A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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OF THE SALTIER OR SAUTOIR.
bald Lord Napier, who married Elizabeth, daughter to John Earl of Marr, by
whom he had Archibald, his son and successor, and John, who lost his life in the
sea
fight against the Dutch 1672 ; as also three daughters, Jean, married to Sir
Thomas Nicolson of Carnock, Margaret to John Brisbane, Esq. Secretary to the
Royal Navy, and resident from King Charles II. at the Court of France, and
\Liry who died young. Archibald Lord Napier made a resignation of his honour
in the hands of King Charles II. who was pleased to confer the title again by a
new patent, of the date the 7th of February 1677, on him and the heirs of his
body ; which failing, on the heirs of the bodies of his sisters successively. And
he dying a bachelor 1683, the honour of Lord Napier devolved to
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Sir THOMAS NICOLSON of Carnock, his nephew, by his sister: but he dying young,
the honour devolved on Margaret his aunt, who, by Mr Brisbane, her husband, had
issue John Master of Napier, who died unmarried 1704; likewise a daughter Eliza-
beth, married 1699 to Mr William Scott, then son and heir apparent to Francis
Scott of Thirlestane, Baronet, to whom she had a son, Francis, the present Lord
Napier, and daughters who died young. She dying 1705, and her mother Margaret
Lady Napier 1706, the honour of Lord Napier devolved to her grandson by her
daughter, Sir William Scot's son, Francis, the present Lord Napier, who quarters
the arms of his father with these of the Lord Napier, thus, quarterly, first and
fourth argent, a saltier ingrailed, cantoned with four roses gules, for Napier; second
and third or, on a bend azure, a mullet betwixt two crescents of the first, within
a double tressure flowered and counterflowered of the second, for Scott of Thirle-
stane; which arms are timbred with crown, helmet, and mantlings befitting his quality,
and issuing out of a wreath of his tinctures ; for crest, a right arm from the
elbow grasping a crescent, proper; and above, on an escrol, for motto, Sans tache ;
supported on the dexter by an eagle, proper, and on the sinister by a chevalier in
a coat of mail, holding a spear with a pennon, all proper; and below the shield, by
way of compartment, on the embattlement of a tower, argent, massoned sable,
six lances disposed saltier-ways ;
with this motto, Ready ay ready.
The arms of the branches of this family, as they stand recorded in the Lyon
Register, are these,
ALEXANDER NAPIER, descended of a sixth son of Napier of that Ilk, argent, on
a saltier ingrailed, between four roses gules, a flower-de-luce or, for his difference
; crest, a dsxter hand erected, holding a crescent argent: motto, Sans tache.
ARCHIBALD NAPIER of Balwhaple, descended of a third son of Napier, carries
Napier with a mullet for difference ; crest, an eagle's leg erased in bend, proper,
armed gules : motto, Usque fidelis.
WILLIAM NAPIER of Ballikinranie, in the Lennox, one of the oldest cadets
of Napier, carries Napier within a bordure gules; crest, a dexter hand holding an
eagle's leg erased in bend, proper, armed gules : motto, Nil veretur veritas.
Mr THOMAS NAPIER of Ballicharne, descended of a second son of Ballikinranie,
carries as Ballikinranie ; but, for his difference, charges the bordure with eight cres-
cents argent; crest, an eagle's leg erased, proper, armed gules, disposed fesse-ways :
motto Vincit veritas.
Mr ROBERT NAPIER of Falside carries Napier within a bordure indented gules,
for his difference ; crest, two hands conjoined, and both grasping a sword, proper :
motto, Absque dedecore.
JAMES NAPIER of Harrieston, a second brother of Mr Robert Napier of Falside,
carries the same with him ; but, for difference, charges the bordure with eight
crescents argent.
WILLIAM NAPIER of Tayock carries Napier, within a bordure indented gules,
charged with eight martlets argent : motto, Patientia vlncit.
WILLIAM NAPIER of Culcreuch, descended of a third son of the House of Napier,
carries Napier, thus ; argent, on a saltier ingrailed betwixt four roses gules, five
mullets of the field ; crest, a hand holding an eagle's leg erased, proper, the
talons expanded gules : motto, Fides servata secundat. As in the Plate of Achievements.
GLENEAGLES of that Ilk in Perthshire, argent, a saltier ingrailed sable; which
t'amily ending in an heiress, in the reign of Robert the Bruce, was married to
Haldane of that Ilk, an ancient family in the south, descended from Haldenus a