Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton

APPENDIX. 411
Noll.
From Sir James Balfour's Funeral Ceremonies, MS. in the Advocates' Library.
The Funerall Ceremoney of James, Marquess of Hamilton, Earle of Arran, Cambridge,
Lord Aven and Innerdaill, Steuarte of the Houshold of James, King of Grate Brittane,
France, and Irland, and one of hes highness Privey Counsaill in both kingdomes, and Knight
of the Order of the Garter, performed at Hamilton, 2d September, being Fryday, in a'
1625.
First,— The conductor of the saulies in mourning, with a black batton in his hand.
Twentiefour saulies, two and two in order ; ye foremost of them cariing on hes staffe a
gumpheon, and all ye rest ye armes of the defuncte in buckrome,
on the one syde, and hes name and surname
cyphered on the other syde.
Mr Alex. Hamiltone, a jan de armes, on horsesback, armed at all poynts, cariing, on
ye poynte of a lance, the colours of the housse of Hamiltone ;
viz. pulee argent and geuls of taffata.
A horse for the fields led by a lackey in liuery.
A parliament horse, with a rich footematte, led by a lackey in liuerey of scarlet, and silver
laoe, and a manteill with hes maister's cognisance.
Three trumpetts.
Four pursuevantis.
The grate gumpheon carried by Johne Hamiltone of Airdrie.
The pincell carried by William Hamiltone of Dalserfe.
The standard carried by Johne Hamiltone of Udstone.
The defunctis cote carried by Johne Hamiltone of Haggis.
The spurs carried by Alexander Hamiltone of Binning.
The sword carried by Gavin Hamilton of Raploche.
The gantelit carried by Sir Alexander Hamiltone of Innerwicke.
Then followed the eight branches in this order, —
The King's Mat ics armes, on the fathersyde, carried by Johne Hamiltone of Orbestoune.
On hes left hand the armes of the Lord Gray of Souills, carried by Hamiltone of Kilbrachmont.
The armes of Betton of Creighe carried by Robert Hamiltone of Torrence.
On hes left hand ye armes of Douglass, Earl of Angus, carried by Mr William Hamil-
v tone,— Torrence brother.