A Collection Of Armorials Of The County Of Orkney

Author : H. L. Norton Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332311293
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book A Collection of Armorials of the County of Orkney written by H. L. Norton Smith and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Collection of Armorials of the County of Orkney: Being Drawings of Armorial Bearings From Tombstones, Wood Carvings, Seals With Extracts From the Lyon Registers, and Genealogical Notes Compiled From Public Records and Other Sources The chief object of this book is to preserve a record of the Armorial Bearings of many ancient Orkney families, some of which, though probably quite authentic, are not in any of the registers of the Lyon Office, but are only to be found upon decaying tombstones and fragile seals, and are consequently in great danger of being lost sight of beyond all hope of recovery. It does not of course profess to contain the names of all families connected with the Islands who have used arms. It is simply a collection of some of the ancient unrecorded arms to be found throughout the County, together with a record of the present Orkney families whose right to bear arms has been established. The former were used for the most part by cadets of Scottish families who had neglected to matriculate at the Lyon Office, and in the case of arms in use prior to the year 1672, their descendants could probably have them restored by petition to the Lord Lyon King at Arms. It is hoped that the genealogical notes contained in this volume may enable many persons to prove their descent and establish their right to arms. At the end of the volume will be found several blank pages for the convenience of persons desirous of recording any further information which may be in their possession, and the writer will be much obliged to any one who will be good enough to forward such information to him, addressing the letter to the care of the Lyon Office. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.