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Stewart of Moray ~ Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counterflory
Gules, within a bordure compony Argent and Azure. James Stewart, Earl of Moray and Regent of Scotland, bastard son
of King James V, bore Scotland within a bordure of the Stewart
fess tinctures, the bordure compony recognising his bastardy.
He has been noted as bearing also Scotland debruised by a riband
or baton sinister which was later switched over to the dexter. Stewart of Ascog ~ Or a fess chequy Azure and Argent within a bordure Sable charged
with eight mascles of the Third. John Stewart of Ascog matriculated these arms as a descendant
of the Stewarts of Bute. There is no record of his immediate ancestors'
arms, but it may be deduced that either in reality or notionally
they bore first the bordure Sable and that a younger son later
differenced the bordure with the eight mascles. Stewart of Craigins ~ Or a fess chequy Azure and Argent between three otters' heads
couped Gules. An older blazon of Stewart of Craigins quarters the shield, giving
1st and 4th Or a bend chequy Azure and Argent, and as 2nd and 3rd Or a ship and in chief three buckles Sable. A Stewart bearing buckles may be assumed to descend from Stewart
of Bonkyl, but in this case it may be through a maternal link. Stewart of Bighton ~ Or a fess chequy Azure and Argent between three mascles of the
Second. This is a blazon from Nisbet, chosen here to illustrate, as does
the variation of Stewart of Craigins above, differencing by the
addition of charges. Lyon Register records the blazon for Stewart
of Bigtoun (in Orkney) as Or a fess chequy Azure and Argent between two mascles of the Second. Stewart of Castlemilk ~ Or a bend Gules surmounted of a fess chequy Azure and Argent. These arms, matriculated by Sir Archibald Stewart of Castlemilk,
a baronet, were borne by a cadet branch, Stewart of Torrence,
with a crescent for difference. In heraldic tradition this blazon
gives precedence to the Or a bend Gules and hints at an alliance with an important but unknown family,
the Stewart fess having second place. Perhaps a Stewart historian
may supply a clue to us.
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