A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

OF ARTIFICIAL THINGS. 435
Their son was John, who being young at his father's death, his grandfather the
king took him into his own immediate care and protection, with ail ins fortune
and goods. He married Mary, daughter of Patrick Graham Earl ol'Strathcrn, by
whom he had
Patrick, his son and heir, who was one of the hostages sent to England for the
ransom of King James I. He married a daughter of Sir Alexander Ogilvie of
Auchterhouse, by whom he had three sons, Alexander his successor, John and
William :
Of the last were descended the Lyons of Easter and \Vester-Ogil.
Which Alexander dying without issue, was succeeded by his brother, the abovenamed
John, who married a daughter of Sir John Scrymgcour, constable of Dundee:
By her he had John Lord Glammis, and David Lyon, the first of the family of
Cossins.
John had two sons, George and John; George dying young, was succeeded by
his brother John, who married Jean, daughter or I.. .liter of Angus ; and
was succeeded by his son, John Lord Glammis, who married a daughter of William
Earl Marischal, and with her had John his successor, and Sir Thomas Lyon of
Auldbar, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, in the minority of 5 King Jame VL
John Lord Glammis succeeded his father, a man of great parts and learning; he
was preferred to be Lord High Chancellor of Scotland, 1575, but was unfortunately
killed by a pistol-shot in a tumult upon the streets of Stirling, -jth of March 1577,
to the great lamentation of the king and kingdom. He left behind him by hi.->
lady, a daughter of Alexander Lord Abernethy of Salton, Patrick his son and heir,
and several daughters.
Patrick was created Earl of Kinghorn by King James VI. in the year 1606.
He married Anne, daughter of John first Earl of Tullibardine, by whom he had
John his successor, James Lyon of Auldbar, Frederick, of whom are the Lyons of
Brigton, and a daughter married to William Earl of Errol.
John his son, second Earl of Kinghorn, married first a daughter of John Earl of
Marr, by whom he had no issue. And, secondly, he married Elisabeth, daughter
of Patrick first Earl of Panmure, by whom he had
Patrick his son and successor, who, by the favour of his Majesty King Charles II.
got a new patent of honour, to be styled Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorn. He
married Helen, daughter of John first Earl of Middleton, by whom he had John
Earl of Strathmore, who married Elisabeth, daughter of Philip Stanhope Earl of
Chesterfield, of the Kingdom of England, by whom he had several sons and daughters,
and Charles the present Earl of Strathmore.
The achievement of this ancient and noble family, is, argent, a lion rampant
azure, armed and langued gules, within the double tressure, flowered and counter-
llowered of the last ; crest, a lady to the girdle, holding in her right hand the
Royal Thistle, and inclosed within a circle of laurels, proper; in memory of the
honour that family had in marrying King Robert II. 's daughter, with the motto,
In te, Doniine, speravi; as Sir George Mackenzie, in his Science, page 96.
having gained the affection of King Robert II.'s daughter,
he was much crossed in
his match; but having at last obtained her, he took that crest, and the motto relative
to it, supported on the dexter by an unicorn argent, armed, maned, and
unguled or, and on the sinister by a lion rampant gules: Both which creatures do
achievement. See Plate of Achievements.
belong to the royal
Having before treated of the lion, in all its various positions,
I did, in page 283,
give a memorial of two old families of the name of M'Dowall, according to the
documents then shown me ; amongst which I now understand, that the bond of
man-rent there mentioned, to have been given by John M'Dowall of Logan to
Uthred M'Dowall of Garthland, with the alleged descent of Garthland's family, are
very much controverted upon reasons contained in a protest taken by Robert
M'Dowall of Logan, against Alexander M'Dowall of Garthland, and another protest
lately taken against myself.
The said Logan, since that time, has produced the following documents, viz. an
instrument dated at Kilstay, the 8th of March 1579,
in these words, " The whilk
"
day, compeared personally an honourable man, Patrick MacDoual of Logan, and
" did deliver possession to Uthred MacDoual of Garthland, administrator, tutor,