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
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
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
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
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
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1970, 1981-1984, 1991, 2001-2003.