The science of herauldry, treated as a part of the civil law, and law of nations wherein reasons are given for its principles, and etymologies for its harder terms.

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The science of herauldry, treated as a part of the civil law, and law of nations wherein reasons are given for its principles, and etymologies for its harder terms.
Author
Mackenzie, George, Sir, 1636-1691.
Publication
Edinburgh :: Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson ...,
1680.
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Heraldry -- Scotland.
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"The science of herauldry, treated as a part of the civil law, and law of nations wherein reasons are given for its principles, and etymologies for its harder terms." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A70582.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 19, 2025.

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Of four footed BEASTS.

I.

* 1.1ARgent, a Lyon passant guardant Gules crowned Or: But now,

* 1.2Argent, a Lyon passant guardant Gules, crowned with an Im∣perial Crown, and collared with an other open Crown Or.

Argent, a Lyon passant guardant Gules, crowned with an Impe∣rial Crown Or:* 1.3 quartered with, argent a cross engrailed Sable by the Name of Sinclair.

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* 1.4Argent, a Lyon passant guardant Gules; quartered with Edmistoun, Or three Crescents Gules: and over all dividing the Coats a cross engrailed Sable, by the name of Sinclair.

* 1.5Argent, a Lyon passant guardant Gules crowned Or, within a bordur indented of the second.

II.

* 1.6Or, a Lyon Rampant Sable degoutte.

Azur, a Lyon rampant argent crowned Or; quartered in the at∣chievement of the Marquess of Dowglas.

* 1.7Or, a Lyon rampant Gules, couped in all joynts of the first.

III.

Argent, a Lyon Rampant Azur armed and langued Gules: quartered with azur, three water-budgets Or, by the Name of Vallange.

* 1.8Argent, a Lyon Rampant Gules.

Sable, a Lyon Rampant argent.

Argent, a Lyon Rampant Gules crowned, and chained Or.

IV.

Argent, a demi-lyon rampant Sable, issuing out of a fesse with a flower de lis in base Gules, all within a bordour of the second.

V.

Argent, three Lyons heads erased Gules, langued azure.

Or, three Lyons heads erased Gules: quartered in the atchieve∣ment of the Marquess of Huntly.

VI.

Gules, three Lyons Rampant argent, now born by the Laird of Balua∣gowan.* 1.9

Sable, two Lyons counterpassant argent, collared Gules.

Gules, on a Cheveron argent, a Rose betwixt two Lyoncells combatand of the first.

VII.

* 1.10Or, a Lyon Rampant reguardant Gules; quartered with the Coat of Cuming.

* 1.11Gules, a Lyon Rampant Or, armed and langued azur with a Sword in his dexter paw proper hilted, and pomelled of the S∣cond.

VIII.

* 1.12Argent, three Unicorn-heads Couped Sable.

* 1.13Argent, three Unicorn-heads erased Sable.

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* 1.14Vert, on a Cheveron betwixt three Unicorn-heads erased argent; alse many Stars Sable.

IX

* 1.15Gules, a Boar passant Or.

The same, and on a Canton Ermine, a Sword in pale proper.

X.

Azur, three Boars heads couped Or.

The same within a bordur of the charge.

The same with a Saint-Andrews Cross in the Center.

Azur, a bend betwixt three Boars-heads couped Or.

Argent, three Boars-heads erased azur, armed Or.

XI.

* 1.16Azur, three Bears-heads couped argent, muzled Gules.

The same quartered with the Coat of Frazer.

The same quartered with the Coat of Preston.

Azur, on a Cheveron, betwixt three Bear-heads couped argent, muzled Gules, a Mans heart proper.

* 1.17Azur, three Bear-heads couped argent, muzled Sable; above the Shield a Viscounts Crown, and over the same, on an Helmet befitting his quality, mantled Gules, doubled argent, and wreath of his Colours is set for his Crest, A Boar passant argent, over∣spread with drops of blood; supported on the dexter by an Vni∣corn Or, powldered with Ermine Sable; and on the sinister by a Dragon Ermine: With this Symbol, Fax mentis incendium gloriae.

XII.

* 1.18Gules, a Ram passant argent.

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