The Herald and genealogist . G 2 84 HISTORICAL AND is, that the arms of Scotland, instead of those of France andEngland, are placed in the first and fourth quarters. This inodeof marshalling the royal arms was then prevalent in Scotland,and has been maintained in some measure to more recent times;but it could not be legally justified in the case of the Duke ofRichmond and Lennox, whose arms had been granted andofficially blasoned by the English college. The Prince or Spades presents the arms of Murray, Mar-quess of Athol,—in the first and fourth quarters Murray within atressure, in the second

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The Herald and genealogist . G 2 84 HISTORICAL AND is, that the arms of Scotland, instead of those of France andEngland, are placed in the first and fourth quarters. This inodeof marshalling the royal arms was then prevalent in Scotland,and has been maintained in some measure to more recent times;but it could not be legally justified in the case of the Duke ofRichmond and Lennox, whose arms had been granted andofficially blasoned by the English college. The Prince or Spades presents the arms of Murray, Mar-quess of Athol,—in the first and fourth quarters Murray within atressure, in the second and third Athol and Stuart quarterly:ensigned with the collar of the Thistle. The Deuce of Diamonds contains four Lords:— 37. Falconer L. Hacherton.^ Azure, a crowned falcon displayedargent, charged on the breast with a heart gules, between three mulletsof the 38. Hamilton L. Belhaven. Gules, a sword erect proper betweenthree cinquefoils argent. 39. Sandilands L. Abercrombie. 1 and 4, Argent, a bend azure, forSa

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