 The heraldic badge of Bute Pursuivant of Arms | |
| Heraldic tradition | Gallo-British |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Governing body | Court of the Lord Lyon |
Bute Pursuivant of Arms was a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.
The title of the office derives from the Isle of Bute, which was the personal property of the Scottish monarchs.[1]
The badge of office is A lymphad Sable, flagged Gules in full sail Or charged of a fess chequy Azure and Argent, the yard surmounted of a coronet of four fleur-de-lys (two visible) and four crosses pattee (one and two halves visible) Or.[2]
The office is currently vacant. The most recent Bute Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary was W David H Sellar (latterly Lord Lyon King of Arms).
Holders of the office
| Arms | Name | Date of appointment | Ref[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Hart | 1528 | ||
| Peter Thomson | 1535 | ||
| Adam MacCulloch | 1554 | ||
| John Calder | 1561 | ||
| John Binsele | 1590 | ||
| William MacKiesoun | 1598 | ||
| Eleazor Mackesone | 1616 | ||
| John Thomson | 1636 | ||
| William Malcolm | 1647 | ||
| James Alisone | 1661 | ||
| John Hoge | 1675 | ||
| John Wright | 1704 | ||
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Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, Baronet | 1707 | |
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George Glass | 1715 | |
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Alexander Thomson | 1724 | |
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John Douglas | 1765 | |
| George Douglas of Torquhine | 1768 | ||
| Archibald Campbell | 1776 | ||
| Alexander Law | 1796 | ||
| Daniel Menzies | 1821 | ||
| Ebenezer Macgeorge | 1822 | ||
| David Littlejohn | 1833 | ||
| William Goodall Bayley | 1838 | ||
| Walter Ferguson | 1851 | ||
| Robert Spence Livingstone | 1884 | ||
| Andrew Munro Ross | 1885 | ||
| John Thomas Loth | 1888 | ||
| James Keir Lamont | 1899 | ||
| Vacant | 1901–2001 | ||
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William David Hamilton Sellar | 2001–2008 | [4] |
| Vacant | 2008–Present | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Heraldic Titles from the Middle Ages and Renaissance: Dictionary of Period Forms". Julia Smith. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ↑ Roads, Elizabeth Ann. "Badges of the Scottish Officers of Arms". The Double Tressure (20 1998): 77–86.
- ↑ Grant, Sir Francis James (1945). Court of the Lord Lyon: List of His Majesty's Officers of Arms and Other Officials with Genealogical Notes, 1318-1945. Society.
- ↑ "No. 25116". The Edinburgh Gazette. 9 November 2001. p. 2663.
External links
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