Genealogical memoirs of the Duffs
(44) Page 30
Download files
Complete book:
Individual page:
Thumbnail gallery: Grid view | List view
30 Genealogical Memoirs of the Duffs.
" Cambo, Lord Lyon King-at-Arms, to
"him of this date, is matriculated in my
" public Register &c, viz., a Feese dann-
" zette ermine, between a Buck's head ca-
"boshed in chieff, and two escallops, &c."
Keithmoir's Lady died in 1694, in the 6oth
year of her age ; he outlived her several years,
and died about the year 1700, aged 76, or near
yy. At that time, I believe the whole Land
Estate of the Father and son was about 40,000
merks per an.
Keithmoir and his Lady are interred in the
Church of Mortlach, under a Statly monument
of cut stone. And above their Grave, both their
statues lie at full length, very well chiseld, and
extremly like. As I was informed, they are
placed on a stone Bench, and make a Comely
gracefull appearance, both jolly fìgures, and look-
ing like Peace and Plenty. The following In-
scription is engraven above them : —
" Within this Tomb are deposited the re-
" mains of Alexr. Duff of Keithmoir, and
" Heien Grant, his Spouse, the lineal and
" Cambo, Lord Lyon King-at-Arms, to
"him of this date, is matriculated in my
" public Register &c, viz., a Feese dann-
" zette ermine, between a Buck's head ca-
"boshed in chieff, and two escallops, &c."
Keithmoir's Lady died in 1694, in the 6oth
year of her age ; he outlived her several years,
and died about the year 1700, aged 76, or near
yy. At that time, I believe the whole Land
Estate of the Father and son was about 40,000
merks per an.
Keithmoir and his Lady are interred in the
Church of Mortlach, under a Statly monument
of cut stone. And above their Grave, both their
statues lie at full length, very well chiseld, and
extremly like. As I was informed, they are
placed on a stone Bench, and make a Comely
gracefull appearance, both jolly fìgures, and look-
ing like Peace and Plenty. The following In-
scription is engraven above them : —
" Within this Tomb are deposited the re-
" mains of Alexr. Duff of Keithmoir, and
" Heien Grant, his Spouse, the lineal and
Set display mode to: Universal Viewer | Mirador | Large image | Transcription
Images and transcriptions on this page, including medium image downloads, may be used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence unless otherwise stated.
Histories of Scottish families > Genealogical memoirs of the Duffs > (44) Page 30 |
---|
Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/94837862 |
---|
Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
---|