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themselves and the superincumbent shafts with ease, indicate 
vigorous conception and masterly execution. 
HERALDRY. 
The heraldry is in better preservation than the sculpture, and 
therefore it has the appearance of being the predominant decora- 
tive adjunct of the building. The charges are beautifully and 
delicately cut, and the disposition of the shields, along with 
scrolls and carved foliage, gives variety and relief to forms that 
otherwise might appear somewhat stiff. 
There is no heraldry upon the walls of the Aisle, or side Chapel. 
This kind of decoration is confined to the Chancel and the 
Countess of Douglas’ Tomb, and all the charges appear to have 
reference to the founder’s family and connections. 
On the front of the sarcophagus of the Tomb is arcading of* 
nine panels, in each a shield, and, beginning at the dexter side, 
the blazonings are respectively :—A saltire and chief, for the 
Lordship of Annandale ; a lion rampant for that of Galloway ; 
three mullets, the arms of Murray ; a man’s heart, three mullets 
in chief, for Douglas ; a field uncharged, a field nebuly, a field 
uncharged, a fess chequy, for Stewart ; and paly. 
Over the Tomb, forming a corbel for the support of a vaulting- 
shaft, is a shield bearing a lion rampant, within a border fleury ; 
and on the south wall, forming a corbel for the opposite vaulting- 
shaft, is another shield bearing three fleurs-de-lis, the arms of 
France, crowned, and with dogs as supporters. 
The tympanum of the Sacristy doorway is enriched with two 
shields, the dexter one bearing three mullets, and the sinister 
one a man’s heart, on a chief three mullets, impaling a lion 
rampant, crowned. These probably represent the arms of the 
founder and his wife, although, according to the heralds, the 
wife’s arms should occupy the sinister shield and not, as here, 
the dexter one. 
There are other fourteen shields in the interior of the Chancel. 
On the north wall, beginning at the west, the first, second, third, 
and fourth shields are without charges, and attached to them are 
uninscribed scrolls; the fifth is a shield couchie, bearing three 
urchins—the arms of Herries. Sir Robert Herries of Terregles 
married Margaret, daughter of Archibald Douglas, the founder 
of the College. The sixth shield on the north wall is uncut. 
