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thing yet attempted, and had nearly filled up the climax
of all that is absurd and ridiculous. — But the Depute has
even, if possible, gone a step farther, and to mark the gal-
lantry of Sir Allan, in the day of morningside, he has
ventured to transfix with the dart of that Knight, this sa-
cred emblem of Royal Authority. He has thus not only
derogated from the military character of the English
nation by insisting upon the fable ; but he has also per-
chance, offered an indignity to the Prince Regent, in the
person of a predecessor — by awardingarms which indicate in
Heraldry, that a King of England was either conquered and kil-
led — or taken prisoner, in that sanguinary engagement,
by this irresistible General Sir Allan Stuart of Allanton !
In proof of which, I have merely to repeat, that, virtual-
ly, the very same augmentation, " mutatis mutandis," was
given by Henry the Eight to the Earl of Surry and to his
heirs, to keep in remembrance, that he had conquered
James the 4th of Scotland at the Battle of Flodden, where
the latter was killed by an arrow.
" For which memorable service, (says Dugdale) this
Earl had thereupon a special grant from King Henry to
himself and the heirs male of his body, of an honourable
augmentation to his arms ; to bear — the upper half of a
red Lyon dipicted as the arms of Scotland are, pierced
through the mouth with an arrow.' 1 *
The augmentation in the coat of Allanton may also
indicate with peculiar propriety, that the Banneret had
taken the King prisoner, in that stupendous conflict:
for says Guillim " if a man being no gentleman of blood
or Coat Armour,-f- else being a gentleman of blood and
Coat Armour shall captivate or take prisoner, in any law-
manner, obtained a Canton charged with the head erazed of the
Lion of Scotland, &c. &c. &c.
* Dug. Bar. vol. ii. p. 268. t p. 436.