Early records of an old Glasgow family

102 THE EARLY RECORDS OF
Matriculates his Coat of Arms.
On 19th July, 1676, notably the day previous to his fine and
probable date of release from imprisonment, Mr. Ninian Hill
matriculated the following Coat of Arms, the extract of which,
still extant, signed by Sir Charles Erskine, 1 is one of the earliest
emblazonments in the Books of the Lyon King at Arms, in the
General Register House, Edinburgh. 2
Patent of Arms, 1676.
" To All and Sitndrie whom it effeirs, /, Sir Charles Araskine
of Cambo, Knight Baronet, Lyon King of Armes, Considering that
be the Tuentie one Act of the third Sessione of the second
Parliament of our dread Soveraigne Lord, Charles the Second, be
the Grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France, and Ireland,
Defender of the Faith, I am impowered to visit the whole Armes
of Noblemen, Prelats, Barons and Gentlemen within the King-
dome ; And to distinguish them with congruent differences ; And
to matriculat the same in my books and registers ; And to give
Armes to vertuous and well deserving persones ; And Extracts of
all Armes, expressing the blazoning of the Armes under my hand
and seall of office ; which register is thereby ordained to be respected
as the true and unrepealable rule of all armes and bearings in
Scotland, To remaine with the Lyon's Office as a public register
of the Kingdom ; Therefore, conforme to the tenor of the said Act
of Parliament, I testifie and make knowen that the Coatt-Armour
appertaining and belonging To Master Ninian Hill of Lambhill,
and approven of and confirmed by me to him, is matriculat in my
said publict register upon the day and daitt of ther presents, and
is thus blazoned, viz. : The said Master Ninian Hill of Lambhill
1 For the original extract see Hill, Munimenta, vol. I., Part III., No. 9.
2 R. R. Stodart's Scottish Arms, published in 1881, vol. I., Plate 56.