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www.socantscot.org Charity No SC 010440 ARCHERY MEDAL T ANDREWS F O SABERDEEND AN S3 34 .

AN ACCOUNE ARCHERTH F O T Y MEDALS BELONGINE TH O T G UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS AND THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF ABERDEEN. BY ALEXANDER J. S. BROOK, F.S.A. SCOT. Archery does not appear at any period in Scottish history to have taken rood flourishean t o vigorousls d d spontaneouslan yn i d di t i s ya England neithed an , sportr rfo arrod , huntingan ww bo r warfare o , th d edi occup positione yth , iu Scotlan dTweede soutd thath di f t ho i t . Notwithstandin face th ge tgrea th tha l t al t battle Scote sth lossy b t were decidee Englisth y b dh bowmen e lessoth , n seem o havt s e been lost upo e Scottisnth h warriorse th f wit r o e exceptiofo ,w th h fe a f no Borderers, they never learne wit w handlo t hdbo sufficiene eth t skilo t l oppos Englishe eth . Ascham ToxopMluss hi n i , (publishe 1545)n di , admitterefere th o st d superiorit e Englisth f o yh ovee Scottisth r h bowmen. Alluding to Textor's quotation from Petrus Crinitus in praise of the " verye excellent shoters" among the Scots, he admits that " they be good mee denie h warrf no be,t n n feattheisca u bu "ei theis ow a re r skill with the bow, and adds : " The Scottes themselves prove Textor a lyer both with authoriti d alsan oe daily experiencea certayn y b d e an , proverbe that they have amonges them in theyr communication wherby they gyve the whole prayse of shotyne honestlye to Englysshe men saying thus: that every Englysshe archer beareth under hys gyrdle xxiiii Scottes." * Acts of Parliament are not wanting to show that the importance of e weapoth fulls nwa y realise e Scottisth y db h kings. As early as the time of William the Lion it was enacted that all be- twee e age f th nsixteeo s d sixtan n y should provide themselves with arm accordancn si e with their position, amon weapone th g s enumerated being "ane bow arrowes.d ean " James I., impressed doubtless from his English education with the importance of archery, endeavoured by every means in his power to encourage its practice among his subjects. In his first parliament (1424) 1 Arbor's edition, pp. 83, 84. 4 34 PROCEEDING SOCIETYE TH F O S .

it was enacted,1 " that all men busk thame to be archaris fra thai be xij yeris of eilde And that in ilk x H worth of lande thar be maid bowmerki speoiald an s y nere paroche kirkis quhar vpone haly n daime s may cum and at the lest sehute thriss about and haif vsage of archary And quha sa vsis not the said archary the lorde of the lande sal raiss of him a wedder and gif the lorde raiss not the saide payne the kingis schireministeriss hi r o f saiking.e th l raiso t " t si By another statutfollowine th n ei g year (1425 ordaines wa t )i d 2 that different rank sarmee werb o t ed accordin theio gt r station, thad l an al t " yemen (yeomen) of the realme betuixt xvj and sexty yeris salbe suffi- ciandly bowit and scheint withe suerde buklare and knyfe." Probably on accoun difficultiee th f o t s encountere subduinn di Highlane gth d Chiefs, stils Jamelwa furthe. sI r impressea ds a wit w usefulnese hth bo e th f o s military weapon, for in 1429 he again practically repeats, with some further details same th , e statute 3 :—" Item tha yemak il t x x n f thao s i t lib in gudis haif a gude doublat of fence or ane habergeone ane yrn hat withe bow and schefe suerde buklar and knyfe And all vther yemen of x lib in gudis haif bow and schefe suerde and buklarre and kiiyff And the yeman that is nane archerre na can not deyll withe a bow sail haif a gude souer hat for his hede and a doublat of fence withe suerde and buklar and a gude ax or ellis a brogit staff." James II. was more precise and exacting in his enactments than his father, for, by the statute of 1457, weaponshawings were to be held four time sa year , footbal d golan fl were forbidden d bowmarkan , s wero t e be set up in each parish 4 :—" Item it is decretyt and ordanyt that wapin- schawingis be haldin be the lordis ande baronys spirituale and temporale four thatymi d yeie fufe gol e th vtterle th An crtth b fn si bal d yan l criyt doune and not vsyt And that the bowe merkis be maide at ilk parroch kirk paira buttif o schutind san vsye schu n gb Sundak il t ma thad t k il yAn t sex schottis at the lest vnder the payne to be raisit apone thame that 1 Aota Parliamentorum Jacobi I., 1424, ActsP.S., vol. ii. p. 6, cap. 19. 2 Ibid. p. 10, cap. 17. 3 , Hid.cap. 18 12 .. p vol . ii . 4 Ibid. vol. ii. p. 48, cap. 6. In the previous year (1456) it .was also ordained " wort n thame th twenty marks com wapenshawo t e sa armed an dw witbo ha shea arrowf o f thei , ysor cannot shoot, wit axe,n ha " &c.—Ibid. 45 ,. p vol . ii . ARCHEEY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 345

cumi giffie lesb se thamo j notth 3t no i tt , t a , e that e bowcumith eo t s merkis, to drink And this to be vsyt fra pasche till alhallomess efter And nixe beth t mydsome e reddb o t ry wit l thehal r graith without failze And that ther be a bowar and a fleger in ilk hede towne of the schyre thad towne An th t e graithfurnysf d stuo an f m ehi s efte needis a r m shi whert servy cuntroe ethama th e eh t with .... .parochi e Andth f egi n be mekill that ther be iij or iiij or fyue bow merkis in sik plaeis as ganys therfor And that ilk man within that parochin that is within fyfte and passit xij yeris sail vse schuting and that men that is outwith and past thre scoir yeris sal vse vther honest gammys as efferis." It may be noted in passing that in the reign of James III. the uniform archen oa f r consiste "a brigandinf do e jacker "o t mad smalf eo l plater so lings of metal sewed on leather or quilted between folds of canvas. In. the same reign, 1471, footbal golagaid e lan far n forbidden, butt orderee sar o dt be put up and shooting practised : yeomen that cannot handle the bow are to furnish themselves with targes of hide * :—" Ilk yeman that can not deil witht the bow, that he haf a gud ax arid a targe of leddyr to resist the schot of ingland, quhilk is na cost bot the valew of a hide." In 1491 2 weaponshawings were again ordered to be held four times e year penaltied th an n , i r non-attendancsfo e were prescribed. n 151I e battl3th f Hoddeo e s foughtwa n . Althoug e defeath h t greaa wa n si e e attacEnglis t th th measur f o ko t he archersedu , which cause e Scoto avoith t d e o death-dealiny givt sth d wa e g showef o r arrows rathes i t i , r remarkabl vanquishee th t fino victoe no et dth d dan r profiting fro e battlelessoe th mth f o n. While Henry VIII. passea d fresh statute in 1515 enforcing the use of the bow and increasing the qualification for using a crossbow or hand-gun to 300 marks, subse- quently raise £100o dt Scottiso n , h enactmen founs i t d pointine th n gi

1 Ibid. . 100 p vol . , ii .cap . 6 . 2 Jame149n i . 1 sIV ordaine d that weaponshaw hele sb d four timeyeare d th n an ,si tha diS'erene th t t ranks attend armed accordin theio gt r station yema,d e "th an f no Realme betuix sextene and sexty sail haf sufficient bowis and schaiffis swerd buklare penaltiee bow.e th sten th f i knyf f O dx o "a sf d attachesper gu differene r eo th o dt t ranks for non-attendanoe at the weaponshaws that "of like bowman at the first fait xs at the second xs and at the thrid xls And sa furthe also oft tymnies as he beis fundiu faltj tharefter." Aota Parliamentorum Jaeobi IV., Acts, . 226 p vol . ,ii . cap. 13 . 346 . PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

same direction,' and the bow is only incidentally mentioned in the! two subsequent Acts of James V. s passewa t dn 153I Ac makin n 5a l t imperativi g e liegeth n so e having land to the extent of £40 and upwards to appear at weapon- shawings-with s onli hagbut w y d bo mentioneculverins an se th t bu d: in the preamble of the. Act. . In 1540/ however, among the different weapons to . be borne by yeomen at'" wapiuschawingis " are " hand- bowis and arrowis eorsbowis." e Actth f Thio sn i e latess w th appear bo e t b e notico th t s f o e Parliament t frobu ;m other source continuede s historb sit y yma . n 154 I s mentionei t 2i d thae armth tf Jame yt o Fala a . sV , imme- diately previous to the defeat at Solway, consisted of sixty thousand men, " twenty thousan whoof d m carried pike spears and stwent and , y thousand were armed with bows, habergeons d two-handlean , d .swords.". commencementhe At seventeentthe of t h century, when, the compe- tition for the Silver Arrow at St Andrews was instituted, the bow had been for some time rapidly falling into disuse as a military weapon, yet-it was by no means entirely discarded. Several instances may be found of its use, both in England and in Scotland, during the Civil War.. In 1642 a party of the king's troops are stated to have been met armed with bows: at the sieges of Devizes and Lyme, bows are mentione havins da g been use n 164i d: 4 Lord Kilpont commanded e bowme e lefth f Moutrose' o th werto n o wh ne se battl armth f t eyo a Tippermuir.8 The last instance of the use of the bow in this country as a weapon, of war appears to have been in 1688, at a great clan-battle betwee e Lairnth f Macintosdo h and Macdonal f Keppoch.do 4 • As an offensive weapon it was used as late as 1791, when two gentle- men fought a duel with bows and arrows at Edinburgh.5

1 Acta Parliamentorum Jacobi IV., Ads, vol. ii, p. 345, cap. 19. 2 Ibid. . 362 p vol . , ii . cap. 23 . Napier's Memoirs of Montrose, . 429p vol . .ii . 3 4 Archceologia Scotica, vol. iii. 251p . . 6 "O 10te nth Februarf ho y 179 gentlemeMeadowse o th 1 tw n i t n,me Edinburgh, equipped with bows and arrows, to decide a point of honour. They were accom- panie surgeoa secondsd y db ha attendancen i nd an , n casi , e their Indian artillery should by any chance prove effective. After a harmless exchange of three shots, the AKCHEKY MEDALS OF ST ANDKEWS AND ABERDEEN. 347

.• It must not be supposed that the practice of archery as a pastime commence ceaseusee da w militar b s whebo a do t d e nth y weaponn I . England, it has been said, that it was at its zenith as a pastime;when it was most formidable as a military weapon. If in Scotland it was not equally popular, there is at any rate abundant evidence to show that. it was practise .considerabla o dt e extent. Pitscottie records an interesting match which took place at St. Andrews betwee x Englishmensi n retinue , th par f Lorf o teo d William Howard, e Englisth h ambassador, anx Scotchmensi d n whici , e latteth h r were victorious. In 1530, he states,1 there " came an embassador out of England, named Lord William Howard, with a bishop with him, with many other gentle- e numbementh o t ,f threescoro r e horse, which wer l ableal e mend an , waled men for all kind of games and pastime, shooting, louping, running, wrestling, and casting of the stone : But they were well sayed ere they f Scotlando past ou tthad theiy provocation an ,b t ow r t evebu rn; they, tint: Till, at last, the queen of Scotland, the king's mother, favoured e Englishmenth e kin th f England',o g s becauswa e sh es sisterd an ; therefor tooe sh eenterprizn k a f archereo y upo Englishmen'e nth s hands, n Scotlani x si y d an kingthae woule d th contrarh t n an , so d r waleyhe , either gentlemen or yeomen, that the Englishmen should shoot against them, eithe t pricksa r , revers e Scotr butsth o , s sa , pleased e kinTh g. hearin s gmother hi thi f s contentso wa , garr d pawhe an ;t nhundrea d f wino n e crownstu upo a English-men'e nth d an , s incoihandse h d nan ; tinent laid down as much for the Scottish-men. The field and ground was choset AndrewsS n i n d threan , d ethre an lande en yeomeme d n chosen to shoot against the Englishmen, to wit, David Wemyss of that ilk, David Arnot of that ilk, and Mr John Wedderburn, vicar of Dundee ; the yeomen, John Thomson in Leith, Steven Taburner, with a piper called Alexander Bailie. They shot very near, and warred the Englishmen of parties retired, the " point of honour " doubtless being thus satisfactorily arranged. If similar weapons were always employed in duelling, this amusement would speedily become unfashionable, seeing tha e secondth t s woul n quita ru t ds great a eno f i , greater, risk tha principals."—e nth The Scottish Journal f Topography,o Antiquities, itc., vol. i. p. 96. 1 Pitscottie's History of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1778, pp. 229-30, 348 PROCEEDING SOCIETYE TH F O S :

the enterprize, and wan the hundred crowns and the tun of wine ; which mad kine eth g victory."e verth yn merrywa 'n , me tha s hi t s i recorde t I d that archera favourit s wa y e pastim f o Mare y r Quee gardend butthe f ha Scotsn o ni t so Holyroo a st wh S , d an d Andrews. In one of the inventories of her effects, mention is made a velveof t glove whic e usesh h d when shooting n ApriI . l 1562 Eandolph writes to Cecil from St Andrews, how the Queen and the Master' of Lindsay shot at the butts in her privy garden against Mary Livingsto Eare th f Murray o l d nan n Februar I . y 1567, Drury writes Cecio t l fro t Andrewme S Quee th Bothweld w an na dinne ho sn wo lr t Tranena t ishootina n g match agains e Ear th f Huntlt o l d Loryan d Seton.. That archer favourita s ywa e sport amon studente gth t AndrewsS t sa , long e institutioprioth o rt Silvee th f no r Arrowe gathereb y ma , d from severa e diarl referenceth f Jameyo n i t i s o t Melvills entereo a wh , s a d student ther 1569n ei . In his diary he notes l : " Ther also we haid the aire guid, and fields reasonable fear, and be our maister war teached to handle the bow for archerie e glu goffr th ,e baton bfo th , r fencing"sfo d againan ; 2—"For archeri gofd I haifan e d bow, arrose, glubalsd t nochan b bu , a purt s for catchpul tavern.d an l " From the same source we also learn that the practice did not always linkse th t occasionall f takbu ,o e d eas ebutte th placen tth t sa t t yea a any rate within the grounds of the College.8 " Ther war a certean of Students in Theologie," he narrates " wha e Collagth f o o thai t et weirein ou r o exerciesg o gt f bodieo ghad ean m causia pea Collagf e g butteo rth bi t n i se gardiug, joynin wyna o t gd d passag e townan th f .eo Whara certeaa t f thano m shoottin geftera - noone, r amangJhonM e s reseth swa Caldcleuchet e th f , o the n a n Maisters of Theologie, bot skarse yit a schollar in archerie, wha missing the butt and a number of thak housses beyonde, schouttes his arrow down the hie passage of the wynd, quhilk lightes upon a auld honest man, a

1 Autobiography and Diary of Mr James Melvill, Edinburgh, 1842, p. 17. 2 Ibid. p. 30. 3 Ibid. p. 308. ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 349

crae matmath ge townn (throat).i hurtth d f m no an , shi " This incident led to a serious disturbance, which at one stage threatened to be danger- e courage th e College y th f Andreb ou o o t t s bu , w Melvill, Principal, wit assistance hth e Masterth f Scholared o Universityse an th f o ss wa t i , happily suppressed, or as it is worded " efter lang vexation, and mickle adoe, the peiple's insurrection was sattelit."

Throughout the world, both among savage and civilised nations, it will be found that wherever the bow had to be depended on as a military •weapon every effort was put forth to cultivate its practice as a juvenile recreation. Englan Scotland an d d prov exceptioo n e n thii n ss i respect t i d an , probable that in most of the public schools of the seventeenth century archery was practised. It certainly was at St Albaus, at Eton, and at Harrow. John Lyons o foundewh , d Harrow e Schooreigth f Queeo n i l n Elizabeth, include e rule th e followin th n si d g injunction addresseo t d the parents of scholars, " You shall allow your child at all times bow, shafts, bow-strings bracerd an , exerciso t , e shooting." l The contests for the Harrow Silver Arrow can be traced in the records for over a century, and the competition appears only to have been sup- pressed in 1771, on account of the time required for practice interfering 'with the regular school work, and also because some undesirable characters were attracte Harroo dt e occasion th e competitionn wo th f so , nature th regula a f whicf o e o s hrwa show competitore th , s wearing green and silver-spangled dresses with sashe capd matchso an st trumpeterd an , s being retained to blow a merry blast on French hunting horns when the target was hit. In Scotland Silver Arrows still exist which testify to the existence at one tim archerf eo y competition e Universitth n i st Andrew S f yo d san Grammae th r Schoo f Aberdeeno l . Other bodie varioun si s e partth f so country possessed similar arrows, but to a description, of those mentioned and the medals attached to them this paper is confined.

Booke Th of Hansard. Archery,A . . G 65 . y p ,b 1 350 PKOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

THE SILVER ARRO THF WO E UNIVERSIT T ANDREWSS F YO . The precise dat t whica e e competitioth h e Silveth r rfo n Arrow belonging to the University of St Andrews was.instituted is uncertain, oldese date th f th e o tt medabu 1618possibls s i li t I . e although unlikely s mucthawa ht i t earlier than l archery al this r fo , wels a ,s shooting a l , racing, and golf trophies appear to have been instituted during the seventeenth century—many of them in the early portion of the century. No records have been preserved which throw light upo e originth f no regulatione th Arroe n th o r wo s which governe e competitiodth , it r fo n and-it is.no te Colleg referreth n i eo dt Minute s til firsle latth t n ehali f of the eighteenth century, when enthusiasm for the pastime was rapidly decaying. earliese Th t referenc medale th o t esI hav t witeme h wile founb l d Macky'n i s Journey through Scotland, publishe 1723n di . . "I t Leonard's,nS writes,e "h s als1"i o kep silvea t r arrow whichs i , shot Bowfoy Arrowb rd san s e studentbyth s every year keeo t , thap pu t noble ancient exercise of archery, and he that wins it appends to it his coat of arms on a silver plate. This was brought to such a height ,by e emulatioth e scholarsth f no , that some s largplatea s salverse a e sar ; which discouraging the poorer sort, who, although good archers, durst not shoot their best for fear of winning and so exposing their poverty, the University suppressed this ponderous arrow and set up another, with a rule that no plate appended to it should exceed an ounce." The period during which the medals were of such dimensions.as to lead to the trophy being described as the " ponderous arrow ", was from 1676 till 1707, the last medal of the series being that of David Scot of Scotstarvit, which weighed originally 10 oz. 8 dwt. similaA r tendenc n increasea o yt d siz f medaeo l appears aboute th , same perioe Edinburgth n i d h and Musselburgh Arrowe Koyath f o sl Company of Archers. It is curious to note, also, that the first winner of the Edinburgh. Arrow in 1709 was David Drummond, t AndrewS e th n 167i n s Advocate d t Arrowwo 5i s ha d o an , wh , JourneyA through Scotland, . MackyJ y b , London, 1723, vol. . iii88 . .p 1 ARCHERY MEDAL ANDREWT S F SO D ABERDEEN SAN 1 35 .

further worthy of remark that both in design and size the medal he attached to the Edinburgh Arrow is very similar to several contemporary t AndrewS medale th f so s Arrow. medale Th arrowsd san wils a ,e seeb l n fro e accounmth f theo t mn i Macky's Tour, were t Leonard'kepS n ti minutee s th College n i f o d s an , that College in 1740 occurs the first brief reference to them,1 when it was decided that in place of making a collection for repairing the butts, College th e should give three pounds Scots annuall r thayfo t purpose. e Collegee unioth th f t o nn A 174i s 7 they were removee th o t d Hebdomadar's Unitee Eooth mn i d College. Between 173 174d 9an 9 there appear havo t s e been onle comon y - petition for the arrow, and the butts were evidently in a bad state of minutee e Uniteth repairth n i f r so d fo , Colleg n 174ei 9 ther founs i e d a resolution of the Principal and masters to have them repaired.2 There cannot, however, have been much done to them, for in 1751 a representatio Principamadthe was n to e masterUniteand lthe of sd College, showing thae buttth t s migh e easilb t y repaire d kepn an di t good order if they were supported at the back by two stone walls, which s agreewa o havt t di e expens e College.th e donth th t a f ef o eI 3 repairs were effected e labou th ,s evidentl wa r y lost r aftefo , r 175o 4n further medals exist to testify to the continuation at that time of the

competition.4 Minute1 s of St Leonard's College, January IStli, 1740 : Resolved, inter alia—That no collection hereafter be levied for cleaning the Lattrins, seeing that is provided for collectioo alreadn r no repairinr y: nfo Buttsplace n i gth t ebu ,thereo Colledge th f e shall give three pound Scots yearly. Minute Unitef so d College, April 7th, 1749 Principae Th . Masterd lan s appointed the2 Old College Butts to be repaired, if the students intended to shoot for the silver arrow Williay b , m Smith paie thab d de an ,h t therefor . 3 Minute f Uniteo s d College, March 26th, 1751 t beinI . g represented thae th t Old College Butts might easily be repaired and kept up if they were supported on stono bace tw e th agreeColleg e y s wallsdonke b th b wa t eo a t dt i ,e expence. 183n I 4 practice 3th archerf eo revives t Andrewsywa S n di cluformeds A .bwa , e grounth s agaidwa n enclose d buttan d s erectede pastimth carries d wa an e, n o d e enthusiasth wit l al h f by-gonmo ea membershi days e clud Th bha . f abouo p t seventy, and appeared to have considerable vitality ; but it expired about 1838, evi- dently unable to survive the founding of the St Andrews Literary and Philosophical Society by Sir David Brewster.—Grierson's St Aivlrews, pp. 161, 162. 352 . PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

In 1780 a resolution of the masters was minuted that a list .of the archery medals should be made out, of which there were to be two copies—on e placeb e Charte th o et n di e ronothee li th Ches. o t rd an t the table in the Hebdomadar's Eoom. If either of these lists, if they were ever compiled, is now to be found, which is the more to be regretted s probabli t i s a , e that even e medalmorth f eo s .have gone amissin aware g ar tha. e Lyoof enw n only mention arrowo s stw hi n si list,1 wherea ther w e threesno ar e . Thi s easilsi y explained froe mth circumstance tha smale th t l arrow with three medals s attachewa t i do t found in the College Safe among some old papers, long after his list was published. Two of the medals mentioned in that list—J. M., 1619, and W. Dundas, 1620—ar missingw eno . The competition was held, as may be gathered from several of the beginnine inscriptionf Junth o r d eo medalse en f July th g o e n th so .t ,a This was about the close of the session, which usually ended in June, except for the magistrands, who left in May, and sometimes earlier. Severa medale th e presentef o lar s arroe th wn studenty b dwo o swh yearo ontw sr e o previou theio st r matriculatin Universitye th t ga , several by alumni.of the University, but most by students during their College term. "Whether the competition was open to scholars preparing for the Universit t matriculated) wels no a student o d s t d la r ha ol y (o o o t swh d ,an to present students, it is impossible, from the absence of all records, to discover. It is worthy of note that all the winners belonged either to St Salvator's College or St Leonard's College. No student of St Mary's Colleg founds Role i th successfuf o ln i l archers. Two medals are found in several instances presented in the same year. This might be held to indicate that the competitors were equal, but as there.is no reference to such a result in any of the inscriptions, this explanatio t leasa s ni t doubtful more Th e .probabl e reaso thas ne i th t medals wer t presenteeno d unti yeae th l r followin victorye gth , probably e student'oth n s retur o collegt n e nexth e t e year n th mosI f . o t instance yeae sth r precedin r followingo t s blanki seemi g d an ,s likely thae erroth t r in dats nothinewa g more tha n inadvertenca n e th f eo donor or the engraver. . J Lyon's History of St Andrews, vol..ii. pp. 202-3. AECHEEY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 353

That the medals were sometimes presented long after the victory is evident from the medal of Lord Elgin, which bears the date 1751, but is stamped with a thistle and the sovereign's head, indicating that it could not have been made earlier than 1784. One curious circumstance, unique s believedi e recordt i th , n f i ,o s archery competitions is, that on the victory of Lord Leslie in 1715 his two younger brothers—though not themselves victors—attached medals of their own to that presented by1 their brother. The fact can be easily made out from the details of the engraved figures, and is confirmed by the inscriptions, that of the eldest showing the figure of Mercury uttering the words .ViNCEBE PEBGAS (Mayes conquer)d an t n thoo o u,g whil n hisi e , Thomas frankly declares that it is wretched to lean upon the reputation of another—MISEEUM EST ALIOEUM INOUMBIRE FAM^E. medale th n I s themselves specialld ,an eventfu e th n yi l career theif so r donors, the greatest interest will be found. While some were doubtless " youth fortun o st famo t d e eunknown,an " the great majority are of honourable and well-known families. The oldest, which include thos f Argylleo , Leslie, Elcho Montrosed an , - un e ,ar questionably the most interesting, and the vision their youthful pastimes after-fatd an e cal bringp u l mino st e weldth l known line f Gray:so — " Alas! regardless of their doom. The little victims play ! No sense have they of ills to come Nor care beyond to-day: Yet see how all around them wait e ministerTh humaf so n fate blacd An k misfortune's baleful train." Littl o championetw probabl e Crowe th th d Covenan f an d o sn ydi t think s thea , y succeeded each t otheAndrewsS t e epoca rth f n hi o , Scottish history they would help to make, or of the irony of fate which would cause their heads in succession to adorn the same gibbet in Edin- burgh. e fouth r l mentioneAl d too a kprominen t partd opposean , d each other with varying success during the trouble f thaso t period. Montrose, becaus s falshi ef eo accusatio n against Argyll wardes wa , Edinburgn di h VOL. XXVIII. Z 354 . • PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

Castle for a time; Argyll \vas signally defeated at Inverlochy, and Lord Elcho at Tippermuir, by Montrose; and Leslie completely routed Montrose at Philiphaugh. Another winner of the arrow about the same period, Lord Morton, is associated with Montrose in permitting him to recruit and gather his troops in Orkney for his last ill-fated expedition. Notes more or less full are appended to the description of each medal, n mosi d t an instance e exacth s t designatio e winnerth f o s nthea s y appear in the Matriculation Roll is given, so that it is unnecessary here to say much about the history of these youthful archers: still a few genera f placeo t l.ou observatione h t no y sma Peers and their sons figure prominently in the list of winners. Among them may be. noted representatives of the families of Wemyss, Morton, Southesk, Crawford, Stormont, Eothes, Lauderdale, Northesk, Elgin, and Moray. . ... somn I e cases skil archern i l y appear havo t s e been hereditary, parti- cularl thn i e Eothe o th ycass f eo s family, wher fine ew fatheda d an r four son l appendinsal g medal e arrowth o st . Among other notable families represented will be found many of strong Jacobite proclivities—William Murray (Marquis of Tullibardine) who unfurled the Pretender's Standard at Glenfinnan, Eobertson of Strowan, Bethun f Balfouro e , honese "th t lair Fife,f do " Graha Gorthyf mo d an , others. There are many others whose names are still familiar to us, while others onlw ymemorno a e e pastar th f .yo Shar f Strathtyrumpo descendan,a t of the murdered Archbishop, Bethune of Kilconquhar, Scrymgeour of Tealing, Patull f Balhouffteoo , Macleo f Muiravonsideo d , Hendersof o n Fordell, Macleo f Taliskerdo , Sco Scotstarvitf o t , Dempste Dunnichenf o r , mand an y others, principally representative f Fifeshirso e families. s interestingi t I ; o observt e that S e twinner e th somth f f o eo s Andrews Arrow afterwards continued their interest in the sport of archery: their names will be found in the Boll of the Eoyal Company of Archers frequentld an y amon winnere gth Eoyae th f so l Company's prizes. engravine Th arme th f sgo presents few features which call for specia- lre mark. But it may be noticed in passing that the crest is omitted from many coatse oth f , apparently indicating tha merdonoe a s th t e wa rboy . ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 355

• The engraving of the figures on the reverses is, however, full of interest muct o woulI to . expeco he t d b t exactnes f detaiso mattern i l s of dress on medals such as these, yet the more they are examined the more evident it is that in most cases they are intended for realistic re- productions of the figures they represent. Even such a detail as the e seeb t ny e omittedfigurebracen manth no o ma f s t i d o i yrs an , fastened with lefstrape th t costume wristo t s Th .n generai e l wile b l foun o follot d e prevailinwth g fashion wit s muca h h faithfulness a s migh expectee b t d fro goldsmithse mth ' engraver timee th f .so The youthful archers in their gallant and picturesque costume call for special admiration. Dresse doubletn i d f tartan o f sil so r ko , belted and armed, with sash and rapier, and with cocked beaver hats adorned with plumes of feathers, they present us with a vivid' and interesting picture of the students of the old "University in the Cavalier period. Eapiers appea havo t r e been mor a 1707woro t t ep bu nu ,formidabl e weapon wil e observe b le meda th f n Charleo o ld s Maitlan n 1717di , which reverse showth archee n n figura o sth e f o er wit hdrawa n clay- more attache e righth to t d wris a stra y r cordb o pt e arrangementh , t being somewhat suggestive of a Highland method of attack. The figures on the medals are not all different. It appears to have bee custoe nth adopmo t figure styl a patteron td s a eean n fo fea r w years, at i alss o appears o havt ' e been customary for successive winnero t s emplo same yth e goldsmith fo timea r . "We accordingly hav esuccessioa n of type somn si e features perpetuating curious errors r exampleFo . r fo , three year n successioi s e noticed b a left e y s winner-th nma wa , t i , hande e engravingth df o archer o similare ar sTw . , which leaves room for doubt as to the accuracy of the representation. t I could hardl expectee yb d that much coul e learnedb d from these engravings abou e purelth t y technical questions, suc positions ha , drawing, loosing, &c., customar e perioth t ya d they represent fad ran , lesthen sca y be relieillustrato t n do fore characted eth m an bowe th f sro then used. In a great many of them the bow shown is that known as cupid- shaped, still with artistic license so frequently adopted. Some are, how- ever, good representations of the modern bow. The pull is sometimes to the breast, at others to the ear, and in most 6 35 PROCEEDING SOCIETYE TH F O S .

cases the string is correctly grasped j but the arrow is very frequently shown wrone lyinth n g go bowe sidth f . eo Sometime t restsi s upoe nth thumb t representes oftei bu t ,i n d lying acros e palsth m unsupported^ Two of the medals show very accurately in detail different methods of holding the arrow: in fig. 81 it is grasped by the fore-finger, a fashion followe e Andamath y db e th s helni y t Islandersdi b 0 n figi 14 .d an , thumb, a practice still common to young archers. e positio e archerTh th f s o nstili s l more varied. Som e easar e y and natural, but that from 1705 and onwards, with the left foot twisted roun e righdth t leg, althoug n attituda h e possibl dancing-mastera o t e , seems peculiarly unsuitabl archern a r efo . unnecessars i t I into g o o t yfurthe r detai n thesi l e matters eacs a , h medal is figured and full descriptions are given of the dress and any other interesting feature thesn i s e engravings. The inscriptions on the medals are deserving of a few observations. n mosI t cases the e redolenyar f youto t d savouuniversitye an hth f o r . Even if we did not know, we should have no difficulty in determining whence they emanated. They aboun quotationn di s froclassics—froe mth m Virgil, Ovidd an , Horace—frequently most incorrectly rendered resula , t probably owing to the engraver and not to the student. Many curious bit f informatioo s e gleaneb y ma nd from themr Fo . instance, John Patull f Balhouffieoo , after dilating upo honoue nth r rather than the profit he gained, adds the information that the victory was celebrate a processio y b d n throug streetse th hd concludean , d wita h wine supper :— Scilicet excelsus celebrat per strata triumphos Et pompam vitis munere claudit ovans. whicn i y hwa Thi alsMontross e oth swa e signalise victorys dhi , only, s case hi e obtai w ,n e i informatioth n n fro s tutor'mhi s account book ant fro medals dno m hi . Some possibly fearing that posterity might fin t di difficul identifo t t y them, give us elaborate details of their pedigree. The case of Colin Campbell e cited b n 1678 i ,y , ma wher, e describeeh s himsele th s a f ARCHBEY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 357

f Duncaeldeso n so t n Campbel f Edramuccao l e illustriouth f o , s family of Lawers, of the clan Breadalbane—notwithstanding which information it has been found impossible to identify him. The inscription of Thomas Aytoun of Kinaldie tells, in the language of poetical hyperbole, of careful training for the contest—"sudavit et alsit." magnitude Th victore th f f eAlexandeo yo r Shar f Strathtyrupo ms i not r itlefo imaginet s fo e tinform h r s "fo ,u stha t afte keea r n con- test of three days, I conquered for the second time"; nor does he concea e motiveth l s that nerve durinm hi de contest—"no th g o t t glorw r myselfo ne revivraist yfo saintey p t e gloru m eth e bu ,f yo d forefathers." Lord Elcho suggests in his inscription that he must have been young yearn i smalr so staturen i l thad an ,t therefor victors ehi unexpecte s ywa d s fellobhi y w competitors— s oli"Hi m parvis componere magna juvabit." Alexander Haldane views his victory as a small thing—a youth's attempt—"juvenilis nisus d prophesiean " s future achievements—"dig- nior hoc jaculo prseda necanda manet"—regarding which history is silent. Those who admit the element of chance form not a small minority, mera t ebu remnant—NEC OPINATO VICTOR (Unexpectedly winner), CASU NON ARTE (By chance, not skill), NON IN HOC GLOBIABOB (I shall not boast of this)—tell of modest youths, and perhaps of some strokes of good luck. Most of these young men take their victory as the result of their prowess, and proclaim their sense of their own greatness on their medals. Very differen t i wit e e archerEoyas th hth wa tf lo s Company, who, knowing more of life and of archery than the youthful students at t AndrewsS , were more modes d distrustfuan t f theio l e rth skill n I . legend n theio s r medal e founsb y thed ma yrepeatedl y ascribing their victor chance—o yt " NON AES SBD FATA DEDBEB "FELIS ; "XAE cui FATA FAVENT," &c. In their consideration also for their defeated antagonists they showed somewhat finer feelings and boasted less openly of their skill. For instance, none of the St Andrews medals bear such a remark- able confession as appears on the medal of Mr William Dundas, an Edin- 358 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

burgh advocate, who, after magnifyin e victorgth recordiny yb e facgth t that he had won the arrow in competition with other sixteen archers, append kina s f solacsa de feeling o s defeateth hi o et f o s d brethrens a , well as a confession to satisfy his own conscience, the significant words —"The race is not to the swift, nor the batall to the strong." e medalTh observationw sfe calr fo la technica f o s l characterA . medat difficulno s i lmakeo t t e lated bot th earliee an , hrth d specian r - mens in the St Andrews Collection are exceedingly simple in their con- struction• • .• • seventeente earle th f th o y n eighteenti e yeard th d en f han se o th t hA century wil foune b l e mosdth t ornate specimens. Man f theyo m bear e name-puncheth f Edinburgo s h and Dundee goldsmiths—most fre- quentl formere possibls i havyth y t I ema . ebeew thafe na t madn i e t AndrewsS therr recorde fo , ar e s which show that there wer t somea e periods silversmith s absence marky thereth an t r otheo f sebu o , r data render t impossiblsi ascertaio et n this. Only one medal appears to have passed through the assay office and been properly stamped a measur .n i Thiy e ma saccoune facth tr fo t tha qualite e silveth tth f s muci ro y h debased e medalTh . s havt eno been separately assatestedn a t y bu ,take n fro seventeente mth h century medals and another from those of the eighteenth century show the same result—an' average quality of 9 oz. 19 dwt. of pure silver to the pound troy, whic considerabls hi y Scottis d belool e o t w th . h oz standar 1 1 f o d e pounth d thougw troy Lo s stili .h t li thi highe, is s r than thaf o t e medale Grammath th f so r Schoo f Aberdeeno l , which have. onloz y9 15 dwt. 12 gr. to the pound troy. . This debasin standare th commoa f go s dwa n featur f Scottiseo h silver work, and notwithstanding repeated Acts of Parliament and continual endeavour Edinburge th e par th f o tn o s h Incorporatio f Goldsmitho n s maintaio t standarde nth t wili , foune b l d tha tsilvee mosth f ro t platf eo seventeente th d eighteenthan h centurie debases si qualityn di , although rarel f suc o yqualite w archerhth lo s a y y medal t AndrewS f o s d an s Aberdeen• . • . e embossingTh - , chasing d engravinan , e medalth f a googo s si d deal varied, s migha ' e expectedb t . unquestionabls i Somt i f o e y d finan e ARCHERY MEDALS 0¥ ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 359 n e presen wore th equa th f ko o t lt day, whil n otheei r medal vers i t ysi pooprimitived an r e differencTh . easiln ca e explained yb s wa t I . nows i thent ,i s undoubtedla , matteya f prico r e ; whe e prics nth wa e probabls loi wt i e thagoldsmite th t- en botd e makinhe di th hth d an g graving or chasing—for many of them possessed a certain amount of knowledg f theseo e branche e tradeth f so . Whe price nth e admittef o d goldsmite th , it h appear havo t s e employed skillee somth f eo d picture armoriad an l engraver a comparisodaye th f I f .s o e madb n e between e coat e medalth f th armse s o boo d somn th o an sf k o ee plateth f o s period, it will at once be evident that they are from the same hands. e medalth f e signeo ar s w Archibaly db fe A d Burden d there an , ar e many book plates bearing his signature still preserved which show precisely the same quality of work as the medals exhibit. There are others which are unquestionably the work of engravers of similar, and in some cases of even greater skill, although they have not appended their names to their work. With these observation desirable b y ma proceeo et t si d wit detaileha d descriptio arrowe th medald f no t Andrewsan s S t sa . The shortest of the three arrows (fig. 1) is the oldest. It measures 8f inches longd weigh4 dwt . an n , constructiooz I gr6 . 1 s. s i t i n simple, being made from, a silver tube with a barb of plate at the one thred an ed silveen r plates, engrave o represendt t feathers othee th t ra , end. Abou e middl th s i encirclet t i e d wit a silveh r collar having attached to it a loop, from which originally the medals have been suspended. It bears neither inscription nor date, nor is it stamped with any maker' hall-markr so . To this arrow were attached eleven medals, rangin datn gi e from 1618 to 1642. The arrow next largest in size (fig. 2) is also next in age. It measures 15^ inches long, and weighs 4 oz. 15 dwt. 12 gr. In con- structio s similae oldesi th t i n o t tre medal arrowth t sbu , have been attached to a series of twelve numbered rings, soldered to it at equal distances from each other; othee whil t th rings o a n re eo tw sid e on , ear each end suspendinr ,fo e arrowgth . Alon e shaf th gs engravei t d this inscription:—Terpreemia primus Accipiet, flavaque caput nectetur Oliva. Fig. l(8f in.). Fig. 2 (15J in.). Fig. 3(17 in.). Silver Arrows belonging to the University of St Andrews'. ARCHEKY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 361

thio T s arrow were attached twenty-four medals, rangin datn gi e from 167 1703o 5t . largese Th t arronewese th s lengtws i It t (figs 1. hi 7 3) .inches d an , its weight 7 oz. 6 dwt. In design it partakes of a combination of the two olde ornamentan a r e middls arrowsth ha n I t i e .l moulded collar, shafe e attacheth ar to t d dan twelve numbered rings. Alon shafe gth t s engravei d this inscription :—TEE PE^MIA PRIMUS ACCIPIET, FLAVAQUE HECTETUE CAPUT OLIVA 1704. To this arrow were attached thirty-five medals, ranging in date from 170 1754o 4t . When Lyon wrote his History of St Andrews, there were only two arrows and sixty-nine medals. Thirty-nine medals were attached to the older arrow and thirty to the newer. Two medals have been lost, and smale th l silver arrow with three medal sbees attacheha n t i dis o t -d covered since he wrote, so that now there are three arrows and seventy medals.

. 5 . Kg Fig . 4 . Meda Johf o l n Cunningham, 1618 (scale, ^ linear).

. I Silver medale a heater-shapefor th f m o n i , d shield, -]-| incy b h j-^ inch, formed from a sheet of plate, with a light silver wire chain attached, weighin dwt1 l al . . n g2i 1gr Obverse (fig. 4) engraved with the arms of John Cunningham of Barns :—a shakefor chien ki mullea f t pierced. Keverse (fig ) engrave5 . 1618C . dI . John Cunningham of Barns was a son of Alexander Cunningham of Barns, who married, in 1596, Helen Myrton, daughter of Thomas Myrton of Cambo. e churc e fatheth e arm th n e carvei Th f f Crailhar so k o paner a oa n df ,o o l 362 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

wit motte hth o SALTJS PEK CHRISTUM initiale th , date sth e A.C d 1C05an , . John Cunningham (Joannes Cunynghame) matriculated as a student in St Leonard's College in 1618. He had a charter to West Barns in 1627. In 1641 he obtained a ratification of an impost on wine for erecting and maintaining a light on the Isle of May,1 and in 1645 a ratification of the Barony of West Barns and the Isle of May for the same.2 In 1647 he obtained a further ratificatio exaco t n n imposa t erectioe shipn th o a tlighr f sfo o n t on the May Island.3 He married, in 1620, Margaret Mercer, by whom he had three sons and two daughters. He died before 1648.4

II. Silver-gilt medal, in form of a shield ; 2 inches by 2T ^- inches ; weight, 1 oz. 6 dwt. 11 gr.

Fig . 6 - Fig. 7 . Medal of Robert, Lord Dalkeith (Earl of Morton), 1622 (scale, J linear). Obverse (fig ) engrave6 . d wit e armth h f Roberto s , Lord Dalkeith, afterwards eighth Earl of Morton :—quarterly, 1st and 4th, a man's heart ensigned with an imperial crown on a chief three mullets; 2nd chie3rda mulletd o n an ,o tw f s escutcheo;n ovea l al r pretencf no e three piles issuing from a chief charged with two mullets ; above the shield an earl's coronet surmounte helmeta f do mantled, dividin initiale gth s B D ; crest a ,boa r passant behin da tree ; motto—SICKKBB, with fetter lock e ribbooth n n fronti n ; supporters savageo tw , s wreathed about their head and waists, each carrying a club over exterior shoulders. 1 Acts Parl. Scot., . 494. p vol . v . 2 Ibid. vol. vi. part i. p. 413. s Ibid. vol. vi. part i. p. 655. 4 Beveridge's Churchyard Memorials of Grail, 1893, p. 41 ; Wood's JSast Neuk of Fife, 2nd ed., p. 398. AKCHEEY MEDALS OP ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 363

Keverse (fig. 7) engraved with the figure of an archer—costume, short doublet with neck ruffle, short full stuffed "breeches, hose to above knees, garters with rosettes at sides, shoes with rosettes, wide-brimmed hat Cavalier style, three arrows in waist-belt—drawing a bow, with a s heelshi t a a rabbi, g e n fronremaindei do t th f him o e td th an , f o r shield fille witp du hseedea d rosflorad ean ldat e scrollth ed 1622san . Robert, Lord Dalkeith, eldest son of William, seventh Earl of Morton, matriculated as a student in St Leonard's College (Robertus Douglasius Dns Dalketh Januarn o ) y loth allies marriagy ,wa d b 1622 e H . e with mane th f yo great barons of his time. He was a staunch Loyalist, but not being appar- ently possesse greay an f td o ability nevee h , r rospositioa o et f eminenceno . Notwithstanding this appeare h , havo st e been quite capabl f lookineo g after

Fig. 8. Fig. 9. Medal of Archibald, Marquess of Argyle, 1623 (scale, J linear). his own interests. Previous to Montrose entering on his last ill-fated expedi- tion, he made an agreement with Morton whereby, in consideration for the gift of the Bishop's lands in Orkney, to be bestowed on him by the King, he gave permission for the forces intended for the invasion of Scotland to recruit d makan e their rendezvous e arrivae Royalise islandsth th th n f n o O i l .t officers, Morton joined them with a considerable force, but not obtaining the command he expected, it is said that he took it so much to heart that he sickened and died on 12th November 1649, a few weeks afterwards.1 III. Silver-gilt medal, in form of a shield ; inches by 2 J inches ; weight, 1 oz. 15 dwt. 1 Chambers' History of the Rebellion ; Balfour's Annals. 4 36 PROCEEDING SOCIETYE TH F O S .

Obverse (fig ) engrave8 . d wit e arm th hf Archibald o s , Lord Lorn, afterwards Marquess of Argyle:—quarterly, 1st and 4th, gyronny of eight; 2nd and 3rd, a galley ; above shield an earl's coronet surmounted ohelmea f t mantled, wit hribboa n bearin e motto—gth MD Y TYMBY i , dividin e letter gth L A ;sL crest boar'a , s head; supporters liono tw ,s sejant affronte". Eeverse (fig. 9) engraved with the figure of an archer—costume, simila figo t r , excep.7 t hat, whic highes a widei h s crowha n ri r d an n band wit e additiohth a feather f no , breeches slightly longer—drawing bowa , wit hfloraa l scroll behin seedea d dan d rose wit e datth h e 1623 frontn i . Archibald Campbell, Marqui eightd san h Ear Argyllf o l bors 1598n wa ,i . e matriculateH a studen s da t (Archibaldus Campbellus D na Lome)s n i , St Leonard's College, on January 15, 1622, and succeeded to the earldom in seey mma t 1638I unnecessar. welo givo s yt n accoun le a knowon f o t n a sGrea e "th t Argyll." Nevertheles recapitulatiosa e maith f nno eventf so his career may not be out of place. In November 1638, at the meeting e Generaoth f l Assembly hel n Glasgowdi e openlh , ye too th e sid f kth o e Covenanters, and was two centuries later aptly described by Sir Walter Scott as the " Presbyterian Ulysses." In 1040 he commanded a military expedition through Angus, Atholl, Badenoch Mard ,an , agains Eare e th tAtholf th lo d an l Ogilviestaked king'e ha armp th o nu n si wh , favour forced an , d the submo t - mit to the Scottish Parliament. In the same year the Marquis of Montrose, apparently actuated by jealousy, sent in a false accusation against Argyll stating that the earl had declared in presence of the Earl of Atholl and several others that the Estates of Parliament intended to proceed to the deposition of the king. As a result of the investigation, Stewart, Commen- dator of Dunkeld, was executed, and Montrose was for a time warded in the Castle of Edinburgh. In 1641 the king visited Scotland, and appears to have been particularly gracious to Argyll, and advanced him to the dignity of a marquisoutbreae th n O hostilitief ko . 1644n si , Argyll too fiele kth d against the Marquis of Huntly, dispersed his followers, obliged the marquis to fly to Strathnaver sen d r Joh,an Si t n Gordo Haddf no Edinburgo t executionr hfo . Argyll next turne attentios dhi Montroseo nt , who, wit Eare h th f Antrim o l , and a body of Irish papists, were harrying and burning his paternal estates in Argyllshire. In the engagement, however, at Inverlochy, on the 2nd of February, Argyll sustaine mosa d t crushing defeat s forcehi , s being totally routed upwardd an , s follower150f so hi f 0o s lefr deafo t d upo e fieldth ne h , himself only escaping with difficulty in a boat " from which he had con- template battle secura th d t ea e distanc lake.e th n "o e Argyll's patrimony AECHERY MEDAL ANDREWT S F SO ABERDEEND SAN 5 36 .

had suffered so severely from the ravages of Montrose that, in 1647, Parliamen f moneo t votem s loss mako ysu d hi t collection da p an , eu s were likewise ordered throughou churchee th l al t Scotlann si e reliee th th f r o f dfo people of Argyllshire plundered by the Earl of Antrim's Irish levies. In August 1646, he accompanied the Earl of Loudoun, Lord High Chancellor, Eare th Dunfermlinf o ld an Londoo et treao nt t wit Englise hth h Parliament for a mitigation of the articles which they had presented to the king. He was, moreover, charged with a private mission from the king to confer with the Duk f Richmono ee Marquith d f an Hertfordo s e expediencth n o d f o y gettin e Scottisgth h Parliamen armd an tdeclar o yt himr whaefo d ,an t effects they judged this woul d e resul conferenca have th s f A o t. opposee h e e th d " engagement rescuo "t e Charles I., foreseeing tha casn i t f invasioeo e th n English would immediately unite against Scotland e Parliamenth n I . f o t 1649 Charles II. was proclaimed king, and on the 1st January 1651 at Scone, according to Nicoll, the crown was placed on his head by Argyll. As leader of the Committee of Estates, Argyll vigorously opposed Cromwell's invasio f Scotlando n , and e kinpleaseo ,s th gs witwa ds hi h services, thae delivereh te marquith o t da writtens paper offerino t g mak Dukm hi ef Argyll o e , Knighe Garterth f o t , Gentlema e Bedth f -o n chamber, and to see him paid .£40,000 sterling, alleged to be due him. Afte roue t th Worcestera t r Argyll retire Inverarayo dt , wher e helt eh ou d for a twelvemonth, till, falling sick, he was surprised by General Dean, and sent prisonea Edinburgho rt e refuseH . submio e government d th o t te th f o t Commonwealth, but took an engagement to live quietly at Inveraray, a promise whic honourable hh e Restoratioyth keptn O . immediatele nh y repaireo dt Whitehall, induced theret flatterina y ob g expression nso s fro kine hi m th o g t Lord Lorn. The king refused to see him, and caused him to be committed to the Tower, impeached with the crime of having submitted to the Common- afterwards wealthwa e H .s sen Scotlando t broughd an , t befor Scottise eth h Parliament on the charge of treason, where, notwithstanding an able defence, condemnes wa e h guiltys d a hearin n O . s sentencghi e reads liftee hi h , p du eyes, and said : " I had the honour to set the crown upon the king's head and now he hastens me to a better crown than his own." On the 27th May 1661, s beheade wa e maiden th e h y b d , and s sentencen term,hi i f o s hea hi , d succeeded to the place formerly occupied by that of his great opponent Tolboothe th f o Montrosep to , wheree th n o accordanc,n , i e wit barbaroue hth s custom of the times, it remained for a period of over three years. His talents were more adapte cabinee th o dt t tha e field nth s persona hi , l courage being doubted from his conduct at Inverlochy, so that Clarendon likens him to Drauces in Virgil:—

" Largus opum, et lingua nielior, sed frigida bello Dextera, consiliis habitu futilin sno s auctor. " 366 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S .

IV. Silver-gilt medal, in form of a shield; 1J inch by IJ^- inch; weight, 3 dwt. 6 gr. Obverse (fig ) engrave.10 d wit e armth h f Eobertso , Lord Dalkeith, afterwards eighth Earl of Morton:—quarterly, 1st and 4th, a man's heart ensigned with an imperial crown on a chief three mullets; 2nd, ua_

Fig. 10 . Fig. 11 . Second Meda Lorf o l d Dalkeith, 1624 (scale, J linear).

three piles issuing from a chief charged with two mullets; 3rd, two piles issuing from a chief charged with two mullets. Eeverse (fig. 11) engraved LED 1624. This medae secon s giveth wa n l o nd occasio whicn o n h Lord Dalkeith was victorious, and appears to have been attached to the bottom of that dated 1022, at the base of which a small hole for the ring will be observed. •PL-

Fig. 12. Fig. 13. Medal of David Leslie (Lord Newark), 1626 (scale, J linear).

. Silver-gilV t medala shielde for f th mo n i , ; 1| incy hb inch; weight, 3 dwt. 8 gr. . Obverse (fig ) engrave.12 d wit e armhth Davif so d Leslie, afterwards Lord Newark: — quarterly, 1st and 4th, a bend (couped?) charged with three buckle3rdd an lioa , d ns 2n rampant; . Eeverse (fig ) engrave.13 d 1626witL D h , surrounded with scroll- work and stars. ARCHERY MEDAL ANDEEWT S F SO ABERDEEND SAN 7 36 .

r PatricDaviSi f o dkfifte n LesliLeslith so h s Pitcairlyf ewa e o , Commend- ato Lindoresf ro matriculated ,an studena s da t (Dauid Leslie t Salvator'S n )i s mose Collegth f t o distinguishe Januarn e eo on s , y16236 wa e dH . military officers of his day. Early in life he entered the service of Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden; and having highly distinguished himself in the wars of Germany ,rane ros th colone f ko o et horsef lo . Whe civie nth l wars brokt eou in Britain he returned to Scotland, and was appointed major-general of the army which, unde Eare r th Leven f lo , marched into parliae Englanth d -ai o dt mentary forces in January 1644, and greatly contributed to the defeat of the Royalists at Marston Moor in 1644. In 1645 he was recalled with the Scottish horse from the siege of Hereford to oppose the progress of the Marquis of Montrose, whom he overthrew after a sanguinary engagement at Philiphaugh in 1645. He suppressed the civil war in Scotland in 1647. He was defeated by Cromwell at Dunbar in 1650. Being joined by Charles II., who himself assumed the command, he marched with the royal forces to Worcester, escaping

after the defeat, but was captured subsequently and committed to the Tower. After the Restoration in 1661 he was created Lord Newark, and died in 1682.l

. Fig14 . Fig. 15 . Meda Johf o l n Stirling, 1627 (scale, J linear). YL Silver medal, in the form of a shaped shield, very frequently used at this period ; 1J inc 1-j^jy hb - inch ; weight dwt5 , .. 14gr Obverse ) (figengrave14 . d wit e armsh th f Stirlino f Keir:—ogo na bend three buckles. Keverse (fig. 15) engraved I S 1627. John Stirling, eldest son of Sir John Stirling of Garden, knight, was born on the 23rd July 1614. He matriculated as a student (Joannes Sterlinus) t Leonard'iS n s Colleg 1626n i e e musH . t have died without issue before

t confirmeno s wa de 1639h wit s s brothera hhi , executon a ss siste hi f ro r Anna ; and his next brother, Archibald, succeeded his father in Garden.2 1 Douglas's Peerage, vol. ii. p. 305. Fraser's Stirlings of Keir, 1858, p. 59. 2 368 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

VII. Silver-gilt a shielde formedal f th mo n i inche3 ,; y 2/b sg inches; weight, 19 dwt. 5 gr. ; Obverse (fig. 16) engraved wit e armhth f Davidso r Si (eldesf o n so t John Wemyss), afterwards second Earl of "Wemyss :—quarterly, 1st and 4th, a lion rampant; 2nd and 3rd, a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter-flory ; helmeted and mantled ; crest, a swan ppr. dividing initiale th WsD ; supporters swano tw , s ppr. Reverse (fig. 17) engraved with the figure of an archer drawing a bow, —dress, hat, doublet ruffld an , e simila figo t r , breeche.7 fign i s . a 9s — surrounde floray db l scroll-wor e datth ed 1627kan .

Fig. 16. Fig. 17. Medal of David, Lord Elcho (Earl of Wemyss), 1627 (scale, \ linear). David, Lord Elch r JohSi of no (onl Wemysn yso s of Wemyss 162n i o 8wh , was raised to the peerage as Lord Wemyss, and was afterwards advanced to the dignity of Earl of Wemyss), matriculated as a student (David Wemyse) in t Leonard'S s Colleg e battl1626n ei th t f Tippermni o eA righe . th d t le e h r Covenanterse winth f go , besides commandin whole gth theif eo r forcesd an , was signally defeate Montrosey b d e succeedeH . s fathedhi n 1655i r n I . addition to building a commodious harbour at Methil he greatly improved his fine sea t Wemyssa t e marrieH . d first n 1628i , e Hon,th . Jean Balfour, eldest daughter of Robert Balfour of Burleigh, and by her had three daughters e marrieh ; d secondly, Lady Eleanor Fleming, eldest daughtef o r John, second Earl of Wigton dieo dwh , without issu e: thirdly , Lady Margaret Lesly, daughter of John, sixth Earl of Rothes, and by her had one son and one daughter. Lord Wemyss died in June 1679.1 1 Douglas's Peerage, vol. ii. p. 621. AECHEEY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 369

VIII. Silver-gilt medal, ova forn i l m • 2£ inche 2y s^b inche s; weight , 17. dwtgr 8 1 . Obverse ) (figengrave18 . d wit e armth h f Jameso s , fifth Eard an l first Marquess of Montrose:—quarterly, 1st and 4th, on a chief three escallops d 3rdan d , thre2n ; e roses; helmeten a mantle d f o an d t ou d earl's coronet; crest n eagla , e preyin a stork n o g ; supporterso tw , storks; motto, NON OBLIE ; engraved below the shield,—JAMES . EARLE . OF . MONTROES 1628. Keverse (fig. 19) engraved with the figure of an archer drawing a bow —dress, short doublet with padded shoulder-wings, loose breeches, shoe hosd san e with ribbon t kneessa , flat bonnet, arrow t lefsa t side.

Fig. 18. Pig. 19. Medal of James, Marquess of Montrose, 1628 (scale, J linear). James, fifth Earl and first Marquis of Montrose, was the only son of John, fourth Ear f Montroseo l d Ladan , y Margaret Ruthven, eldest sister of the Earl of Gowrie. He was born in 1C12 at Old Montrose, and in 1027 was sent by his guardian and brother-in-law, Archibald, Lord Napier, to the University of St Andrews, where he matriculated as a student (Jacobus Gramus Comes Monterouse) in the College of St Salvator on January 20th, f fifteeo y thes nbo wa nwita 1C27e hH lon. g curls hais hi , r e parteth n o d left side, wit rufha fchie coverind cominth nan o t s neckp ggu hi . Froe mth account boo tutors k hi kep y syearb o t durin tw t Collega ss hi g e obtaiw e n some interesting glimpses of his life in the old town. While there, he does not appear to have been a very diligent student, though he did succeed in imbibing a love for literature. The bulk of the entries refer to the purchase of numerous golf ball clubsd san suppeo t , r parties, shootin buttse th d t gan ,a innumerable payment caddieso st , grooms, "violers r fiddlers"o . Whe&c , n seventeen year 1629n i marriee agef r h so o , , d Magdalene Carnegie, daughter VOL. XXVIII. 2 A 370 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

of the first Earl of Southesk, and appears to have .resided until obtaining his majorit t Kinnairya d Castle father-in-laws hi e sea f th , o t f o . d Abouen e th t 1632 or beginning of 1633 Montrose went .abroad, and travelled through Italy, France, and the Low Countries. On his return, meeting with a cold reception at Court, he came North, and immediately joined the Covenanters and be'came one of their most zealous supporters. . After three military expe- ditions in 1639 in the North of Scotland, he accepted the invitation of Charles I. to meet him at Berwick, and from this meeting appears to date Montrose's disaffection toward Covenante sth thn eO ruptur. e betwee Covenantere nth s e Kingth d , an afte dissolutioe th r Parliamene th f no 1639f o t , Montrose accom- panied the .army under Leslie, and was the first man to ford the Tweed. On e Treatth Kipof yo n soon after, Montrose's disaffection came heada h o d et ,an entered into a secret correspondence with the King, and with nineteen other noble se " Cumbernaulth dre p wu d band. n JunI " e 1641, Montross wa e accused of plotting against the Marquis of Argyll, and was confined in Edin- burgh Castle beginnintile th l followine th f go releass g hi year n wene O eh . t into retirement till March 1643, by which time he had completely broken with the Covenanters 164In .openl he 4 y joinecreate was King dthe dand , Marquis. Disguise a groo s da m MontrosHighlandse th o t y e madwa , s ehi t Blair-Athola d an a bod t f Highlanderyo me l s unde famoue th r s Colkitto, thao t y t whplacd madwa oha s n hopei eehi f meetino s g Montrose. Mon- trose at once assumed leadership, and shortly after his army, increased to 3000, encountere e Covenanterdth s under Lord Elch t Tippermuira o d an , inflicte then o d ma sever e defeat same Th e. nigh enteree h t d Pertha d an , few days after defeated another bod f Covenanteryo s under Lord Burleigt ha Aberdeen. Montrose then entered Aberdeen, whic four hfo r days giveswa n up to the pillage of his savage soldiery. On the advance of Argyll with a body of 4000 men, the Marquis retreated to Forfarshire, where his army robbed and plundered. Returning north he narrowly escaped,defeat at Fyvie ; but making his way to the lands of Argyll, he ravaged and plundered to the utmost. Montrose then made for the North with the design of attacking Inverness t Inverlocha d ,an y fel witn li h Argyll, who routeme h d with frightful loss. Abandonin s desigghi Invernessn o n mad. r Dundeehe , fo e , whice h tooplunderedd kan afterwardd successfuo an , tw d ha s l engagements with the. Covenanter t Auldeara s Alfordd nan . After another victor t Kilsyth.hia y s Highland followers began to desert, with the consequence that at Philiphaugh the Marquis sustained a crushing defeat at the hands of General David Leslie. Escaping abroad, Montrose spent some tim Germann i e Holland yan d; and - on his return was reinvested by Charles II. with the dignity of Lieutenant- Governor of Scotland. He undertook a fresh invasion, and in 1650 went to Orkney and thence to Caithness. Few, however, responded to his call, and at, Corbiesdal pieceo t t Strachan'y cu sb forcs s ehi ewa s cavalry. Montrose fled to Assynt afted an serie,a r hardshipf so s fell int hande oth Hectof so r Macleod. ARCHERY MEDALS OF Sr ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 371

by whom he was sold to General Leslie, who brought him to Edinburgh. After being treated with every specie f ignominyo s s sentencewa e h , o dt be huna gibbe n go fee0 3 t t high s hea afterwarde limbhi d ,b d an o t s s dis- tributed among different towns. On the 21st May 1650 the sentence was carried out in all its details. Eleven years later the scattered remains were collecte finalld dan y interre e familth n di y vault Giles'S n ti .

. Fig20 . Fig. .21 Meda Davif o l d Forrester, 1628 (scale, -| linear).

IX. Silver-gilt medal, in the form of a shaped shield; l^s inch by j5g inch; weight, 7 dwt. 4 gr. Obverse (fig. 20) engraved with the arms of Forrester :—three hunting- horns stringed, with the initials D F above and the date 1628 below. Reverse (fig. 21) engraved with the figure of an archer drawing a how—dress similar to fig. 7. David Forrester (Dauid Forrester) matriculate studena s Salvator't da S n ti s Colleg bees 1628n eha i n t I foun. d impossibl trac o edefinitelyt m ehi frot mbu , arm the Forresterseemsit the of s likel Strathendrieone sof y was tha he t .

. Fig22 . Fig. .23 Medal of John Lindsay, 1630 (scale, J linear). . Silver-gilX t medal e shapea forth f mo n i , d shiel d, 2|' - inchey b s J inches; weight dwt3 1 , . 372 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

Obverse ) (figengrave22 . d wite arm th f hJoho s' n Lindsay:— quarterly 4thd fesa an , t s chequy1s ,d 3rd an lio a , d n 2n ;rampan d t an • the initials MIL above. . Eeverse (fig. 23) engraved with the figure of an archer—dress similar to fig. 19, with the date 1630 above. John Lindsay (Joannes Lyndsay) matriculated as a student in St Salvator's Colleg arme 1629n ei Th s . migho attributee n b t d Lindsay ha an o o dt y wh other definite coat; .but fro date othed mth e an r circumstance t seemsi s likely that the those yar Johf eo n Lindsay Alexandef o n ,so r Lindsa Canterlandf yo , afterwards John, Lord of Edzell. He was born between 1009 and 1620, so woule ag tha s d hi tagre e with wha e woulw t d expec e winnet th tha f o n ti r 1630 to be.

. Fig24 . . Fig25 . Medal of Thomas Gourlay, 1642 (scale, J linear). XI. Silver-gilt medal, in the form of a heart; 2|- inches by 2-^ inches; weight, 17 dwt. 10 gr. Obverse (fig. 24) engraved with the arms of Thomas Gourlay:—a double-headed eagle displayed, with the name THOMAS GOVRLAY above, e motto—NEEth d an R GIVE OEK—below. Reverse (fig. 25) engraved with the figure of an archer—dress simila figo rt . 19, wit date hth e 164 2followine aboveth d an , g inscription modern i n characters roun e rim:—dth M. Gourlay, dono dedit 1823. Thomas Gourlay, eighteent r ThomasSi f f Kincraigh o o onl e n th y so s wa , Gourlay by his wife Janet, daughter of Sir Andrew Brace of Earlshall. Thomas Gourlay married in 1657, in his father's lifetime, Margaret Forbes, a daughter of Rires. ARCHERY MEDAL ANDREWT S F SO D ABERDEEN SAN . 373

Lament in his Diary mentions the circumstance that on 22nd July 1663, when Archibald Johnsto "Warristof no s convictenwa f treasodo d hangenan d at the cross of Edinburgh, there was an archery competition held on Leith Links, among the competitors being Sir Thomas Gourlay of Kincraig. It will be noted that this medal was not presented till 1823. The name of Thomas Gourlay doe t e Matriculatiooccuth sno n ri n Rol e eithef o lth f o r Colleges at St Andrews until Feb. 16th, 1674, and it has been surmised that possibly this medal should belon Arrowe somo gt th f e o possession-on si e th f Koyal Compan Archersf yo t neithe s nambu , hi s ei r foun thein di r roll.

Kg. 26. Fig. 27. Medal of David Drummond, 1675 (scale, \ linear). XII. Oval silver medal; 2-f inche Iy fsb inch; weight dwt8 , . Obverse (fig. 26) engraved with the arms of David Drummond :— three bars wavy in chief as many mullets, within a bordure on which is engrave e followinth d g text :— y Peace: 1Isa Th 88 4 y s aneliea river and thy Rigliteousnes as the waves of the sea; above the shield below—d e initialan , th D e vTrofivrifji ar sD a hoc appendit. Eeverse (fig ) engrave.27 d wit e followinth h g inscription :—David Drumondus filius Pastoris Ecclesice Monedensis pro sagitta argentea certans in Colledgio Leonardino Victor Evasit Julii 4° 1675 Terque simul celeri redeque volante sagitta cujus victoria vTropvritia hoc appendit. David Drummond ministee th , f eldeso Monedief n ro so t , matriculatea s da student (David Drummond t Leonard'S n )i s College onFebruary 21,1673e Th . minister's name was also David, and he was the third son of John Drummond of Colquhalzie e ministeTh . r married Catherine Smyt f Methveno h d an , had by her two sons, David and John, described in the genealogy (1681) as " both hopeful youthes." 1 1 Genealogie of House of Drummond, p. 54. 374 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S .

XIII. Silver meda shapef o l d oval form, 4| inche inches3 y sb , made from a sheet of plate engraved on both sides with a mask above and below; weight, 1 oz. 9 dwt. 15 gr. Obverse (tig ) engrave.28 d wit e armhth f Johso n Eamsay:—an eagle displayed charge s breasit n do t wit dropx hsi f blooo s d withi n orla n e of eight mullets; helmete d mantledan d ; a crest f o n etoil a t , ou e crescent; motto-—SUPERNA SEQDO R: belo e shielw th e date—20t th d h of June 1676, and on a cartouche below—MB IOA. RAMISCEUS.

Fig. 28! Fig. 29 . Medal of John Ramsay, 1876 (scale, J linear). Reverse (fig ) engrave.29 d wit e archefigurn a th h f o er left-handed drawing a bow—dress, jacket with wide belt, full breeches, shoes and hose with ribbons at knees, round bonnet with button- on tuft of crown, long hair, sword with slings suspended from under jacket—with a trophy composed of a bow and open quiver filled with arrows below, and the following inscription roun e edgth d e. PASTORI :—ME . I . S. ECCLKSI B. METHUANENSIS . FILIUS . COLLEGII . SANCTI SALVATEHIANI ALUMNUS MONU- MENTUM HOC APPENDIX. John Ramsay (Joannes Ramsay) matriculated as a student in St Salvator's Colleg Februarn o e , 1673s fathe24 y s Hi Hug. wa r h s Ramsaywa o wh , ARCHERY MEDALS ANDREWT OS F ABERDEEND SAN . 375 laureate Universite th t da t Andrew S f yo n 1646si , calle- ad Junen di d an , mitted before llth October 165 Caputo 3t takes wa n h e prisone;h t Alyta r h with many others in June 1651, and carried to England ; he returned and was translate Methveo dt 1667dien e ni H Marcn di . h 1674.

XIV. Silver medal of shaped oblong form 4| inches by 3^t inches, de- corate eacn do h side wit engraven ha d borde griffinf o r s above masa d kan , below, with scroll and leaf ornament betwee n; weight . 11oz dwt2 , .

Fig. 30. Fig. 31. Meda "Williaf o l m Cockburn, 1677 (scale, £ linear).

Obverse (fig ) engrave30 . d wit e armhth f Cockbur o s f Cockburo n n: —three cocks mascl,a r lozengeo differencer efo ; helmete mantled dan d ; crest coca , k 'ppr.; motto—PLVS VIGILA. Eeverse (fig. 31) engraved wit e archer—dressn figurha th f o e , loose jacket with gauntlet cuffs and slit with three buttons behind, full breeche hosd skneean o e t s with ribbons witp ca ,h round crow brid nman sloping upwards fronr face in front, and the following inscription :— Gulidmws CocJclurn D Jacob) Cocltbunj de eodem equitj auratj 376 PKOCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S .

Barwnettj filius primogenitus, Collegij D Leonardj alumnus Julij victor evadens hoc numisma appendit Anno Domini 1677. William Cockburn (Gulielmus Cockburnus Baronis a Cockburno filius primogen.) matriculate a studene Colleg t s th Leonara S d n f i to en o d February 28, 1676. He was the son of Sir James Cockburn of that ilk and Grissel baptizes wa l e Hay t EdinburgH da . lltn ho h September 1662. well-knowfathes a s Hi wa r n goldsmit alumnun Edinburgha n hi s wa se H . of St Leonard's College, when he won the arrow.

Fig. 32. Fig. 33. Medal of Colin Campbell, 1678 (scale, J linear).

XV. Silver medal of shaped oval form, 4f inches by 3J inches, engraved on both sides with a mask above and below, connected with bordea r ; dwt4 weight1 . . oz . 1 9gr 1 , , Obverse (fig. 32) engraved wite armth h f Colio s n Campbell:— gyronny of eight (charged with a crescent) within a bordure probably meant for gyronny ; helmeted and mantled ; no crest; motto—ARTJS ET MABTB ; a cartoucli below the shield empty. Reverse (fig ) engrave. 33 e centrth n do e wit e figurarchen a hth f o e r —dress similar to fig. 29, with a trophy of a bow and a quiver of arrows AECHEEY MEDAL T ANDEEWS F O SABEEDEEND AN S7 37 .

below, and round the border the following inscription:—CALENVS . CAMPBELLVS . D . DVNCANI . CAMPBELLI . AB . EDRAMVCCA . ILLVSTRI . LAVERL . EFAMILI . AOBIVND . FILIVI . SPRIMOGENITV . SGENT . E BRAIDALBANV . DIVS . LEONARDI . COLLEGII . ALVMNVI . SQVINTIU . S CONSORTIBVS . PALMAM . PR^ERIPIENS . HANC . LAMINAM . SVM . FAMILIA . JNSIGNII S. IN8CVLPTA MAPPENDI. TANN. O. MRM . VULGARI S. 1678 .

. Fig34 . Fig. .35 Meda f Charleso l , Lord Carnegie (Ear Soutliesk)f o l , 1679 (scale, £ linear).

Colin Campbell (Colinus Campbell) matriculated as a student in the College of St Leonard on February 28th, 1677. He describes himself on the medal as the eldest son of Dunoan Campbell of Edramucca, of the illustrious family of Lawers, of the clan of Breadalbane. Doubtless he was related to Sir John Campbel Lawersf o l , descende noble th f edo hous Breadalbanef eo mado ,wh e a great figure in the reign of James VI., and married Beatrix, daughter of r ColiSi n Campbell, fourth baro Glenurchy.f no 1

1 Douglas's Baronage, p. 57. 878 'PROCEEDING SOCIETYE TH F O S .

7 J . XVI. Silver medal of shaped oblong form, 5T g- inches by 4 j (T inches, engraved on both sides with a border composed of four grotesque masks connected .by scrolls; weight, 3 oz. 18. dwt. . . Obverse (fig. 34) engraved with the :arms of Charles, Lord Carnegie, afterwards Ear f Southeso l k :—an -eagle displayed; abov shiele eth n a d earl's-coronet, surmounted of helmeta . , mantled,; crest a thunderbolt, ; supporters talboto tw , s collare d chainedan d ; motto—DREAD GOD—011a ribbon below. Reverse (fig) engrave35 . d wit curiouha s scene depictin archern ga — dress, long doublet to knees, slits at back and sides, with seven holes and buttons, loose gauntlet cuffs, high-heeled' shoes with rosettes, hose with garters at knees, wide fancy sash round waist fastened at back, with large fringed ends similap ca , , sworfigo rt 31 . d slung under skirtf so doublet—with drawn bow, surrounded by houses among trees, with stags running up a hill in the background, and with birds in the sky. The initials L C C are engraved above the archer.

Charles Carnegie (Carolus D. Carnegy Comiti e Southesked s , films primogenitus), eldest son of Robert, third Earl of Southesk, was born in London on the 7th April 1661. He matriculated as a student in St Leonard's College on 28th February 1677. On the completion of his educatio s appointewa e h nCharley db . captaisII a troo f f horso no p n i e the Forfarshire Militia; and, tinder the direction of the Privy Council, he was employed to prosecute various parties in Forfarshire for holding house field an d conventicles succeedee H . fathes dhi 1688n i r . Afte Revolue th r - tio f thao n t years saii e nevet dh i , r attended Cour seldod an t m attended Parliament e appearH . havo t s e always remained fir,a m adherene th f o t Stuarts. He was one of a number of noblemen fined on the 10th July 1R89 for non-attendanc Parliamentn o e s finhi , e being £300 Scots tooe e H kth . oath of allegiance and the oath to Parliament in the session of 1690. Having mad epeacn hisow e wit governmente hth ; Lord Southesk appearo st have successfully exerted himsel obtaio t f same nth e benefit s friends.hi r sfo 1 Soon after his succession to the earldom he appears to have fallen passion- ately in love with Lady Anne Wemyss, but the young lady married instead David, Earafte o youne f Levena o tw yeath rl r n go I r Ear. t ovelgo r his disappointmen d marriean t d Lady Mary Maitland, second daughter of Charles, third Earl of Lauderdale, on the 18th July 1691. He died in his castl Augush Leucharf eo 9t e 699.th 3 t n so 1 1 History Carnegies,e th f o • Earls f Soutkesk,o . 160-164\o\.pp . i . ARCHERY MEDAL ANDREWT S F SO D ABERDEEN SAN 9 37 .

XVII. Silver meda f shapeo l d oblong form, 5| inche 4y £sb inches, engrave botn do h sides wit hbordea r compose f foudo r grotesque masks connected by scrolls; weight, 3 oz. 14 dwt. Obverse (fig. 36) engraved with the arms of David, Viscount of Stormont:—quarterly, 1st and 4th, three mullets within a double tressure flory counterflory; 2nd and 3rd, three crosses patee ; over all on an escutcheon, withi ndoubla e tressure flory counterflor yhearta ; helmeted and mantled out of a viscount's coronet; crest, a stag's head, between

Fig . 36 . Fig. .37 Medal of David, Viscount of Stormont, 1680 (scale, £ linear).

attires a cross patee; supporters, two lious rampant; motto—SPEED METJORA—on a ribbon below. Reverse (fig. 37) engraved with the figure of an archer—dress, long doublet reaching to knees, large ball buttons up front and on slits at bank, double cord girdle wittasselo htw t backsa , shoe d hosesan , round crowned cap with turued-up brim pointed back and front and faced 380 PKOCEEDING F THO S E SOCIETY.

with ermine, long curled hair—with the' initials YDSe th abov d ean date 1680 below. David, fifth Viscoun f Stormonto t , succeede e titl th n 1668i eo t e d H . matriculate studena s da t (David Murravius vicecome e Stormontsd t S n i ) Leonard's Colleg Februarn eo y 27, 1680 e gavH . a edecide d oppositioo nt the Treaty of the Union ; was one of those summoned to surrender themselves at the breaking out of the Rebellion in 1715 ; and, after possessing the title upward sixty-thref so e years, die 1731.n di l

' Fig. 39 . Fig . 38 . Meda Alexandef o l r Watso Aithernief no , 1682 (scale, J linear)..

XVIII. Oblong silver meda f similao l r form last e toth ; 5J inchey sb 4^ inches; weight, 3 oz. 15 dwt. Obverse (fig. 38) engraved with the arms of Alexander Watson of Aithernie:—on a mount a tree debruised by a f ess j helmeted and

'l Douglas's Peerage, vol. ii. p. 543. ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 381

mantle d; crest e trun trea th , f eko sprouting; motto—AUGETUR SEDTJLUS —and the date 1682 below. Revers e) engrave(fig39 . d with the archer—dressn figura f o e , long full doublet reaching almost to knees, closely buttoned down front, pocket on each side of skirt with buttons, large pointed gauntlet cuff on right sleeve, shooting brace on left wrist, belt round waist with wallet at right side, long hose, high-heeled shoes, two arrows in belt, with the name below—ALEXANDER WATSO ATHERNIEE ND . Alexander Watson (Alexander Watsone) matriculate a studen e s da th n i t College of St Salvator on February 26th, 1679. He was the eldest son of James Watson of Aithernie, who purchased that estate in 1670, and whose family was long connected with St Andrews. Alexander Watson married Margaret Lindsay, second daughte f Davio r d Lindsa Edzellf yo , remembered in traditio prou e "s nth a d lad Edzell.f yo mournfuA " interestind an l g story s beeha nr orescuehe f d from oblivio e authoe Livesth th f y f tlieo b no r Lindsays. " Her brother David was the last laird of Edzell, having been forced by his extravagance to part with all his estates in 1714. Years passed away, and the castle fell to ruin. The banner rotted on the keep—the roofs fell in—the plesaunce becam wilderness—thea e summer house fel decayo t l — the woods grew wild and tangled—the dogs died about the place, and the name of the old proprietors was seldom mentioned, when a lady one day arrived at Edzell in her own coach, and drove to the castle. She was tall and beautiful dressed an , deen di p mourning. Whe came sh n e nea e ancienth r t burying-place e alightesh , d wendan thes t intnwa chapele t opeoth i r n; fo , the doors had been driven down, the stone figures and carved work were all broken, and bones lay scattered about. The poor lady went in, and sat down among it all and wept sore at the ruin of the house and the fall of her family : doubtee on fof o themr beino n r d he e wase g,on sh thougkne,e o on wwh o hn or wher .came esh e from. .Afte whila r came e sh drives e th wa out d n i ,an coach up to the castle ; she went through as much of it as she could, for stairs had fallen down, and roofs had fallen in, and in one room, in particular, she staye dlona g while weeping sadlysai e place vers dSh th .e wa y dea hero rt , e carriesh d d an eart e , somrighth o it n hf o e o t w t awa no yd thougha e sh h with her. This was Margaret of Edzell, the Lady of Aithernie." She returned home sad and sorrowful, and just lived to see the ruin of Aithernie, which her extravagance and folly had brought on, for the laird was a good-natured man, and would deny her nothing. They both died leaving their family in penury.1

1 Wood's East Nculc of Fife, 2d cd., pp. 43, 44. 382 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

XIX. Oblong silver medal, of similar design to the last; 5| inches by 4^ inches ; weight, 4 oz. 3 dwt. Obverse (fig ) engrave40 . d wit e armhth f Alexandeso r Yeaman :— two darts ppr. points downwards saltire ways and thrust through a man's heart placed in the middle fess ; helmeted and mantled : no crest.

Fig. 40. Fig. 41. Medal of Alexander Yeaman, 1683 (scale, \ linear).

Reverse (fig ) engrave.41 d wit e figurarcher—dresn a hth f o e s similar to fig. 39,—standing between two flowering carnations, with the name and date below—ALEXANDER ZEAMANE 1683; stamped with the punch of Thomas Lindsay, admitted a goldsmith in Dundee in 1663. Alexander Yeaman (Alexander Zeamon) matriculated as a student in the College of St Salvator on March 14th, 1683. Nothing is known definitely about him, but it has been surmised that he may have been a relative of Patrick Yeaman, who founded the Yeaman bursaries in the University of St Andrews. ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 383

XX. Shaped oval silver medal, engraved on both sides; 4f inches by 3^ inches; weight, 2 oz. 5 dwt. Obverse (fig ) engrave.42 d wit e armth h f Joho s n Kendall :—oa n bend three mullets betwee doveo ;n) tw helmetes(? mantled dan d; crest , o mounna dova t e: belo shiele w th date—1684 e dth .

. Fig42 . Fig. .43 Medal of John Kendall, 1684 (scale, \ linear).

Reverse (fig ) engrave43 . d wit e figurarcher—dresn a hth f o e s similar to fig. 39—standing among flowers, with the initials I K, one on each side, the cypher I K above, and over all the name—IOHN KENDALL—on a tablet; stamped with the punch of James Penman, admitted to the Incorporatio Goldsmithsnof , Edinburgh 1673in , .

John Kendall (Joannes Kendall) matriculate studen a e Colleg s th da n i t e t SalvatooS f Marcn o r h 14th, 1083. Nothin s knowgi n about hime Th . name suggests that he was an Englishman, and this seems probable, for occasionally English youths e founwerb o t de attendin e Universitgth f o y St Andrews. Lament in his Diary mentions two—Allan Lawmonth and Colin Lawmonth from the county of York—who were students of the Universit 1004n yi . 384 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

XXI. Shaped oval silver medal with a border of masks and scrolls ; 5f inches by 4^ inches ; weight, 4 oz. 5 dwt. Obverse (fig ) engrave.44 d wit e armsth hf Drummono f Culto d - malindie :—three bars wav n middla o yheart r ba e ; helmeted an d mantle d; crest , a.hand.pointin hearta o gt ; motto—CVM CORDB.

Fig. 44. Fig. 45. Medal of David Drammond, 1685 (scale, \ linear). Reverse (fig. 45) engraved with the figure of an archer—dress similar to fig. 39—standing between flowers, with—DAVID DRVMMOND 1685— engraved below. David Drummond of Cultmalindie was the son of Mr James Drummond, first Laird of Inuermay. His mother was Elizabeth Stuart, daughter to Mr Harry Stuart, brother to Sir Thomas Stuart of Garntullie. He matriculated studena s a t .(David Drummond College th t Leonar S n i )f eo Marcn do h 2,1682. describes i e genealogicae H th n di l accoun famile th f Drummondf o tyo , com- piled in 1681, as " yet a minor, but very hopeful." He was served heir to Octobeh 6t e fathes th hi r n 1670.o r 1 1 Gencalogie Housee oth f of Drummond, Edinburgh 285d an .,8 183112 . pp , ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 385

XXII. Silver medal of octagonal form, embossed in high relief on the obvers engraved e an reverse e th n do inche5 ; 4-jJy sb g inches; weight. oz 4 , 18 dwt.; with the maker's mark of John Lawe, admitted to the Incorpor- atio f Goldsmithsno , Edinburgh 1662n i , . Obverse (fig ) embosse.46 d withi nleaa f border e figur cherua ,th f o e b with a quiver at left side, suspended by a sling over right shoulder, drawing a bow.

Fig. 46. Fig. 47. Medal of Mttngo Graham of Gorthie, 1687 (scale, J linear). Reverse (fig. 47) engraved with the arms of Graham of Gorthie :—or, three roses within a border gu. on a chief sa. as many escallops of the first; helmete mantledd dan ; crest, issuing fro mcloua armo dtw s erect, and lifting up a man's skidl encircled with two branches of palm, and on the skull a marquess's coronet all ppr. ; motto—SEPULTO VIBESCO ; the date —1687—belo e shield,anwth d above mantling—M. GOETHF GO Y E.S.S. COLL. Mungo Graham (Kentigernus Grsemus Dom. de Gorthie) matriculated as a student in the College of St Salvator on March 27th, 1634. The Grahams VOL. XXVIII. 2 B 386 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

of Gorthie n Perthshirei , , are. descended fro e familmth f Inchbrakieyo a , branch of the house of Montrose. Graham of Gorthie, an ancestor of the donor of this medal, too kleadina ceremone g th par n i t y attendin interrine gth n gi t scatteree GilesS th f o ' d remain unfortunate th f so es Montrosewa t i e H . who ascended the scaffold and removed the skull, and in the procession the " Head-piece " was carried by him on the point of a lance (hence the origin e cresoth f t e family).bornth y b e ; .Graham e Covenantinth , g writers, note, died within "ane hour" after. 'The donor of the medal married Mary, daughte r WilliaSi f o r m Murra f Ochtertyreyo e appearH . havo t s e taken an active par politicsn i t , representing Perthshir e Scotth sn i eParliamen t 1702-1707, and in the Union Parliament 1707-8. He died probably shortly after 1710, in which year he was unseated as Member of Parliament for Kinross-shire. • ; j, XXIII. Octagonal silver meda f similao l r f largedesigo t rbu n size tha laste nf th inche 6 ; 4|y sb J inches; dwt.5 weight1 . ; oz stampe5 , d wit punce hth Jamef ho s Penman, admitte Incorporatioe th o dt f Goldno - smiths, Edinburgh, in 1663. Obverse ) almos(fig48 . t exactl e samyth design ei treatmend nan s a t laste th . Eeverse ) engrave(fig49 . d wit e armhth f Alexandeso r Kobertsof no Strowan :—three wolves' heads erased (across the shield 1687); below the e shielth bas f a do savage n witema h wolf's hea profiln i d e chained; helmeted and mantled ; crest, a hand holding an imperial crown; motto— VIBTUTIS GLORIA MERGES J below the motto——ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, OP STROWAN E.S.S. COLL. Alexander Robertson of'Strowan, bor n 1670ni , matriculated'(Alexander Robertsone) in St Salvator's College on March 26, 1686, and succeeded to the family estates in 1688 while a student in St Andrews. Being a younger son, it is said he was intended for the Church, but his inclination appears to have lain in another direction servee H . d with distinctio Frence th n i h army foa r numbe yearsf o r afterwardd ,an s returne Scotlano dt d unde pardoa r n granted Queey b n staunca Anne s A . h Jacobit sidee eh d wit Stuartse hth tood an ,k part in the Rebellion of 1715, when he fought at Sheriffmuir at the head of 500 of his clan. Sometime after the battle he sought refuge in France, where he appears to have remained for about ten years, during which perio e seemh d havo t s e seen much service Frencth n i eh s i army d an , allude s Colonea o dt l Alexander Robertso e Scotth f nso s Brigadewa e H . permitted to return to Scotland in 1725. He settled down to the duties of s propertyhi carried:od an , a nconsiderabl e busines e sal f th timbeo e n i s r ARCHERY MEDAL ANDREWT S F SO D ABERDEEN SAN . 387 grown on his estate. On the outbreak of the Rebellion of 1745, being too old to take an active share in the fighting, he caused a number of his clansmen to joi Pretendere nth accounn O advances .hi f to dabsence ageth d proof ,an eo f regardin s appearancghi e unde Pretender'e th r s banner nams passes ,hi ewa d over in the proscription which followed the suppression of the Rebellion. He houss diehi t n Carid ei buriea s 1749n ewa i d famil e i,an n th y tom t Struan.ba 1

. 48 . Kg Fig. 49 . Medal of Alexander Robertson of Strowan, 1687 (scale, J linear). Shortly aftes deatM r a hvolum s poem hi s published f o ewa s , which Lord Macaulay describe s "a d alway s very stupi d oftean d n very profligate." Pennan ttha m statehi t e livedf e h "dieo h s s a dmos,a t abandoned sot,

notwithstanding which he had a genius for poetry." 2 Brief1 Account of 'the Clan Donnachaidh, 1894 . 23-29 alse pp , oSe Proc.. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. xxi . 233-235pp . . 2 Pennant's Tour Scotland,n i . vol108p . i .. 388 PKOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

XXIV. Shaped oval silver medal, wit hbordea f masko r scrollsd an s , inche 4y sjb inches;- weightdwt8 . oz . 4 , Obverse (fig ) engrave.50 d wite armth hf Andreo s w Grahaf mo Bracknes :—a lion's paw erased and erected between three roses on a chief as many escallops; helmeted and mantled ; crest, a lion's paw

. Fig50 . Fig. 51 . Medal of Andrew Graham of Bracknes, 1690 (scale, \ linear).

erased, holdin gscimitaa r; motto—NE C TEMBBE NEC TIMID E; belo w all— 1690. Eeverse (fig) engrave51 . d wit figurarcher—drese n ha th f eo s similao rt fig. 39—standing between flowers; above figure—Te Duce Perrumpo florentes cere Phalanges ; below all—ANDHOW GRAHA BRACKNESF MO . Andrew Graham (Andreas Grahame Bracknesf )o s matriculate studena s da t College t th Salvato S n i f o e Februarn o r f o n yso 22nde th s , 1689wa e H . Henry Graham of Brackness who was one of the Commissioners of Supply for Orkney in 1696 and for Orkney and Zetland in 1704. ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 389

9 XXV. Oval silver medal, engraved on both sides; 4T g inches by 31 inches; weight, 2 oz. 8 dwt. Obverse (fig. 52) engraved with the arms of John, Lord Lindsay, after- wards Ear f Crao l w ford :—gu. fesa , s chequargd chien an i . . fyaz three mullets pierced of the third; helmeted and mantled out of an earl's coronet; crest a swan, ; motto—LOVE BUT DREA D; supporterso tw , griffins. Keverse (fig. 53) within a border engraved with floriated scrolls, the

Fig. 52. Fig. 53. Meda Johnf o l , Lord Lindsay (Ear Crawford)f o l , 1692 (scale, J linear). n archer—dressfigura f o e , long double o kneet t , buttoned down front, wide turned-back open cuffs, shooting brac lefn eo t wrist, short breeches, shoes, long hose to above knee, waist-belt with two arrows at right side, cap sam figs ea . 43—standin mounta n go , wit letters—Le hth I L—above and—1692—below. John, Lord Lindsay (Lindsay) matriculated as a student in the College of St Leonard on March 30th, 1692. He succeeded his father in 1698 as nineteenth Ear Crawfordf o l . hate "H h neither geniu talentr sno businessr sfo , " says Macky: yet he had a seat in the Privy Council; and a curious letter by him yet extant seems to imply a taste for genealogy and antiquities. As a soldier he 390 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. rose high in the army, and died a Colonel of the Horse Guards and a Lieutenant-Genera n 1713i l , leavin sone on g, Earl John, surnamee th d Gallant Earl of Crawford, and two daughters.1

Kg. 54. Kg. 55. Medal of Robert Heriot alias Craige of Ramornie, 1693 (scale, J linear). XXVI. Oval silver medal, with a chased laurel border in relief on both sides; 4f inches by 3f inches ; weight, 2 oz. 15 dwt.; stamped with the punch of Eobert Bruce, admitted to the Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Edinburgh, in 1688. Obverse (fig ) engrave.54 d wit e armhth f Craig:—quarterlyso t 1s , and 4th, ermine, on a fess three crescents ; 2nd and 3rd, a fess charged with three mullets ; helmeted and mantled; no crest; in a cartouch below the shield—EOBEET HBRIOT alias CEAIGB OF KAMORNIE 1693. Reverse (fig. 55) engraved in the centre, with the figure of an archer affronte—dress, long doublet reaching almos kneeo t t , V-shaped opening 1 Lives Lindsays,e oth f . 193volp . ii .. ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 391

from neck, terminating wit poinha t waista t , gauntlet-cuffs hatchetd an , - shaped pocket eacn si h skirt, narrow sash round waist, witfringeo htw d ends at right side, breeches, hose to knees, and high-heeled shoes, cravat round neck wit fringeo htw d end frontn si t witha , h small round crown and "brim sloped upwards, long curled hair—with the following lines below :— —primam hanc tibi magnus Apollo Concedit laude paribum& inviden sno t armis. George Heriot of Eamornie, who died in the year 1678, left an only daughter who was married to John Craige, advocate, of which marriage Bober sona e succeedes H s mothe. deat e wa te estat hi th th f n ho o o e rt d 1688n i adopted an , name dth Heriotf eo .

XXVII. Oval silver medal, 8 inches by 5| inches, with an embossed borde obliquf o r e flutin botn o g h sides ; weigh . 13oz dwt.9 t ; stamped wit e puncth h f Thomaho s Cleghorn, admitte e Incorporatioth o t d f no Goldsmiths, Edinburgh, in 1689. Obverse (fig. 56) engraved with the arms of John, Lord Leslie, after- wards seventh Earl of Eothes:—quarterly, 1st and 4th, a bend charged with three 3rdbucklesd an ,lioa d n2n ;rampan t debmise ribboa y db n ; helmete earl'n a mantled f dan so coronett dou : supporters griffino tw , : s crest, a demi griffin : motto—GRIP FAST ; below the arms—1694. Reverse (fig. 57) engraved with a hunting scene in which is shown an archer dresse Eoman di n tuni d mantlecan , with legging witd an sha quiver worn behind suspended from sling over left shoulder, shooting at a stag pursued by hounds; in the background a small town, and a wounded stag foregrounde lyinth n gi . John, Lord Leslie, afterwards seventh Earl of Eothes, second son of Charles, fifth Earl of Haddington, matriculated as a student (Leslie) in the College of St Leonard on March 30, 1694. He succeeded his mother, and took the s sea oathhi Parliamen n ti d san 1700n ti appointe s wa ; d Keepe Prive th f yo r Seal, 1704; was chosen one of the sixteen representatives of the Scottish Peerage in 1708 ; was appointed Vice-Admiral of Scotland in 1714; had the government of Stirling Castle conferred on him in 1715 ; took a considerable part in suppressing the rebellion of 1715, and died in 1722.1 1 Douglas's Peerage, . 433 p vol . ii . 392 PEOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

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XXVIII. Oval silver medal, with a richly embossed laurel border on both sides, with a shaped edging of plate on the outer edge; 5J inches by 4 inche dwt. s8 weight; 1 . ;oz stampe3 , d wit punce hth Andref ho w Law, admitte Incorporatioe th o dt f Goldsmithsno , Edinburgh 1694n i , . Obverse (fig ) engrave.58 d wit arme hth f Patricso k Nairn f Sandeo -

ford :—parted per pale sa. and arg.; on a chaplet four mullets all counter-

. Fig58 . Fig. .69 Meda Patricf o l k Nairn Sandfordf eo , 1695 (scale, J linear). changed; helmeted and mantled : crest, a celestial sphere standing on a foot: motto—SPES ULTRA—abov e crestth e , and—LE ESPE[R]ANCE EM CONFOBT—below the shield. Reverse (fig ) engrave.59 d wit e figurarcher—dressn a hth f o e , except d sashan ,t similaha e o figth t r . 43—and below—Patrick Narinef o Sandfoord 1695. 4 39 PROCEEDING THF O SE SOCIETY.

Patrick Nairn f Sandforeo d (Petrus Nairne) matriculate studena s da n i t the College of St Salvator on February 25th, 1695. The Naimes of Sand- ford were a family of considerable antiquity. There was Michael de Nairn, who flourishe e reigth Roberf n o di t III.: John Nairn 1426n ei , stylea n di royal document "Nobili r JohanneVi s e Nairn"d s Alexanded an : r Naime, s Comptrollewhwa o e Householth f o r Kino dt g James .wad II.an ,s .also appointed one of the Ambassadors to England in 1451. The genealpgical recordt ver famile no y th e completef so yar t wouli t bu ,d appear that Patrick Nairne was one of the last of the name connected with the estate.1

XXIX. Oval silver medal, with a border of embossed oblique fluting on both sides; 7J inches by 5|- inches; weight, 7 oz. 3 dwt. Obverse (fig. 60) engraved with the arms of James Bethune of Bal- four :—quarterly, 1st and 4th, az., a fess between three lozenges or; 3rd, 4thd an chevro,a arg. otter'n n o a , . nsa s head erasefirste th f ;do helmeted and mantled: crest, an otter's head erased : motto—DEBONNAIRE : supporters, two otters : in escutcheon below the arms—Insignia Claris- simi . JacobiD Bethune D:Halfe d our 1697. Reverse (fig. 61) engraved .with the scene from Book V. of the ^Eneid whicn i , h .ZEneas invite willine stheiy ar thostr o o rgt wh eskil l with the arrow by shooting at a dove attached to the top of a mast taken from Serestus' ship. "Whil treatmene eth scene th quains e f i o tth n i t extreme t givei , vera s y primitiv curioud ean s conceptio e figureth f no s of Hippocoon, Mnestheus Eurytiond an , e competinth , g archers. Below are engrave linee dth s fro e .ZEneimth d referrin e scene:th o gt — Protinus JEueas celeri certare sagitta Invitat qui forte velint & prasmia ponit Turn validis flexos incurvaiit viribus arcus Pro se quisq' viri & depromunt tela pharetris. —Virgil: ^Eneid: lib. V : James Bethune of Balfour, son of David Bethune of Balfour, who was marrie 166n di Kachelo 9t , daughte r JameSi f o rs Hop Hopetounf eo , matri- culate studena s da t (Jacobus Bethun eBalfoura College th n i ) e ot SalvatofS r on Februar leadina s amonn , 1696wa gma 19 ye e Jacobite gH th . f Fifeso , knows andwa "ths na e honest laird. risine s sharth Hi 171f "gn o ei 5 cost s compellewa e h dear m o r emigratet hi dfo , d diean , d without issut a e Reim 1719n si , whe estates nhi s passe sistes hi o drt Ann.2 Playfair's Baronage, Appendix . cccxiiip , . 1 2 Wood's East Neiik of ed.d Fife, 2n . 378,p . ARCHEEY MEDAL ANDREWT S F S O D ABERDEENSAN . 395 396 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S .

XXX. Oval silver medal, -with a richly embossed laurel border on both sides, and a vandyked edging of plate on the outer edge; 5f inches by 4J inches; weight, 4 oz. 9 dwt.; stamped with the punch of Eobert Bruce, admitte Incorporatioe th o dt Goldsmithsf no , Edinburgh 1688n i , .

Fig. 62. . Fig. 63. Meda Williaf o l m Nairn f Baldovaneo , 1698 (scale, J linear).

Obverse (fig. 62) engraved with the arms of William Nairne of Baldovan (almost the same as those of Nairne of Sandford, fig. 59) :— parted per pale sa. and arg., on a chaplet four cinquefoils all counter- changed ; helmeted and mantled : crest, a celestial sphere standing on a foot: motto, in ribbon above—SPES ULTRA—and in ribbon below the shield—HE ESPEEANCB ME CONFORT;—below the arms,—1698. ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 397'

. 'Reverse (fig ) engrave.63 d with e figurarcher—dresn a th , f o e s similar figo t . 59—and belo followine wth g lines :— Provida Magnanimse Si sit Prudentia dextras Die Mihi quse Rerum Gratior esse queat William Nairne of Baldovan. William Nairne of Baldovan (designated in the Matriculation Eoll—Gull. Nairne a Dynsynan) matriculated as a student in the College of St Salvator on February 19th probabls , 1696wa e e seconH y th .. d barone f Dunsinano t . creates s fatherwa Hi o baroneda wh , 1704n i t serves ,wa d s fathe heihi o rt r in the lands of Baldovan in 1697. Sir William, the donor of the medal, died at an advanced age at his house at Scobn in 1754.1

Fig. 64. Fig. 65. Medal of Robert Pringle, 1698 (scale, £ linear). XXXI. Shaped oval silver medal, engraved on both sides; 4| inches by 3£ inches; weight, 2 oz. 12 dwt. Obverse (fig ) engrave.64 d wit e arm th hf Rober o s t Pringle :—az., three escallops ; helmeted and mantled : no crest: in a shield below— BOBBRTTIS PRINGLE CUPRENSI8. Reverse (fig. 65) engraved within a border of floriated scroll-work, n e archer—costumefigura th f o e , long double o kneet t , holed an s Playfair's Baronage, Appendix, p. cccxiv. 1 398 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

buttons up front, pocket in each skirt with buttons, open gauntlet cuffs, band on left wrist, breeches to above knee, high-heeled shoes and hose, skull-cap with single peak in front sloping upwards, waist-belt with arrow—wit e motto—VINCBNThth I DABITUK—above e date—169th d an , 8 —below.

Fig. 66. Tig. 67. Meda Johf o l n Patull Balhouffief oo , 1700 (scale, J linear).

Robert Pringle (Ro. Pringle) matriculate studena Collegs e da th t S n ti f eo Leonard on April 30th, 1097. The arms on the medal are the same as those of the Pringles of Stitchel: but the designation " Cuprensis " would suggest that he was not immediately or closely connected with that family. In 1690 there is mentioned in Thomson's Retours a Robert Pringle who was served heir to his father James Pringle, an Apothecary in Cupar. It is not unlikely that it e donomedale th th grandsoa s f o rs .wa lattee wa o th f nrwh o ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDKEWS AND ABERDEEN. 399

XXXII. Oval silver medal, with embossed laurel border d outean s r vandyked edging of plate ; 5J inches by 4| inches; weight, 6 oz. 3 dwt.; stamped with the punch of Robert Bruce, admitted to the Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Edinburgh 1688n i , . Obverse ) (figengrave66 . d wite armth hf Joh o s n Patullf o o Balhouffie:—arg., a fess gu. between three cross crosslets of the second, over all a stringed bow; helmeted and mantled; crest, a tree : motto, TIGRIS OPEM FERO j in a cartouch below—The Coat and Bearing of John Patullo Balhouffie.of Reverse (fig. 67) engraved with the figure of an archer—dress similar to fig. 63—and the following lines below :— Certius alata qui figit arundine metam Huic non turpe lucrum sed cadit altus hones Scilicet excelsus celebrat per strata triumphos Et pompam vitis munere claudit ovans. 1700. John Patullo of Balhouffie (Jo. Pattull oBalhouffie)a Georgf o n so ,e Patullo, secons M.D.hi d dan , wife, Ann, daughte f Johro n Gibso Durief no , matricu- latestudena e collegs a t dSalvatoth S n i f t o e Februarn o r , 1699e y22 H . marrie 1700n di , Rachel, daughte Davif o r d Campbel f Keithilko l whoy b , m James d daughterha e ha d an die,o e die1768n di wh H , d . circa 1735. 1

XXXIII. Oval silver medal, with a domed up border,, flat chased with laurel leaves on both sides; 4| inches by 3^ inches; weight, 1 oz. 19 dwt.; stamped with the punch of William Burtoun, admitted to the Incorporatio Goldsmithsf no , Edinburgh 1700n i , . Obverse (fig. 68) engraved with the arms of Andrew Gallaway, house cadea th f Dunkell:—arg.f eo to lioa , n rampan chien i . faz t point a mullet; helmete d mantleds splendourit an d n i n ; su crest; e iiith , a cartouch belo e arms—th w Andreas Gallaway Germanus Domino Jacobus Gallaway d Dunkell, and the date—1701. Reverse (fig) engrave69 . d wit e figurarchen ha th f eo r affrontd—dress similar to fig. 55—and the following lines below:— Integer Vitss stetirit, &c. Non eget Mauri, &c. Acrior nee arctl, &c. 1 Wood's East Neuk of Fife, 2nd ed., pp. 338-,9i 400 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. '

The lines are evidently .an abbreviation and corruption of Horace, (, xxii. 1-4. Integer vitse scelerisque purus Non eget Mauris jaculis, neque arcu Nee venenatis gravida sagittis Fusee nharetra.

. ' 68 . Kg • Fig. 69 . ' Medal of Andrew Gallaway, 1701 (scale, J linear). Andrew Gallaway (And. Gallaway) matriculate a.studens da Collegee th n ti . of St Salvator on February 28, 1700.

XXXIV. Oval silver medal, with embossed laurel border d outean s r vandyked edgin platf go e ; 5f inche 4y s|b inches; dwt.weight2 1 . ; oz 4 , stamped'with the punch of Robert Brace, admitted to the Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Edinburgh, in 1688. Obverse (fig) engrave70 . d wit e arm th hf Georgo s e Patersof o n Dunmoore :—arg. thren i , e nest mans sa y pelicans feeding their young; helmeted and mantled: crest, out of clouds a hand grasping a laurel branch: motto—HUC TENDIMUS OMNES ; in a cartouch below arms— Atchivement of George Paterson, Baron of Dunmoore. ARCHERY MEDAL ANDREWT S F SO D ABERDEEN SAN . 401

Eeverse (fig. 71) engraved with the figure of an archer—dress similar to fig. 67, except the hat, which has the brim turned up—and the following Hues below:— Ilia pharetrati t proprises a gloria Scotis Cingere Yenatu salttis. 1702.

Fig. 70. Fig. 71. Meda Georgf o l e Paterso Dunmooref no , 1702 (scale, J linear). George Paterson (G. Patersone) matriculated as a student in the College t SalvatooS f Februarn ro , 1700y28 . lande Th Dunmurf so e were gifte Kiny db g James III Jameo .t s Paterson, s servanthi remained an ,e possessio th s n descendantdi hi f no s until com- paratively recent years. VOL. XXVIII. 2 0 402 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

XXXV. Oval silver medal, with embossed border f laureo s l leaves and an ornamental outer edging of plate; 7 inches by 4]-|- inches ; weight, 6 oz. 4 dwt.; stamped with the punch of Robert Brace, admitted to the Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Edinburgh, in 1688.

Fig. 72. , . Fig. 73. Medal of Thomas Aytoun of Kinaldie, 1703 (scale, J linear). Obverse (fig. 72) engraved with the arms of Thomas Aytoun of Kinaldie:—Larg., a cross engrailed gu. charged with a lancet blade between-four -roses barbed-and seeded: helmeted and mantled: crest, a rose: motto—QTLE SUESUM,SUNT ; in a cartouch below—-Thomas Alton e Lairdth f o Kinnaldie. t o tlirid n So • 1703. ARCHERY MEDAL T ANDREWS F O SABERDEEND AN S3 40 .

Eeverse (fig. 73) engraved with, the figure of an archer—costume similar to fig. 63—and the following lines:— Qui studet optatem cursu contingere metam Multa tulit fecitque puer sudavi t alsie t t Invia virtutia nullvi t aes Hie Jaculo insignis et longe fallente sagitta. Thomas Aytoun (Tho. Ayton) matriculated as a student in the College of t SalvatoS Fehruarn o r , 1703 yfamile 19 Th .f Aytou o y Kinaldif no t a s ewa one period one of the best connected and most extensive proprietors in the eastern distric Fifeshiref o t . Beside estate th s f Kinaldieeo , they possessed the estates of Kippo, Carhurlie, Hilary, Northquarter, Westside, Egtoun, Little Kilduncan, Lochton, Wilkiestou d Cookstounan n e paristh f n o i h, Kingsbarns, with many other portions of land in various parts of the country. The estate of Kinaldie remained in the possession of the Aytouns in a direct male line for upwards of two hundred years until alienated from them by the will of the second-last proprietor, John Aytoun, Junior, who left the estate so that in the event of his son (who was the winner of the arrow in 1724) dying without issue, it should pass to James Monypenny, a nephew e successioth e estatesn e s wifelatteth oO th hi f f o .t e tooro nh e , kth name of Aytoun; but in twelve years after, in 1778, he was obliged to sell the estate of Kinaldie to defray the expenses of ascertaining his right property.e toth 1

XXXVI. Oval silver medal, of somewhat similar design to the last; 7 inches by 4f inches ; weight, 6 oz.; stamped with the punch of Robert Brace, admitted to the Edinburgh Incorporation of Goldsmiths in 1688. Obverse (fig ) engrave.74 d wit e armhth f Jameso s Craigi f Dumeo - barnie—parte sa.d chevro,palan r a . dpe e az n engrailed arg. between three crescents or ; helmeted and mantled : no crest: motto—HONESTE vivo ; in a cartouch below—James Craigie of Dumbarnie. Eeverse (fig. 75) engraved with the figure of a boy archer—costume, long doublet reaching almos o kneest t , buttoned close down front, pockets in each skirt, sash round waist with two fringed ends in front, gauntlet cuff on right wrist and shooting brace on left, hose and shoes, with laurel wreat head—ann ho followine dth g lines below—

1 Conolly'a Eminent Men of Fife, p, 18. 404 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S .

Te voluit Bex magnus olympi Talibus auspiciis exsortem ducere honores Famam extendere factis Hoc virtutis opus. 1704. James Craigie (Jacobus Craigie a Dumbarny) matriculated as a student in College th t SalvatoS f eo Februarn ro estat e , 1703yTh 19 Dumbarni f e.o s ei

Fig. 74. Fig. 75. Medal of James Craigie of Dumbarnie, 1704 (scale, \ linear).

Perthshiren i 168n I .3 John Craigie—probabl fathee yth Jamef ro s Craigie— serves wa dlande heith o srt of Dumbarni salmoe th d nean fishinEarne th n go .

XXXVII. Heart-shaped silver medal, with an embossed border of laurel leave botn so h sides; 5^ inche 4}y sb f inches; weight5 . oz 4 , ARCHERY MEDAL ANDREWT S F O SABERDEEND 5 AN S 40 .

dwt.; stamped wit punce th h Eoberf ho t Brace, admitte Incore th o dt - poration of Goldsmiths, Edinburgh, in 1688. Obverse (figengrave) 76 . d wit arme h th f f EoberStrowiso o y tHa e :— arg., three escutcheons withi nbordura . chargeegu d with eight crescents fielde oth f ; helmete mantled dan d: crest ox'n a , s yoke surmountey db crescenta : motto—CRESCO SUB JUG cartouca O n ;i h below—Atchwement of f Strowie,Roberto y belod Ha an e cartouch—wth Ut olim Haius jugo clarus.

Fig. 76. Fig. 77. Medal of Robert Hay of Strowie, 1705 (scale, \ linear). Eeverse (fig. 77) engraved with the figure of a boy archer—costume, long open doublet, showing a long flapped waistcoat, sash with fringed ends, round waist tied in front, breeches with band at knee, hose and shoes, large broad brimmed cocked hat with feathers—standing on an ornamental shield engraved with the line—Sic ego nuper arcu Celebris, and the date—1705. 406 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

Robert Hay of Strowie (Rob. Hay), matriculated as a student in St Leonard's College on February 28, 1700. He was the son of Francis Hay of Strowie and Margaret, daughter of Patrick Seton of Lathrisk, in Fife. Robert Hay was twice married, but the names of his wives are not given in the baronage. He

was a Justice of the Peace and Collector of the Customs at Kirkcaldy. His family consisted of one son, who died without issue, and three daughters.1

Fig. 78. Fig. 79. Meda Andref o l w Cassi Kirkhousef eo , 1705 (scale, J linear). XXXVIII. Oval silver meda f similao l r desig thao nt f 170o t 3 ; 7 £ inche 5-y sb g inches ; dwt.2 weigh1 . oz ; stampe7 t d wit punce hth f ho Mungo Yorstoune, admitted to the Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Edin- burgh 1702n ,i . 1 Douglas's Baronage, . 584p . ARCHERY MEDAL ANDREWT S F SO ABERDEEND SAN . 407

Obverse (fig. 78) engraved with, the arms of Andrew Cassie of Kirk- house :—gu., a chevron arg. between three griffins' heads erased or; helmeted and mantled : crest, a palm branch supporting a book : motto— SUB PONDEBE SUESUM—and below the arms—Andrew Cassie of KirTthouse, Eeverse (fig. 79) engraved with the. figure of a boy archer—costume, long open doublet showin a glon g flapped waistcoat, sash wito tw h fringed ends tied in front round waist, breeches with bow at knee, hose and shoes, large broad brimmed cooked hat with feathers—stand- pedestaa inn go l bearin date—1705e gth . Andrew Cassi f Kirkhouso e e (Andreas Cassi eKirkhousea ) matriculated studena College s a th t SalvatoS n i tf eo Februarn o r y 24,1707.

XXXIX. Shaped oval silver medal with the obverse worked out in repousse excep shiele th t d bearin armse gth , which, along wit reversee hth , is engraved; 6| inches by 4f inches ; weight, 8 oz. 16 dwt.; stamped with the punch of Patrick Murray, admitted to the Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Edinburgh 1701n i , . Obverse (fig. 80) elaborately embossed with a mask on the top, from which flow floriated scrolls and shells enclosing an oval shield on which are engrave e armth df Williao s m Murray, Marqui f Tullibardineo s , second son of the first Duke of Athole :—quarterly, 1st and 4th az., three mullets arg. within a double tressure flory counterflory or; 2nd and 3rd, grand quarters sa.d quarterlan ; r o x ypilsi h ;—1sf 4t yo d an t 3rd and 4th or, a fess chequy in fess point a crescent for difference ; above shield a baron's coronet. Reverse (fig. 81) engrave darcher—costumy wit bo e figura hth f o e e similar to fig. 79, with the addition of a sword or rapier worn outside e coat—standinth pedestaa n go l inscribed—Dominus Gullielmus Mur- ravius filius seeundus Duds de Athole 1706, and below all Ilia pharetratis est propria gloria Scotis Cingere venatu saltus superare natando Flumina ferre famam contemnere frigus et jBstus u a 0 1 \v 9 h William Murray, Marquis of Tullibardine (Gul. Murray, Ducis Atholite films) matriculated as a student in St Leonard's College on February 25, 408 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S . e e firsth th tf secone f o o Dukth e n s f Atholldso o on ewa 1706s e H wa , . first who joined the Earl of Mar in August 1715, and proclaimed the Pre- tender, for which he was attainted of high treason hy Act of Parliament. He had on two occasions—the latter for twenty-six years—to go into- exile to escape apprehension. He landed with the Prince at Borrodale in 1745, and unfurled his standard at Glenfinnan. He surrendered on failing to escape

Fig. 80. ' Fig. 81. Medal of William Murray (Marquess of Tullibardine), 1706 (scale, J linear). after Culloden, and was committed to the Tower 'of London, where he died in 1740 in the fifty-eighth year of his age.1

XL. Oval silver medal, richly embossed on the obverse and engraved on the revers f inche6 e; 5-fgy sb inche dwt.s; 2 weight . oz ; 0 stampe1 , d 1 Douglas's Peerage, vol. i. p. 150. KJ

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Fig. 83. Medal of David Scot of Scotstarvit, 1707 (scale \ linear), . 0 41 PROCEEDING SOCIETYE TH F O S .

with the punch of Alexander Kincaid, admitted to the Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Edinburgh, in 1692. Obverse (fig. 82), in the centre a shield (fig. 83) engraved with the arm f Scoo sf Scotstarvio t t : — a benmullea . orn az o d, t betweeo tw n crescents withi nbordura e engrailed gu. ; abov e shieldeth , executen di repousse, two winged cherubs blowing trumpets — symbolical of fame — supporting a medal with a border of laurel leaves, resting on floriated scroll ornamentation whice basth et ha enclose figur e unicora th s f eo n sinistefacine th o gt r side. Reverse (fig. 84) engraved with the figure of a boy archer — 'costume simila figo t r . 81 — standin an pedestago l bearing this inscription — Dominus David Scott Films Davidis Scot Scotstarvee td t 1707 «ud "below the pedestal the following lines — Extra fortuna t Quicquimes d donatur amicis Quas dedens solus semper habebis opes weighe th d t— an -^ g David Sco Scotstarvif o t t (David Scott, primogenifru a Scot D s s Tarvet), Davif o n dso Sco f Scotstarvio t s seconhi d dan t wife Elizabeth, daughtef o r r JohSi n Elei f Eleistoho s , matriculate a studen Collegs e da th n i tf S eo t Leonar n Februardo year, 1707o 26 yTw s. later n Aprili , . 1709 joinee h , d

the Royal Compan f Archers o s describei y e H Dougla.y b dn ma s " sa a of good parts, great integrit advocat n discernment.d a ys an wa ee beforH l "e the Scottish bar, and was member of Parliament for Pifeshire. He married Lucy, daughter of Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonston, premier baronet of Scotland, by whom he had two sons and five daughters! He acquired the estate of Barns, so long held by the family of Cunningham. He also had a charter of Baloomie in 1749. He died in London in 176G.2

XLI. Oval silver medal with moulded wire edging ; 3^ inches by 2 j^ inches ; weightdwt2 . .oz 1 , Obverse (fig ) engrave.85 d wit e armth hf Alexandeo s r Sharf o p

Douglas's Baronage, . 224p . Rogers' ed. of Scot's Staggering State, p. 22 ; Nisbct, vol. ii. Appendix, p. 285. Wood's East Neulc of ed.Fife,d . 6172n p , . ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND 'ABERDEEN. 411

Strathtyrum :—quarterly , 4thd 1san t ,saltira az. n o , e arg man'.a s heart gu. distilling drops of blood pierced by two daggers in saltire points downwards in chief a bishop's mitre all within a bordure charged with a double tressure flory counterflory; 2nd and 3rd, arg., a fess az. between two cross crosslets fitche mullea chien d i e basan n i tf e gu. centrn i , f eo e quarterth mullesa t gu.: crest a celestia, l crown: motto—PRO MITEA COEONAM.

Fig. 85. Fig. 86. Medal of Alexander Sharp, 1710 (scale, \ linear).

Reverse (fig. 86) engraved with the figure of a boy archer—costume simila o figt r . 79—standin a pedestal n o g , inscribed Alex Sharp.—

Major vetata 1710x le . r Alexander Sharp (Alex r Sharp) matriculated as a student in the College t LeonaroS f a n grandsoFebruar o ds wa , 1712 f Archbishoe o n27 yH . p Sharp, who was murdered on Magus Moor on May 3rd, 1079.

XLII. Oval silver medal, with moulded wire border; 3^ inchey sb 2 j^j-inches; dwtweight6 . .oz 1 , Obverse (fig ) engrave.87 d wit e armshth f Robero t Fotheringhaf mo Powrie:—ermine, three bars withi bordura n e gu. chien i , a labef f o l three pointe seconth f so d • helmete mantledd dan : crest griffin'a , s head rased : motto—BE IT FAST. 412 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S .

Keverse (fig) engrave88 . e centrth n di e wit ha troph y composef o d crossed quivers lyre,a , bow arrowsd san , surmounte ribboa y db n wite hth motto—IA FiGAR M d surroundeCO META Man X MMO y thidb s inscription —Robertus Fofhringamius Bandenius Victor certaminen i Sagittariorum Andraeopoli .sEtatis suoe XV Aerae Vulgaris MDGCXII. Robert Fotheringham matriculated as a student (Rob. Fotheringham) in e Colleg th t SalvatoS f eo Marcn ro , 1712 he joine14 H .Royae dth l Com- pan Archerf yo Juln so y 2,1716 famile Th Fotheringhaf .y o possesses mwa d of considerable Counte landth n si f Forfary o donoe meda e th s Th f o .r wa l probably a son of Thomas Fotheringham, who was returned heir to his father in the Powrie Estates in 1090.

. Fig87 . Fig. 88. Meda Roberf o l t Fotheringham, 1712 (scale, J linear).

XLIII. Oval silver medal, with membered wire border ; 2^ inches by 2^ inches ; weight, 1 3 dwt. Obverse (fig. 89) engraved with this inscription — A.D. 1714. Post acrem tridui conftictum Vici iteriim non ut mihi ipsi novam sed ut Divo parenti veterem resuscitarem Gloriam, Gui adeo Gratitudinis causaham qualemcunq. Votivam Lamellam. D.D. C.Q. Alexander Sharp Coll: Leon. Alumnus addidissimus. Reverse (fig. 90) engraved with the line — Interesse juvat ubi dignus vindice Nodus. ARCHEEY MEDAL ANDKEWT S F SO ABERDEEND SAN 3 41 .

This was the second occasion on which Alexander Sharp was the successful archer, and the curious mixture of pride and humility exhibited in the inscrip- tio worths ni notef yo . " Afte keea r n contes thref o t e days I ,conquere r dfo the second time, proclaime "h lesd tan posterits ; boasto to thin y -m yma khi ful, he adds, " not to raise up fresh glory for myself, but to revive the glory of my sainted forefathers," this medal is given; but again on the reverse, in an expression, become proverbial, from Horace returne h ,magnifyine th o st f go the difficulty involved in the victory, and the delight he had in achieving it.

Kg. 89. Fig. 90. Meda Alexandef lo r Sharp, 1714 (scale, J linear).

XLIV. Oval silver medal; 3J f incheinches2 y b s ; weight. oz 1 , 7 dwt. Obverse (fig. 91) engraved wit arme hth Lorf so d Leslie, f eldeso n so t e seventth h Ear benf a Eothes:—quarterly . lo n daz o , or h 4t d an t 1s , three buckles; 2nd and 3rd or, a lion rampant gu. debruised by a ribbon; labea ove l f threo lral e points; helmete earl'n a mantled f sdan o t dou coronet: supporters, two griffins : crest, a griffin's head and wings; motto —GKIP FAST. Eeverse (fig. 92) engraved with the figure of a boy archer affronte— costume wide skirted doublet reachin thighso gt , gauntlet cuffs, breeches with band t kneessa , hosshoed an e s with long square tongues, sash tied in front round waist, cravat at neck, no hat—resting on a bow held with the right hand and receiving with his left an arrow from a descending figur f Mercureo placins i o y wh glaure a l wreatheads hi n h;o aboven i , a ribbon, the motto—VINCEKE PERGAS ; below—Joan. Dom. de Lesly Anno Etat.. 14 414 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S .

John, Lord Leslie, afterwards eighth Earl of Rothes, matriculated, along with his two younger brothers (entered in the Roll — Leslie, Charles Leslie, Thomas Leslie, filii Comiti a sRothes) studena e Colleg s th a , n i t e of St Salvator on February 19, 1714. He got a troop of dragoons iii 1715, a company in the foot guards 1717, the lieutenant-colonelcy of the 21st regimen f foo o t 1710n i tsucceeded an , fathes dhi Ears a rf Eotheso ln i d an , the government of Stirling Castle in 1722. He was elected one of the sixteen representative e Scottisth f so h peerag appointes n 172ewa i d 3 an ;d Chamberlai f d FifStrathero n an ea distinguishe d n 1744i ha n e H . d militar presenys battlee careewa th d t Dettingea tf ran so Rocouxd nan s wa ;

Fig. 91. Fig. 92. Medal of John, Lord Leslie (Earl of Rothes), 1715 (scale, J linear). invested wit e Ordee Thistlth th h f ro 175 n edied i 31767an n di , being then Commander-in-Chief of the forces in Ireland.1 The medal given by Lord Leslie, and the two immediately following it (XLV. and XLVI.), given by Charles and Thomas Leslie, his brothers, deserve some consideration. As far as may be inferred from an ex facie examination they all appear to have been given to commemorate the victory of the eldest brother. The medal of Lord Leslie undoubtedly proclaims him the victor, as may be easily inferred from the figure of Mercury bestowing on hie arro mlaureth d wan l crown expressind an , hope o g th y e "ma tha e h t on and conquer." In the reverse of the medal of Charles, is shown the figure of an archer, lacking, however, the significant laurel crown; but the words engrave medae th conclusiveThomae f n dsaie b o o l b o dt y n i sma r fo , the frankle mh ys feelingsrevealhi s telld u s thao an s,t su wretches ti "t i d o leat n upo e reputatioth n f another.o n e medalTh "l appea al s havo t r e Douglas's Peerage, . 434volp . .ii . ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 415

been suspended from eac seee b hny other fro base holema e mth s th a e, t sa of each.

XLV. Oval silver medal | f inche2 2 inches; y b s ; weight. oz 1 , 1 dwt. Obverse (fig. 93) engraved with the arms of Kothes, as in fig. 91, but without the label and with the addition of a orescent on fess point. Eeverse (fig. 94) engraved with the figure of a boy archer—costume somewhat similar to fig. 92—shooting at a suspended target, with the name below—Mr Charles Leslie.

Fig. 93. Kg. 94. Meda Charlef o l s Leslie, 1715 (scale, J linear). Charles Leslie, seconf Johno n ,dso seventh Ear f Kotheso l , matriculated a studene Colleg s t th Salvatoa S n f i o te Februar n o r , 1714e 10 yH . was captai Scottisa f no h regimen service statee th th n i tHollandf f eso o d an , was appointed 1747n ,i , Eare majo th Drumlanrig'f f lo o r s regiment whicn i , h he afterward srane roscolonelth f ko o et e die H t Londoda . 1769.n i 1

XLVI. Oval silver medal; 3^ inches by 2^-J inches; weight, 1 oz. 9 dwt. Obverse (fig. 95) engraved with the arms of Kothes as in fig. 93. Reverse (fig. 96) engraved with the figure of a boy archer—costume simila figo rt . 92—shootin suspendea t ga d target; above smala , l descend- Douglas's Peerage, . 433volp . .ii . 416 PKOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. ing figure of Mercury, surmounted by a scroll, bearing the motto—HAO ITUE ADASTRA; behind the figure another scroll, inscribed—MISERUM EST ALIORTJM INCUMBERB VAMJK ; and on the pedestal—Master Thomas Leslie Ann: Mat 13. • Thomas Leslie, third son of John, seventh Earl of Rothes, matriculated a e studenColleg t th s Salvato S a • f n i o et n Februaro r , 171419 y e H . was appointed equerry to the Prince of Wales in 1742; was a captain in the 46th regiment of foot; was wounded and taken prisoner hy the, rebels at the battl f Prestoo e s electe 1745n i nwa d d ,an membe f Parliameno r e th r fo t boroughs of Perth, &c., in 1743. He died at London in 1772.1

. 96 . Kg • ' Fig. 95. Medal of Thomas Leslie, 1715 (scale, 1 linear).

XLVII. Oval silver medal, with membered wire edging; 3^ inches b jy^2 inches; dwtweight2 . oz . 1 , Obverse (fig; 97) engraved with the arms of James, Lord Elcho, after- wards fourth Ear Wemysf o l s :—or lioa , n rampant gu.; helmeted dan earl'n mantlea f so t coronetdou : supporters liono ,tw s rampant, gardant; crest swaa , n ppr .: motto—IE cartoucPENSa n i E; h below—J a: Dom : de Elcho Coll:e D: Leonardi 1716. Eeverse (fig) engrave98 . d wit figure hth e of'archer—costumey abo , wide skirted doublet reachin o thighst g , slashed sleeve d gauntlean s t

1 Douglas's Peerage, . 433 volp . ii . ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 417

cuffs, breeches with band at knee, hose and shoes with long square tongues, round Scottish bonnet wit t Andrew'hS s cross ornamen lefn o t t front, waist belt, quive t righa r t side with sling over, left shoulder, cravat at neck with square hanging ends—standing on a plinth with this inscription below—His olim parvis componere magnet, Juaabit. James, second son of David, third Earl of Wemyss, was with his brother placed under the tuition of Andrew Ramsay, styled Chevalier Ramsay, author of the Travels of Cyrm, who, in a letter dated 1709, says, " I have nothing to attendanco houtw n a interrupr o t r t bu nighe mos a ee th m tf tt o upo o ntw innocent, sweet, sprightly little boy sI eve r knew." Lord Elcho matriculated

. Fig97 . Fig. 98 . Meda Jamesf o l , Lord Elclio (Eav Wemyss)f o l , 1716 (scale, £ lineav). as a student (Elcho) in the College of St Leonard on February 29, 1710. He succeeded his father in 1720, and died at Norton in 1750, in the fifty-seventh ages yeahi f .ro

XLVIII. Oval silver medal, with membered wire border; 3£ inches by 2^ inches ; dvvt0 weight1 . . oz 1 , Obverse (fig ) engrave.99 d wit e armhth f Charleso s Maitland, second Eare th f Lauderdal f lo o n so e :—or lioa , n rampan . coupe jointl gu t al n di s of the field within a double tressure flory counterflory of .the second in dexter point a crescent; lielmeted and mantled : crest, a lion sejant affront . ducallgu ^ y crowned ppr. dexterpan ,i wlase swora th t f hiltedo d ans sinistehi d n poniellei d a rfleur-de-li an r do : motto—CONSILI . az s O 2 r> VOL. xxvin. 418 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

ET ANIMIS ; in a cartouch below—Gar. Maitland e Coll : D. Leonardi 1717 JEM: 16. ' Reverse (fig. 100) engrave darcher—costumy wit bo figure a hth f o e e similar to fig. 98, with the addition of a basket-hilted sword, drawn and suspende looa y pb d from right wrist e scabbarth , d being slun t lefga t side from 'waist-belt—standin pedestala n go , wit scrola h l issuing from s mouthhi , bearin e motto—DULCgth PATRIDECORUT O EE PR AT MMORIES . Charles Maitland, second son of the sixth Earl of Lauderdale, matriculated a studen s a t (Carolus Maitland e Colleg th t Salvato S n i )f o e Februarn o r y 21, 1715. He had an ensign's commission in Colonel Middleton's regiment. e marrieH d Isabel Barclay e heiresth , f Towieo s n Aberdeenshirei , d an , assumed the name of Barclay in consequence. He died in 1795.1

Kg. 99. Fig. 100. Medal of Charles Maitland, 1717 (scale, J linear).

S XLIX. Oval silver medal; 3T g inches by 2f inches ; weight, 19 dwt.; engraved with the name of the maker—A. Burden, Fecit et Sculp Edr? • ; 1• Douglas' ' s Peerage, . 73 . volp . ii . 2 Archibald Burden designate e medalth f so s o himsel(XLIXtw d LIT.n o an fs . a ) the maker and engraver, and on another (L.) as the engraver only. He signs two of the plates in Nisbet's Ancient and Modern Use of Armories, 1718, and in the list of subscribers is designated "engraver in Edinburgh." In the volume of extra plates recently discovered in Cleghorn Library he is described as "goldsmith and engraver in Edinburgh" t liebu ;doe t appeano s o havt r e bee regulana r goldsmith d Jiisan , Role t founnam f th thano o l n s dei i t Incorporation. From variee th , d charactef o r the specimens of his work still preserved, he might more accurately be described A1ICHEEY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND' ABERDEEN. 419

Obverse (fig. 101) engraved wit arme h th Ada f so m Murray :—az., three mullets arg. -withi a ntressur e flory counterflor e festh s n i ypoin n a t annulet; helmete mantled dan d: supporters liono tw , s rampant: crest, a mermaid, in dexter hand a mirror, and in sinister a comb : motto—TOUT PRBST ; in a ribbon below—gibatratsipnnaa 1718, and below the ribbon —E Collegia Leonardi.m Di Reverse (fig. 102) engraved wit e n archer—costumefigura th h f o e , wide skirted doublet reaching to thighs, plain sleeves, narrow band at wrists, breeches ope t kneesna , otherwise simila figo t r . 98—standinn go

Fig. 101. Fig. 102. Medal of Adam Murray, 1718 (scale, -J linear). e line— th a pedestal m Juvatquri d roun an e , th d e novas Decerpere Mores. Adam Murray matriculate a studen s a d t (Adamus Murray College th n i ) e engraveran sa , probably mor r leso e s employe goldsmith'a s da s engraverd di e H . other work besides, and his name will be found on a good many book-plates of the period, and also on a fine armorial frontispiece he engraved for A Historical Essay upon the Family Surname of Buclianan, published at Glasgow in 1723. All these exhibit exactly the same features of engraving as appear on the medals, and they present a striking resemblance to them in the treatment of the mantling and other details n additioI . o beinnt engraven ga alse h ro appear havo t s e sinke e beedi na r or metal seal engraver, as his name appears on a small metal stamp used for sealing purposes now in the possession of T. -Macknight Crawfurd, Esq. of Cartsburn, one of whose ancestors had also a book-plate engraved by him. 420 PROCEEDING F THO S E SOCIETY.

t SalvatooS f Februarn ro , .1714 ythn 19 I e .Roya e Rolth f lo l Companf yo Archers on June 6,1729, is entered Adam Murray, Doctor of Medicine. It is probable that they are the same individual.

. OvaL . l .silver medal; 3£ inche 2y sb ^ inche s; weight - oz.2 , en ; graved on the edge with the name of the engraver—Arehd Burden Sculp'.- , Obverse (fig.-103) engraved with the arm f Davidso , Lord Eosehill, afterwards Ear f Northeso l k :—quarterly, d 4th'or1san t eagln a , e dis- played; 2nd and 3rd. arg., a .pale. gu. over all a.1 label of three "points.; helmete earl' n mantlea d f dan so t coronetdou : supporters leopardo tw , s gardant: crest, a leopard's head couped affronte : motto in ribbon below —TACHB SANS TACHE, and below—David D. EoseMll Leonardinus quinta emissa sagitta palmam rapuit Junii4 2 anno 1719.

Fig. 103. Fig. 104. Medal of David, Lord Eosehill (Earl of Northesk), 1719 (scale, \ linear). Reverse (tig. 104) engraved wit e figur'youthfua th h f o e l archer— costume, tartan doublet, with buttons down frond ope an t throata tn , breeches hose and shoes with hroad square toes and high square tongues, quiver hanging diagonally behind with sling over left shoulder, bonnet wit t Andrew'hS s Cross ornament,—holdin righs hi tn g i han bowda d ,an grasping wit s lef hbranchi a t h backgroune 'otreea fth n i , eacn do h side .are othe archero rtw s ; above ribbona n i , motto—SIMILe th , I FRONDESCET VIRGA METALLO. • • - . •• • • . - - - • • • - • • • • ARCHERY MEDAL ANDREWT S F SO D ABERDEEN SAN . 421

David, Lord Eosehill (Bosehill fiKus primogenitus Comitis de Northesk) matriculated as a student in the College of St Leonard on February 19, 1718. succeedee H fathes dhi fifts a r h Ear Northesf lo die1720d n ki an d, unmarried at Ethie in 1741.1 . OvaLI l silver medal; 3^r inche y 2-b fs inches; weight. oz 1 , 5 dwt. Obverse (fig. 105) engraved with the arms of Eothes as in fig. 91, but •with both a label over all and a crescent in fess point. Reverse (fig. 106) engrave archedy wit bo e figura rth h f shootino e g suspendea t a d target, wit descendinha g figur f Mercureo y above placing

laurea l headcrows scrola hi n n o n; o motto—HIN le oveth l ral C AUSPICARI CAPITI DECUS MOS ESe pedestal—th I LESLBisn o d an M, T James Lesly 1720.

Fig. 105. Fig. 106. Meda Jamef lo s Leslie, 1720 (scale, J linear). James Leslie of Milndeans (Jacobus Leslie films Com. de Eothes) fourth sof Johno n , seventh Ear f Rotheso l , matriculate a studene s th a d n i t College of St Salvator on February 18, 1719. He was admitted a member Faculte oth f Advocatef yo appointes wa 1726n d si an 174n d,i 8 sheriff-depute e s Countalsoth f wa o f e FifeSolicitoyo H . f Exchequero r d diet an ,a d Clapton, Middlesex, in 1761.2 e e obverse ribbomottth th Th littla n n i o no s ei significant when con- sidere conjunction di n wit face hth t that bot fathes threhhi d an re brothers

Douglas's Peerage, vol. ii.'p. 323.

21 Ibid. . 433p . vol. ii . 422 PROCEEDINGS OF 'THE SOCIETY. had attached medale arrowth t migho I t s. freele b t y translated- 'The Leslie thein wone wi sar r o t firs t crow victorf no y from this source."

LIT. Oval silver medal, with narrow wire edging; 3 J inches by 2f inches ; weight, 1 oz. 6 dwt.; engraved on the edge—Archibaldus Burden fecit et sculpsit. Obverse (fig. 107) engraved wit e arm th hf Alexande o s r Haldane : —quarterly, 1st and 4th, arg., a saltire engrailed sa. ; 2nd, arg., a saltire engrailed between four roses gu. ; 3rd, arg., a bend chequy, all

Fig. 107. Fig. 108. Medal of Alexander HalJane, 1721 (scale, 4 linear). within a bordure az.; helmeted and mantled : crest, an eagle's head erased : motto in'ribbon above—SUFFER SUFFER, and in a cartouch below, Alexander HaldanelTZl. ' : '".''. ' ' •..•••• ' Eeverse (fig. 108) engraved with the figure of an archer—costume similar to fig. 104—having shot at and.pierced a flying bird, below' which, there is an animal with the head and antlers of a stag and a nondescript body, on the ground a dog, and in miniature the figure of a child ; above all the motto—JUVENILIS NISUS, and below all in a ribbon—DIGNIOB HOC 'JA'CULO: pk&DA NECANDA MANET. " '. > ' Alexander Haldane. (Alexr ;Haldane) matriculated as a student in the Colleg t LeonarS f o e Februarn do y 24j e 1721arme those th Th ar sf . o e ARCHERY MEDAL T ANDREWS F O SABERDEEND AN S3 42 .

Haldanes. of Gleneagles, a Perthshire family more anciently of Hadden or Halden-Ri Bordere th n go , from which plac name assumes eth ewa t i t d bu : doubtfus i e medadonoe th s connecteth f f wa o i llr d with this familyt i s a , would have been mentioned Matriculatioeithee th n i r medale th n n Rolo . r o l mors wa Patricf e o e likelH n so kya Haldane Provoss Andrewt wa S o f o t,wh s in 1710.

LIII. Oval silver medal ; 3^ inche 2^y b sJ inche s; weight . oz 2 , 6 dwt. Obverse (fig. 109) engraved with the arms of David Bethune of

Fig. 109. Kg. 110. Medal of David Bethune of Kilconquliar, 1722 (scale, J linear).

Kilconquhar :—quarterly, 1st and 4th, az., on a fess between three lozenges or a beaton leaf slipped vert; 2nd and 3rd, arg., 011 a chevron sa. an otter's head erased of the first; helmeted and mantled : crest, a physician's quadrangular cap, sa. : motto—EESOLUTIO CAUTA, and in a cartouch below—David Bethune f Kilconquharo 1722. Eeverse (fig. 110) engrave darcher—costumy wit bo e figur a hth f o e e simila figo rt . 96—wit a hdescendin g figur f Mercuro e y placin glaurea l wreath upon his head, behind the figure in a ribbon—MANET INGENS GLOEIA VIBUM. . David Bethun f Kilconquharo e f Thomao n so , s Bethun f Tarvito e o wh , purchased Kilconquhar in 1714, matriculated as a student (David Bethune) e Colleg th t Leonar S n i f eo n Februardo , 1722joinee y14 H e Roya. dth l 424 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S .

Company of Archers on June 6, 1726. He married in 1731, Anna, daughter of David Bethun f Balfoureo succeedeo wh , r brothe e estatdhe th f n o i er Balfou 1760n i r , whenc r husbanehe styles di d Balfour."f "o 1

LTV. Oval silver medal f inche3 ; y 2]-b s ^ inches; weight. oz 1 , 13dwt. Obverse (fig. Ill) engraved wit e armth h f Alexandeso r Aytouf o n •Kinaldie :—arg. a cros, s engrailed between four roses e gucrosth . s charged with a lancet (club or rod 1) • helmeted and mantled : crest, a rose stalked and leaved, gu.: motto—QU^E SURSUM SUNT; and below all-— Ale'"' Aytone of Kinaldie Anno Elatis, 14 1724.

Fig. 111. Fig. 112. Meda f Alexandeo l r Aytou f Kinaldieno , 1724 (scale, £ linear). Reverse (fig. 112) engraved with the figure of an archer—costume simila o figt r . 96—with this motto—NEC SEMPER 'AKCUM TENDET APOLLO. Alexander Aytou f Kinaldino e (Alex^ Aytone < a Kinaldie) matriculates da studena College th t Salvato S n i tf eo Marcn ro h 10, 1726. Alexander Aytoun name wa lasth e f sth eo t connected wit estate hth .Kinaldief eo e entereH . d the army and rose to the rank of Captain. Dying without issue about 1766 provisione th , s father'hi f so s will came int oestate 'forceth d e an passe, d int hande oth f Jameso s Monypenny n 177i s obligeo 8wa wh , o t selo dt t i l defray the expenses of the law-suit for the reduction of the will'of John Aytoun, which ensued on the death of Captain Alexander Aytoun.2 1 Wood's East Neuk of Fife, 2nd eci;, p. 167. 2..Conolly's. Eminent Men of Fife, _p. W. . ARCHERY MEDAL ANDREWT S F SO D ABERDEEN SAN . 425

' IN'. Oval silver medal; 3J 3y ^b ^ inches; weight 1. 1 oz dwt 2 , . Obverse (fig. 113) engraved wit e armth h f Alexande so r Scrymgeour of Tealing:—gu.,'a lion rampant contourne r armeo d languedan . az d holdin dexte s scimitaa hi w n gi rpa dexten ri r chief poin dovta volant) e(? ; helmete d mantlean d d: crest a lion',graspinw pa s a scimitag r arg.: motto—DISSEPATE—in ribbon above, and in a cartouch below—Alexander Scrymsoure de Tealing 1725. . Eeverse (fig. 114) engraved wit archer—costumfiguran the h of e e similar to fig. 96—with this motto—NIL ACTUM CREDAS ALIQTJID si EESTET

. 113Kg . ' Fig. 114. Medal of Alexander Scrymgeour of Tealing, 1725 (scale, J linear).

AGENDUM—and belo e pedestawth e lineth l s from Ovid, Trietia III; !5 31, 32— Quo quisque est major, magis est placabilis ira t facileE s motus, mens generosa capit. Alexander Scrymgeour (Alexander Scrymsoure a Tealing) matriculated as a student in the College of St Salvator on February 18, 1723. He was a descendant of Sir James Scrimzeour, constable of Dundee. His father was probabl firse Tealingf yth o t e landTh .s belonge earln a t yda perioe th o t d famil f Maxwellyo , from whom they passed t leasa , partn i t o Campbelt , f o l Lundin in 1678. 426 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

LVI. Oval silver medal,' with narrow wire edging ; 3| inches by 2-j-^j- inches ; weight, 1 oz. 7 dwt. Obverse (fig. 115) engraved wit ornamentan ha l shiel Louif do s XIV. style, in whic s ai h boar rampand beloan . wsa t whic s inscribedhi — Gulielmus Vilant E Collegia Stl Salvatoris. (This boar must bo intende r somethinfo d e s no i natura th device t ti f n tlii o r ge efo , cognizance of Professor William Vilant, whose arms are described in Burkes General Armory—arg., three lions rampant sa.;m crestar n a , armoun i r embowed holdin gspeara ; motto—PIRMA NOBIS FIDES.) Keverso (fig. 116) engraved with the figure of a left-handed boy

Fig. 115. Fig. 116. Medal of William Vilant, 1726 (scale, \ linear).

archer—costume simila o figt r . 98—and this inscription—Intaminatis fulget Honoribus Virtus repulsae nescia Sordidce. William Vilant (Gulielmus Vilant) matriculated as a student in the College t SalvatooS f n Februaro r s presente , wa 1724e Chai y21 th e f H o o .t rd Humanity in St Leonard's College by the representative of • Scotstarvit, the founder; and on the Colleges being united in 1747,-he became Professor of Civil Histore Uniteth n i yd College, which offic e helh e d till 1762s Hi . father, also William Vilant, was Principal of St Mary's College from 1691 to 1(593. Nicolas Vilant, probably a son, was Professor of Mathematics in the United College from 1705 to 1807. ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST 'ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 427

' LArlI. Oval silver medal; 3^ inches by 2 J inches; weight, 1' oz. 16 dwfc. Obverse (fig. 117) engraved wit e armth hf Georgso e Hadow (same s Haddea r Haldano n f G-leneagleso e ) :—arg. a saltir, e engraile. sa d within a hordure az.; helmeted arid mantled : crest, a candle burning : motto—UT PKOSIM. Reverse (fig. 118) engraved wit n e archer—costumfigura th h f o e e simila o figt r . 96—with—GBORGIUS HADOW JETAT. xv—engravea n o d ribbon behind the figure, and—Nee opinato Victor 1727—on the pedestal. George Hadow matriculated as a student (George Hadow) in the College of St Salvator on March 26, 1728. He was probably a son of James Hadow,

Fig. 117. Fig. 118. Meda Georgf o l e Hailow, 1727 (scale, ^ linear). Principa t Mary'S f o l s College from 1707 till 1747 d e Recto,th an f o r University for several years. On entering the College he obtained a bursary which necessitated his living arid sleeping in the College. But on the repre- sentation of his father to the professors this condition was not enforced. George Hadow was Professor. of Hebrew aud Oriental Languages in St Maiy's College from 1743 till 1780.

LVIII. Oval silver medal; 3£ inches by 2 j-J- inches ; weight, 1 oz. 17 dwt. Obverse (fig. 119) engraved wite armth hf Jameo s s Patullf o o 428 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S .

Balhouffie :—arg., a less between three cross crosslets gu., over all a bow in pale strung ; helmeted and mantled : crest, a tree : motto—JEGRIS OPEM FEED d beloan , w all— ' James Patullo de Balhouffie • : . E Coll: D..Leonard! 1728 .' Eeverse (fig. 120) engraved wit n e archer—costumfigura th h f o e e similar to fig. 63—and the following lines below— Certius alata qui figit arundine metam . : Hin turpn cno e lucrum.sed cadit altus honos Scilicet excelsus celebra r stratpe t a triumphos . Et pompam vitis munere claudit ovans.

Fig. 119. Fig. 120. Medal of James Patullo of Balhouffic, 1728 (scale, \ linear). James Patullo.of Balhouffie (Jac. Pattullo) matriculated as a student in the College of St Leonard on March 25, 1728. He was the son, of John Patullo'wh arrothe w1700in marrie He owon . d Elizabeth Erskineby , whom he had Janet Halket, who succeeded him; and Rachel, who married 1789n r Thomsoi D , Jamaicaf no s wifhi . e d dieBothan 1773.n de i h 1

LIX. Oval silver medal; 3^- inche 2y b s^ inches; weight. oz 1 , 12 dwt. Obverse (fig. 121) engraved with the arms of Eobert Young :—arg., on three piles sa. as many annulets or; helmeted and mantled : crest, a Wood's East Neuk oj . ed.339d Fife,p ,. 2n ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 429 hand holding a lance in bend, point downwards : motto—PHESS THROUGH. . . . Reverse (fig. 122) engraved with the figure of a boy archer—costume similar to fig. 94—shooting at a target, and below— Nostri sine csede Triumph! Robertus Young E Coll. D. Leonardi 1729. Kobert Young (Rob. Young) matriculated as a student in the College of St Leonar probablMarcs n f Davido o , wa 1728n e h25 dso H ya .Young o wh , wafirse th s t Professo Naturaf o r l Philosoph e Uniteth n yi d College.

. 121. Fig. 122. Medal of Robert Young, 1729 (scale, J linear). LX. Oval silver medal ; 3^ inches by 2^ inches ; weight, 1 7 dwt. Obverse (fig. 123) engraved wit e arrah th f Davi o s d Sibbald : — arg.a , cross molin lozeng. esa y pierced ; helmete mantled dan creso n d: t : ann do a cartouch below — David Sibbald Student t LeonardsS n i 1?30. Reverse (fig. 124) engraved with the figure of an archer — costume, wide skirted doublet reachin thighso gt , plain sleeve cuffsd an s , breeches with bands at knees, hose and shoes, waist-belt, quiver behind slung from belt over left shoulder, crava t necka t , Scottish bonnet with badge — standin plintha n go . David Sibbald (Da. Sibbald) matriculate studena College s da th t S n i tf eo Leonard on March 22, 1732. 430 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

LXI. Oval silver..medal.of similar desig the.lasto t n ; 4| inchey b s 2-j-jj- inches, weightdwt7 . ox . 2 ,

Fig. 123. ' Fig. 124. Medal of David Sibbnld, 1730 (scale, J linear). Obverse (fig. 125) engraved with the arms of Alexander Macleoil of

Fig. 125. Fig- 126- MeJal of Alexander Macleod of Muiravonside, 1735 (scale, ^ linear). Muiravonside :—quarterly,. 1st aud 4th, az., a castle arg. ; 2nd,gu., three legs of a man flexed in triangle garnished and spurred or,; 3rd, a deer's ARCHEEY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN1. 431 head cabossed or ; helmeted and mantled : crest, a lion's head erased ppr. : motto—MURUS AHENEUS ; and below all—Alexander Macleod de Muir- avonside Junior 1735. Reverse (fig. 126) engraved with the figure of an archer—costume almost simila figo t r . 124, except tha doublee tth wrise s tartath i t td nan ruffles are omitted (the drawing of the figure and the quality of the engraving is also much better)—standing on a pedestal bearing this line —Quxsitioris, hoc Preeludium, Victorias. Alexander Macleod (Alexander MacLeod Muiravonsidf o ) e matriculates da a studene Colleg t th LeonarS n f i to e s n Marco d wa , 1735 20 e h H . probably the son of John Macleod of Muiravonside, and Elizabeth, daughter of Captain Alexander Straiton. Alexander Macleod took to the law as a pro- fession becamd an , advocate.n ea 1

Fig. 127. Fig- 128. Meda Johf o l n M'Leo Taliskerf do , 1736 (scale, J linear).

LXII. Oval silver meda f similao l r desiglaste th ;o n t 4| inchey b s 3 inches ; dwt9 weight1 . . oz 1 , Obverse (fig. 127) engraved with the arms of John M'Leod of Talisker :—az., a castle triple towered arg. masoned sa. within a bordure

1 Douglas's Baronage, . 382-3pp . 432 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S . secone oth f d; heliuete d mantledan d : crest a bull', s head cabossed: motto—MURITS AHENEUS ; and-belowall—-John M'Leod of Talisker. Reverse (fig. 128) engraved with the figure of an archer—costume simila figo t r . 126.—standing 'o npedestaa l inscribed— • . , ' , Quo me cunque ducet generosa gloria Sequar Bonorum semulus meinor Academise. ' ; . • 1736. , John M'Leod of'Talisker (John MacLeod a Talascar) matriculated as a student in the College of St Leonard on March 26, 1735. He was prob:. ably the son' of Donald Macleod • of Talisker, and Christina, daughter of John' Macleod of Contillich. 'He betook himsel a militar o t f y d lifean , becam Lieutenant-Coloneea service States-general.e th th n i f l eo 1

Fig. 129.' Fig. 130. Medar Jarnes'SharSi f o l Strathtyrumf po , Bart., 1738 (scale, 4 linear). LXIII. Oval silver medal of similar design to the last; 4|- inches by 3 inches ; weight, •! oz.,1 • •-,..-- 4 dvvt • • . . Obverse (fig. 129) engraved with the arms of Sir James Sharpe of Strathtyrum, Bart :—quarterly, -1s4thd saltira an tn ,o bleedinea g heart transfixe swordo tw y n saltiri sb d e points downwar e hearth d• t having over it a--mitre'tasselle'd':placed' in' the field, all within 'a bordure charged wit hroyaa l treasure-; d 3rdan fesa ,d s2n ' betwee o crostw n s 1 Douglas's Baronage, p. 381. • ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 433

crosslets fitchee in chief and a mullet in base ; helmeted and mantled : crest, a celestial crown : motto — PRO MITEA CORONAM ; and inscribed below all — Sir James Sharpe of Stratyrum, Bart. Reverse (fig. 130) engraved with the figure of an archer — costume simila figo t r . 126 — standin pedestaa n go l inscribed — Non Me Victoria stabit o 1738otheTw r. lines have been engraved below that given, but they have been erased and are now illegible. r JameSi s Sharp (Ja. Shar a pStratyrome ) matriculate studena s a d n i t t Leonard'S s Colleg n Marceo h 23rdgreat-grandsoa s ,wa 1737 e H e . th f no Archbishop. His father (also Sir James) was, as might have been expected, staunca Fifofficee n ha th Jacobitee s n i squadror wa d an , n unde Mastee rth r of Sinclair, whic practicalld hha e honouyth savinf o r Rebee gth l army under Mar from total defeat at Sherifimuir. For the part taken in the Rebellion Sharp, with several others e Cour tries th y f oyewa ,terminedb o d t an r r held at Cupar, when a true bill was found against him, but no further proceedings appear to have been taken. Of Sir James, the donor of the medal, little is known. His daughter and heiress married James Lumisdain, sometime Provost t AndrewsoS f succeedeo ,wh de estat througth f Strathtyrumo t eo r hhe .

LXIV. Oval silver medal f similao , r lasdesige th t ;o nt 4 ^ inches by 2^--| inches ; weight . 16oz dwt1 , . Obverse (fig. 131) engraved with the arms of Sir Eobert Henderson of Fordell, Bart.: —gu. , three piles f issuinsinistero t ou g side argn o . a chief of the last a crescent az. between two ermine spots, on an inescutcheo e badga baroneth n f o e f Novo t a Scotia : helmeted an d mantle d: crest, hana d holdin gstaa r surmounte crescena y db : tmott o — SOLA VIBTUS NOBILITA inscribedd an , T' below all — & Robert Henderson of Fordell Bar'. Eeverse (fig. 132) engraved with the figure of an archer —costum e similar to fig. 126 — standing on a pedestal inscribed — Non in hoc glorioibor 1739. Sir Robert Henderson of Fordell (Rob. Henderson, Eq. Aur.) matriculated as a student in the College of St Leonard on February 28, 1738. He was the fourt r hJoh Si barone f no Henderso n f Fordelo so t d an lf Fordelo n d an l

Christian, daughte r RoberSi f o r t Anstruthe f Balcaskieo r r RoberSi . t Henderson married Isabella, daughter of Archibald Stuart of Torrence.1 1 Douglas's Baronage, . 520p . VOL. XXVIII. 2 B 434 PKOCEEDING 'SOCIETYE TH F O S .

• LXV. "Oval silver medal f similao , r desige last;th o t n' inches by 2^ inches ; weight, 1 6z. 6 dwt. • : • . .

' --• Fig. 131. ' ' . Fi...... 'g-'132. . MedaRoberr Si f o l t Henderso Fordellf no , Bart., 1739 (scale, J linear). Obverse (fig. 133) engraved with the'arm f Alexandeo s r -Baynf o e

Fig. 133. . Fig. 134. Medal of Alexander Bayne of Riraces, 1745 (scale, \ linear). Eiraces :—az., a garb or banded between three thistles all within a AECHEEY MEDALS OP ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 435

bordure of the second : helmeted and mantled : crest, a hand holding a scrol f papeo l : rmotto—VIETUT d inscribedB an ; below all—Alexander Bayne Riraces.of Eeverse (fig. 134) engraved with the figure of an archer—costume similar to fig. 126—standing on a pedestal inscribed—Nil tarn Difficile quod non Solertia Vincat 1745. ' • . > Alexander Bayne (Alexander Bayne) matriculated as a student in St Leonard's Colleg n Februaryo ef o s , probabln 174515 wa so e e .H yth Alexander Bayne (Advocate and Professor of Scots Law) and Mary, daughter of Sir John Carstares of Kilconquhar. Rires, in the parish of Kilconquhar, wa smala s l estate divided into several portion d possessean s variouy b d ^ families.1

Fig. 135. Fig. 136. Medal of Alexander Duncan of Craigton, 174a (scale, £ linear).

LXVI. Oval silver medal, with membered wire border and plain loop ; 3| inche 2^-y sb | inches; weightdwt9 . .oz 2 , Obverse (fig. 135) engraved with the arms,of Alexander Dun can of Craigton gu.: :—quarterly h chevro,a 4t d an betweer n o t ,1s cinque o ntw - foil huntina chien i sd an f g hor basn ni e stringed3rdd an ,d parte2n ; d per pale arg. and az., on a chaplet four mullets in the fess point a crescent

1 Wood's East NeuTc of Fife, p. 117. 436 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S .

charged with another all counterchanged-: helmeted and mantled-: crest, shia fulpn i l sail: motto—DISCE pATI inscribed an , d below all—Alexander Durban de Craigton 1749. Reverse (fig. 136) engraved wit n e archea figurth h f o er being crowned ;with a laurel wreath by-Mercury—costume similar to fig. 126 ; scrola n e motto—OMNIi ove th ll al r A CONANDO 'DOCILIS-SOLERTIA VICIT; and inscribe e pedestal—th n do Ipsa quidem virtus subimet pulclierrima

Merc.es. Alexander Duncan (Alex.r Duncan) matriculated as a student in the College t SalvatooS f Februarn ro , 1747y11 .

Fig. -137. Fig. 138. ' Medal of George Dempster of Dunniohen, 1750 (scale, J linear).

' LXVII. Oval silver medal, with a membered wire border,'a pierced and engraved ornamental loop above and a scroll-shaped pendant below; 4 J inche 2y s^b inches; weight 1. 3 oz dwt 1 , . Obverse (fig. 137) engraved with the arms of' George Dempster of Dunnichen :—quarterly, d 4th1san t , gu. a swor, n beni d d arg. sur- mounted of a fess or; 2nd and 3rd, or, a lion rampant gu. debruised by a ribbo ben: n helmeteni . dsa mantled dan d :-crest demi-lioa , n holding ARCHERY MEDALS OT ANDREWS F ABERDEEND AN S7 43 .

in the dexter paw a sword in pale ppr. : motto—FORTITBR BT STBENTJB ; and inscribed below all—Geo : Dempster, Esg* of.Dunniclum. Reverse (fig. 138) engraved wit e n archer—costumfigura th h f o e e similar to fig. 126—standing on a pedestal inscribed 1750, with the motto —L.ETUS SOBTE TUA vivB SAPIENTER—in a ribbon above the figure. George Dempster of Dunnichen was the son of John Dempster, and grand- son of the famous George Dempster, merchant and hanker of Dundee. He was horn in Dundee in December 1732, and after attending the Grammar School there, he proceeded to St Andrews, where he matriculated as a student (Georgius Dempster) in the United College on February 24, 1748, afterwards completing his education in Edinburgh. He was admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates on March 1, 1755. While in Edinburgh e associateh d with Principal Robertson, David Hume, John Home, Adam Fergusson d others an ,e becam H , e Membe f Parliameno r e Pertth r hfo t Burghs in 1761, and sat almost continuously till 1790. He took a prominent questioe par th independence n th i t f no Americae th f eo n a Colonies s wa d ,an director of the East India Company. The burgh of Dundee caused his e Counciportrai th paintee b n i hund o t ltp an d s u g Chamber wa e H . admitte a dburges f Dundeo s 1761n i e d almos,an t immediately afterwards electe a dmembe e Towth f no r Council e tooH a deek. p interese th n i t welfar Dundeef emuco d di advancho d t ,an e commerciaeth l prosperite th f yo town e waH s. never married eighty-sif o died e ,an dag e 181xth years.t 8a 1

LXVIII. Oval silver medal, with raised flat engraved edge on both sides inche3 ; 2y sb ^ inches ; weightdwt2 . t bear I haloz a . s 1 ,l sa mar sovereign'e kthistla th d ean s hea intaglion di , which indicates that althoug dates i t hi d 175 t 1i coul t possibldno y have been made earlier than 1784. Obverse (fig. 139) engraved wit arme h th f Charlesso , Ear f Elgio l n and Kincardine:—or, a saltire and chief gu. on a canton a lion rampant gu.: an earl's coronet: above coronet the crest, a lion passant: supporters, two savages wreathe middle th t da e : motto—FDIMUS . Reverse (fig. 140), engraved with the figure of an archer—costume, short plain open jacket buttoned down front pocketso tw , holeo d tw , san buttons at cuffs, frills at waist, tight breeches, narrow bands and rosettes at knees, shoes, hose and bonnet with small bow at back, ornament 1 Scots Magazine, vol ; Roll. 6 Ixxxif Eminento 29 . p . Burgesses of Dundee, 1513- 1886, pp. 217-222. 438 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

t righa t sidhigd ean h plume .of ostrich feathers—wit e datth he 1751 below, and n ribboi . n over all the motto—^TELA QUAM CBETO MODERATOR ARCF. • - -' - : . ' . ' : '...., ' '. . i Charles, ninth Ear f Kincardineo l s borwa , n about 173 2succeede• ; s hi d father in 1740, and his Idnsman Charles, Earl of Elgin and Ailesbury, in his Scottish estates onl 1747n yi matriculatee H . studena s da t (Elgine th n i ) United Colleg Februarn eo mucs , 1751wa hy15 e esteemeH . beloyed dan d by all ranks of society, and died in 1771.

Fig. 139. - - • --- Fig. 140. Medal of Charles, Earl of Elgin, 1751 (scale, J linear). : LXIX. Oval silver medal, with membered wire borde engraved an r d and pierced scroll loop, 4-f^ inches by 2-| inches ; weight, 2 oz. 7 dwt. Obverse (fig. 141.) engraved with the arms of .James Durham of Largo :—quarterly, 1st and 4th, arg., a crescent gu. on a chief az. three mullets of the first pierced; 2nd and 3rd, or, three'piles .within an orle chien i s man a d fgu an y. martlet : crest . sa sdolphia , n overturned : motto—VICTORIA NON FRIED belod an A w: all—James Durha f Largomo . Reverse (fig. 142) engraved wit e figurn archer—costumehth a f o e , long doublet reaching almost to knees, buttons to waist, full skirts with pleats behind, gauntlet cuffs, skirts, pocket flaps and cuffs edged with fancy trimming, breeches, hos shoesd ean , bonnet with rosett ornad ean - ment, ruffles at wrist, sash with fringed ornamental ends round waist—> standin a pedestal n go , wit a hdescendin g figur f Mercuro e y placina g laurel wreath on his head; behind and above the figure on. a. scroll—- AECHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. .439

ADE TBNBRIN OI S :coNSUESCERE MULTTJ e pedestal—th n Mo ES d Ian •:Disc e Puer Virtutem JPamamque: extendere factis. James Durham of Largo (Ja. Durham) matriculated as a student in the United Colleg Februarn eo , 1749y10 . a descendan Hes wa ' r AlexSi f o t- ander Durham, Lyon King bougho wh ,e estat th t f Largeo o from Gibsof no Durie in 1662. James Durham, grandfather of the donor of the medal, married Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas Rutherford of Hunthill. This lady, on failure of issue male of her father and brother, became heir of line e titletth o s a,nd honour f Lorso d Rutherford e peeragth n i f ,Scotland o e , dormant since ihe deat f Robertho fourte th , h baron n 1724,i r descendHe . - ant, Admira r PhiliSi l p Charles Durham, quartere e armd th f Rutherforo s d

Fig. 141. • Fig. 142. Medal of James Durham of Largo, 1752 (?) (scale, J linear). with his own, and the family claims the peerage of Rutherford. James Durham fift e e donoe medalth hth , th s f baroo r wa , f Largono marriee H . d Ann, daughte Thomaf o r s Calderwoo Polton.f do 1 - LXX. Oval silver medal, with ornamenta o branche piecp tw to lf o e s of laurel, 3^ inche 3-j-^jy sb r inches; weightdwt2 . oz . 2 , Obverse (fig. 143) engraved with the arms of Francis, Lord Doune :— quarterly 4thd lioa , an n, or t rampan1s , t withi doubl. na e tressure flory counfcer-flory; 2nd, or, a fess cliequy arg. and az.; 3rd, or, three cushions place dwithie lozengewayon nd a doubl an o etw stressur e flory counter- 1 Conolly's Eminent Men of Kfe, . 156p . 440 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

flor y: lielmete mantled f .ado an "baron' t dou s coronet: -supporterso tw , greyhound s: crest , in nes a pelicat n feedin s youngit g : motto—SALTJS PER CHRISTUM REDEMPTOREM. Keverse'(fig. 144) engraved with a view of St Andrews'with the ruins t EeguluS of s Tower e Cathedra th e Spir, th d e an of.St..Leonard'l s in the background, and in the foreground a target attached to the ruined e Castlwalth f o le into which an arrow is- sticking; roun e shafth d s i t entwine da ribbo n wit e motto—CAShth U NON ARTE• .' ' ' ;• Francis ,f Jameseldeso n so t, seventh Ear f Morayo l s bor n lltwa ,no h January 1737,and matriculated as a student'(Doune)'in the United College on Februar , 1754 completee y19 H . s educatiodhi foreigy nb n travel. Dutens,

Fig. 143. Fig. 144• . Meda Francisof l , Lord Doune (Ear Moray)of l , 175 (scale4(?) , J linear). speakin e Englisth f o gt Turia h n 1759i n , says: "Som f theo e m were remarkable for their diligent attention to their studies, but these instances were rare. Lord Moray was one of the few. He had masters for dancing, music, Italian, Frenchr civifo e lmadd h law an ,d e ,an rapi d progresl al n si s exercisehi studies.d san e succeedeH " d his, fathe n 1767i r immedid an , - ately commenced extensive improvements on -his estates, and in that and the following year planted at Darnaway, Doune, and Dunibirsel upwards of thirtee sixteee n th millio choses f o n wa e f trees representativeno ne on H . s Scottise oth f h peeragecreates wa d 179n di an , 6a Britis htitle th peee y b r of Baron Stuart of Castle Stewart, in the County of Inverness. He died at- Drumsheug 28tn ho h August 1810, aged seventy-four.1 .* Douglas's.Peerage, vol. ii. p. 261. ' AECHEEY MEDALS T OANDREWS F ABERDEEND AN S . 441

AHCHER N THI Y E HIGHLAND F SCOTLANDO S .

The use of the bow appears to have continued in the North of Scot- land long after it was forgotten in the Lowlands. It was, however, confine e Highlandsth o t d d rarelan , y forme de equipmen th par f o t t of Highland soldiers when employed on foreign service. This may be gathered from the provisions of an Act of Council, dated 13th December 1552, orderin o Ensigncie tw a glev f yo f Highlano s d soldiers, within the bounds of the Earl of Huntly's lieutenandry, to go to France with other Scottish suppore e s warstroopsth hi Th r Henrf .n i fo o t, . yII Highlander e directe ar e saccoutre b o t d s follows—viz.a d , " with jak d plaitan , steilhonett, suord, boucklair doubletw ne hose w f d o ne t,an , canvass at the least, and sieves of plait or splents, and ane speir of sax elne lan thairbr gmentioo o n t y bow e bu mad"s ni : th .f eo King James Y. did ranch to encourage archery in the Highlands introducinby g amon Highlandergthe s both Englis Flemishand h bows, which pricee th s a s, mentione Lore th dn di Treasurer's accounts1 testify, must have been considered superior to those manufactured in Scotland. Some interesting documents have been preserved 2 abouo leva ttw f yo hundred Highland bowmen, made under the authority of Government,

"Item, the second day of December 1532, paid to the Inglis bowar for ane dosane 1 of bowis and vj dosane of arrovis, deliverit at the Kingis command to Alexander Canosoune " (Alexander MacConnel Dunyvef lo Glense th d g,an chievera f yo f power- fu l e Clan-Donaldtribth f eo , inhabiting Kintyr d Hayan e ) "an r iiidfo j dosanf o e arrois deliveri Kingie th o t s auns grachi r e eschuting,fo " L.20. Ite Augusn m(i t 1538) give dozea r nf fo hann o d bows King'e , senth t a ts grace's comman o Jamet d s Oanoch (so d successonan o Alexandet r r MacConnelle th f o ) which the one half were Scotish bows and the other half English. The price of each English bow 16 sh. and of each Scotish bow 9 sh. In all L.7. 10. Item, the 13th day of October 1539 sent to Allan Sop (Allan ni Sop was a celebrated warrior of the Clan-Gillean, and brother to MacLean of Dowart) at the King's command, eight Flanders bows, price of each 16 sh. and four Scotish bows, price of each 8 sh. In all L.8. 2 Archceologia Scotica, vol. iii . 248.p . 2 44 PROCEEDING SOCIETYE TH F O S .

avowee foth r d purpos f servineo n thai g t expedition, unde e Dukth r e of Buckingham, which ended in the disastrous retreat from the Isle of Ehein 1627. The Privy Council ordained a commission to be given to the Laird of M'Naughta o raist n a ecompan f archersyo , but, owin o contrart g y winds, they arrive o lat to o joie dt eexpedition e th thun ar se W . Unfortunately lefn ignoranci te effecth f t o etha t might have been produce revivae th y thif db o l s almost forgotten weapon incontinentaa l battle. e letterth s s A relatin o thit g f considerablo s leve ar y e interestn i , showing the importance attached to the bow as a weapon of war even at that late period, the here yar e give fulln ni .

LETTEK from KING CHARLEPrive th o yt Counci. SI f Scotlando l , dated Windsor, 12th August 1627.1

CHAELES R. ; Bight &c.—Bein. trustie&c . &c , g willing, amongst other forces intended .to be sent by us, for better secunding the warres whairin we ar justlie ingadgit with France, to send thither two hundrethe highland bowmen: Our pleasur , thagranu eis yo t t unto Alexander M'Naughtan r servantou , e an , cornmissioun, with ane sufficient warrant to levie and transport the said twa hundrethe bowmen, with als large priviledges as anie vther hes had heere- lyke toforth e n kindeei e alwayeh , s giving such satisfactio f everlo o t n e eon saie th d numbe sais agreee a r b l d upon thamed betwixan m , hi taccordin o gt .the custom like th e caisen ei doinr s ;fo g wliairof, these presents sai unte b l o .yo wsufficiena t warrand. And for the better furthering to levie the said number of men in dew tyme, we ar willing, upoun ane motioun made unto ws, for caussing grant remissionis sucho t e highland personi r fugitiva s sa e from r lawe ou ,criminal r sfo l causes, to referr e samth eyou o t e r consideratioun, being willing that thairiw nyo grant vntsair oou d servanfavoue th furtherancd l an ral t e thalawfulln ca t y be granted. So we bid yow fareweill. From pur Court at Windsore, the 12 of August 1627. t . _•.'•: Quhilk letter being heard and considderit be the said Lords, thay ordaine a commissioun to be past and exped to the said Laird of M'Naughtan, -con

formtennoue th saie o th et d f ro missive . 7

1 Record of the Privy Council of Scotland, 1627. ,; . , ,\ ARCHERY MEDAL T ANDREWS F O SABERDEEND AN S3 44 .

LETTER from KINO CHAELES I. to the EARL of MORION, dated Windsor, 12th August 1627.1 CHARLES R.—Right trust d welheloueyan d cousi counsellour& n , wee greete yow well: Whereas wee haue been pleased to giue order to our counsel grantinr fo l gwarrana t Tnto Alexander M'Naughtan r Serwantou , , for levying Two hundreth highland bowmen, which wee conceave to be neoessarie vpon some occasione than si t warr whereiengadgee ar e nwe d with France. And hauing for that effect made chpise of the said Alexander for levying of them to be wnder your conduct, if yow do imbrace that charge concerning which wee did of late wreitt vnto yow : Wee have therfor thought good to recomend him vnto yow, being willing that yow giue vnto him for this purpose your besreadiesd an t t assistanc favourd ean , whic wile hw l tak as a speciall pleasure done vnto Us. So wee bid yow heartily farewell. From our court at Windsore, the 12 of August 1627. Addressed—To our right trustie and wellbelowed Oousin & counsellour, the Earle of Morion.

LETTER from ALEXANDEH-MACNAUGHTAN, (of that Ilk) to the EARL OF MORION, dated Falmouth, 15th January 1628.2 Right honorabill, And my werie Guid L. your L. sail knaw that I wes cassin in heir be ane Tempest of weather coming frome Scotland, quhear I Did wrett to your L. of befoir, and being doung back again, efter I wes within threescoir of mylles to the He of Wicht, I wes baitin back again be storme to the said herbrie, & fearing that my former lettir come not to your L. handis, I gott the fawour of the liwetennent of the castell of falmouth To send this lettir to your Ip. hawing ordour frome my L. chanchlier of Scotland to mack for the Isle of Wicht, quhair your L. regiment lyes, quhiche I mein, God willing, to continow my course knowi d onGo ; s quho haue ww e bein Dou d Tossi an sei e d np b san w t storm f weatheeo f warro chassen & r ;me quhae b t t Trubl chargie& t liesi s bein taine in making wp of my companie, I leiwe that to your L. to Juge of quhen ye sie my companie (Nott fearing that thir contrair windis and frostis will hinder us long heir), & fearing the scarcitie of victuallis, it maid me wrett to you . quharL t course you . wilL r l talk with thir soiouris, Incai Wine sth d Continow (and withall) That your L. wald haue clothis for them, quhen it sail pleis thad Wichtf ego t o the e your H y fo ,. knowis e comrL th o et , althow f personagiso n theme e t musteyb , no The n ry ca befoir you . witL r h thair Trewis & blew cappis: So intretting your L. To naive one thair to receave them l thial , sI leiw youo et . wisdomL r consideratioe& hawo nt caie f ean o r ? From the original among the Mortoii papers. 2 Ibid. . . - . . . 444 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

these puirsoiouris guho ar far frome thair owih countrie. I rest & sail ewer remain, from Falmouth 5 1 e th , You . mosL r t affectionat of Januar 1628. To serwe you, ALEX. MAKNACHTAN, Post scriptum.—Your . sai L Warf lo knon r thaw ma I met e t an comt e from bordeous (Bordeaux), ane staitis man of Warr, quho assurit me that thair ar twentie sixsaill come from the king of Spain, To assist the king of france againis Rochellerise th quhile thee selfth si m f mo hi d ,k sayi di thai& , e sh r eich a r t sohippis that'he reportis he Did Newer sie the greater, as he reportis of trewthe. Moirouir captai e staitie th , th f sno schipe th alss rese a ,f th oo t fleit that ar come frome burdeous, assuritlie affirmis that thair is ane number of schippis coming frome thence to be sownkin befoir the Rochell. My L. as for newis frome our selfis, our bagg pypperis & Marlit Plaidis serwitt us to guid wise in the persuit of ane man of warr that hetlie followit us. Addressed on the back.—To the• most honorabill and my werie Quid Lord, My lord erle of Morton, one of his Maiesties Priwie eounsellours ~ of both the kingdomis—These. t I lias already been noted that archers figure e yea th s lat ra ds a e a 168grea n i 8t Clan-battle betwee e Lairth n f Macintosho d d an , d evean no t p Macdonalu w bo e f Keppochd th o e generaf th o e d us an l, beyond tha e provetb timy dema from many passage e Criminath n i s l Eecord recore e Privth th f d dyo san Counci f Scotlando l . thus wa s regardew Whe e Nortbo th e Wesd nth n d hi an Scotlanf o t d as still a useful weapon in war, it is not surprising to find its practice encourage e Grammath t a d r School f Aberdeeno , , wher e principath e l familie Norte th n hi s sent thei reducated e sonb o st . shale proceew W no l consideo dt histore arroe th r medalth d wf an yo s belonging to that School.

THE ARRO MEDALD GRAMMAE WAN TH F SO R SCHOO F ABERDEENO L • . When Dr Moir was appointed Rector of the Grammar School in 1881 silvea , r arro fourteed wan n medals were discovered1 hidden among Arroe th Medalfac e d f wo 1an tTh s being preserve e Grammath n i d r School was •well known long before this date. The e describear y n Williai d m Kennedy's Annals of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, 1818, vol. ii. p. 129 ; and in James Kettie's Aberdeen Fifty Years Ago, Aberdeen, 1868, pp. 96-100. ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. '445

a hea f lumbeo p d bookan r s which had lain unsorted froe timmth e whe e schoo th ns remove wa l d buildingd ol e Schoo froth e mth n o sl Hill to its present quarters. e inscriptionNonth f eo e medalth n so s afforde indicatioy an d o t s a n e originath l ownership. Fro e Towmth n Council Record t appearei s d that the students of Marischal College had butts in the college yard, and indulged in the pastime of archery about the period covered by these medals. As no less than seven of the medallists are named in the receipts for "chamber maills " as students in that college in the years •inscribed on their medals, it has been inferred that the arrow was ori- ginall e propertth y f Marischao ye Grammath f o lt rCollegno d an e School. This claim was set forth at some length in Scottish Notes and Queries in 1891 ; and it may therefore be desirable to state now with greater fulness than might otherwise have been deemed necessar e factyth n o s both sides. The first strong argument in favour of the Grammar School is that the arrow °was found in its possession. It now appears to have been in e custod schooe th th s possessiond inventorieit f yo an f l o e a r on sfo s da long period, covering the date of the last medal. This may be learned from an old clasped volume entitled The Register of the Grammar School of Aberdene, . JohnMr Findlater being Master Authord an thereof, found in 1892 by Mr. P. J. Anderson, University Librarian, in Dr. Melvin's old desk. In this volume the successive Eectors had entered a list, duly signed and witnessed e schooth f o l, propert d bookan y s handed oveo t r the thein mo r induction. Amon e itemth g s therein enumerates wa d this silver arrow wit s medals it he firs Th t s .a entr s n pagi o y 1 e follows :— e Silve"Th r Arrow with thirteen peices big5 , 8 small, e on , peice since qch maks 14 and weighs two pound and foire ounces old weight." e significancTh f thieo s extrac e fact th liet n thai s t when the. entry was made—most probably by Mr. John Findlater on his appointment as Rector in 1679—there were only thirteen medals, and that the words in italics are written in the same handwriting with different ink, and are squeezed in after the original entry, clearly suggesting that they had been 446 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

added whe e fourteentnth h piece e medath , f Theodoro l e Morisons wa , presente 1699n di . The next entry is dated 1717, and records the fact that the Arrow and fourteen medals were received by the Rector who succeeded Mr John Kndlater :— .''.'; Johr M n", I Milne, present MasteGrammae th f o r r Schoo f Abero l - deen , havo Grant e e m treceave e Silveth d r Arrow wit e fourteihth n peice f Silvero s , whereof fyv smaln eny bigld annexegan d theretod an , e hailth l Books conteint e seveth n thind i san preceidin g pagesl Al , which belone saith d o t gGramma r Schooll n witnesI . s whereof thir presents 'enritten be Alexr. Milne, town clerk deput of Aberdene, the twenty fifth day of October, one thousand seven hundered and seventein years. Befor thes witnesses George ffordyc d Thomaan e s Mitchell Baillies of the sd. burgh and the said Alexr. Milne." • - • '•.'- A similar entry enumeratin e samth g e " arro fourteid wan n peices of silver" is made on October 2nd, 1744, and signed by Mr James Dun. ; The number of medals mentioned in all these extracts agrees with the number now attached to the Arrow. In further proof we may cite the test of weight. In the first entry the weight of the Arrow and medals is •• given as " two pounds and foire ounces old weight." At present they weigh 2. 1 6oz Ibs gs.9 .e equivalen th , d f weighwhico ol t s abou n i hwa t t f I allowanc . 2 e oz Ibsring e madth 6 b er .chain r o s fo e s user fo d attachin e medal e Arrowge th wea th d teath f d o alsan r t sro r an ,fo o two centuries, the weights correspond with as much exactness as might be expected. • Two facts seem therefore pretty clearly established—(1) that the medals now preserved in the Grammar School are those referred to in the entries ; and (2) that they have been in the possession of the school since before . 1699. , otheOe nth r hand , e therunquestionablth s ei e fact that e seveth f no medallists were students at Marischal College. Their names are as follow :— - . ARCHERY MEDAL ANDREWT S F ABERDEENO D S AN S7 44 .

Georgius Mackenzie, . . , . . . 1664 Adamus Gordonus, Glenbucket, . , . . . 1670 . Joannes Gordoune'(illegible) . .167 ,. . 2 Johannes Skene, ...... 1674 ,' Walterus Ogilvie, dom Deskforde d . 167 . , . 5 Keith, Lord Keith, ...... 1677 Theodore Morison, Bognie, . . . . 1699

e notedh l y names Thesf al distinguisheo ,ma e t ar ei , d familieo wh s were likely to send their sons from school to college. e year Th whicn i s. h they became student e collegth t a se correspond exactly, also, with thos medale sucdatede n th e o ar f ho s sa . No help can be obtained from the Grammar School Eegisters to prove that these students were also scholare e oldesschoolth th r f to fo s, Kegister commences onl n 1695yi . This contain smedale nonth f o e- lists' names. At most, it could only have had that of Theodore Morison, a schola s wa t r tha e thereBu h t . t founs ,it namno hi n i s dt i e bu probably entering previous to 1695, may be learned incidentally from some entries relating to a custom which prevailed among the boys, of presentin f moneo e schoo th m o o purchasysu t t l g a e book thein so r leavine Universityth r gfo . e claspeThern entrth a s n yi i e d volume above mentioned entitled "The Name t theia f theso giveso p r ewh 14 e sgoinColledge. th o gt " This list commences in October 1692, and is continued year by year till 1774. In another part of the volume is a list of the books pur- chased for these sums. Under this heading occurs the entry : " Cornelius Tacitus Gifte Theodoy db r Moriso f Bognino Octoben ei r 1699." t thuI s appear scholae Grammaa s th s t thawa a r e h tr Schooo t p u l October 1699, when the receipts for " chamber maills " prove that he passe o Marisehat d l College e schooTh . l session doubtless enden i d October wit e Bursarhth y Competition whic fros hha m time immemorial been held then. In this month also the Town Council made " ane solemn visitation of the Grammar School," in which the Principal and Kegents of Marisehal College took part. This visitation consisted in a public examinatio e givine th classeth f d "o f go praemiums, an ns• " 8 44 PROCEEDING SOCIETYE TH F O S .

evidently markin e session th e close colleg th gf Th o e . e session also commenced abou same th t e time. That the Arrow was shot for after October is highly improbable, for l sucal h competitions were usuall t AndrewsyS heldt a s a , , about Junr eo July. e cas Thereforeth f Theodor eo s a r fa s ea , Moriso concerneds ni t i , may be agreed that the medal he presented was in commemoration of a school rather tha ncollega e victor t archeryya . That the names of senior Grammar School boys should reappear in the College records is precisely what one should expect. The connection of schooe th locad an l l colleg s mosewa t intimate. Dr.'Patricko Dunwh , -was principal of the college and a generous benefactor of the school, in s wilhi l (1631) enjoin e Grammath s r School Recto d Masteran r s specially'to favour Marischal College in sending their boys to it. Although there is no further evidence to adduce, it does not seem unwarrantabl o suppost e e thae samth t e explanation whic s beeha h n sufficient to show that Theodore Morison attended both the school and e collegeth , should suffice e footheth r r medallist -wero swh e studentt sa Marischal College. faro S , therefore, 'fro e occurrencmth 'thesf eo e namee Collegth n si e records proving that the Arrow was a College trophy, they only show tha medalliste th t n completinso g their cours t schooa e l went direco t t the University ; and the inference to be drawn from the identity of dates is that the competition was open to boys of the highest class, in their las te schoo yeath f o rl course. Neither the School Eegisters nor the Town Council Eecords cast any quits e trophyorigie th wa lighth e f t n I o ncommoo t . sevene th n ni - teenth centur r Towyfo n Council o encouragt s e archer presentiny b y g arrows'for open competition e mostTh • . valuabl e prizeth f eo s belonging to the Eoyal Company of Archers—the Edinburgh, Musselburgh, Peebles and Selkirk Arrows—probably all had their origin in this way. In Aber- deen ther alss Arron oea wa w with medals dating from 1679 contended "a fofraternity b r bowmen,f yo whoy b t m"bu given t recordedis-no . e Grammath f I r School Arroa gif s t wwa fro e Towmth n Council, some referenc t shouli o et foune db d eithee Burgth n i rh Minuten i r so Treasurer'e th s Accounts,'bu suco n ht entrye bees s a t yha n traced. ARCHEEY MEDAL ANDREWT S F SO ABERDEEND SAN 9 44 .

There is no inscription on the Arrow, but on two of its feathers are engraved the letters AV CM. Mr. P. J. Anderson has interpreted these as Aberdonia? Urbs, Collegium Mariscallanum. This seems a probable explanation, and might point to the Arrow having been give somy nb e Recto r Eegeno r f Marischao t l College e o lastw Th t . letters might also read Comes Mariscallus. This would sugges havins tit g e Earlth bee f so nMarischal—e giveon y b n t unlikelano y supposition, whe rememberes i t ni d that several member f thaso t family were edu- Grammae cateth t da r School. The interpretation of these letters as first suggested was one of the arguments which seemed to aid the claim of Marischal College for owner- trophye shit althougth f pBu o . t mighhi interestine b t knoo gt w what they mean, it seems idle to speculate, for a definite solution seems unattainable, and it is not likely that any argument founded on such a slender basis would upset the conclusion which has been reached that competitio r trophe fo th s ywa Grammay nb r School boys. Ther fourteee ear n medals belongin Arrowe th o gt , and they havl eal been attacheringy b r chaint i so o dt s fixelarga o dt e ring insertea n di e arrowth f o . d en e holth t ea The earlier medals are undated, but as the order of winning is engrave e firse othersth e dateth t th n n eigho do sd , o an thertn s i e difficulty in arranging them in chronological order. They do not follow each other in consecutive years. Occasionally there is a lapse of a few years—sometimes of two or three, and between the last and second-last of twenty years—so that counting backwards from the first medal with a date does not necessarily give us the information when the trophy was instituted. But there is additional evidence to guide us in arriving at •the e firsdateTh t .medallis s Georgtwa e Mackenzie, whose name occurs in the receipts for " chamber maills " at Marischal College in 1664. His meda s moreovewa l r made appears a , s fro e initialmth s engrave, it n do b ywell-knowa n goldsmit f thaho t period, Walter Melvil makee th , f o r the mace in King's College in 16'50, Master of the Hospital in 1656-7, and deacon convene e tradeth n f i 1662o s r e .littl b Ther n e ca e hesitation, therefore, in accepting the year 1664 as the probable date of firse th t medal. F 2 VOL. XXVIII. 450 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

Severae otheth f ro l medal e markear s d also wit e goldsmith'th h s initials. Thos Johf eo n Bannerman (undated), Adam Gordon, 1670d an , "William Keith, Earl Marisehal, 1677, were made by William Scott, admitte dburgesa n 1666si deacod Hammermee an ,th f no n 1673,1678, and 1685; those of John Gordon, 1672, James Moir, 1673, John Skene, 1674, Lord Deskford, 1675 d Alexande,an r Fraser, 1678, were mad y Alexandeb e r Galloway, admitte a dcraftsma n 1671i n , deacon of the Hammermen 1674 and 1677, also treasurer of the burgh. Although the other medals are not marked, there is no reason to doubt f theo tha l mal t were mad n Aberdeeni e e citizenTh .f thao s t burgh were not much in the habit at that time of coming to Edinburgh for their silver wor whekd ;an n they coul makt no d e whawantes wa t n di burghthein rula ow r s e,a they obtaine Countriesw Lo t frodi e mth , with which they did a considerable trade. It is not surprising therefore to find the character of the medals in all respects different from those belongin e Universitth o t g t AndrewS e Royaf yth o d l san Compan t ya Edinburgh. e firsth t n placeI l mounte,al the e yar d medals, mad havo t e e the utmost effect with the least possible weight of silver. None of them sheea f f o silveo t t simple ou ar r t platef theycu o r have y mth no , an e solid turned wire edgings, which feature characteristie ar s e earlieth f co r and later medals at St Andrews. They are all made from two pieces of plate soldered together, and the edgings are invariably domed up on the obverse. In most of them also this side is executed in repousse, and in one of them both sides are so treated. e e worqualit th Th s i ver kf o yy unequal. With probable on y exception—that of 1676—it cannot be said to be fine, although it is certainly, very vigorous, and in some respects very characteristic. The exception—the obverse of the medal of John Udny—is remarkable, not only for the boldness of its conception, but also for considerable powe delicacd an r executionn i y t I woul. e interestindb knoo gt e wth history of this medal. It is not an original piece of work, but a casting from an ornament executed in repousse. This can easily be made out from the original mats and traced lines which are left untouched. Some portions of it—the bodies of the animals and the traced lines of the ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 451

foliage—show signs of having been chased over, but the reproducer has left entirely alon e figure th eparticularld an s e e facesqualityth Th . y of the touched-up portions differs materially from the original work, and suggest s reproductiosit n Aberdeea y nb n goldsmith; whil generae th e l character of both the design and the execution point to the model having CountriebeeLow n Germanymadin the s or ornamenein The . t probably formed a portion of some larger article, and was adapted by the Aberdeen goldsmit serv o h t pattera medale s th ea r nfo . e engravin Th e reversth n o ge gives probabl justea y e r th ide f o a technical capabilitie e workmath d suggestf o mado san , nwh e it eth s reason why in all probability he had recourse to casting from a model rather than making an original piece of work. The supporters of the arms are savages indeed of a type that could never be mistaken, but e engravinth n i t s smali gar d muc e an l th h inferioe o somth t r f o e finer specimen t AndrewS e th n si s collection. The same remark applies to the engraving of all the other medals. The lettering is uniformly poor, and the treatment of the arms more or less so also. Lord Deskford's medal is probahly the best in this respect. e drawin arme Th engravine th goods th f si g o t bu , g lack e technicath s l excellence of the trained engraver. The goldsmith who executed it was possibl betteya r artist than craftsman. The quality of the silver of which the medals are made is very low. An assay taken from the whole collection only shows an average quality f puro . dwt5 e1 gs d . e silvepoun2 ol .th oz 1 o o9 e t rfd th troys A . Scottish standar df Parliamen o enjoinet 1 oz.e Ac silve1 th ,s y b drwa t in these medal s versi y considerably debased. This, it has been already noted, was a common fault of all Scottish silve rqualite workth t f thesybu , o e medal lowes si r than might have been expected in articles which containe e precioulittlo dth s f eo s metal. The practice so long continued in Aberdeen of debasing the silver probahly arose fro e distancmth f thao e t burgh from Edinburgh e conseth d - an , quent difficultie e Edinburgth f o s h Incorporatio enforcinn ni e standgth - ard prescribed by Act of Parliament. The medals are by no means singula thin i r s respect nearlr e communiofo ,th l yal domestid nan c plate mad Aberdeen ei n about this period shows mor r leseo s deficiency. 452 . PEOCEEDINGS OF 'THE SOCIETY. .

The inscriptions on the medals are neither so long nor so learned as thos n contemporaro e y medal t AndrewsS t a s . They e principallar ' y confined to a hare statement of the winner's name, given sometimes with the utmost brevity, suc "s ha Deskfoor d vicit 1675." Occasionallyn i , addition to the family motto, a legend is added such as— Veni, vidi, vici ; Virtus vera suis marte .vel arte favet; Famam extenders fadishoc virtutis oldese opus.Th t medal bear e quaintesth s t legend—Gor petit astro, velut cervus anhelat aquas (The heart seeks heaven as the hart pants after the waters). The lines have evidently been suggested by the stag's head in the Mackenzie cognizance, and are a kind of alternative render- ing of the first verse of the forty-second psalm. The names of the winners on the medals are suggestive of the high social status of the pupils. The school was attended by the sons of the neighbouring nobility and gentry, as is also shown by an old record detail- ing the scale of fees chargeable according to rank. Dr Patrick Dun's will (1631), whilf ordinaro e e fe fixin ye th pupilg t 13sa s . Scot.r 4d pe s quarter, adds permittes thai t i t maistere dth "o t tako st e fro sonee mth ! oMarqueisa f , Earle, Viscount, Lor r Barondo , such stipend for instruc- tione of their bairnes, as the noblemen or barronnes sail bee pleased to bestow upon them.'' . . > e namee medalth Th n those o s s ar bese f someo th tf knoweo n families e nortth f Scotland—Frasen ho i f Stricheno r , Sken f Skeneeo , Udnf yo Udny, Moir of Stoneywood, Earl Marischal, Morison of Bognie, and others. Ogilv f Inverquharity—o y a Forfarshire family—i e onlyth s , one which doet beloncounte no sth r go immediatt o y e neighbourhood: of Aberdeen. The collection as a whole is very valuable, and gives a juste re goldsmith' th ide f o a s arn Aberdeei t n durin e perioth g d it covers, by affording better material for instituting a comparison with; similar, medals elsewhere, than coul e obtaineb d d from isolated speci-, men r mero s e documentary evidence. With these introductory proceeremarksw no e o describt dw , e the. Arro Medald wan detailn si .

e SilveTh r Arrow preserve e Grammath n i d r Schoo f Aberdeeno l ; (fig. 145) measures 13| inche sdwt7 t lonI 1 weigh d . . g. an 1oz 6gr 1 s Fig. 145. Silver Arrow preserve Grammae th n di r School, Aberdeen. 454 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. is madtuba f eo J inc diametern i hthres ha d ed en feather an ,e on t a s and a barb of plate at the other end. On two of the feathers circular shield e lefwhicn i sar t e engravehar d respectivel d e initialan th y V sA CM. Above the feathers there is a hole in the shaft, from which the medals have originally been suspende arroe a ring Th y wdb . bearo n s hall mark.

Fig. 146. Fig. 147. Medal of George Mackenzie, 1664 (scale, \ linear).

I. Oval medal, made of two sheets of silver soldered together, the obverse treated in repousse and the reverse engraved; If- inch by 1|- inch; weight, 14 dwt. 6 gr.; made by Walter Melvil, deacon of the Hammermen, Aberdeen, 1662. Obverse (fig. 146) embossed wit hplaia n half-round edging enclosing the arms of George Mackenzie :—a stag's head cabossed, between the. attires a star. Eeverse (fig. 147), engrave centre—e th n di Georgius Mackenzieusprimo vicit—VM fecit; and round the edge—Cor petit Astro, velut cervus Arihelat aquas. e namTh e Georgius Mackenzi s beeha e ne receipt th foun r n i dfo s ' chamber maills" at Marischal College in 1664, when he evidently passed direct from the Grammar School to the College. The cognizance on the medal is that of both the Mackenzies of Kintail and of Tarbat: but none of the members of either of these families, bearing the name of George, nppears to have been of a suitable age to have been in attendanc Grammae th t ea r Schoo f Aberdeeo l 1664n ni medae y Th . ma l ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 455 have been give e cadety somth b n f f o eitheeo s f theso r e familiest bu , these wer numerouo es s s thahazardoui t i t attempo st tase f identifith to k - cation.

II. Oval silver medal, of similar make to the last; 2f inches by 2 J- inches; weight, 1 oz. 5 dwt. 5 gr. Obverse (fig. 148) embossed with an edge similar to the last, enclosing the arms of Thomas Fraser :—three fraises. Eeverse (fig. 149) engraved—Thomas Fraser secundo vicit. This medal bears the general cognizance of the Frasers, but without further information than the inscription affords, it seems futile to attempt to identify the donor.

Fig. 148. Kg. 1*9. Medal of Thomas Frascr, 1665 (scale, J linear).

III. Oval silver medal, with plain embossed half-round edging on the obversereversee th flad n o tan , ; 2f inche 2y sb ^ inches; weight, 19 dwt. 7 gr.; made by William Scott, goldsmith in Aberdeen, admitted a burgess in 1666. Obverse (fig. 150) engraved with the arm Johf so n Bannerman :—arg., a hand out of clouds (from dexter side) holding a banner, in dexter chief a dove volant: abov helmee eth initiale : beloth t B shield—we sI wth s me fecit. Eeverse (fig. 151) engraved—Joannes Bannermanus tertio vicit. 456 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

The arms on this medal bear a general resemblance to those of the Bannermans of Elsick, but they have not as yet been identified-as belonging particulary an o t , membe thaf o r t famil cadetss it r yo .

Fig. 150. Fig. 151. Medal of John Bunnerman, 1666 (scale, -J- linear).

IV. Oval silver medal, embossed on the obverse and engraved on the reverse ; 2-f inches by 2j3g inches ; weight, 15 dwfc. 22 gr.

' Fig. 152. Kg- 153. . Medal of Andrew Skone, 1667 (scale, J linear). •

Obverse (fig. 152), embossed within a laurel wreath border, the arms of Andrew Skone :—three skene daggerr so s paleway fesn si s surmounted on the points by as many wolves' heads couped in base a skene fess- ARCHERY MEDAL ANDREWT S F SO S AND. ABERDEEN7 45 .

ways a crescen, r differencfo t n fesi e s point: above the shiele th d initials A S. Eeverse (fig. 153), engraved withi laurea n l wreath border—Virtwtis Regia Merces. Andreas Slceene .quarto vidt 1667. Dr Skene in the Memorials of the Family of Skene of SJcene,1 suggests that Andrew Skene, the donor of-this medal, may have been one of the Ruthrieston Skenes. If so, he was probably Andrew Skene second son of Andrew s admitteSkenewa o a burgesdwh , f Aberdeeo sJund 3r en o n1672 d ,an succeede fathes estate dhi th f Pitmuxtonn ei o r , whic beed hha n conveyeo dt him in 1G68. The father held the office of Conservator of Scotch privileges t Campvera e from 1653 till 16C5 Dea s n 166I .wa Guilf towe no e 7th h f ndo of Aberdeen d acquirean , d the propert f Kuthriestonyo n 166I . 7 Andrew Sken f Ruthriestoneo Andreacquired n an so , s lande whi d th f Pitmuxtoso n e Sheriffdoth witf e o offic hth e f mai o fe ef Aberdeen m f o ro .

Fig. 154. Fig. 155. Meda f Adao l m Gordon, 1670 (scale, -J linear).

V. Oval silver medal, with a domod-up border engraved with laurel e obversn engraveleavea th 1 d 01 san e d inscriptio e reverseth n no ; 2-jj- inche y 2b Js inches; weight . ; dwt0 madgr . , Williay 10 oz .b 1 e m Scott, goldsmith, admitted a burgess of Aberdeen in 1666. Obverse (fig. 154) withi nhalf-rouna d edge engraved with laurel leaves arme th f Adaso m Gordon :—three boars' heads erase d: helmote d and mantled cresto n : : motto—byd, and: initiale oveth l G.ral s A : below all, w s fecit 1670. . ' . " . . 1 New Spalding Club, 18S7, pp. H8-9. 458 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

Eeverse (fig. 155) engraved—Adamus Gordonus quinto vieit. Regnat post funera virtus. The name of Adamus Gordonus, Glenbuoket, occurs in the receipts for " chamber maills " at Marischal College in 1670, when he evidently passed fro Grammae mth r Schoo Collegee th o lt .

VI. Oval silver medal, of similar construction to the last; 3 inches by 2^ inche s; weight , 19 dvvt ; .mad Alexandey eb r Galloway, gold- smith, admitted a craftsman in Aberdeen in 1671.

DEUT1IS rrvR AD ASTRA

Fig. 156. Fig. 157. Meda Johf o l n Gordon of Breachly, 1672 (scale, J linear). Obverse (fig. 156), withi na laure l wreath borde e arm th rf Joh o s n Gordon of Breachly :—three boars' heads erased : helmeted and mantled : no crest: over all the initials I. G., and below all—of breachly. Reverse (fig. 157), withi n engravea n d laurel border—DELITIIS NON ITUR AD ASTEA——IOANNBS GORDONUS SEXTO VICIT 1672——AGF. Gordone Th Brachlif so e wer well-Khowea bees ha n nt i familfoun t bu dy: impossibl identifo t t medalliste ye th ys e a nam e Th f Joanneeo . s Gordoune occurs in the receipts for " chamber maills " at Marischal College in 1072.

VII. Oval silver medal f similao , r desig d constructioan n e th o t n last inche3 ; 2y sb j inches; weight dwt9 gr.2 1 ,1 .; mad Andrey eb w Galloway, goldsmith, admitte dcraftsmaa Aberdeen i n 1,671n i . ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 459

Obverse (fig. 158), withi a nlaure l wreath border engrave arme dth s of James Moi f Stoneywooo r d :—arg. three negroes' (Mauritanian) heads eouped and distilling guttes de sang ppr.: crest, a negro's head couped (dividing the letters IM) ; helmeted and mantled : motto, MAIOR OPIMA FEBAT. Reverse (fig. 159), within an engraved laurel wreath border—PAMAM EXTENDERS FACTI C VIBTVTIHO S S OPVS——IACOBVS MOIR SEPTIMO VICIT 1673——AGP. James Moir, secon f Stoneywoodo d , Aberdeenshire s bor n wa 1659i ,n . He was eldest son of John Moir, first of Stoneywood, and Jean Sandilands,

Fig. 158. Kg. 159. Meda Jamef o l s Moir, 1673 (scale, J linear). wifes hi , eldest daughte f Jameo r s Sandiland f Cottono s . James Mois wa r Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire for fifteen years, and was also one of the Commissioners appointed for settling the Union of the Kingdoms. s twicwa ee H married; first Maryo t , , eldest daughte e Bighth f o tr Rev. William Scroggie, Bishop of Argyll; secondly to Jean, daughter of Alexander Aberneth Mayenf yo relicd an ,Williaf o t m Moi Scotstownf ro seve d ha ne H . os familfirsa f hi seconde ty wifyb th fivd diee y H an eb d . 22ud November 1739.1

VIII. Oval silver medal inche3 ; 2y £sb inche s; weight dwt8 1 , . 18 gr.; made by Andrew Galloway, admitted a craftsman in Aberdeen in

1671. 1 families of Moir and Byns, Edinburgh, 1885, pp. 72-73. 460 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S .

Obverse (fig. 160), withi a ndomed-u p border engraved witn h:a entwined leaf ornament, the arms of John Skene :—three skenes paleways.. in fess on the point of each a wolf's head in a chief, a crescent for> difference in fess point: helmeted and mantled :" crest, a hand reaching' f clouddowo t nou s holdin ga garlan d: motto—SOB S MIHI GBATA CADET.- Reverse (fig. 161) withi engravedn na laurel wreath border—VIBTVS. VBE A. SVIS . MART. E. VE L. ART B. FAVE T —— IOANNE S. SKEEN E OCTAVO. VICIT 1674——AGP.

Fig. 160. Fig. 161. • Medal of John Skene, 1674 (scale, J linear). Dr Skene in the Memorials of the Family of Shene of Sleenf, identifies

the' dono f thio r s meda s Joha l n Skene f Jamee o fourt th , n sso h Skenf o e 1

Newtyle, and Jean Hay. John Skene was baptized on 31st October 1658,-1 but'littl s recordeei d about him e entereH . d Marischal College as-appears1 fro e recordmth n 1674i se fathe bettes Th . wa r s menri knownt i -d an , tioned in the Account of Learned Men and Writers in Aberdeen, that "James Skene was ane excellent Poet in the Scottish language. He wrote the Decalogue, the Lord's Prayer, and the Creed, in metre, printed by' John Forbes, Aberdeen." In the diary of Alexander Jaffray of Kingswells it is mentioned that there wer Jameo etw s Skene Aberdeenn si wero wh e, enemies Quakerswere o oth f wh e knowd an , Whits na e Jame Blacd san k Jamese Th / e fathedonoth f thif o o r s medal .was White James n 16,0I . 6 he occupied; the position of Lyon. Depute. , \ ; •-'••••.; x New Striding Club, 1887, p. 79. - AECHEKY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND" ABERDEEN. '461

' IX. Bound silver medal, embossed on the obverse and engraved on the reverse; 4f inches in diameter; weight, 3 oz. 19 dwt.; made by Andrew Galloway, admitted a craftsman in Aberdeen in 1671. Obverse (fig. 162) embossed, a dexter hand holding a sword or dagger joine cufa r gauntleo y f db sinistea o t t r hand holdin rosea g , wite th h motto—MABTB ET MINERVA ; all enclosed in a laurel wreath border with a thick rope edging to the inside, and a fretted border with cup-shaped indentations on the outside edge.

Fig. 162. Fig. 163. Medal of Walter, Lord Deskford, 1675 (scale, J linear).

Reverse (fig. 163) engraved with th ee Ear arm th f Findhte o f l so r :— quarterly d 4than , t arg. a lio1s ,, n passant gardant imperially crowned; 2nd 3rdan d, arg. a cros, s engrailed; helmetea mantle d f o dan t ou d marquess's coronet: crest, a lion rampant holding a plumb rule : supporters liono tw , s rampant: motto—TOUT JOIT K; an d inscribed below all—Deskfoord vicit 1675—AC fecit. 462 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S .

The donor of this medal was Walter, Lord Deskford, eldest son of James, third Earl of Findlater. After leaving the Grammar School he entered Marischal College as a student in 1675. He died before June 1098, during his father's lifetime, but the exact date of his death is not recorded.1

. ShapeX d oval silver medal, e casd obverschaseth an t d n o dan e engraved on the reverse ; 4$ inches by 3| inches ; weight, 4 oz. 10 dwt. 12 gr. Obverse (fig. 164), a representation in repoussd of Orpheus charming the beasts, attired in dress of a Koman character, holding in his left han dviolia n pressed agains e breas th te lyr f placn fableth o e(i t f eo )

Fig. 164. Fig. 165. Medal of John Udny of Udny, 1676 (scale, \ linear). s righhi n ti hand w g characteristicallbo do ,wit e a behin th h m hi d y howling, and in front of him a lion, a horse, and a goat surrounded by trees representin a gforest e bordeth ; r o nudformetw e f do femal e figures with foliated and scaly terminations. wore Th artisticalls ki y carried bees outha n t I .cas t evidently from 1 Douglas's Peerage, vol. i. p. 585. ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 463 an embossed pattern, and has afterwards been touched up in a few places with chasers' punches. Eeverse (fig. 165) engraved with the arms of John Udny:—a stag's head couped between two greyhounds countersalient collared, in chief and in base thre : crest e fleurs-de-lifleur-de-lion a , d an o s: tw ssupporters , two savages ppr. wreathed abou heae middled th tan d , holdin thein gi r hands clubs ppr. (curiously showing on the dexter side a front view and on the sinister side a back view of the figure) ; helmeted and mantled: motto—AL MY HOP is IN GOD ; and inscribed below all—IOANNES VDNIE VICIT 1676. Joh n Alexandef eldese o Udn th n s so ty wa r Udn Udnf yo Newburghd yan . He represented the County of Aberdeen in Parliament from 1703 till 1706. He married in March 1701 Lady Martha Gordon, daughter of George, first Earl of Aberdeen, and High Chancellor of Scotland.1

XI. Circular silver medal, embossed on the obverse and engraved on the reverse; 4f inches in diameter; weight, 3 oz. 9 dwt. 12 gr; made by William Scott, goldsmith, admitted a burgess in Aberdeen in 1666. Obverse (fig. 166) embossed, a dexter hand emerging from clouds, holding a sword with a curved blade bearing on its point a branch of laurel wit motte hth o above—VIRTVTE ACQVIRITVR, surrounde bordea y db r of laurel wit ha thic k rope bordeedginn e insidea th d o f t cuprgo an , - shaped indentation outside th n so e edge. Eeverse (fig. 167) engraved wit arme hth f Willia o s m Keith, ninth Earl Marischal:—arg. a chie n o f, three pallets between firssecond an t d a crescent; helmeted and mantled : crest, a dove with olive branch in its mouth standing on a duck's head: motto—INNOCBNTIA TECTA SAPIBNTIA ; and inscribed below all—Gulielmus Keith filius natu maxi- mus Domini Johannis Keith de Keithall, Scotice Equitis Marisehallj: vic.it anno 1677—vs fecit. William, ninth Earl Marischal, the only son of George the eighth Earl, was born about 1660 entered ,an d Marischal Colleg n leavino e e Grammath g r School in 1677. He succeeded to the peerage in 1694, and took the oaths

and his seat in Parliament on 19th July 1098. When forty-five years old a D1 r Temple's Thanage of Fermartyn Aberdeen, 1894, p. 431. PROCEEDINGS OF THE'SOCIETY.

.'contemporary writer describes "him thus:—"he is always opposed to the measures of King William's reign: he is very wild, inconstant, and passionate: . does everything by starts-, hath abundance of flashy wit: and by reason of his quality, hath good interes t e countryinth l endeavouAl : n o hav o t rm ehi thei rgive e sideh r sfo , himself libert f talkinyo t pleasegno whes i de nh with e governmentth s i thoroug e H . h libertine t setye p mightil,u s r fo y episcopacy a har: d drinker a thi: n body middla : e stature: ambitiouf o s popularity." He opposed the Union voting against that treaty on every ques-

' Fig. 167. . 166.Kg . Meda Williaf o l m Keith, Earl Marischa], 1677 (scale, J linear).

tion, and when it was concluded he entered a protest, as heritable keeper of the Regalia, against the removal of the Regalia without his consent or that of his successors. He is said to have been made K.T. in 1705 by the titular James III. He was elected one of the sixteen representive Scottish peers n 1710i e marrieH . n 100i d 0 Lady Mary Drummond, eldest daughtef o r James, fourth Earl of Perth, and died in London on the 27th May 1712, aged abou years.2 5 t 1

1 Douglas's Fee,rage ; Coskayne' 5 19 t . volp . ii s. Complete Peerage, vol. . v249p . . ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 465

XII. Oval silver medal, embosse e obversth d n engraveo dan e n do the reverse 5 inche; y 4b s| inches; dwt2 weight . oz . 15 8, gr.; made by Alexander Galloway, admitted a craftsman in Aberdeen in • 1671. Obverse (fig. 168) embossed, a sinister hand emerging from clouds on the dexter side, resting on the bow-string of a drawn bow, with the arrow pointing downwards, immediately above the hand a human eye,

Fig. 168. Fig. 169. Medal of Alexander Fraser of Strichen, 1678 (scale, £ linear. . and on the sinister side of medal a laurel wreath-; over all the motto— VBN . VIDI . viciI l surroundedal , laurea y b l wreath border wit rosettha e bottod cuppea an d p maan to t d edging outside. Reverse (fig. 169) engraved with the arms of Alexander Fraser of Strichen:—quarterly 4thand , 1st thre, e3rd fraisesand , thre2nd ; e antique crowns l withial , na bordure ; helmeted and mantle d: crest a , G 2 . VOL. XXVIII. 466 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S . stag's head erased : supporters, two stags ppr.: motto—VIVE DT .POSTBA VIVAS ; and inscribed below all—ALEXANDER FEASER DE STEEIOHEN vicit 1678—AG. Alexander Fraser of Strichen was the eldest- son of Thomas Eraser, fourth of Strichen, and Marion Irvine, daughter of Robert Irvine of Fedderat. He is said to have been twice married, first to a daughter of Cockbur Ormistof no n; secondl Lado yt y Emilia Stewart, second daughtef o r James, Lord Doune, sixth Ear Morayf o l . Their contrac marriagf to dates ei d in July 1697. His family by his second wife consisted of three sons and one daughter.1

Fig. 170. .' Fig. 171. Medal of Sir J.ohn Ogilvy of Inverquharity,' 1679 (scale, J linear). XIII. Oval. silver medal, with both the obverse and the reverse embossed; 5 J inches by 4f inches; weight, 5 oz. 4 dwt. 14 gr. 1 Historical Account Familye oth f of Frisel Fraser,r o Edinburgh, 1825 . 182p , . . ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 467

Obverse (fig. 170) embossed wit e armth h f Ogilvo s f Invero y - quharity :—a lion passant gardant contourne1 crowned wit n imperiaha l crown; helmeted and mantled : crest, an imperial crown : motto—A FINE : supporters, two savages wreathed about the middle, each holding a clu exterion bi r engraved hanan d; d below—DOM IOHANNES OGILVIE. Eeverse (fig. 171) embossed, an archer of portly form—dress, long coat, double row of buttons in front, pockets with buttons, breeches to knee, shoes and hose, full wig, wide-brimmed round-crowned hat on peg behind—with bow and arrow pointing at a circular target with coiled rope edging motto—VENe ; oveth l al r vi. I m vici. engravedd ;an below— DB INNERCARITIE VICIT ANNO 1679. Sir John Ogilvy, third baronet, was the eldest son of Sir David Ogilvy of Inverquharity marrieo wh , 166n di 2 Margaret, daughte r JohSi f no r Erskine of Dun.1

XIV. Oval silver medal e obversth , e with engraved arms withina domed-up border decorated with chased beads, and the reverse en- graved ; 3J inches by 2f inches; weight, 1 oz. 4 dwt. 8 gr. Obverse (fig. 172), within a beaded border engraved the arms of Theodore Morison of Bognie:—az., three saracens' heads conjoined in one neck arg. the uppermost face looking to the chief and affixed by a wreath to the other two which turn to the dexter and sinister; helmeted and mantled : no crest: motto—STJNT TRIA H2EC TJNUM. Eeverse (fig. 173), engraved within a laurel wreath border—NON MAGNA LOQtTIMTJB SED VIVIMUS—THEODOBUS MORISON DE BOGNIE VICIT 1699 Anno setatis Utio. Theodor Georgf o n e so Morisoe e Morisoth s n wa Bognief no Christiand ,an , Viscountess Frendraught, and was born as appears from the medal about 1685. He entered Marischal College on leaving the Grammar School in succeeded 1699an , e sams fatheth hi d e n i ryear marriee H . d Catharine, eldest daughte r CharleSi f o r s Maitlan Pitrichief do Aberdeene Th . Journal of the period has the following notice of his death :—" Died at Bognie 4th June 1766 Theodore Moriso f Bognieno , whose amiable characte s knowi r n l whotoal nams m reachedhi s eha . Other wity hsma trut tole hb d thas hi t lengthened life of uniform virtue and universal benevolence met even in

1 Douglas's Baronage, p. 51. 468 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

this world an uncommon reward. He lived without an enemy and died without a groan." The Morisons were an influential and wealthy family, inferree b y dma s fro a extene househole mth th f o t d they maintaineds i t I . reported that besides Theodore Morison's father ane Viscountessdth , with their son and two daughters, there lived at Bognie, Barbara Morison, a niece

ILOQ.UIMVJR . SED VIVIMUS,

Fig. 172. Fig. 173. Meda Theodorf o l e Moriso Bognief no , 1699 (scale, J linear).

of the Laird's, Elizabeth Blair, his niece, and Christian Ramsay, a niece e lady'soth f . There were als oa chaplain a steward, fara , m grieve, five male and three female servants. This may serve to indicate the importance and affluenc famile seventeenthe th th f n o yei century.1

This paper has extended to an unusual, and it may be thought an unwarrantable length. As the investigation proceeded, a good deal of information regarding medalliste th gradualls swa y compiled manifestl.n ca Muc t i f ho y only be relied on in so far as the authorities from whom it was derived are e depende s b som A o t f thesee o . don , whe e ligh th nf mor o t e recent investigation was cast upon their statements, have been found to fail in

Dr Temple's Thanage of Fermartyn, p. 156. ARCHERY MEDALS OF ST ANDREWS AND ABERDEEN. 469

accuracy, it is impossible for me to conceive how many errors, minor or grave, I may have made. But rather than shelter myself under the cloak of silence, I have ventured to give the facts as I found them, for what they are worth, and with the hope that in the future even the mistakes may lead to more abundant and accurate information being obtained. furthem a I r conscious thae unusuath t l delay whic s attendeha h d the compilation of this paper demands an apology. The task proved much more arduou tedioud san s tha nI anticipated unwillins wa I d gan , to present it to the Society until I had done, at any rate, my best to mak t worthei placa f yo thein e i r Proceedings. It now only remains for me to return thanks to those who have assisted me in the investigation. From Mr J. Maitland Anderson, University Librarian, St Andrews, and specially froWalter mM r Coutts t Salvator'S , s College I ,receive d much information regarding the St Andrews Medals. To Mr H. F. Morland Simpson, Hector of the Grammar School, and Mr P. J. Anderson, University Librarian, Aberdeen, I owe the extracts from the Kegister and the historical facts relating to the Grammar School Medals. I have much pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy and kindness of Mr J. Balfour Paul, Lyon King of Arms, to whom I had occasion frequently to apply for help in identifying and describing the armorial . BlackF . r ThomaG bearingD , r e MedalsM th so n so T Dickson . r D , Temple, Dr Cramond, Mr John Orr, and many others too numerous to mention alsm a o I indebte, r manfo d y suggestion mucd an s h informa- tion.