Heraldry of the Stewarts

THE ROYAL STEWARTS 19
sword proper, and in the left a sceptre proper. SUPPORTERS: Dexter, A
silver unicorn, horned, maned and Jwofed gold, crowned with an imperial
and gorged with an open crown of fleurs-de-lis and crosses patty, gold, to the
last a gold chain is affixed passing betwixt the fore legs and reflexed over the
back. He holds aloft a blue banner charged with a silver saltire ; Sinister,
A lion guardant crowfied gold. He holds aloft a white banner cliarged with
a red cross. MOTTOES : Above the Crest " In defence" and below the
shield " Dieu et vton droit" (Stodart). [Plate I., fig. 6.]
King Charles II. had many illegitimate children : —
(a) James Crofts, afterwards Scott, son of King Charles II. by
Lucy Walters, was born 1649. In 1663 he was created
Duke of Monmouth, Earl of Doncaster, Baron Scott
of Tindall (Tynedale), and two months later he married
Anne, Countess of Buccleuch. The two were then
created DUKE AND DUCHESS OF BUCCLEUCH, Earl
and Countess of Dalkeith, Lord and Lady Scott of
Whitchester and Eskdale. The Duke defeated the
Covenanters at Bothwell Bridge in 1679, but in the
same year he was ordered to leave the country. He
returned in 1685, shortly after his father's death, and
assumed the title of King. He was defeated at Sedge-
moor on 5th July, captured three days later, and was
beheaded 15th July 1685 in London. His own honours
were forfeited, but the other honours have continued to
his descendant, the present Duke of Buccleuch. The
Earldom of Doncaster and Barony of Scott of Tindall
were restored to the family in 1743, but not the Duchy
of Monmouth.
fll'1110. — First Arms, I and 4. Ermine, on a red pile three
gold lions passant guardant. 2 and 3. Gold, a blue shield
charged with three gold fleurs-de-lis , this shield within
a red double tressure flory- counter -flory (Woodward).
[Plate I., fig. 7.]
On his Seals, 1669 and 1673. — 1 and 4. Scotland. 2. France
and England, quarterly. ^.Ireland. The whole surmounted
by a ribbon, sinister. En surtout, On a bend a star
followed by two crescents for Scott. CREST : A lion
statant guardant crowned. SUPPORTERS : A unicorn
and stag, each gorged with a coronet and chained
(Macdonald).
The present Duke of Buccleuch bears the Arms of King
Charles II. in Quarters 1 and 4, debruised by a silver
baton sinister. [Plate I., figs. 6 and 8 a.] 2. Gold, on a
blue betid a mullet of six points between two crescents