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winged heart, and to the four allegorical figures which
support the whole. These emblems must be taken
together. They seem to denote first, by the clasped
hands, placed within the heart, and the verses
WHAT WE RESOLVE
DEATH, [alone] SHALL DISSOLVE,
a stedfast resolution, an afi^ectionate and united pur-
pose, and secondly by the Motto round the exterior
WHO HOPES STILL CONSTANTLY WITH PATIENCE
SHALL OBTAIN VICTORY IN THEIR CLAIM,
a hidden claim to some dignity or right which Truth,
Patience, and Hope are to crown with Victory : Now
looking into the lives of Mathew Stewart Earl of
Lennox and his Countess, there undoubtedly is to be
found such a resolution, and such a claim. Their son
was Lord Henry Darnley, and the great puqiose or
resolution, which ran through their hves, in which they
cordially united, for which they suffered imprisonment
in the Tower, which they were often compelled to
abandon, and yet always resumed, till they at last
succeeded, was the marriage of this son to Mary Queen
winged heart, and to the four allegorical figures which
support the whole. These emblems must be taken
together. They seem to denote first, by the clasped
hands, placed within the heart, and the verses
WHAT WE RESOLVE
DEATH, [alone] SHALL DISSOLVE,
a stedfast resolution, an afi^ectionate and united pur-
pose, and secondly by the Motto round the exterior
WHO HOPES STILL CONSTANTLY WITH PATIENCE
SHALL OBTAIN VICTORY IN THEIR CLAIM,
a hidden claim to some dignity or right which Truth,
Patience, and Hope are to crown with Victory : Now
looking into the lives of Mathew Stewart Earl of
Lennox and his Countess, there undoubtedly is to be
found such a resolution, and such a claim. Their son
was Lord Henry Darnley, and the great puqiose or
resolution, which ran through their hves, in which they
cordially united, for which they suffered imprisonment
in the Tower, which they were often compelled to
abandon, and yet always resumed, till they at last
succeeded, was the marriage of this son to Mary Queen
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| Histories of Scottish families > Historical notes on the Lennox or Darnley jewel, the property of the Queen > (28) Page 12 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/95079942 |
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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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