In the book “A collection of armorials of the County of Orkney : being drawings of armorial bearings from tombstones, wood carvings, seals &c., with extracts from the Lyon Registers, and genealogical notes compiled from public records and other sources (1902)”, I have read the following: Built into the wall of the Castle Hotel, Kirkwall, which is erected on the site of the old Castle of Kirkwall, built by Henry St Clair, Earl of Orkney, circa 1380, is a shield bearing the arms of St Clair: — Quarterly, first, a galley with sails furled ; second, a cross engrailed (the third and fourth quarters are obliterated), over all a cross engrailed. On an ancient tombstone in St Magnus Cathedral is a shield bearing — Quarterly, first, a heart ; second and third, a galley with sails furled ; fourth, a buckle over all, a cross engrailed. On a charter, in possession of Alfred Baikie of Tankerness by Robert Sinclair of Campstain, in favour of Robert Sinclair, his son, dated 1686, is a seal bearing arms, a saltire engrailed. Round the seal is the legend, S. Roberti Syncler, followed by a branch of palm. On an oak panel, in the possession of William Watt of Breckness, is carved a shield bearing the arms of Edward Sinclair of Essenquoy — a cross engrailed, with the date 1631. In St Magnus Cathedral is an oak panel carved with the initials of the above Edward Sinclair of Essenquoy, and Ursilla, his spouse (daughter of Gilbert Fulzie and Elspeth Kynnaird), and a shield bearing — Quarterly, first and fourth, a galley with sails furled ; second, three escallops, one in chief and two in base ; third, a ducal coronet between three cinquefoils ; over all a cross engrailed humettee. On the tombstone, in St Marys Church, Pierowall, Westray (date 1676) of Helen Alexander, spouse to George Sinclair of Rapness, and Malcolm Sinclair, sometyme of Rapness, son of George Sinclair, is a shield bearing — Quarterly, first and fourth, a lion rampant ; second and third, a three masted ship with sails furled, flags, pennon, and from the poop, the banner of St Andrew flying; over all a cross engrailed.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 19:47:50 +0000
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