

On the Border Family ofPapedy, by James Hardy. 485 



and confirmed. These were still again confirmed at Dunbar, 

 11th Jan., 1342* 



Sir Thomas Home of that ilk married Nicholas Papedy, 

 heiress of Dunglas, and got with her the lands and lordship of 

 Dunglas. In consequence of this marriage, the heralds say, that 

 he added the arms of Papedy to his own, which have been mar- 

 shalled with the arms of Home ever since, — viz., azure, three 

 papingoes, vert.\ Nisbet says that in the Collegiate Church of 

 Dunglas he had seen his arms impaled with his lady's. " The 

 shield of these arms was couche, and timbred with a cross helmet." 

 These arms still retain their old position in the Home aisle at 

 Dunglass, and they also appear above the private door by which 

 the family entered the church. Two of the sons were notable 

 men — Alexander who succeeded to Home and Dunglas ; and 

 David who obtained the lands of Wedderburn, from the Earl of 

 Douglas. Godscroft, the historian of the Humes of Wedder- 

 burn, adopting the interpretation of the heraldists, latinises the 

 name of his ancestress into Parrot ("Psittaci cognominato.") 

 Indicative, says he, of this alliance are the cognizances of the 

 Humes or Homes, six parrots in the family of Home, and three 

 in that of Wedderburn, two lions argent being superadded.! 



In 1426, the seal of David Home of Wedderburn bears a lion 

 rampant ; but in 1437, a lion rampant supported by two popin- 

 jays. In 1437, the seal of Sir Alexander Home of Home, bore 

 the three popinjays, which the Pev. James Paine makes " three 

 martlets. "§ Sir Alexander Home of Dunglas was taken prisoner 

 at the battle of Homildon, or Humbleton, 14th Sept. 1402. On 

 his restoration from captivity he founded the Collegiate Church 

 of Dunglas in 1403, and largely endowed it.|| It is worthy of 

 mention in connection with their descent, on the authority of 

 Godscroft, that the chiefs of the family of Wedderburn were 

 buried at Dunglas, till David V., who preferred to be laid at 

 Dunse beside his first wife, Maria Johnston of Elphinston.^[ He 

 died in 1616. Latterly in 1650, Sir David Hume of Wedder- 

 burn, and George his son, killed at the battle of Dunbar, were 

 also buried at Dunglas. 



* Liber de Melros, ii., p. 331.— Nos. 365 and 431. 



f Douglas' Peerage, p. 342 ; Nisbet' s Heraldry, i., p. 270. 



% Davidis Humii de Familia Humia Wedderburensi p. 6. 



§ Baine's Appendix of Charters, p, 1 10. j| Douglas' Peerage. 



IT De Familia Humia Wedderburnensi, p. 56. 



