. The arms of the Scottish bishoprics. n to one another. On the other hand the shield borne by Bishop AndrewStuart, the golden galley with a silver sail on an azureground, an annulet depicted on the sail, would be in everyway a satisfactory shield of arms for the see. Not only is itderived from the arms of the province from which thediocese takes its name, but the galley is a device of greatbeauty, and very characteristic of Scottish Heraldry : it isappropriate too for a diocese which is almost surrounded bythe sea. It is also ecclesiastically appropriate—the ship ofthe church, bearing the rin
. The arms of the Scottish bishoprics. n to one another. On the other hand the shield borne by Bishop AndrewStuart, the golden galley with a silver sail on an azureground, an annulet depicted on the sail, would be in everyway a satisfactory shield of arms for the see. Not only is itderived from the arms of the province from which thediocese takes its name, but the galley is a device of greatbeauty, and very characteristic of Scottish Heraldry : it isappropriate too for a diocese which is almost surrounded bythe sea. It is also ecclesiastically appropriate—the ship ofthe church, bearing the ring, the symbol of eternity. Would it then be too much to hope that the presentarmorial bearings of the diocese of Caithness might beabandoned in favour of the ancient, beautiful, and appro-priate device, Azure, a Galley, or, in full sail, argent,hearing on its sail, and flying on flag and pennon, an annuletof the field. The arms at present in use are blazoned thus :— Azure,a Crown of Thorns or, between three Saltires couped, CHAPTER XIII. Brechin. The diocese of Brechin has the honour of sharing itsarmorial bearings with the Crown. The three piles in pointwere blazoned on the arms of Henry de Brechin, natural sonof David, Earl of Huntingdon in England, and Earl ofGarioch and I-ord of Brechin in Scotland, half brother ofWilliam the Lion. He took his surname from the Lordshipof Brechin, which he obtained from his father. After somevicissitudes the lands passed to the Earls of Dalhousie, andthe Lordship was annexed to the Crown in 1437. The arms of the see, as we shall find in the case ofGlasgow also, are identical with those of the cathedral city,the little town being no doubt a mere adjunct of the Brechin we find that there has existed a certain amountof confusion as to the correct blazoning of the arms of thecity and diocese. Three different varieties of armorialbearings have been used at different times as the offcialarms :— (i) The Cathedral of Brech
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