A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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4 24 OF ARTIFICIAL THINGS. The name of MASCROP, of which there are several in Teviotclale, or, a huntinghorn vert, stringed gules, and on a chief azure, three mullets of the first. I have seen the seal of arms of PATRICK. MASCROP of Jedburgh, appended to a deed of his, in the year 1597, on which seal was a shield charged with a huntinghorn, and on a chief, a crescent and a mullet. PENNYCOOK. of that Ilk, argent, a bend azure, between three hunting-hor,ns sable, stringed gules; (P. MS.) crest, a man winding a horn: motto, Free for a blast. ALEXANDER PENNYCOOK of Newhall, or, a fesse, between three hunting-horns sable, garnished and stringed gules', crest, a stag lodged under an oak tree, proper: motto, Ut resurgam. N. R. The surname of SEMPLE carries a cheveron cheque, accompanied with huntinghorns. The principal family was SEMPLE of Elliotston, in the shire of Renfrew, where they had great possessions and offices, as seneschals and bailiffs, under the illustrious family of the Stewart, proprietors of that country, before they came to the crown : Upon which account, they carry the cheveron cheque, as many other families have done, as I observed before, in imitation of the cheque figure of the Stewarts, their patrons and over-lords. ROBERT SEMPLE was steward of the barony of Renfrew, and is a witness in a charter of James High Steward of Scotland, grandfather of King Robert II. the first of the Stewarts, in whose reign the barons of Elliotston were eminent, and sheriffs of Renfrew. Of them was lineally descended Sir Thomas Semple, father of Sir John Semple of Elliotston, who, by King James IV. in the first year of his reign, was created a baron of Parliament, by the title of Lord Semple: Of whom was lineally descended Francis Lord Semple, who dying without issue, his eldest sister, Anne, succeeded into the dignity, and was married to Francis Abercromby of Fitternier, who was dignified with the title of Lord Glassford, by King James VII. She bore Francis, now Lord Semple, who succeeded his mother, and carries, as his predecessors the Lords Semple, argent, a cheveron cheque gules, and of the first, accompanied with three bugles sable, garnished of the second, supported by two ratch-hounds sable, collared gules; crest, a stag's head, proper, attired argt motto, Keep triste. FRANCIS SEMPLE of Belltrees, descended of the family of Semple, carries as Semple, with a gelliflower for his difference. N. R. JAMES SEMPLE, Merchant in Stockholm in Sweden, son to John Semple of Cathi:art, descended of the Lord Semple, carries as the Lord Semple, within a borduic gules, charged with eight crescents or ; crest, a stag's head argent, attired azure, charged with a crescent gules : motto, Diligentia & vigilantia. Ibid. There are other goodly families of this name descended of the House of Semple,. whose descents I cannot here mention, since their additional figures, marks of ca- dency, added to the principal bearing, are not to be found as they have used them in our records of blazon. I shall here add the achievement of the ingenious Mr GEORGE CRAWFURD, author of the Peerage of Scotland, a younger son of Thomas Crawfurd of Cartsburn, or Crawsburn, who quarters the arms of Semple with those of his family, upon the account his mother, Jean Semple, being the heir of that branch of the Semples of Milbank and Burntshiels, descended of Andrew, master of Semple, in King James VI.'s time, carries by the approbation of the Lyon King at arms, viz. quarterly, first gules, a fesse ermine, (for Crawfurd of Kilbirny, of which his great-grandfather was a younger brother) and in base two swords saltier-ways, proper, hiked and pommelled or; which were given to his predecessor Captain Thomas Crawfurd of Jordanhill, by reason of his great valour and virtue, highly celebrated for his mar- tial achievements, especially in that attempt in assaulting and winning with a few men the impregnable castle of Dumbarton, in the minority of King James VI. ; second quarter, azure, a cheveron betwixt three cross patees or, for Barclay oi" Kilbirny ; the heirs of which estate the Crawfurd married with in the reign of King James III.; the third quarter, argent, a cheveron cheque gules, and of the first, accompanied with three bugles sable, garnished of the second, for Semple, as

OF ARTIFICIAL THINGS. 425 above; and the fourth quarter as the first; crest, ;i pair of b.iLm- 1.- on the p. of a dagger pale-ways: .notto, (hti sbmv dh- ri'^'nr. As in Plate of Ac.. ,->ts. The iui;ne of HOKN, in t!c Low-Countries of Germany, or, three hunting-; sable ; and the town of HORN there, tirgtnt, a. hunting-horn sable, garnishr ! stringed of the same. Mr JAMES HORN of VVcsterhall, Advocate, argent, a fesse waved and cotti azui \t two unicorns' heads coviped in chief, and a bugU: in base iftiles, dished of the first, and stringed of the third; crest, a bugle azure, garni . and stringed as the former: motto, M"ii;i.n miinitiis. N. R. BELLINGHAM, in England, argent, three bugles sable, stringed gules, and gar; ed or. Since I am speaking of hunting-horn-', I s!

OF ARTIFICIAL THINGS. 425<br />

above; and the fourth quarter as the first; crest, ;i pair <strong>of</strong> b.iLm- 1.- on the p.<br />

<strong>of</strong> a dagger pale-ways: .notto, (hti sbmv dh- ri'^'nr. As in Plate <strong>of</strong> Ac.. ,->ts.<br />

The iui;ne <strong>of</strong> HOKN, in t!c Low-Countries <strong>of</strong> Germany, or, three hunting-;<br />

sable ; and the town <strong>of</strong> HORN there, tirgtnt, a. hunting-horn sable, garnishr<br />

! stringed <strong>of</strong> the same.<br />

Mr JAMES HORN <strong>of</strong> VVcsterhall, Advocate, argent,<br />

a fesse waved and cotti<br />

azui \t two unicorns' heads coviped in chief, and a bugU: in base iftiles,<br />

dished <strong>of</strong> the first, and stringed <strong>of</strong> the third; crest, a bugle azure, garni .<br />

and stringed as the former: motto, M"ii;i.n miinitiis. N. R.<br />

BELLINGHAM, in England, argent, three bugles sable, stringed gules, and gar;<br />

ed or.<br />

Since I am speaking <strong>of</strong> hunting-horn-', I s!

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