A history of the family of Seton during eight centuries[With plates, including portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, a bibliography and genealogical tables.] . andmilne of Wincheburgh, certane landis in Langnetherie, andcertane in Tranent. An interesting confirmation of Sir Richards statement turnsup in the Register of the Privy Seal (vol. i. fol. 67), where we finda letter of sale from the King (James iv.) to Lord Seton, of theship called the Egill (Eagle), with all the stuffs, artilzery, andabulzementis, tow and takell being in hir, for ^500, with a quit-clame thereof, and a charge to James
A history of the family of Seton during eight centuries[With plates, including portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, a bibliography and genealogical tables.] . andmilne of Wincheburgh, certane landis in Langnetherie, andcertane in Tranent. An interesting confirmation of Sir Richards statement turnsup in the Register of the Privy Seal (vol. i. fol. 67), where we finda letter of sale from the King (James iv.) to Lord Seton, of theship called the Egill (Eagle), with all the stuffs, artilzery, andabulzementis, tow and takell being in hir, for ^500, with a quit-clame thereof, and a charge to James Makison to deliver the saidship to Lord Seton—dated 22nd January 1498-9. In his MS. Genealogical Col-lections in the Advocates Library,Nisbet refers to the streamersand flags used on that occasion asbeing yet to be seen in the Houseof Seton. They are of rid silk,he says; on the flage are thearmes of Setoun, and on theother sid a circle interlassedwith a triangle in gold, withthis word Indissolubile ; thestreamers are also of rid silk,seme* of crescents of gold (atransposition of the heraldictinctures), with a hand issueing out of a cloud brandishing a. IN SETON CHURCH. FRUITS OF VOLUPTIE 107 sword, with these words, Hazard yit fordward ; and below thata Dragon, vert, spouting out fire behind and Mr. Hannay, in one of his admirable Essays from theQuarterly Review,2 refers to Sir Richard Maitlands practice oftelling whatever is curious in the history of the Seton family;and selects, as an example, the incident of Lord George and theFlemings, remarking that he made war against them for severalyears, as if he had been a European power! Unlike most modern family historians, Sir Richard does notfail to mention the weak points in the character of the worthieswhom he describes. Nochtwithstanding that this Lord Georgewes ane weill letterit and ane nobill man, yit he was sum pairtgevin to voluptie and plesour, quhilk was the caus of his trublein his lyf tyme, quhairthrow he hu
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