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shield, as indicating the Commission given by King
Robert Bruce on his death bed to the good Sir James
Douglas, enjoining him to carry the heart of his royal
master to Jerusalem.' Tlie M'ings represent not in-
elegantly, the soaring ambitious character of that
house; and lastly the two little hearts within the
Crown joined together, not only by a true love Knot
(which might do for any two hearts in general) but by
a blue buckle, point distinctly to Lennox and Douglas
for both these ancient houses bear buckles in their
arms.^
All these coincidences could hardly be accidental,
and encourage us to proceed to the Motto round the
Heart, which according to Paulus Jovius,^ (a high
authority on " Imprese") ought to be the soul of the
de\dce, to the two hands joined in the interior of the
' Froissart, Vol. I. p. 28, 29. History of Scotland, Vol. I. p. 359,
Second Edition.
"" Douglas' Peerage, under Lennox and Douglas.
^ " II motto, che e I'anima del Corpo ; " Dialogo dell' Impresse,
p. 9.
shield, as indicating the Commission given by King
Robert Bruce on his death bed to the good Sir James
Douglas, enjoining him to carry the heart of his royal
master to Jerusalem.' Tlie M'ings represent not in-
elegantly, the soaring ambitious character of that
house; and lastly the two little hearts within the
Crown joined together, not only by a true love Knot
(which might do for any two hearts in general) but by
a blue buckle, point distinctly to Lennox and Douglas
for both these ancient houses bear buckles in their
arms.^
All these coincidences could hardly be accidental,
and encourage us to proceed to the Motto round the
Heart, which according to Paulus Jovius,^ (a high
authority on " Imprese") ought to be the soul of the
de\dce, to the two hands joined in the interior of the
' Froissart, Vol. I. p. 28, 29. History of Scotland, Vol. I. p. 359,
Second Edition.
"" Douglas' Peerage, under Lennox and Douglas.
^ " II motto, che e I'anima del Corpo ; " Dialogo dell' Impresse,
p. 9.
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| Histories of Scottish families > Historical notes on the Lennox or Darnley jewel, the property of the Queen > (27) Page 11 |
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| Description | London : William Nicol, Shakspeare Press, 1843. "The following Notes ... written by Patrick Fraser Tytler, Esq., in obedience to the order of the Queen, are printed by Her Majesty's Command"--Preface. "'A golden heart, set with jewels, ... made by order of Lady Margaret Douglas mother of Henry Lord Darnley in memory of her husband Mathew Stewart Earl of Lennox and Regent of Scotland ... '"--Page 2. Chromolithographic plate drawn by H. Shaw. |
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| Shelfmark | H.35.c.32 |
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| 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. |
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