Comments in refutation of pretensions advanced for the first time, and statements in a recent work "The Stirlings of Keir and their family papers"

WITH DRUMPELLIER'S EXPOSITION, &c. 25
from 1580 to that year, who was, besides, a considerable antiquary and
collector of ancient writs and muniments.
In his list of the arms of the principal families in Scotland, in a MS.
in the Advocates' Library, he gives those indisputably of the above " Cal-
ders " (or Cawdors) " in Murrayland," or in Moray, where they certainly
dwelt, and which he there states to be simply, " or, ane Heart's head sable."
This is all, without any the slightest additional item, or charge, or even
notice of the single buckle, which was thus held in the smallest account, cer-
tainly not as gentilitial, but insignificant, inasmuch as it was thus actually, at
least more than two centuries ago — whatever its fate in modern times, not,
after all, conceived to be different — disused or rejected by the family, whose
proper exclusive bearing was a hart's or stag's head — pretty much identical.
The former term " hart " is written Scotice " hearts " in the manuscript,
which affords a tempting occasion for competing with the Keir editor, in
deference to him in the number of its orthographies — 1. Heart ; 2. Heirt ;
3. Hairt ; 4. Hert, &c. — possibly as many as in his favourite Strivelin
instance premised, and doubtless with as great results ; but he unfortunately
is precluded by want of space.
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ADDENDA TO CHAPTER I.
No. I.
(Eeferred to at Page 2, Note.)
(1.) — Proof {inter alia), in the Keir Performance, of carelessness, and
a striking, almost unprecedented, omission with respect to an-
nounced desirable evidence.
The editor there remarks in his preface that, " not the least interesting jsart of the fol- ^ See Keir
Perform-
lowing narrative, is the story of the ill-fated heiress of Cawder ; " ^ that is, Janet Strivelin, anoe, p. x.
the Lady of Cadder. We here cordially agree with him, though certainly his account of
her is but slender and meagre, at least not so full or particular as might be expected,
owing to his opportunities, and more direct sources of information. The history of