PERTH, County of.

PERTH, County of. The County of Perth bears Or, a lyon rampant gules, armed and langued azure, standing on a compartment or mount proper, and brandishing in his dexter fore-paw a scymitar of the last, all within a double tressure flowered and counter-flowered of the second ; on a dexter chief canton of the third a front view of the Palace of Scone argent, ensigned on the top with an imperial crown proper. Above the shield on a wreath of the liveries is set for Crest — A demy Highlander affrontee, bonnet, belted, plaid, dirk and pistols, brandishing in his right hand a broadsword aloft in a threatening posture, a target on his left arm, all proper, and on a compartment below the shield, on which are these words, " Pro lege et libertate," are placed for Supporters — On the dexter an eagle regardant with wings adossee proper, and on the sinister a war-horse, argent furnished gules.

Matriculated, Lyon Office, 23rd January 1800.

(The original patent was found with some other old papers in this Office on 1 2th April 1890, and compared with the entry and found correct, and it was sent to the Clerk of the County Council of Perth on the 14th April 1890.)

The following is a copy of the patent, which is given as being remarkable in several ways : —

" To all and sundry whom these Presents Do or May Concern, we Robert Auriol Drummond Hay, Earl of Kinnoul, Lord Lyon King at Arms for Scotland, Do hereby certify and declare that ensigns armorial pertaining or belonging to the County of Perth Are matriculated in the Publick Registers of the Lyon Office and are blazoned as on the margin thus viz. or, a lion rampant Gules Armed and Langued Azure, standing on a Compartment or Mount Proper and brandishing in his dexter fore paw, a Scymitar of the last all within a double tressure flowered and counterflowered of the second on a Dexter chief Canton of the third a front view of the Palace of Scone Argent ensigned on the top with an Imperial crown proper. Above the Shield on a wreath of the Liveries is set for Crest, a Demy Highlander affrontee, Bonnet, Belted, Plaid, Dirk and Pistols, Brandishing in his Right hand a broad sword aloft in a threatening posture a Target on his left arm all proper. And on a Compartment below the shield on which are these words Pro lege et libertate, are placed for Supporters on the dexter an Eagle reguardant with wings addossee proper. And on the Sinister a War Horse Argent, furnished Gules which Armorial Ensigns above blazoned We Do hereby Ratify Confirm, and Assign to the County of Perth as Its Proper Arms and Bearing In All Time Coming, In Testimony whereof These presents are subscribed by James Home, Esquire, Our Deputy and the Great Seal of Our Office is appended Hereunto At Edinburgh the Twenty third day of January, In the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred. —

(Signed) James Home.

" Lyon Office, 23 January i8cx3.

"This Patent duly recorded.— RoB. RANKEN, E.A.C."

Original Source bookofpublicarms00foxd_djvu.txt near line 20039.