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Issue No. 6 1984 (56 pages)

Editorial - John Malden - p. 3
Important Legal Decisions - pp. 4-5
Campbell-Gray, 22nd Lord Gray
The Antiquity of the Scottish Order - Robert Gayre of Gayre and Nigg - pp. 6-12
Members Arms - pp. 13-18
      Colin Smyth
      Kathleen B. Cory
      Martin Stanton
A Carving of the Royal Arms by John Steell - Charles J. Burnett - pp. 19-22
Liber Amicorum Et Illustrium Hospitum Bruno Bernardus Heimo - Peter Bander van Duren - pp. 23-32
Programme of Events 1984/85 - pp. 33-34
A Century of Comyn Arms - Bruce McAndrew - pp. 35-48
List of Items Donated to the Museum - p. 49
Report on the Vexillology Conference - Norman Logan - pp. 50-52
Correspondence - pp. 52-55
Book Reviews - p. 55
      The Wilsons: Their Origins and Past, by John Wilson

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Issue No. 9 1987 (48pp)

Editorial - John Malden - p. 5
The Prince of Scotland - David Morrison - pp.6-7
The Lordship of Methven : A Mowbray Connection - Bruce McAndrew - pp. 8-15
The Mercat Cross, Fraserburgh - Charles J. Burnett, Dingwall Pursuivant - pp. 16-19
Members' Arms:- pp. 20-23
Donald Whyte
Stuart Emerson
The Quincentenary of the College of Arms - John Brooke-Little - pp. 24-35
The Tomb of Mary Queen of Scots in Westminster Abbey - Leslie Hodgson - pp. 36-45
Current Appointments at the Court of the Lord Lyon - p. 46

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Issue No. 10 1988 (48 pages)

Editorial - Henry Tilling - p. 1
The Society's Visit to Belgium and Holland, 1988 - pp. 2-5
Officers and Committee Members of the Heraldry Society of Scotland 1988-1989 - p. 5
Anselm Adornes & the Two Collars - John Malden - pp. 6-12, 24-25
The Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant - pp. 13-20, 28-32
The Hague Roll - Colin Campbell - pp. 23, 26, 31-38
The Heraldic Heart of Lothian - Leslie Hodgson - pp. 39-46
Book Reviews - pp. 47-48
      The Art of Heraldry, by Carl Alexander von Volborth
      Norske Kommunevapen, by H. Cappelen & K. Johannessen
      A New Dictionary of Heraldry, by Stephen Friar
      The Concise Scots Dictionary, by Mairi Robinson

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Issue No. 15 1993 (48 pages)

The Use, Abuse and non-Use of Heraldry in Scotland: St. Andrew Lecture 1992 - Dr Patrick Barden - pp. 5-17
An Eighteenth Century Scots Heraldic Negotiation - Dr Donald Emslie-Smith - pp. 18-27
Book Reviews - pp. 28-29
      The Honours of Scotland, by Charles Burnett and Christopher Tabraham
Heraldry for the Local Historian and Genealogist, by Stephen Friar.
The Use of the Crown by the Post Office in Scotland During the Present Reign - G. Henry G. Tilling - pp. 30-32
Members' Arms - pp. 33-35
      Dr Tibor Buzady
      Capt. Stuart MacBride
      Ewing Pendleton Knox
Observations on a Possible Italian Origin of the Lyons of Glamis - Louis A. M. Mendola - pp. 36-38
The Mullet and Related Charges - Dr Patrick Barden - pp. 39-42
Letters to the Editor - pp. 43-48

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Issue No. 17 1995 (84 pages)

Editorial - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - p. 3
The Relevance of the Clan Today - Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw Bt., Rothesay Herald of Arms - pp. 4-7
Scottish Bookplates - Sir Ilay Campbell of Succoth, Bt - pp. 8-25
Elizabeth Ann Roads MVO, Carrick Pursuivant of Arms: a brief biography - pp.26-27
Armorial Binding Made for Princess Maria Clementina Sobieska - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - pp. 28-29
A Book of Hours of Henry, Cardinal Duke of York - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - pp. 30-31
Walkabout Central Inverness - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - p. 32
Accession to the Library - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - p. 32
The Great Railway Heraldry Robbery - Leslie Hodgson - pp.34-41
The Flemish Connection - Beryl Platts - pp. 42-46
Book Review - p. 48
The Monks of War : The Military Religious Orders, by Desmond Seward
"Another Bloody Heart" - James Sharp, Archbishop of St Andrews - Archie Lumsden - pp. 49-56
Dunbar of Pitgaveny - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - pp. 57-58
The Seal and Armorial Device of Robert Burns - Dr Iain Gordon Brown - pp.59-70
Ecclesiastical Heraldry - Elizabeth Roads MVO, Carrick Pursuivant of Arms - pp. 71-80
Thomson, Thoms and MacThomas - John Hamilton Gaylor - pp. 81-83
Authors' Guide - p. 84

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Issue No. 18 1996 (60pp)

1996 Editorial - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - p. 5
Arms and the Woman - Mrs C G W Roads, Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records - pp. 6-9
Colonel Sir David Stirling - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - pp. 10-11
Dame Emma Hamilton - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - pp. 12-13
The Book Plate of John Hamilton Gaylor - John Hamilton Gaylor - pp. 14-15
Leith Council Chamber - W S McKelvie - pp. 16-20
Generic Arms I - Origins - John Hamilton Gaylor - pp. 21-25
Generic Arms II - The Inherent Contradiction - John Hamilton Gaylor - pp. 26-31
The Book Plate of HRH The Princess Elizabeth - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - pp. 32-33
The Book Plate of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - pp. 34-36
Ploughman's Hall : Armorial Enigma - John Hamilton Gaylor - pp. 37-39
Hay Bookplates - Sir Ilay Campbell of Succoth, Bt - pp. 40-45
The Reduction of the Court of the Lord Lyon - Leslie Hodgson - pp. 46-51
The Insignia of the Lord High Chancellor of Scotland - Leslie Hodgson - pp. 52-60

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Issue No. 19 1997 (84pp)

Editorial - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - p. 3
Arms and the Man: The Use of Heraldry on British Military Antiquities - Stephen Wood - pp. 4-21
An Heraldic Portrait - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - pp. 22-28
Some Bookplates of the Huntly Gordons - Sir Ilay Campbell of Succoth, Bt - pp. 29-33
The Gowrie Conspiracy - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - pp. 34-43
The Arms of Joseph, Cardinal Gray, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh - pp. 44-45
A Closer Look at West Highland Heraldry - Alastair Campbell of Airds, Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms - pp. 46-67
In Memoriam: William Ralph McClymont Adams, Esq, OStJ, FSAScot FHSS 1915-1996 - pp.68-69
Letters to the Editor - pp. 70-74
The Arms of Catholic Dioceses in Scotland - Peter Drummond-Murray of Matrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - pp. 75-83
Authors' Guide - p. 84

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Issue No. 20 1998 (92 pages)

Editorial - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - p. 3
Heraldry on the Internet : A Short Introduction - James Dempster - pp. 4-7
An Autobiographical Bookplate - Leslie Hodgson - pp. 8-11
The Armorial Bearings of Dame Catherine Tizard : An Alternative View - G A Macaulay - pp. 12-13
Scottish Heraldry in Royal Navy Ships' Badges - Ralph Brocklebank - pp. 14-28
Arms of the Ancient Earls of Menteith - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - pp. 29-31
Honours and Arms: Legal and Constitutional Aspects of Practice Concerning Heraldry and Royal Honours in New Zealand - G A Macaulay - pp. 32-46
The Arms of Keith - Colin Campbell of Inverneill - pp. 47-50
The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - pp.51-52
Insignia of the Officers of State - Leslie Hodgson - pp. 53-65
The Armorial Paintings and Bookplates of Patricia Bertram - Sir Ilay Campbell of Succoth, Bt - pp. 66-72
Some Bookplates of the Gordons of Haddo and their Descendants - Sir Ilay Campbell of Succoth, Bt - pp. 73-76
Badges of the Scottish Officers of Arms - Mrs C G W Roads, Carrick Pursuivant of Arms - pp. 77-86
Book Review - p. 87
Heraldic Art and Design, by Anthony Wood
Letter from the Rt. Hon. The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, KT - pp. 88-89
Author's Guide - p. 91

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Issue No. 21 1998 (96 pages)

American Augmentations of Honour - Duane L C M Galles - pp. 4-28
The Duke of Albany and York - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - pp. 29-31
Some Bookplates of the Gordons of Lochinvar and their Cadets - Sir Ilay Campbell of Succoth, Bt - pp. 32-36
Aspects of Civil Heraldry : Foreword - Charles J Burnett, Ross Herald of Arms - p. 37
Aberdeenshire : The Creation? - Gordon Casely - pp. 38-51
Peebles Burgh Heraldry - Alan Wilding - pp. 52-56
The Life of the Burgh : The Heraldry of the Trades Incorporations - Leslie Hodgson - pp. 57-74
Reformation? What Reformation? - John Malden - pp. 75-78
The Heraldry of Science - Gordon Casely - pp. 79-95
Author's Guide - p. 96

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Issue No. 22 1999 (80 pages)

Editor's Report 1999 - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - p. 2.
Editorial - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - p. 3
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - p. 4
Heraldry, the Clans and the Family - Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight, KCVO The Lord Lyon King of Arms - pp. 5-7
The Coronets of Members of the Royal Family and of the Peerage - Noel Cox - pp. 8-13
Heraldry and the Scottish Officer: An Examination of Scottish Soldiers' Arms, 1672-1714 - Matthew Glozier - pp. 14-34
Pre-1700 Graveyard Heraldry in Edinburgh - Leslie Hodgson - pp. 35-40
George Drummond of Carlourie and the Loufie Stone - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - p. 41
An Heraldic Legacy for Edinburgh - Leslie Hodgson - pp. 42-49
Book Review - p. 50
      The Art of Heraldry: Origins, Symbols & Design, by Peter Gwynn-Jones, Garter King of Arms
The Crest of the Earl of Dumfries - Leslie Hodgson - pp. 51-56
Book Review - pp. 57-58
      Basic Heraldry, by Stephen Friar & John Ferguson
The Font of St Peter's Church, Inverkeithing - Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant of Arms - pp. 59-61
Searching for William the Welshman - Ashby McGowan - pp. 62-75
Book Review - pp. 76-77
      Scottish Heraldry, by Mark Dennis
Author's Guide - p. 80

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Issue No. 23 2000 (76 pages)

The Arms of HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother - p. 4
Editorial - Duncan McAra - p. 5
Heraldry in Ireland: an Introduction: St Andrew Lecture, 1999 - Fergus Gillespie, Deputy Chief Herald of Ireland - pp. 6-25
Society Expedition to Bute and Argyll: Friday 14- Sunday 16 April 2000 - Joe Sutherland - pp. 26-27
A Representation of the Cloth of Estate of James IV for the Great Hall of Stirling Castle - Malcolm Lochhead - pp. 28-34
Members' Arms - pp. 35-38
Ralph Wilfrid Brocklebank
Orders and Armorial Bearings in Cyberspace - Peter Bander van Duren - pp. 39-47
Memorial : Colin Campbell, 10th of Inverneill (1912-1998) - Henry L P Beckwith - pp. 48-50
Misleading Mottoes - John Trappes-Lomax - pp. 51-55
Social Status and the Travelling Scot: Birthbriefs and the Establishment of Noble Status by Scots Abroad in the Seventeenth Century - Matthew Glozier - pp. 56-70
The Coat of Arms of the Scots College, Rome - Rt Rev. Mario Conti, Bishop of Aberdeen - pp. 71-75
Author's Guide - p. 76

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Issue No. 24 2001 (100 pages)

Installation of HRH the Princess Royal as Lady of the Thistle – p. 1
Funeral Procession of His Grace the Duke of Argyll – p. 4
Editorial – Duncan McAra – p. 5
Memorial: Patrick John Barden, SBStJ, BVSC, PhD, DrMedVet, FRCVS, FSA Scot, Fellow of the Heraldry Society of Scotland – Gordon Casely – pp. 6-8
Book Review – Mark Dennis – p. 9
      Tribute to an Armorist: Essays for John Brooke-Little to mark the Golden Jubilee of the Coat of Arms, edited by John Campbell-Kease
Charge Use in Late Medieval Scots Heraldry - Leslie Schweitzer and David Hunter of Montlaw – pp. 10-32
The Heraldic Ceiling of Balbegno Castle - Joseph Sutherland – pp. 33-45
Book Review – Adrian Ailes – pp. 46-47
      Heraldry in National Trust Houses, by Thomas Woodcock & John Martin Robinson
Royal Ensigns Armorial in Laich Hall, Royal Apartments, Edinburgh Castle - Bruce Hogg – pp. 48-61
Some Scottish Episcopal Seals – David Bertie – pp. 62-78
Book Review – Leslie Hodgson – pp. 79-81
      Scottish Civic Heraldry 2, by R.M. Urquhart
Ceremonial in Edinburgh: The Heralds and the Jacobite Risings – Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight, Orkney Herald Extraordinary – pp. 82-91
An Appaling and Disastrous Conflict: The House of Spens – Ivor Guild – pp. 92-94
Born-Again Burkes’s – Peter de Vere Beauclerk-Dewar – pp. 95-96
Appendix: SOS for a National Treasure – Magnus Linklater – pp. 97-99
Author’s Guide – p. 100

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Issue No. 25 2002 (100 pages)

Her Majesty the Queen – p. 1
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother – p. 4
Editorial – Duncan McAra - p. 5
Collars of Distinction: St Andrews Lecture, 2001 – John Cherry – - pp. 6-17
Princely Rank: Origin or Function - Cyril Toumanoff - pp. 18-30
Book Review – Charles J. Burnett, Ross Herald of Arms – p. 31
The Balliol Roll, edited by Bruce A MacAndrew
Development of the Chief of Religion in the Order of St. John of Jerusalem – John J. Fitzpatrick Kennedy – pp. 32-44
The Seed Merchants' Building, Edinburgh – Leslie Hodgson – pp. 45-51
The Royal Arms of Denmark – John Campbell-Kease – pp. 52-58
Scottish Heraldry on Stamps – Douglas N. Muir – pp. 59-71
Three Bookplates by Don Pottinger – Sir Ilay Campbell of Succoth, Bt. – pp. 72-76
The Arms of Marjoribanks – John Logan Marjoribanks – pp. 77-86
Heraldic Ceilings at Pitfirrane House, Fife – Duncan McNaughton – pp. 87-95
An Heraldic Mystery from Easter Ross – John Campbell-Kease – pp. 96-99
Author's Guide – p. 100
The Heraldry Society of Scotland: Programme 2002-2003: inside back cover

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Issue No. 26 2003 (96 pages)

Editorial – Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick – p. 3
Holystone Shading – Its Proper Use – Ralph Brocklebank – pp. 4-6
The Earldom of Selkirk – Elizabeth Roads, Carrick Pursuivant – pp. 7-10
Lord Lyon King of Arms, Robin Orr Blair, CVO, with the new Lyon Crown – p. 11
Not BC, but BG: Scottish Arms in Foreign Armorials before Gelré 1245-1375 – Bruce A. McAndrew – pp. 12-23
Roderick Mackenzie Urquhart OBE MA: an obituary – Gordon Casely – pp. 24-26
Some Recent Armorial Bookplates by Gordon Macpherson – Sir Ilay Campbell of Succoth – pp. 27-42
The Hays of Yester: The Heraldry of a Scottish House – Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant – pp. 43-47
Arms and the Man, But Which Man? A look at early Murray arms – Alexander Maxwell Findlater – pp. 48-69
The Heraldry at Skene House – Joseph Sutherland – pp. 70-86
Joseph Sutherland, Esq an obituary – Charles Burnett – p. 87
The Craster Pringles: A Scottish Family in Northumberland – Rev. John Fenwick – pp. 88-92
Banners – Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick, Slains Pursuivant – pp. 93-94
Book Review – pp. 94-95
The Order of St. Michael and St. George, by Peter Galloway
Author’s Guide – p. 96

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