. Elgin past and present : a historical guide / by Herbert B. Mackintosh. be men-tioned :—Part of a tomb-stone with a shield bearingarms (Fig. 23):—A bendcharged with three starsbetween as many crosscrosslets fitchee in chief,and a boar head erased inbase with a crescent indexter chief for the shield on anornamental panel theinitials M. S. A shield bearing (Fig. 24):—Three stars, and behind ita crosier. Another shield with same charges,but the crosier placed on the field betweenthe stars (Fig. 25), both for Bishop Innes(1407-14). A shield (Fig. 26) with :—A lion rampant,doub
. Elgin past and present : a historical guide / by Herbert B. Mackintosh. be men-tioned :—Part of a tomb-stone with a shield bearingarms (Fig. 23):—A bendcharged with three starsbetween as many crosscrosslets fitchee in chief,and a boar head erased inbase with a crescent indexter chief for the shield on anornamental panel theinitials M. S. A shield bearing (Fig. 24):—Three stars, and behind ita crosier. Another shield with same charges,but the crosier placed on the field betweenthe stars (Fig. 25), both for Bishop Innes(1407-14). A shield (Fig. 26) with :—A lion rampant,double queued and collared. (A similar coat isbuilt into the gable of The College stablesopposite, see page 115.) The double-tailedlion, so far as Mr Rae Macdonald is aware,is elsewhere unknown in Scottish heraldry, andseems to point to an English origin. Couldthese stones have any connection withAlexander de Montfort, Sheriff of Elgin,who in 1263 disbursed the sum of £15, 10s. 2d. Scots from therevenues of this sheriffdom to defray the expenses of Alexander 23.—Shield of Arms in theChapter-house. ELGIN PAST AND PRESENT 81 to and from Caithness ? In this connection the Assistant Keeper,British Museum, writes me : The de Montfort family (Earls ofLeicester) bore gules, a lion rampant tail forked, argent. Accordingto some descriptions the tail was a double tail (not forked), butthere is often confusion as to this difference. There are many otherfamilies mentioned inPapworth, bearingdouble - tailed lionsrampant, but theconnection you men-tion of a de Montfortwith Elgin in 1263certainly points tothe stone bearing thearms of this far as I can seenone of Simon deMontforts sons wasSheriff of Elgin ; butin 1263 this familywas at the height ofits fortunes and sucha. post might havebeen given to a col-lateral. Mr Bain, in hisexcellent History ofNairnshire, mentionsthe name of Montfordas being a family ofnote in the Auldearn district down to the year 1680, and of a J
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