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bordure from which depend 3 square points. (R) An 

 arm armed embowed in bar in an oblong, above it a 

 similar arm, above it a helm, above it as Crest a 

 similar arm holding a dagger erect. Motto— 

 Invicta Manu. (S) A hand in sinister base bend- 

 sinisterwise with wrist up grasping an oak branch 

 bendwise; in sinister centre an increscent and in 

 dexter base a mullet. (T) A tree eradicated erect in 

 pale with top broken over to dexter grasped in centre 

 of trunk by an arm issuing barwise from drapery on 

 sinister. (No proper shield.) (U) Per fess. (V) A 

 pale. (W) A bend sinister. (X) A saltire. 

 Crests — (a) An arm armed embowed barwise. (b) An arm 

 armed embowed barwise, hand to sinister, (c) An 

 arm armed embowed barwise holding a dagger erect, 

 (d) An arm armed erect grasping a bent sword bend- 

 sinisterwise. (e) An arm vested embowed barwise. 

 (f) An arm vested embowed barwise grasping a sword 

 bendsinisterwise. (g) An arm embowed barwise 

 grasping a sword bendsinisterwise. (h) An arm 

 embowed barwise grasping a sword wavy with blade 

 divided into fishtail in centre and without guard, 

 (i) An arm embowed palewise grasping a sword bend- 

 wise, (i) An arm embowed palewise grasping a 

 sword wavy barwise. (k) An arm palewise, the wrist 

 draped forming-a sort of half hoop, holding a baton 

 by centre bendsinisterwise. (1) A cubit arm (or hand 

 and wrist) holding a sword barwise. (m) A hand 

 and wrist vested holding a baton by centre bend- 

 sinisterwise and on the dexter a decrescent and on 

 sinister a mullet, (n) A hand barwise holding a dagger 

 erect, (o) A hand holding a sword bendsinisterwise. 

 (p) A hand upon a sort of half hoop (form of vest- 

 ment) holding a baton by centre bendsinisterwise. 

 (q) A hand bendsinisterwise holding a baton bend- 

 wise, and on dexter a crescent reversed and on 

 sinister a mullet. 

 MoTTOs— (u) Undecipherable. (v) Invicta Lahore. (w) 

 Invicta Labori. (x) Invigta Lahore. (y) In Vita 

 Labori. (z) Invicta Manu. 

 1658. William Armstrong of Sark. (Vi) Kirkbankhead. 

 AccoUie with the arms of his spouse, Jenot John- 

 stoun. 

 1679. Francis Armstrong in Alison Bank. (J) Gretna. 

 Impaling the arms of his spouse Barbra Alexander 

 (q.v.). 



