Commemorative stone from St. Bride’s Church in Douglas
"From the Latin.
Here lies the Lord of all good hearts bound with words > the Lord Willem the first-born [and] heir of the said genealogy > the Lord James the second-born bound with the said…"
The Douglas Archives
Unknown Scotti COA
"William, I did not know that. This type of closed helm seems to indicate an esquire or a gentleman. (as per Wikipedia) However, other than the Scotti, I have not been able to identify the other…"
Unknown Scotti COA
"Apparently, the tournament helm with a crown and winged crest is classic Germanic heraldic practice.I note the winged crest here…"
"I notice that a lot of family trees refer to these 'Hamilton' as Douglas-Hamilton.
William Douglas the 1st Earl of Selkirk, married the Anne Hamilton, the 3rd Duchess of…"
"Correction, should be the '5th Duke of Hamilton' not the 8th."
Unknown Scotti COA
"William,
Enjoying your Vigoleno thread & beautiful photos!
I can see you ran across this "unknown" COA a few times."
"Thank you for this. I was trying to recall the event as I was writing the article."
