PROCEEDINGS of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Our full archive of freely accessible articles covering Scottish archaeology and history is available at http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/psas/volumes.cfm National Museums Scotland Chambers Street, Edinburgh www.socantscot.org Charity No SC 010440 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE REGALIA OF SCOTLAND. 49 II. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE REGALIA OF SCOTLAND. By ALEXANDER J. S. BROOK, F.S.A. SOOT (PLATES 1II-V.) In the inventories of the Koyal Wardrobe and Jewel-house between the years 15391 and 1579 the Crown, the Sceptre, and the Sword of State are included, but they are described in terms so general as to be almost valueless purpose excepth r whicr fo t efo h they were prepared. descriptioe Th n 1621i , whe r PatricnSi k Murra Elibanf yo k delivered 1 Inventur clethine th f eo g abilyamentis uthid an r graitriche th f th o excellen d an t mychti prince king James the fyft king of Scotland maid the xxv day of the monet f March ho MDXXXId e yeirGo th e f .o X than s hienebeinhi n gi s ward- robbis. JOWELLIS. ITEM ane crowne of gold sett with perle and precious stanis. Item in primis of diamentis tuenty. Item of fyue orient perle thre scoir and ancht wantand ane floure delice of gold. Ite septoue man r wit grete han . heie it perl e berealth f do an n ei d an l Ite swerdia mtw honouf so r with twa belti aule sth d belt wantand foure stuthis. Item the hatt that come fra the paip of gray velvett with the haly gaist sett all with orient perle. Item the ordoure of the Empriour with the goldin fleis. Ite ordoure mth Inglanf eo d with sanct George wit habie goue han th crammestf no y velvett with ane kirtill of purpour velvett with ane hude of crammesy velvett. Ite e ordourmth f France cokilo th sancd f an o el t Michael wite e habian an h f o t clait f silviho r bordourit with the cokkil f golo l d witsamyne hude th h th f eo e sort. Ite paie tabillimf an o r silvif so r ourgilt with gold indentit with jascristallynd pan e with tabl jasef cristallyne d o me chesd pn an nan sme . —Thomson's Inventories, . 48-9pp . Inventai e jowellith f o r s plenissingis artaillieri d munitiouan e n being withie th n castel Edinburgf o l h pertenin soveraur ou o gt hienes ehi lord sd an derres t moder xxix day of Marche M.D.LXXYIII. The sceptor contening thre peces with a stane of cristall. swore Th estatef do . crowne Th e complei furnissed an t d with stany perid an s l withou appearancy on t f eo inlaik or diminisching.—Thomson's Inventories, p. 262 Ther alss ei oa simila r lase entrth t o undeyt e datth r e 19th March 1579 (ibid.,. p 288). VOL. xxiv. r> 50 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, DECEMBER 9, 1889. Honoure u pEare th f th Mar,o l o e t snewl 1th y appointed Lord High Treasurer d alsan ,o that draw p when u e Kegalith n a were depositen di the Castle of Edinburgh after the Union in 1707, are the most complete d accountol n e existencei th s w f o whicno d the y e e an ,o yan ar har f specially valuabl thin ei s respect that they not e exacth e t conditiof no each e Regaliarticlth f o t ethesa e dates, mentionin n detaii g e th l portions thaamissine ar t thad otherwise gan ar t e defective. Neverthe- les fror s fa them e yar accurate , eve n merni e t descriptionAc e th d an ; of Depositation is rather misleading in some of the inferences which are added botn I .h these accounts muc lefs hi t unsaid tha interestins i t g to know, and which can be readily ascertained upon examination. Instrument upon lodging Regalia Castlethe the in of Edinburgh, mth March 1707. AT THE CASTL Edinburghf Eo d withi,an e Crownth n roume there "betwixt afternooo tw twent e d th f an n o houre y e Marcf sixtth o on f y so hhda in the one thousand sevin hundreth and seventh year of our Lord sixtd an hMajesty-Annr reige yeahe th f f no ro d grace Go th f y eo eb Quee f Scotlanno d England Franc d Irelanan e d Defendee th f o r Faith. THE WHICH DAY in presence of us notarys publick and witnesses under sub- scribing COSIPEA.B.ED personally Willia e mundeth Wilsof o r e clerknon f o s favourin i t Sf Ac o s Patric k Murra Elibankf yo , anen Majesties thi s Honourid san 1 r Silver Plaitt (Papers Relative Regaliae th o t of Scotland, . Ivii)p whicn i , states i t hi d tha Lorde th t f Secreo s t Council "sighte e saididth s honnouris remarkid an , e th t same verie narrowlie, and fand that the Crowne had in the neder circle thairof nyne garnittes, foure jasintis, three counterfeite emeraulds, four amatystis, and twentie- twa pearlis. Abone the neder Circle sax small thine triangle diamontis, ten small triangle challoms, filled with blew amalyne in steade of stones, tua small emptie challoms, haveing no thing in thame bot the blak tent, and tua challoms with tua flatt quhyte stones wit boddue hth m upmost, nixt abon smale eth l challoms nyntene grite and small rag pearle, and within the roise, betuix the flour de Luce, threttie- fyve pearl more lesm m ssu esu , with ten quhyte stouimiddie th n si s e thairofth n I . foure quartari e bonnet e th Crown th f o sf o t e foure pearle set n foure-pecii t f o s garniseen f golo e d e crocenamaledth en i abond e Crownean , th e amatise an , d an t aught perilstha d e sceptou threth n tAn i .s e rwe peecis , haveine perle th gan n ei e cristelan topd l an glob, e benethe e headth , e quhairof lies beeue brokind an , mendit with wyre. And that the sword had the plumbett birsit and brokine, with ane voyde plac everin i e e syde e scabarthairofth d tan , thairof riven, birsitd an , brokine, wanting some peecis out of it." TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE KEGALIA OF SCOTLAND. 51 Session Depute Mariacha himselr fo l procuratos namn a fi behald d ean an r f rfo of WILLIAM EARL MAEISCHAL lord Keit d Altrih an . grea &c e t Marischalf o l the Kingdom of SCOTLAND heritable keeper of the Begalia thereof viz. Crown Sceptr Sword d theran e An presencn dei f Davio e d Ear f Glasgoo l w lord Boyle &c. Lord Thesaurer depute Who for himself and in name of the remanent Lords Commissioner Thesaure th f s o presen s ywa receivo t t above eth e regalia. saie dTh William Wilson after producin readind gan ga procurator y granted by the said Noble Earl to him of the contents therein and after-mentioned dated and registred in the books of Council and Session on the twenty fifth Marcf o y hda instant DID also produc e saith d o et Lor d Thesaurer deputeA Schedule signed by him and us notarys publick under subscribing containing an Inventory and particular description of the said BEGALIA as follows THE IMPERIAL CROWN ov SCOTLAN f puro s eDI gold enriched with many precious stones diamonds pearl curioud an s s enambling s part It specificd s san k forms are these PHIMO Its composed of a large broad circle or fillet which goes round the head adorned with twenty two large precious stones viz. topazes amethysts garnets emeraulds rubbies and hyacinths in collets of gold of various forms and with curious enamblings and betwixt each of these collets and stones interposee ar d great oriental f whicpearlo e s wantinhson i g SECUNDO Above greae th t circle ther anothes ei r smal formee on l d with twenty points adorned with the like number of .diamonds and saphyrs alternativel1 y and the points are toped wit mans ha y great pearls after whic coronete h th Lordforr e ou m ar f so Barons TERTIO The upper circle is relevat or hightened with ten crosses floree each being adorne e centeth n di r wit a greah t diamond betwixt four great pearlpearle t som th wantine bu f ssar o e1 place d d g an an cros n di 1 sX the number extant upon the upper part of the Crown besides what are in the under circle and in the cross patee ar fifty one and these crosses floree are interchanged with other ten high flours de lis all alternative with the foresaid great pearls below e e pointseconwhicth th f p o sdhto small circle. NOTA This is said to be the ancient form of the Crown of Scotland since the league made betwixt Achaius Kin f SCOTgo d Charlean S e greath sf Franco t e th e speeifick form of our Crown differing from other Imperial Crowns in that it is hightene r raisedo d with crosses floree alternativelye witTh h s flourli e d s crown of France is hightened only with flours de lis and that of England with crosses patee alternatively with flours de lis Our Crown of Scotland since King Jame e sixtth s h wen Englano t t s beeha dn ignorantly representey db herauld painters engraver othed san r tradesmen crowaftee fore th th rf f m no o England with crosses patee whereas there is not one but that which tops the mond but all crosses floree such as we see on our old coins and these which top our old churches These crowns were not anciently arched or closs Charles the eight of France is said to be the first in France who took a closs crown as appears by his medals coined in the year one thousand four hundred and ninety-five being designed IMPERATOR ORIENTIS Edward the fifth in Englan e yeathousane th on r n di d four hundre d eightdan y three carrieda closs Crow observes i s r Crowna ou Selde y d archeb s ni An n d thus QUARTO From the upper circle proceed four arches adorned with enambled figures which meet and close at the top surmounted with a mond of gold or coelestial glob enambled blew sernee or powdered with stars crossed and enambled with a large cross patee adorned in the extremities with a great pearl such a cross .