A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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Which Lord SCOON curried on a shield a cross pntte in the centre betwixt two
crescents, and as many hearts azure, in chief, eacli charged with a star, and another
of the last in base ; which seems to me to have been a very odd composed ro.u ;
that on
crest, a deer tripping before two trees: motto, &[>cr< t meliora ; supporters,
the dexter, a savage, wreathed about the head and middle, and the other tni the
sinister, a lion rampant gules.
Sir ANDREW BALVOUK. of Baltnouth's arms were argent, on a cheveron sable, an
otter's head erased of the first, ami a mullet in base ; crest, an otter's head ; supporters,
two women in rich apparel : motto, F f jrv:unl, iwn tenure.
Sir JOHN MONCRIEF of that Ilk, whose arms there were argent, a lion rampant
gules, and a chief ermine; crest, a stork's head: motto, I-'imcit ; supporters, t\\
lions.
It is to be observed, not only by these instances, but many others, that knights,
with us, have been allowed to carry supporters, of which in another place.
DAVID Lord SCOON, in the year 1621, was advanced to the dignity of Viscount
of STORMONT, and the heirs-male of his body ; and, in failzie of such, to his heirs
of entail : It seems he laid aside his former coat of arms, (as Mr Pont, in his Manuscriptj
and carried quarterly, first and fourth azure, three stars argent, within a
double tressure, flowered and counter-flowed or, for Murray ; second and third
gules, three cross patees argent, for the name of Barclay; and, by way of surtout,
an escutcheon azure, a crescent argent, containing a flaming heart, proper, within
a double tressure flowered or, upon what account 1 cannot learn ; crest, a buck's
head couped, proper, and betwixt his attire, a cross patee argent: motto, Spero
meliora; supporters, two lions gules, armed or; which arms, as I am informed, stand
on the house of Scoon. He died 1631, without issue, and was succeeded by Sir
Mungo Murray, brother to the Earl of Tullibardin into his honour, and a part of
his estate as heir of tailzie. He died also without issue.
Mr Andrew Murray of Balvaird, the first Viscount of Stormont's nephew, was
created Lord Balvaird, 1641 ; his son and successor, David Lord Balvaird, came
to be Viscount of Stormont, upon the demise of James Murray Earl of Annandale,
who had also the title of Stormont. He was succeeded by his son David, Earl of
Stormont; and he again, by his son David, the present Viscount of Stormont;
which last Viscounts have disused the surtout in the last blazon, and carry only as
the first mentioned blazon.
MURRAY of Broughton, an old family in the shire of Wigton, is said to h;ivc-
settled there some time after the factions and divisions fell out among the families
of that name in the shire of Murray ; whereby many of them left that country,
and scattered themselves through several shires of Scotland, of which this family
is the only one of the name that settled there : As several other ancient families
of the name have settled in the South, of which immediately.
ALEXANDER MURRAY of Broughton, a Member of Parliament for the Stewartry
of Kirkcudbright, is the lineal representative of the said family, whose great-
grandfather, George Murray of Broughton, was Gentleman of the Bed-Chamber
to King James VI. and for his good services had several lands of considerable value
in Ireland, with divers superiorities in Scotland, given him by his Majesty; among
which are all the St
John's lands in the shire of Wigton, as appears by a charter
under the Great Seal to the said George Murray, anno 1602, and the retour of the
said Alexander thereon. The arms of the family have formerly been the Murray's
arms only, but now they are quartered with those of Lennox of Galley, as marrying
the heiress thereof; which Lennox of Galley had formerly married the heu
of Sir John Stewart of Girthon, whose arms were composed of the Stewarts and
Lennoxes, viz. or, a fesse cheque, argent and azure, for Stewart, accompanied with
three roses gules, for Lennox ; as is to be seen on the gate of the old house of Galley.
So that now the armorial achievement of the family is, quarterly, first and
fourth azure, three stars argent, for the name of Murray ; second and third or, a
fesse cheque argent and azure, betwixt three roses gules; crest, a griffin salient:
motto, Imperio; supported by two savages, holding battons on their shoulder?,
wreathed about the head and middle, all proper, as registered in the Lyons'
Books.