Grants of Arms. Permissions.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents issued by or on behalf of a sovereign, usually by an official herald, permitting the use of armorial bearings.
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Case containing Grant of Arms to Lord Mathers by Lord Lyon., 5 June 1957.
Item
Identifier: Acc.4826/18
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
P.C, K.T, trade unionist, Labour M.P for Edinburgh West 1929-1931, West Lothian 1935-1951, Scottish Labour Whip 1935-1945, and Deputy Chief Whip 1945-1946, and Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1946-48, 1951.
Dates:
5 June 1957.
Grant of armorial bearing to the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates.
Item
Identifier: F.R.31
Scope and Contents
The grant of armorial bearing is in a tin case.
Dates:
1856.
Grant of arms by Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, Lord Lyon, to Sir Andrew Fletcher of Aberlady., 6 September 1675.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14825
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
There are also some documents relating to the lands of Butterdean and Wester Borthwick in Oldhamstocks which were held by the lairds of Aberlady.
Dates:
6 September 1675.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Fletcher of Saltoun documents.
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Documents concerning Aberlady and its successive owners: Douglas of Kilspindie, Hay of Aberlady, Fletcher of Aberlady, and Fletcher of Saltoun.
Grant signed by Cardinal Francesco Sforza to Baldassare Zuccola of Burmio and his successors of the titles of Miles Auratus, Comes Palatinus, and Comes Aulae Lateranensis., 1622.
Item
Identifier: MS.3059
Scope and Contents
The grant quotes as authority a letter, 1539, of Pope Paul III conferring on the Sforza family of Sta Fiora (Sforza, Carlo, Mario, Paolo, and Alessandro and their descendants) these titles and the right to grant them.
Written in gold and black.
Arms of Cardinal Sforza, coloured, on folio 1 verso.
Dates:
1622.
Grants of arms to William Elliot of Wells, 1711, and to Patrick Brydone of Lennel, 1806., 1711, 1806.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.10481-10482
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The charters of the Minto family include titles to all the lands owned by the family in Roxburghshire, Fife, and Angus. The Roxburghshire titles include a few from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries but they and the Angus titles are not numerous until the seventeenth century. The earliest Fife titles however go back to the twelfth century, and the series is virtually complete from then until modern times.The lands of Headshaw were acquired by Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet,...
Dates:
1711, 1806.
Miscellaneous research notes and documents relating to the genealogical research carried out by James Johnston., 1982-1984.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/529-531
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School.
His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates:
1982-1984.
Papers relating to genealogical research carried out by James Johnston into his family history. , 1970, 1981-1984, 1991, 2001-2003.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/519-532
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School.
His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1970, 1981-1984, 1991, 2001-2003.