A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

OF CELESTIAL FIGURES, Wr.
crest, a man's head, with the face looking upward, proper : motto, Fortissimo veritas.
New RC^SUT.
One of this family was Captain of the Castle of Edinburgh in the minority of
King James VI.
Tnc name of PATON, azure, a flower-de-luce or, between three crescents argent.
Font's Manuscript.
Mr ROGER PA i ON of Ferrochie, azure, three crescents argent ; crest, a spar-hawk
with wings expanded, proper : motto, Virtute adepta.
The name of SPITTLE, argent, an eagle with wings displayed sable, between three
crescents gules. Font's Manuscript. But in Workman's Manuscript, sable, a
a fesse between three besants or.
DURIK of that Ilk, in the shire of Fife, azure, a cheveron argent, between three
crescents or. They were ancient possessors' of the lands of Durie in Fife, in the
reign of Alexander II. Afterwards they built the Castle of Burntisland, in the
year 1382, called of old Wester-Kinghorn, whose name and arms are upon it, as
Sir Robert Sibbald, in his History of Fife. This family continued till the reign of
King James V. when Durie of that Ilk, leaving only one daughter, that king was
pleased to marry her to his favourite Sir Alexander Kemp, from whose issue Sir
Alexander Gibson purchased the lands of Durie.
Captain GEORGE DURIE, descended of the family of Durie, azure, a cheveron
argent, between three crescents or. New Register.
JOHN DURIK of Grange, in the parish of Burntisland, azure, a cheveron argent,
between three crescents, all within a bordure invected or. New Register.
MARTIN of Meadhop, sable, a cheveron between three crescents argent. Workman's
Manuscript.
ANDREW MARTIN, Writer in Edinburgh, as descended of the Martins of Mead-
hop, carries the arms of Meadhop, but charges the cheveron with a mascle sable ;
and for crest, a lion holding in his dexter paw a crescent or : motto, Hinc fortior
fc? clarior. New Register. And there,
ANDREW MARTIN, Bailie of Anstruther, sable, a cheveron invected between three
crescents argent.
Mr ROBERT MARTIN, sometime Clerk to the Justiciary, descended of the fa-
mily of Gibliston, sable, a cheveron vair, between three crescents argent ; crest,
an adder with young bursting through the side of her, proper : motto, Ingratis
servire nefas.
The name of KILTRA, azure, two crescents and a star in pale argent. Workman's
Manuscript. And there,
The name of PETTIOREW, gules, a crescent between three stars argent.
LAWSON of Humbie, azure, two crescents argent in chief, and a star in base or.
Workman's Manuscript. But Font's gives, azure, two mullets argent in chief,
and a crescent in base or; and to others of that name, parted per pale, argent and
sable, an orle counter-changed, and on a chief gules, three garbs or.
The surname of DURHAM, argent, on a fesse, between three crescents gules, as
many stars of the first. Font's Manuscript.
WILLIAM DURHAM of Grange, or, on a fesse azure, three mullets argent, and, in
base, a crescent gules ; crest, two dolphins bauriant adosse, proper : motto, Ultra
fert animus. New Register, And there,
JAMES DURHAM of Ardounie, a second son of Grange, the same as Grange, but
ingrails the fesse.
DURHAM of Largo, argent, a crescent gules, and, on a chief azure, three mullets
of the first ; crest, a : dolphin, proper motto, Victoria non
prttdu.
Sir ALEXANDER DURHAM, sometime Lyon King at Arms, being a son of Durham
of Pitkerrow, purchased the lands of Largo, from those of the name of Wood ; for
which see Sir Robert Sibbald's History of Fife.
ALEXANDER DURHAM of Duntarvie, or, on a fesse azure, between two crescents,
the upper inverted, three mullets argent ; crest, a hand pulling a :
thistle, proper
motto, Vive Deo. New Register.
And there ADOLPHUS DURHAM, Merchant in Edinburgh, son to the deceased Sir
Alexander Durham of Largo, sometime Lyon King at Arms, or, a crescent gules.