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A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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432<br />

OF ARTIFICIAL THING .->.<br />

Gight, whose daughter was married to : Pitlurg But they having contracted deb:*<br />

and unwarily secured their creditors on their lands, which, by the tenure, wa<br />

ward, or holden by knight-service <strong>of</strong> the crown, a son <strong>of</strong> the family <strong>of</strong> Gordon<br />

procured a gift <strong>of</strong> recognition <strong>of</strong> the estate <strong>of</strong> Gight; so that they were restricted<br />

to a small share <strong>of</strong> their former inheritance, a part <strong>of</strong> which does however still remain<br />

with them, beside their late purchases. They have since, it seems, removed<br />

their seaf to Pittrichie, and by it they take their designation. Their arms are, or,<br />

a lion rampant gules, couped at all joints <strong>of</strong> the field, within a bordure cheque, argent<br />

and azure \ crest, a lion's head erased gules : motto, Poix & pew*. Lyon Register.<br />

EDWAKD MAXWELL <strong>of</strong> Hills, in Galloway, carries argent, a saltier sable, betwixt<br />

a mullet in chief, and a crescent in base gules, impaled with the arms <strong>of</strong> his lady,<br />

Goldie, daughter <strong>of</strong> Goldie <strong>of</strong> Craigmuie, viz. argent, a cheveron gules,<br />

betwixt three trefoils slipped vert; which arms are adorned with helmet and mant-<br />

lings befitting his quality, and on the wreath <strong>of</strong> his tinctures; for crest, a roebuck,<br />

proper, attired argent, cmicbant before a holly bush, proper: motto, Reviresto;<br />

supported on the dexter by a roebuck, and on the sinister by a savage, all proper.<br />

Upon the old house <strong>of</strong> Hills, are to be seen in several places, upwards <strong>of</strong> 150 years,<br />

(as I am certainly informed) the arms <strong>of</strong> the family cut out upon stone, having<br />

only the saltier for Maxwell ; and in other places, quartered with the arms <strong>of</strong><br />

Herries, the three urcheons : The first mentioned are supported with two roebucks,<br />

and the List, which belonged to the present laird his father's great-grandfather,<br />

supported by two savages, all proper and ; the present Edward Maxwell <strong>of</strong> Hills<br />

carries them supported for which see Plate <strong>of</strong> Achievements.<br />

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The first <strong>of</strong> this family was Herbert Maxwell, a younger son <strong>of</strong> John, master <strong>of</strong><br />

Maxwell <strong>of</strong> Carlaverock, and his lady, Janet Crichton, daughter to George Earl <strong>of</strong><br />

Caithness. This John, the master, died before his father, Robert, the first Lord<br />

Maxwell, who was killed at the battle <strong>of</strong> Bannockburn with King James III. and<br />

was succeeded by his grandchild John Lord Maxwell, the son <strong>of</strong> the said master,<br />

elder brother <strong>of</strong> the abovementioned Herbert; from John the master are descended<br />

the earls <strong>of</strong> Nithsdale, the lairds <strong>of</strong> Hills, and several others, <strong>of</strong> whom before,<br />

page 137.<br />

EDWARD GOLDIE <strong>of</strong> Craigmuie, in the stewartry <strong>of</strong> Galloway, originally from<br />

England, carries argent, a cheveron gules, betwixt three trefoils slipped vert; crest,<br />

a garb or : motto, ^uid utilins.<br />

JOHN SYMMER, Merchant in Edinburgh, and Accomptant to the Equivalent,<br />

carries as his predecessors, as in the Plate <strong>of</strong> Achievements, viz. urgent, an oak tree<br />

eradicate, proper, placed bend-sinister-ways, surmounted <strong>of</strong> a bend-dexter gules,<br />

charged with three crosses couped or, all within a bordure <strong>of</strong> the third; crest, a<br />

'<br />

stag lodged or, attired gules: motto, Tandem tranquiUus. He being the son <strong>of</strong><br />

Robert Symmer, Esq. the son <strong>of</strong> Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Symmer <strong>of</strong> Megie, a<br />

younger son <strong>of</strong> the old family <strong>of</strong> Symmer <strong>of</strong> Balzordie: Which Paul adhered to<br />

his sovereigns King Charles I. and II. and was at the battle <strong>of</strong> Worcester for King<br />

Charles II. Upon the hearing <strong>of</strong> his Majesty's Restoration, he was one <strong>of</strong> the first<br />

persons who proclaimed him king over the cross <strong>of</strong> Aberdeen, who from his Majesty<br />

got a charter <strong>of</strong> the lands <strong>of</strong> Pitmuckston, near to Aberdeen, with the <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong><br />

Mair <strong>of</strong> Fee <strong>of</strong> the sheriffdom <strong>of</strong> Aberdeen, with the lands pertaining to the said<br />

<strong>of</strong>fice ; which were ratified and recorded in the second session <strong>of</strong> the first Parliament<br />

<strong>of</strong> King Charles II. in the year 1662.<br />

I have given before the arms <strong>of</strong> M'MiLLAN, out <strong>of</strong> the old books <strong>of</strong> blazons; but<br />

since I have met with the old writs <strong>of</strong> Andrew M'Millan <strong>of</strong> Arndarach, in the<br />

barony <strong>of</strong> Earlston, amongst which I find his seal <strong>of</strong> arms appended to a right <strong>of</strong><br />

reversion in the year 1569. I shall here blazon it, viz. a saltier, and in base a<br />

crescent. As for the tinctures they cannot be learned by seals; the figures seem<br />

to be taken from the superiors, Sinclairs <strong>of</strong> Earlston, or the Maxwells. I find by<br />

their writs, they have been in Galloway in the reign <strong>of</strong> King Robert IIL<br />

LADDER, <strong>of</strong> Bass carried gules, a griffin salient, within a double tressure counterflowered<br />

argent ; crest, a solan-goose sitting on a rock, proper : motto, Sub umbra<br />

alarum tuarum; by some books supported by two lions: But upon<br />

an old stone In<br />

* This supposed to be Palx iy peu.<br />

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