A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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THE CHIEF OR CHEF.
KEITH of Hui.hill, or, a cross croslet filched azure, between two crescents and a
fasil in base gules. Font's MS.
KEITH of Troop, an old cadet, quartered the arms of Keith with azure, a garb
between three falcons' heads or, as in Font's MS.
KEITH of Tillygone, parted per fesse, or and argent, on the first three demi-pallets
gules, and in base a man's heart of the last ; crest, a lure proper : motto, 1/enit
:ib astris. L. R.
Major GEORGE KEITH of Arthurhouse, Sheriff-depute of the Sheriffdom of Kincardine,
descended of the family of the Earl Marischal, argent, a saltier and chief
gules, the last charged with three pallets or, all within a bordure compone azure,
and the first ; crest, a dexter hand holding a pick erect, proper, headed argent :
motto, Justa scquor.
L. R.
KEITH of Auquhorsk, descended of the Earl Marischal, argent, a chief paly of
six, gules and or, on the second a buckle of the first. L. R.
Major ROBERT KEITH of Craig, argent, on a chief embattled gules, three pallets
or, a bordure crenelle of the second ; crest, a stag standing at a gaze or, in a watching
posture under a bush of holly, all proper : motto, Fortiter qui sedulo. L. R.
KEITH of Inverugie, argent, a chief paly of six pieces, or and gules, within a
bordure ingrailed sable. Esplin's MS.
They of the surname of DICKSON, as descended of one Richard Keith, said to be
a son of the family of Keith Marischal, took their name from Richard, (called in
the south country Dick), and to show themselves to be descended of Keith Earl
Marischal, they carry the chief of Keith. There are several families of the name
of Dickson, of a good old standing, in the shire of Berwick.
DICKSON of Bughtrig there, azure, three mullets argent, on a chief or, as many
pallets gules; crest, a hand holding a sword in bend, proper: with the motto, Fortes
fortuna at. juv L. R.
DICKSON of Belchester, now the only old family of that name since Bughtrig has
failed, carries the same as Bughtrig. The next to it is DICKSON of Newbigging,
'who carries the same also, with additional figures for his difference.
Mr ALEXANDER DICKSON of Wester-Binning, descended of Bughtrig, carries as
Bughtrig, within a bordure ingrailed gules; crest, a man's heart, proper, winged
argent : motto, Cadum versus.
Sir ROBERT DICKSON of Sornbegg, now designed of Inneresk, argent, three stars
gules, on a chief of the last, as many pallets or ; crest, a hart couchant and gardant
proper, attired or, within two branches of laurel disposed orle-ways. L. R.
The arms of the branches of the principal family of DOUGLAS, v/hich were nobi-
litate, as they are to be found in our old Books of Blazon, are as follows :
WILLIAM DOUGLAS Lord LIDDISDALE, natural son to Archibald Earl of Galloway,
quarterly, first and fourth Douglas, bruised with a batton sinister sable ; second
and third sable, a lion rampant argent, for Liddisdale.
ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS Earl of MURRAY, third son of James Earl of Douglas, quarterly,
first and fourth argent, three cushions within a double tressure flowered and
second and
counter-flowered with flower-de-luces gules, for the earldom of Murray ;
third argent, a man's heart gules, on a chief azure, three stars of the first, for
Douglas.
HUGH DOUGLAS Earl of ORMOND, fourth son of James Earl of Douglas, ermine,
;i man's heart gules, on a chief azure, three stars argent. Which two last Earls
were forfeited for their rebellion, in going with William Earl of Douglas against.
King James II. and III. so that in this William the chief family of the Douglases
ended.
The principal and chief family of DOUGLAS, since the extinction of the old line
of the Douglases, is that of ANGUS ; the first of which family was George Douglas,
son of William first Earl of Douglas, by his third wife Margaret Stewart, daughter
und heiress to John Stewart Earl of Angus, son to Sir Alexander Stewart of Bonkill,
son of Sir John Stewart of Bonkill, brother to James Lord High Steward of
Scotland, father to Walter Lord High Steward, father to King Robert II.
MARGARET, Countess of ANGUS, bore to her husband William Earl of Douglas, a
-on George, in whose favour she resigned the earldom of Angus in Parliament, the
of April 1389: This George Douglas. Earl of Angus, married Mary, eldest