. The "Red and white" book of enzies, from their seals to charters in 1555 and1573. Their shield bore Ermine, a chief or the Red and White shield of theMenzies, with the ermine marks on the white portion. This they continued to useuntil the Restoration, when, for their great sufferings and valiant support of theroyal Stewarts, they had a grant of supporters about 1672—their arms being Ermi7ie, a chief gules or the Red and White shield, with the ermine marks onthe white, the supporters being two greyhounds (or deerhounds), argent collaredgules. Crest—a demi-eagle, with wings expande
. The "Red and white" book of enzies, from their seals to charters in 1555 and1573. Their shield bore Ermine, a chief or the Red and White shield of theMenzies, with the ermine marks on the white portion. This they continued to useuntil the Restoration, when, for their great sufferings and valiant support of theroyal Stewarts, they had a grant of supporters about 1672—their arms being Ermi7ie, a chief gules or the Red and White shield, with the ermine marks onthe white, the supporters being two greyhounds (or deerhounds), argent collaredgules. Crest—a demi-eagle, with wings expanded ppr. (proper); Motto— MaloMORI QuAM FOEDARi, or I had rather die than be dishonoured.—BurkesPeerage. Another translation is : Death rather than disgrace —their motto beingin Gaelic Bas ro eas-urram. The armorial bearings of the Pitfodels Menzies werere-registered about 1672, on the new register of the Lyon Office being commencedafter the destruction by fire of the old records. THE RED &- WHITE BOOK OF MENZIES. [ Arms of the Menzies of Gledstanes and Edinburgh, Menzies of Gledstanes, in the lower ward of Lanarkshire, from whom werealso cadets of the clan in Edinburgh and shire, had a grant of arms in 1695, theshield being Per pale argent and or, three crescents gules, a chief of the last—that is, the top band of the shield red, the under half divided into two—oneyellow, the other white—with three red crescents. CREST—a crescent//^, (proper);Motto— Ut Crescit Clarescit, or, As it increases it becomes famous(Fairbairn) ; and in Gaelic their motto is : N uair dheireis mi, ni mi saois. Theseat of the Menzies of Edinburgh was Gledstanes, near Biggar ; and another branchconnected with them was the Menzies of Cambo in Edinburghshire.
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