B18391-Douglas

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Name of the family:

Douglas

Blason:

Quarterly, 1st and 4th, quarterly, 1st and 4th, ar. a man's heart gu. ensigned with an imperial crown or, on a chief az. three mullets of the field, a canton of the third for distinction, for Douglas of Douglas, 2nd and 3rd, ar. a fess chequy gu. and of the first, in chief three mullets az. and in base a man's heart gu., for Douglas, of Mains; 2nd and 3rd, or, a bend chequy az. and ar. a bordure gu. a chief embattled of the last, thereon an Eastern crown of the third, the rim inscribed "Ghuznee" in letters sa. betw. on the dexter, pendent by a ribbon per pale vert and of the fourth, a representation of the badge of the third class of the Dooranée Empire, and on the sinister, pendent from a like ribbon, a representation of the gold medal presented to him by the Ring of Affghanistan for his services at the siege and capture of the fortress of Ghuznee, 28 July, 1839, for Monteath.

Crest(s):

1st, Douglas, On a chapeau turned up erm. a salamander in flames ppr. charged on the shoulder with a cross crosslet or, for distinction, with the Motto over, Jamais arriere; 2nd: An oak tree fructed with a lock hanging from one of the branches all ppr., with the Motto, Quad serata secura; 3rd, Monteath, Out of an Eastern crown or, the rim charged with three bombs fired, an oak tree, the stem transfixed by a sword, pommel and hilt to the dexter all ppr., with the Motto, Viresco.

Motto:

1st, Jamais arriere; 2nd, Quad serata secura; 3rd, Viresco.

Info about the family:

Monteath-Douglas; exemplified in 1661 to Colonel Thomas Monteath, upon bis assuming, by royal licence, the additional surname of Douglas

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296

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