to think that not only their souls shall be rewarded with the mercies of God but also that their doings shall be had in a reverent remembrance with the reports of all good men that shall speak of them And first that the using bearing and setting forth of Banners Ensigns and Marks of Armory are allowable by the sacred scriptures it appeareth by the holy Evangelist Saint Luke recording the peregrination of Saint Paul and speaking of Armory without reprehension which he would not have done had the use thereof been offensive in this sort Act. Apost cap. 28. v. 11. Post menses autem tres navigavimus in navi Alexandrina quae in insula Hyemaverat cui erat insigne Castorum And after three months we departed in a Ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the Isle whose Signs was Castor and Pollux And in the book of Numeri God by his prophet Moyses commandeth his people of Israel to devide and dispose themselves into companies by their Ensigns and Banners speaking unto them in these words Num. Cap. 2. v. 1. 2 Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen Aaron dicens singuli per turmas Signa atque vexilla domos cognationum suarum castra-metabuntur filiorum Israel per Gyrum tabernaculi foederis And the Lord spake unto Moyses and unto Aaron saying Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by their own Standard with the Ensign of their father's house far off about the Tabernacle of the Congregation shall they pitch So that by this you may see that as these matters be no new inventions of men so they are also things allowable by the word of God Neither do Obsequies or monuments ensuing worthy acts want the authority of Scriptures for in the book of Numeri it is written thus Num. cap. 31. v. 48. Cumque accessissent principes exercitus ad Moysen Tribuni centurionesque dixerunt nos serui tui recensuimus numerum pugnatorum quos habuimus sub manu nostra ne unus quidem defuit ob hanc causam offerimus in donarijs Domini singuli quod in praeda auri potuiâ—us invenire Periscelides Armillas Annulos Dextralia ac Murenulas c. Et susceptum intulerunt in Tabernaculum testimonij in monimentum coram Domino And the officers which were over thousands of the Host the Captains of thousands and Captains of hundreds came near unto Moses and sayd thy servants have taken the summe of the men of war which are under the chardge and there lacketh no one man of us we have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord what every man hath gotten of Jewels of Gold Chains and Bracelets Ear-rings and Tablets c. and brought it into the Tabernacle of the Congregation for a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord. And in another place of Numeri thus Num. cap. 16. v. 36. Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen dicens praecipe Eliazaro filio Aaron sacerdoti ut tollat Thuribula quae jacent in incendio ignem huc illucque dispergat c. producatque ea in laminas affigat altari c. ut cernant ea pro signo monimento filij Israel And the Lord spake unto Moses saying Speak unto Eleazer the son of Aaron the Priest that he take up the Censers out of the burning and scatter thou the fire yonder c. Let them make broad plates for a covering of the Altar c. and they shall be a sign unto the children Israel Also in the book of Joshua I find these words Josuae cap. 4. v. 5. Et ait Josue ad eos ite ante arcam Domini Dei vestri ad Jordanis medium portate inde singuli singulos lapides in humeris vestris juxta numerum filiorum Israel ut sit siguum inter vos quando interrogaverint vos filij vestri cras dicentes quid sibi volunt isti lapides Respondebitis defecerunt aquae Jordanis ante arcam foederis Domini cum transiret eum idcirco positi sunt lapides isti in monimentum filiorum Israel usque aeternum And Joshua said unto them pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jordan and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder according to the number of the Tribes of the children of Israel that this may be a sign among you that when your children ask their fathers in time to come saying what mean you by these stones Then ye shall answer them that the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord when it passed over Jordan the waters of Jordan were cut off and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever Num. cap. 27. v. 8 And for the disposing of heritages it is written thus Homo cum mortuus fuerit absque filio ad filiam ejus transibit haereditas si filiam non habuerit habebit successores fratrs suos quod si fratres non fuerint dabitis haereditatem fratribus patris ejus sin autem nec patruos habuerit dabitur haereditas his qui ei proximi sunt Eritque hoc filijs Israel sanctum lege perpetua siout praecepit Dominus Moysi If a man dy and have no son then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughters And if he have no daughter then ye shall give his inheritance unto his Brethren and if he have no Brethren then ye shall give his inheritance unto his fathers Brethren And if his father have no Brethren then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family and he shall possess it and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment as the Lord commanded Moses Num. cap. 26. v. 1. and v. 5. And for the collection of Genealogies thus saith God to Moses and Elèazar Numerate omnem summam filiorum Israel à viginti annis suprà per domos cognationes suas cunctos qui possunt ad bella procedere c. Reuben primogenitus Israel hujus filius Henoch à quo familia Henochitarum Phallu à quo familia Phalluitarum Hezron à quo familia Hezronitarum Take the summe of the people from twenty years old and upwards as the Lord commanded Moses and the children of Israel according to their families and kindred all that were able for warr Reuben the eldest son of Israel The children of Reuben Hanoch of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites of Pallu the family of Palluites of Hesron the family of the Hesronites And for a further proof of the recording of Genealogies it is to be considered how diligent the same hath been observed through the whole course of the Scriptures as the descents from Adam to Noe and from Noe to Abraham c. do sufficiently testify And more that with the spirit of truth the Genealogy of Christ our Saviour and redeemer as concerning
fortune that he had title to divers and several countries and that he would make wars to them all at once yet should it not be needful to him to shew forth any more marks quartered in one Standard but onely unto every several Country the Arms of that nation quartered with his own But this being the case of Kings and Princes wherein amongst others our most famous noble and worthy Kings and princes of this land have shewed themselves most prudent and wise to what purpose is it that others bring out commanders under their prince and which of themselves have neither title to country nor are able to maintain wars should in their princes service pester their Banners and shields with such an infinite number as many do And in this point I cannot enough commend the Baron of Stafford who herein sheweth his great skill and temperance for although his Ancestors have had title to quarter the marks of that valiant Thomas of Woodstock youngest son of King Edward the third Earl of Buckingham and Duke of Glocester of Bohune Earl of Hereford and Northamton and high Cunstable of England and also of that great house of Somerset which by their ancestors John Earl of Somerset younger son to John of Gaunt descended from the same king Edward the third I omit to speak of divers Barons and others of great estate whose heires both with revenue and honor enlarged greatly his family yet the said Baron contents himself with the paternal mark of his house It were to be wished that this matter of Quartering should be reformed as well for untruths therein oftentimes committed as for the titles that may be brought in question thereby to lands and Heritages And as being one of the chiefest things that bringeth honour of Armory into disgrace for not long ago heard I one speak in this manner Did I not quoth he know the grandfather of this man speaking of the owner of a Scuchion wherein were quartered many marks to purchase by plain patent although he never were man at Armes both his coat and crest within these forty years and how comes it now to pass that I see his nephew invested in all this Armory numbring many and divers several devices all in one shield by way of quartering this being a very mockery to see a man of no valour or estimation in warlike affairs and the paternal Ancestors of whom for ought that can be proved were not in any late age welders of Arms to entrude themselves into so many Badges of Armory is not the least matter to bring into contempt an order so honourable and necessary as the bearing of Arms is Differences in Arms to younger children and their Descendents Another matter that to my understanding is also to be reformed is the manner of differings which are by the younger Brothers and their posterities laid upon their marks being cressants mollets c. and that such little ones as that a man cannot discern them a very small distance from him which differences are in reason to be made fair plain and large that they may be also as easie to be discover'd as any other Devise that is in the Coat Shield or Banner otherwise they serve not to the purpose for which marks were first ordained And the inconvenience which ensueth of this error will the more easily appear if I but set you down the words of mine Author treating of an accident that happened in such a case which be these Et feist Mr. Robert Baileul alter sa Banniere tout devant en escriant Moriannes les Henuiers qui ia estoint esthauses Aperceurent la Banniere de Moriannes qui encore estoit tout Droicte si cuiderent que ce feust la leur ou ilz se deuoient radresser car mult petitey auoit de difference de lune a l'autre car les Armes Moriennes sount Barres contre Barres d' Argent d' Azure a deux Cheverons de Gueules Et le cheveron de Mr. Robert auoit vne petite crosete d'or si ne l'adviserent mye bien les Hennuiers ainsi vindrent bouter de fait dessubs la Banniere de Mr. Robert si furent moult fierement reboutes et tous discomfis For these Honours being led by Sir William Baileul thought in the stir and business to have come to his Banner hearing the surname of Moriens called upon and seeing as they supposed their captains ensigne and the difference of Sir Robert being the younger Brother but a little cross upon the upper cheuron they could not appercieve so that the most of them were either slain or taken and the elder Brother the Knight their leader was glad to save himself as well as he might The Lord of Cowcie son in law to King Edward the third suffered also reproch through the hard dealings of the Lord of Chine who raised his Banner against certain Englishmen of Sir Hugh Caveleys company being either the same that Cowcies was or the difference so small as might not be discerned whereby the said Lord Cowcy though he were absâ—nt as far as Austrich had dishonour spoken of him as in the discourse of the Capital I have touched Thus then having shewed by example the harm and inconvenience that cannot but many times happen through the littleness and niceness of such differences I have thought it not amiss to lay before you the differings that antiquity used that by comparing them together you may discern the great wisdom of our ancestors and our own imperfections in this point for want of due consideration which was done at the first by changing of the device born into other colors only but when that would not suffice for the number of leaders many times all of one house then were they forced to vary their marks by adding of either Bars Bends cheurons cheefes quarters Borders labels losinges or such like and very seldome should you see in those times cressant mollet or such like small thing born for a difference and if any did yet was the same so large and fair that it might be seen as well as any other device which should be in the Shield or Banner And for the proof I will give you the example but of one house onely for your better information though I could do the like of many others namely that of the Bassets who indeed in my judgment varied their marks of honour very finely and that upon good respect A multitude more as my authour hath already hinted were it not for brevityes sake might be instanced from the practise of sundry branches of Noble-families whereof I shall only make mention of some few which are not unknown to most pretenders to Herauldry Such are those of Grey of Codnore and Grey of Sâ—ndiacre in Derbyshire Grey of Barton in Ridale in com Ebor. Grey of Wilton in com Hereford Grey of Ruthyn in com Denbigh Grey of Groby in com Leic. and Grey Vicount L'isle Of Beauchamp Earl of Warwick Beauchamp of Holt Beauchamp of
Powick and Beauchamp of St. Amand. Of Nevill Earl of Westmorland Nevill Earl of Salisbury Nevill Earl of Warwick Nevill Lord Latimer Nevil Lord Abergaveny Of Stafford Duke of Buckingham Stafford of Pipe Stafford of Bromshull both in Staffordshire Stafford of Graston in Worcestershire Stafford of Haske in com Dorset and Stafford of Blatherwick in com Northampton Of Berkley Lord Berkley of Berkley-castle in com Glouc. Berkly of Beverston in the same County Berkley of Bruton in com Somerset and Berkley of Wymundham in com Leic. Of Cobham Lord Cobham of Cobham in Kent Cobham of Sterborough in Surrey Cobham of Black-burgh in com Devon and Cobham of Belmerle in com Cantii Of Radcliffe Earl of Sussex Radcliffe of Smethels Radcliffe of Drdsale and Radcliffe of Chaderton All retaining the original Armes but distinguisht by various eminent differences Likewise of Noell Vicount Campden Noell of Kirkby in Leicestershire Noell of Hilcote and Noell of Pelshall both in Stafforshire and others of that Antient family Thus have I set down unto you though something tediously the use that antiquity followed in a very glorious line for Lords Knights and Gentlemen which flourished divers hundreds of years sithence And you may see that these men though they were many of them great Barons were not ashamed of their Differences but laid them forth largely to the view neither do I esteem it a shame whereby any man should covet to hide the same to be descended as a younger Brother sithence that every Brother having the like parents is as well descended as the eldest and therefore as good a Gentleman though not so rich as he And the more is his honour if without the help which by reason of his patrimony the elder hath he can advance himself into place of office or dignity whereby he may raise an other flourishing family of the same surname and therefere you my masters that be younger Brothers never hide your Differences by putting forth a little cressant or a peeping mollet but use some fair large device sithence in truth your estimation is by your rising to be had in as good a regard as if you were the elder And now being in speech of younger Brothers and their differences I have observed two kinds of them which antiquity used besides the aforesaid one was that such as were advanced by Kings Princes or other great Lords did many times bear some part of the device of him who advanced them by way of addition unto the mark of their own family which served very aptly to distinguish them from their elder house The other was that divers did add unto the mark of their own house some part of the device of that family from which their mothers descended and both these two kinds of differings are in my mind greatly to be commended not only for that they may be made large and apparent and for that cause serve very properly to the use for which Badges are ordained but also that the one makes manifest a greatful mind in him that is advanced to his prince or lord of whom he received benefit and by reason thereof linketh them together in a kind of amity which seldom or never is worn out and by that means a great strengthening it is unto both Houses The other not only serveth to unite the families which have matched together in the foresaid love and amity and thereby worketh the like effect but besides it sheweth the certainty of the descending of the said younger Brother out of both the said Houses and also giveth knowledg of the time thereof whereby if any title of inheritance be at any time cast upon the younger Brother either descending from ancestor of the fathers side or mothers it gives him a testimony of his title and witnesseth unto the world the truth of that descent by the continual bearing of that device so that this kind may many times work profit to the bearer and avoid many troubles and suits and therefore into one of these kind of differingâ— could I wish our younger Brothers which from henceforth shall be advanc'd to invest themselves as being both honourable fair certain and profitable But now it may be objected that the order in use sheweth plainly enough the diversity of Brothers as the cressant a second the mollet the third that by this means the matters are made certain To this I answer that first the time is not by this means signified neither can it be known which of the Cressant-bearers was the Uncle or Nephew And further it is a very usual matter for every new Riser at this day if he can find that there is any of the like Surname that beareth mark presently to usurp the same with a Cressant or some such difference so that for my own part I do seldom credit such kind of differings nor their bearers unless it be by some other testimony or proof made manifest which cannot be counterfetted so well in the other device except the riser should be throughly acquainted with the descent of him whose line he seeketh to intrude himself into And besides it may be the sooner espied by them of the true line and forbidden nor the other dare for fear thereof so soon venture the committing of a falsity But what a confusion is it when you shall see the second of a second Brother and sometimes an other second from him to cluster one Cressant upon an other many times three or four one on horseback upon an other where as by the aforesaid bearing of the difference from the Prince Lord or mothers family a man may better distinguish the Brothers and set down for a second a third and fourth c. And after from those again in a fairer larger and more apparent manner and the more apt am I to speak against these ordinary Differences as they are called knowing them to be but new inventions and any of them as ordinaries in Fashion as now they are never used before the time of King Henry the sixt before which time men were much more wary and discreet in bearing of their marks and in foreseeing that no intruders should enter into their families nor that any should lay away or remove their Differings without special warrant or license of them that thereby might be prejudiced for a Labell being much in use for the heire apparent to wear as his differeuce during his fathers life was seldom removed to the second Brother but when the inheritance went unto the daughters of the elder Brother and then the second was permitted to bear the same for his Difference as being the heire male of his family and as one that remained in expectancy yet might not the second Brother use to intrude himself into the absolute signs of his house the inheritance being in his neeces or kinswomen as appeared in the case between Gray of Ruthine and Hastings which was this John Lord Hastings married to his first wife Izabell one of the sisters and heires of Almery
de Vallence Earl of Penbrooke by whom he had issue John Hastings after Earl of Penbrooke Elizabeth married to Roger Lord Gray of Ruthin and some other children which needs not to be spoken of for that as I take it all the lines of them fail'd before the extinguishing of the line of the said John Earl of Penbrooke After such issue being had the said Izabel Vallence died and the said John Lord Hastings took to a second wife Izabel the Daughter of Hugh Spenser by whom he had issue Hugh Hastings and Thomas and then died and left as heir John his son by his first Wife who was Earl of Penbrooke as I have said erected by reason of his mothers inheritance which John Earl of Penbrooke married and had issue another Earl of Penbrooke who also married and had issue a third Earl of Penbrooke but in the end all the line of the said John Hastings first Earl of Penbrooke of that family failing there arose a question betwixt the Heirs of Roger Gray and Elizabeth his wife being sister of the whole blood and the Heirs of Hugh Hastings brother of the half blood to the said John Earl of Penbrooke for the inheritance of the Hastings But Gray recovering the same by the law that saith Possessio fratris de feodo simplici facit sororem esse haeredem called the said Hastings also having removed the difference of his mark for that he was then heir male of that house into the Court of chevalry and there having a judgement against him the said Hastings was compelled to use a Difference which was a Label of silver upon his mark a fair red sleeve of his Ladies upon his golden vesture since which the heirs of that younger family have used the said Labell even until this our age So that you may see by this that the law was then taken to be such that such an heir male as had not the inheritance of his Ancestors should not be suffered to bear his mark without distinction for it should seem by this that the issue of them that had married the heir general of any family being by reason thereof possessed of the lands had not only an interest in the Arms but might also forbid any man the bearing thereof There is also another matter out of square which is that every man that obtaineth large possessions whether the same be acquired by his judgment in law traffick in merchandize or any other mean yea although never any of his progenitors from whom he can derive himself had the charge to lead men of Arms will yet at this day intrude themselves into the Badges and marks of souldiers for although such as be descended from men of martial discipline have an interest in their ancestors marks amongst other their goods and therefore may shew forth the same to their predecessors glory and their own in respect of their descent yet such men as rise by their sciences judgments or skill in other arts affairs or trades although they be to be reverenced for their wisdom and praiseful actions and had in honour answerable to their vertues and dignities have yet little to do with the marks or Badges of soldiers For altho a reverend Judg that hath ministred law and justice a long time and that so long as that thereby to his great glory he hath obtained reputation wealth and revenue is to be had in high estimation and in respect thereof to have allow'd him some note or mark of Honour fit for his calling yot to my simple judgment the same should be disposed unto him after the old Roman order by signifying the manner of his rising rather then to put a corselet on his back a Burgonet on his head a Target on his Arm and a Sword by his side being things that would cumber greatly the good old man to use either for his own defence or but to shew by way of triumph for his glory sithence neither is it tolerable by reason of his age nor in his youth did he exercise himself in welding thereof And as these things are unseeming for him to wear no more can I see any reason why he should deck up the moniments of his house with such signs or tokens except he can derive himself from an ancestor that hath had the use of such things and then to set them sorth as a glory to his deceased parent will greatly augment the regard of his rising which rising yet of it self is a sufficient Honour the same being by any just vertuous or laudable means And these new risings I could wish to be of more reputation then they seem to be esteem'd of either by others or themselves that so rise as is apparent by many of their doings who intrude themselves into marks of Antiquity and setting forth of descents wherein they are yet fain many times either to counterfet or else to derive themselves from some poor parents which they either truly or by surmize alledge to have descended from some antient family and that have been by some accident or other in former time decayed wherein me thinks men do greatly mistake the matter for that in my opinion a man that is but of mean parentage and riseth by commendable means is equivalent to him that riseth from a decayed family namely when his said parent hath been overthrown for offence as many times they alleadge in plain terms And I could wish that every man that raiseth a House by his good industry should be honoured with some such Badge or Mark as should be answerable to the quality of his rising and not every man of what condition soever they be to entrude themselves into the signs and marks of souldiers and such as follow the field with martial exploits Some people also there are that be so precise as that they do disallow altogether the setting forth of any memory of well deserving men which have shewed themselves valiant either in the act of Religion their Princes service or defence of their Country neither allowing their posterity to set forth any memory of their praises nor suffering any monuments or garnishments to remain of their Burials as tho it were a matter offensive to God to have good men well spoken of or their valorous doings by their obsequies either reverenc'd or by any records remembred To such men I have not thought it amiss to shew them their error by directing them to such places of Scripture as do not only tolerate and allow of such actions but also praise and commend the doing thereof and in some sort charge and command the same to be done whereby both they may if they be not obstinate reform their misconceived opinions and others may be fortifyed in their praiseful endeavours towards the honouring of vertuous and worthy men to the animating of posterity to imitate their laudable actions sithence indeed the chiefest matter that stirreth up men to do well next their zeal to God and the love of vertue it self is
Earl of Loudoun William Crichton Earl of Drumfreis William Douglas Earl of Queensberrie William Alexander Earl of Sterling Robert Bruce Earl of Elgin and Aylesbury in England Robert Carnegie Earl of South-eske John Stewart Earl of Traquaire Charles Carr Earl of Ancram David Weimes Earl of Weimes William Ramsey Earl of Dalhousie James Ogiluie Earl of Airlie James Ogiluie Earl of Finlator James Dalziel Earl of Carnwath Alexander Levingston Earl of Callander David Leslie Earl of Leven William Johnstoun Earl of Annandail Elizabeth present Dutchess of Lauderdale Countess of Dysert Daughter and Coheir of William Murray Earl of Dysert first marryed to Sir Lionel Talmach Baronet of England her eldest Son by whom now beareth the Title of Lord Hunting-Tower being heir in succession to the Earldom of Dysert George Mauld Earl of Panmeure John Hay Earl of Twedall David Carnegie Earl of North-Eske Alexander Bruce Earl of Kincarden Colin Lindsay Earl of Balcarres Archibald Douglas Earl of Forfar Charles Middleton Earl of Middleton Charles Gordon Earl of Aboyne Walter Scot Earl of Tarras James Levingston Earl of Newbrugh William Boyde Earl of Kilmarnocke William Cochraine Earl of Dandonald George Douglas Earl of Dunbarton John Keith Earl of Kintor John Campbell Earl of Braid-Albin and Holland Viscounts XIII Anthony Carey Viscount Falkland Robert Constable Viscount Dunbar David Murray Viscount Stormont William Gordon Viscount Kenmeare Robert Arbuthnet Viscount Arbuthnet William Crichton Viscount Frendraught Alexander Seaton Viscount Kingston Robert Mackgill Viscount Oxenford Edward Ingram Viscount Irwing James Levingston Viscount Kilsyth Peregrine Osburne Viscount Dumblane Richard Grahame Viscount Preston James Cheney Viscount Newhaven Bishops XII Dr. John Patterson L. B. of Edinburgh Dr. James Atkins L. B. of Galloway Dr. Andrew Bruce L. B. of Dunkell Dr. Patrick Scougall L. B. of Aberdeen Dr. Colin Falconer L. B. of Murray Dr. Alexander Young L. B. of Ross Dr. George Halliburton L. B. of Brechen Dr. James Ramsey L. B. of Dumblane Dr. Andrew Wood L. B. of Cathness Dr. Archibald Grahame L. B. of the Isles Dr. Hector Mack-clene L. B. of Argyle Dr. Murdo Mack-Kenzie L. B. of Orkney In the same order as the several Bishopricks are here inserted the Respective Bishops do constantly precede each other without regard to the seniority of their Consecrations Lords XLVII Alexander Forbes Lord Forbes Alexander Frazer Lord Salton Robert Gray Lord Gray Allan Cathcart Lord Cathcart Henry Saintclare Lord Saintclare James Douglas Lord Mordington Francis Semple Lord Semple John Elphingston Lord Elphingston Charles Oliphant Lord Oliphant Hugh Frazer Lord Louat John Borthwick Lord Borthwick George Ross Lord Ross Walter Sandilands Lord Torphichen John Leslie Lord Lindoris John Elphingston Lord Balmerinoch and Ld. Cowper Henry Erskeine Lord Cardrass Alexander Stewart Lord Blantyre James Cranston Lord Cranston John Balfour Lord Burgleigh Robert Kerr Lord Jedburgh David Drummond Lord Madertie George Meluil Lord Meluil Archibald Napier Lord Napier Henry Fairfax Lord Fairfax of Cameron Henry Richardson Lord Cramond Walter Aston Lord Aston of Forfare Donald Mack-Ray alias Forbes Lord Rae James Forester Lord Forester Alexander Forbes Lord Pitsligo John Mackleland Lord Kirkudbright Charles Frazer Lord Frazer John Hamilton Lord Bargeny George Ogiluie Lord Bamff Patricke Murray Lord Elibank Thomas Galloway Lord Dunkell Alexander Falconer Lord Hackerton John Hamilton Lord Belhaven John Carmichael Lord Carmichael James Sutherland Lord Duffes Andrew Rollo Lord Rollo Robert Colvil Lord Colvil David Ruthuen Lord Ruthuen John Rutherford Lord Rutherford John Bellenden Lord Bellenden David Leslie Lord Newark James Weimes Lord Burnt Island David Nairne Lord Nairne Other Officers of State These have the Title of Lord and precedency of all under the degree of Noblemen and their eldest Sons Charles Maitland of Hatton Lord Treasurer Depu. Sir George Mack-Kenzie of Torbat Lord Register Sir George Mack-Kenzie of Roshaugh Lord Advocat Richard Maitland of Duddip Lord Justice Clerke A List of the XXXIII Shires in Scotland each of which send II Barons Commissioners to serve in Parliament as the Representatives of the several Respective Shires Edinburgh Hadington Berwick Roxburgh Selkirk Peeblis Lanerick Drumfreis Wigton Aire Dunbarton Bute Renfrew Sterling Linlithgow Perth Kincarden Aberdeen Innerness Nairne Cromartie Argyle Fife Forfar Bamff the Stewarty of Kirkcudbright Sutherland Cathness Elgin Orkney Clackmannan Ross Kinross The number of the Barons Commissioners for the Shires LXVI A List of the Royal Burroughs in Scotland each of which send only one Burghess to Parliament as their Representative except Edinburg which sends two Burghesses Commissioners Edinburgh Perth Dundee Aberdeen Sterling Linlithgow St. Andrews Glasgow Aire Hadington Dysert Kirkcaldie Montrose Cowper in Fife East-Anstruther Drumfreis Innerness Burnt Island Inner-Keything Kinghorne Brechen Irwing Iedburgh Kirkcudbright Wigton Dunfermling Sanyhuar New Galloway Fort-Ross Dingwall Dornoch Queens Ferrie Innerara Pittenweem Selkirk Dunbarton Renfrew Dunbar Lanerick Aberbrothock Elgin Peeblis Crail Tayne Culross Bamff Whitherne Forfar Rothesay Nairne Forres Rutherglen North Berwick Callen Kilrinnie Lauder Kintor Annand Lochmaben Inner-Durie Rosemarkie Cromartie Wick Kirkwall Inner-Beruie The number of Burghesses Commissioners for the Royal Burroughs LXV * Note That since this present Catalogue was committed to the press Archibald Campbell Earl of Argyle hath been and is attainted of High treason FINIS A True and Perfect CATALOGUE OF THE Nobility OF IRELAND To Mr. Moses Pitt at the Theater in Oxford SIR Whitehall 24. Jan. 1681 2. YOur Letter to my Lord Chamberlaine of 22. of this month his Lordship hath sent me to be answered but the time you allot for it being the very next post or else you say the Irish Catalogue will be printed in which said Catalogue t is questioned whether the present Lord Ossory be a Peer None can resolve that point better then my Lord Vicount Lansbrough who is now in Ireland and was Secretary to my Lord of Ormond and concerned for his Grace and his Sons at such times when those additional Honours were conferr'd upon them in England and Ireland So that unless I be allowed time to receive his Lordships answer I dare not take upon me to speak to the point in question so as to justifie the printing thereof I Am Your most humble Servant RICHARD MULYSE To my best remembrance I have heard my Lord Lansbrough say that Thomas Butler the late Earl of Ossory had his place in the Parliament of Ireland by the Kings Writ as Earl of Ossory and to precede all other Earls but not to be a President for the future and in England as Thomas Butler Baron of Moore Park And that by vertue thereof James Butler the present Earl of Ossory was to succeed to his Father in the same places and Honours However I will send this night to Ireland for better information A true and perfect Catalogue of the Great Officers of State Nobility Lords Spiritual and Temporal of the Kingdom of Ireland according to their respective precedencies The Lord Lievtenant or Cheif Governor James Duke of Ormond Princes of the