARCHES, in England, gules, three arch.es argent, masoned sable, 2<br />

and i.<br />

The COLONNI, in Italy, as relative to their names, gules, a pillar argent, ensigned<br />

with a crown or.<br />

There is a piece <strong>of</strong> building called pignon; by the Latins, fastigium, the pinnacle<br />

or top <strong>of</strong> a building, as in the arms <strong>of</strong> JACQUES QUINSON, sometime Secretary <strong>of</strong><br />

Ureni <strong>of</strong> Anjou, given us by Daniel Feuele, in his Piece <strong>of</strong> <strong>Heraldry</strong>, viz.. or, a<br />

pignon azure, <strong>of</strong> three degrees, on each a bird affronts sable. This figure<br />

is like<br />

pignon e is a term <strong>of</strong> blazon used by<br />

the gavel <strong>of</strong> a house with : gorbel steps And<br />

the French, when a figure like a pair <strong>of</strong> stairs, or scale <strong>of</strong> music pyramidically ; as<br />

the cheveron in the arms <strong>of</strong> STAINKIRKER in Bavaria, viz. sable, a cheveron pignonc<br />

or. We would call it a cheveron embattled.<br />

Workman, in his Illuminated Book <strong>of</strong> Arms, gives such a cheveron to the name<br />

<strong>of</strong> EUENE, argent, a cheveron pignone azure, (for which our heralds say embattled_)<br />

and ensigned on the top with a banner gules, between two stars in chief, and a<br />

soleil <strong>of</strong> the last in base. And the same are carried by JOHN EWEN, Writer to the<br />

Signet, as in Plate <strong>of</strong> Achievements.<br />

In the Lyon Register, THOMAS EDWARD, or UDWARD, <strong>of</strong> Longcr<strong>of</strong>t, (I do not<br />

think that these are one name, for I take Uthward from an <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> old) azure,

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