The Hothams : being the chronicles of the Hothams of Scorborough and South Dalton from their hitherto unpublished family papers . hts bones are dust. And his good sword rust;— His soul is with the saints, I trust. Owing to the part which the dead man had taken in thetransference of the crown from James to William, he wassubsequently remembered in his family by the name of theRevolution Sir John ; and a picturesque legend whicharose in this connection should perhaps be referred tohere. The crest borne by earlier generations of Hothams wasdescribed by the Garter King of Arms in the days of Queen
The Hothams : being the chronicles of the Hothams of Scorborough and South Dalton from their hitherto unpublished family papers . hts bones are dust. And his good sword rust;— His soul is with the saints, I trust. Owing to the part which the dead man had taken in thetransference of the crown from James to William, he wassubsequently remembered in his family by the name of theRevolution Sir John ; and a picturesque legend whicharose in this connection should perhaps be referred tohere. The crest borne by earlier generations of Hothams wasdescribed by the Garter King of Arms in the days of QueenElizabeth as a demi-antelope, proper, holding in its forelegsa sword hilted or. For some unexplained reason, about themiddle of the seventeenth century the character of this devicewas changed to that of a demi-seaman, advancing through theocean in menacing guise, holding in his dexter hand aflaming sword argent ; hilt and pomel or ; and on his sinisterarm carying a shield bearing the arms of Hotham. Thisdesign is all the more curious in that there is no record at thatperiod of any member of the family being connected with. THE TOMB OF THE RE\OLUTIO\ SIR JOHX THE REVOLUTION SIR JOHN 109 naval matters/ and the reason of the change is thus profferedby family tradition :— We shall find this [crest] strikingly emblematical of thefortunes of the Revolution Sir John. He was himself thewarrior crossing the sea from Holland, yet not triumphantly.
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