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A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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5i<br />

OF THE FESSE.<br />

ston, who was a second son <strong>of</strong> the house <strong>of</strong> Ochiltree, or, a fcsse cheque, azure and<br />

urgent, between a lion passant in chief, and a rose in base gules, all within a bordure<br />

ingrailed and gobonated <strong>of</strong> the second and third; crest, a civet cat couchant<br />

proper; motto, Semper paratus. L. R.<br />

STEWART <strong>of</strong> Allanton, or, a fesse<br />

cheque, azure and argent in chief, a lion pas-<br />

sant gules, armed azure.<br />

-<br />

Pont' s MS.<br />

STEWART <strong>of</strong> Dalswinton, or, a fesse cheque, azure and argent,<br />

betwixt three uni-<br />

corns' heads couped sable.<br />

STEWART <strong>of</strong> Davingstone, the arms <strong>of</strong> Stewart, within a bordure ingrailed gules.<br />

Balfour's MS.<br />

STEWART <strong>of</strong> Corme, or, a fesse cheque, argent and azure, between three wolves'<br />

heads couped sable. Ibid.<br />

The STEWARTS <strong>of</strong> Athol and Buchan, <strong>of</strong> old, says Jacob Imh<strong>of</strong>f, in his Blazons,<br />

Regum pariumque magnce Britannia;, accompanied their fesse with wolves' heads ;<br />

which I have sometimes met with in old illuminated manuscripts, but by whom<br />

done I could not learn.<br />

STEWART <strong>of</strong> Craigins accompanied the fesse with three otters' heads couped<br />

gules ; Balfour's MS. <strong>of</strong> Blazons, where he gives us an old coat <strong>of</strong> Stewart <strong>of</strong> Bute,<br />

thus, quarterly, first and fourth or, a bend cheque, azure and argent, for Stewart ;<br />

-ccond and third or, a ship, and in chief three buckles sable, which I take as belonging<br />

to one <strong>of</strong> the sons, or grandsons <strong>of</strong> Sir John Stewart <strong>of</strong> Bonkill, upon the<br />

account <strong>of</strong> the buckles, and that the fesse cheque was turned to a bend, since all<br />

his issue, as before, carried buckles or bends ; and our historians tell us, that Sir<br />

John <strong>of</strong> Bonkill, was designed also <strong>of</strong> Bute, and had an interest there.<br />

As for the STEWARTS, Sheriffs <strong>of</strong> Bute, the first <strong>of</strong> them was Sir John Stewart,<br />

natural son to King Robert II. By several charters <strong>of</strong> King Robert III. he is designed,<br />

Prater noster naturalis : What that family carried <strong>of</strong> old, I know not, but<br />

in the Books <strong>of</strong> Blazons <strong>of</strong> Workman, Pont, and others, Stewart <strong>of</strong> Bute carried<br />

the single coat <strong>of</strong> Stewart. James the present Earl <strong>of</strong> Bute, and Lord Mount-<br />

stewart, has on his paintings and utensils or, a fesse cheque, azure and argent,<br />

\\ithin a double tressure flowered and counter-flowered gules; for crest, a lion<br />

naissant out <strong>of</strong> a wreath <strong>of</strong> his tinctures; with the motto on an escrol, Nobilis ira;<br />

upported on the dexter by an horse argent, bridled gules, and on the sinister, by<br />

a deer, proper, attired or, standing on a compartment, whereon are these words,<br />

Avito viret honore. As for the other families <strong>of</strong> the surname <strong>of</strong> Stewart, I shall<br />

subjoin the blazons <strong>of</strong> their arms as I find them recorded in the Lyon Register<br />

since the year 1661.<br />

ALEXANDER STEWART <strong>of</strong> Newhall, lineal representative <strong>of</strong> Sir John Stewart <strong>of</strong><br />

Craighall his grandsire ; quarterly, first and fourth or, a fesse cheque, azure and<br />

argent, in chief three buckles <strong>of</strong> the second ; second, ermine on a fesse sable, three<br />

crescents argent, for the name <strong>of</strong> Craig ; crest, a trunk <strong>of</strong> an old tree sprouting<br />

out, a branch on the right side acorned, proper : motto, Resurgam.<br />

Mr JOHN STEWART <strong>of</strong> Ascog, advocate, descended <strong>of</strong> Bute, the arms <strong>of</strong> Stewart<br />

'.vithin a bordure sable, charged with eight mascles argent ; crest, a greyhound<br />

couchant within two branches <strong>of</strong> bay, proper : motto, Fide & opera.<br />

Sir WILLIAM STEWART <strong>of</strong> Strabork, quarterly, first and fourth Stewart, second<br />

and third azure, three garbs or for Buchan ; crest, a phoenix in flames <strong>of</strong> fire, proper<br />

: motto, Virtutifortuna comes.<br />

DAVID STEWART <strong>of</strong> Inchbrock, descended <strong>of</strong> a second son <strong>of</strong> the family <strong>of</strong> Stewart<br />

<strong>of</strong> Johnston, which was a branch <strong>of</strong> the house <strong>of</strong> Ochiltree ; or, a fesse cheque,<br />

azure and argent, between a lion passant in chief, and a rose in base gules, all with-<br />

in a bordure ingrailed, and gobonated <strong>of</strong> the second and third ; crest, a civet cat<br />

couchant, proper : motto, Semper paratus.<br />

Ciiptain JAMES STEWART <strong>of</strong> Rosling, or, a fesse cheque, azure and argent, in<br />

chief a lion rampant gardant gules ; crest, an anchor in pale azure, ensigned on the<br />

top with a man's heart, proper : motto, Fixus ac solidits ; as also at other times,<br />

Tarn fidus quam fixus.<br />

^ ROBERT STEWART <strong>of</strong> Burray, second son <strong>of</strong> Mains, who was a brother <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Earl <strong>of</strong> Galloway, carriea as the Earl <strong>of</strong> Galloway, within a bordure indented gules ;<br />

crest, a pelican vulnerate, proper : motto, Virescit vulnere*.

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