. Elgin past and present : a historical guide / by Herbert B. Mackintosh. ERS. (10) Slab with two shields at top (one broken off) bearing :—A bendcharged with three buckles (Leslie). Inscription in Gothic letters asextracted from Monteiths Theater of Mortality. (it)ic jaeet(axcf>ibaltfU8 IfBlg) quon&am vtctov oe rotf^s qui obiit 3 julti $VO COttimuni flattia)—the rest worn out. The tombstone ofArchibald Lesly, formerly Rector of Rothes, who died in 1520. Prayfor the common fatherland. 04 ELGIN PAST AND PRESENT Since 1900 the sarcophagus tomb with recumbent figure of a knightin ar
. Elgin past and present : a historical guide / by Herbert B. Mackintosh. ERS. (10) Slab with two shields at top (one broken off) bearing :—A bendcharged with three buckles (Leslie). Inscription in Gothic letters asextracted from Monteiths Theater of Mortality. (it)ic jaeet(axcf>ibaltfU8 IfBlg) quon&am vtctov oe rotf^s qui obiit 3 julti $VO COttimuni flattia)—the rest worn out. The tombstone ofArchibald Lesly, formerly Rector of Rothes, who died in 1520. Prayfor the common fatherland. 04 ELGIN PAST AND PRESENT Since 1900 the sarcophagus tomb with recumbent figure of a knightin armour—the tomb of William de la Hay—has been transferred tothis aisle for preservation. Formerly it stood in the open betweenSt Marys Aisle and the south transept. On the knights breastplateare arms :—Three escutcheons (Hay). On the dexter side of thebevelled edge of the sarcophagus is this inscription in one longline in Gothic letters, the latter part being illegible :—fylc facettotIls be it iiag ijuotra bits ire lorijlog qui obiit tout fctc meBbtcebxin. Fig. 33.—Shield impaling Calder and Munro Arms. ano iJm mccccxxi Translation:—Here lies William Hay, formerly laird of Lochloy, who died the 8th day of the month ofDecember in the year of our Lord 1421. See illustration facing page Gothic inscription, though continuous in one line, terminateson a separate stone which projects beyond the feet of the effigy andthe original position of which it is difficult to understand. The panel-ling on the front and back of the body of the tomb also vary. Thisis the oldest known tomb of a layman within the sacred Hays of Lochloy and Tullybothil were a very old family. Inthe History of Nairnshire, mention is made of David II. having given
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