. The arms of the Scottish bishoprics. X)ii)t always oreven Rcnoially rofrrs to the Trinity : l)ut. (hat in this case thecharge may have had some relalionsiiii) to the Dedication ofBrecnin CHAPTER XIV. Glasgow. Of the many interesting armorial bearings of Scotland,there are none better known than those of the city anddiocese of Glasgow. This is the tree that never grew,This is the bird that never flew,This is the hsh that never swam,And this is the bell that never rang. So runs one version of the rhyme, the popularity of whichindicates the general interest taken in these arms even
. The arms of the Scottish bishoprics. X)ii)t always oreven Rcnoially rofrrs to the Trinity : l)ut. (hat in this case thecharge may have had some relalionsiiii) to the Dedication ofBrecnin CHAPTER XIV. Glasgow. Of the many interesting armorial bearings of Scotland,there are none better known than those of the city anddiocese of Glasgow. This is the tree that never grew,This is the bird that never flew,This is the hsh that never swam,And this is the bell that never rang. So runs one version of the rhyme, the popularity of whichindicates the general interest taken in these arms even bypeople who, as a rule, pay no attention to the science ofheraldry. The origin of these arms has been the subject of muchdiscussion, and their derivation has been found in differentsources. The arms were not recorded till the year 1866 bythe Town Council of Glasgow, though they had been inuse for a long time previously. The arms as used by thediocese of Glasgow were never registered, and are identicalwith those of the city : they are, however, not to beregarded as having been borrowed from the city, aswas done in the case of the sees of Aberdeen and Moray;in Glasgow the contrary was the case,
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