The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom . ceived a grant of certain lauds inEday from his father in 1639. Arms.—Pouts ms. gives the following :—Quarterly, 1stand 4th, or, a lion rampant within a double tressure florycounterflory gules, all within a bordure compony argentand azure : 2nd and 3rd, argent, a ship, her raes in cross or. Crest.—A prince sitting on a chair of state clad inancient habit, holding a sceptre or in the dexter hand, anda goshawk in the siniste
The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom . ceived a grant of certain lauds inEday from his father in 1639. Arms.—Pouts ms. gives the following :—Quarterly, 1stand 4th, or, a lion rampant within a double tressure florycounterflory gules, all within a bordure compony argentand azure : 2nd and 3rd, argent, a ship, her raes in cross or. Crest.—A prince sitting on a chair of state clad inancient habit, holding a sceptre or in the dexter hand, anda goshawk in the sinister, proper. Supporters.—These are not given by Pont, but arestated by Rietstap (Armorial General) to be the same asthose of the Earl of Orkney. Tliese again are given in theForman (Lyon Office) ms. as: Dexter, a unicorn argent,horned and gorged with an open crown or; sinister, agrifSn proper beaked and membered azure and gorged or. Motto.—Sic fiiit est et crit. [a. f. s.] Eeg. Mag. Sig. - Family of Stewart, 38. ? Woods Douglas; LysonsEnvirons of London {Chelsea). * Complete Peerage. ^ Woods Douglas,i. 323. 8 Stodarts Scottish Arms, ii. 203. Orkney KENNEDY, EARL OF CASSILLIS HE family of Kennedyare tiaditionally believedto be descended from theancient Earls of evidence is not whollyconclusive, but there isone very important pointin favour of tradition,the Chieftainship (Oeann-cineal), first granted toRoland de Carrick (seeante, p. 424) in 1256, andrepeatedly confirmed tothis family. It is well-known that the old Celticchieftainship could onlygo in the male line, whichwas one of the reasons which led the House of Lords in1762, to adjudge the title of Earl of Cassillis to Sir ThomasKennedy of Culzean as heir-male of the body of David, firstEarl of Cassillis. The custody of Loch Doon Castle, heldby the de Carricks, is also again and again confirmed tothe Kennedies. The name Kennedy seems clearly derived from Kenneth, acommon name among both Pictish an
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