. Rossiana; papers and documents relating to the history and genealogy of the ancient and noble house of Ross, of Ross-shire, Scotland, and its descent form the ancient earls of Ross, together with the descent of the ancient and historic family of Read, from Rede of Trough-end, Reade of Barton Court, Berks, and Read of Delaware. Also some account of the related families. Lyons ramp., arg. and on a chief or, 3 legsconjoined at the center at the upper part of the thigh, and flexed in triangleazure; crest, a lymphad, her oars in action proper, flagged gules ; motto. ProPatria. The arms of Ross of
. Rossiana; papers and documents relating to the history and genealogy of the ancient and noble house of Ross, of Ross-shire, Scotland, and its descent form the ancient earls of Ross, together with the descent of the ancient and historic family of Read, from Rede of Trough-end, Reade of Barton Court, Berks, and Read of Delaware. Also some account of the related families. Lyons ramp., arg. and on a chief or, 3 legsconjoined at the center at the upper part of the thigh, and flexed in triangleazure; crest, a lymphad, her oars in action proper, flagged gules ; motto. ProPatria. The arms of Ross of Shandwick, upon parchment, sent to Hon. John Ross,of Philadelphia, in 1764, by Hugh Ross, merchant in London, then head ofthe house of Shandwick, were for a long time in possession of Hon. JohnRead (1769-1854), Senator of Pennsylvania; they were afterward in pos-session of Miss Emily Read and Mrs. Major Reeves, her sister, and hung intheir ancient mansion at Newcastle, Del. The parchment was later givento Miss Julia Ross Potter and now hangs in Mrs. William Potters hospitablehouse, 2119 Oak street, Baltimore, Md. 88 Rossi an a. The appended notes are taken from volume two of Stodarts ScottishArms (being a collection of armorial bearings, 1370-1678, reproduced infacsimile from contemporary manuscripts, with heraldic and genealogicalnotes by R. R. Stodart, 1881) :. Arms of Ross of Balnagown-[Stodarts Scottish Arms. Referring to the arms of John, Earl of Ross and Lord of the Isles, Stodartsays (page 37) : The field should be gules, the lions argent, and the tressureprobably or. Again, below, on the same page, he says: In the armorial ofGilles Le Bouvier Berry Roi dArmes, A. D. 1450-1455 is a shield described Anns of Ross. 89 as the arms of the Earl of Sutherland, but probably meant for those of theEarl of Ross, as the bearing of that family was gules three lions rampantargent. John, Earl of Sutherland at that time being the husband of Margaret,daughter of Alexander, Earl of Ross
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