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the subject, and shews under what title the high
privilege alluded to is now enjoyed by the family.
The authority sets forth — That the lyon had re-
presented to his Majesty, " that John Scott of
Thirlestain, great-grandfather to Sir Francis Scott
now of Thirlestain, having assisted our royal pro-
genitor James the V., King of Scotland, at Sautrey
Edge, with a troop of launcers of his friends and
followers, and was ready to march into England
against the English then invading Scotland, his
said Majesty, as a reward of his good and faithful
service, authorized and gave warrant to his lyon
king of arms, to give the said John Scott a bordure
of flowers-de-lis, siclike as in the royall bearing, a
bundle of lances for his crest, and two men armed
with jacks and steel bonnets, with lances in their
hands for supporters? After which the deed con-
cludes as follows : " Of the truth of all which our
said lyon king of armes is fully satisfied from good
testimony, and an old inventory of the writs and
evidents of that family produced by him, wherein the
foresaid warrant is fully deduced, but beiring that
the Principal wyt itself e cannot be found, without
ivhich, or a new warrant under our Royal hand, he
is not at freedom to assign to the said Francis the
double tressure as born in our arms of Scotland ;
and wee being willing to gratify and honor the
heirs and representatives of all loyall and valorous
Progenitors, and to bestow a mark of our Royall
favor upon the said Sir Francis Scot for good and