Bute Pursuivant of Arms is a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.
 The heraldic badge of Bute Pursuivant of Arms | |
| Heraldic tradition | Gallo-British |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Governing body | Court of the Lord Lyon |
The title of the office derives from the Isle of Bute, which was the personal property of the Scottish monarchs.[1]
The badge of office is A lymphad Sable, flagged Gules in full sail Or charged of a fess chequy Azure and Argent, the yard surmounted of a coronet of four fleur-de-lys (two visible) and four crosses pattee (one and two halves visible) Or.[2]
As of 2024, the current holder of the office is Colin Russell (latterly Falkland Pursuivant Extraordinary).[3]
Holders of the office
edit| Arms | Name | Date of appointment | Ref[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Hart | 1528 | ||
| Peter Thomson | 1535 | ||
| Adam MacCulloch | 1554 | ||
| John Calder | 1561 | ||
| John Binsele | 1590 | ||
| William MacKiesoun | 1598 | ||
| Eleazor Mackesone | 1616 | ||
| John Thomson | 1636 | ||
| William Malcolm | 1647 | ||
| James Alisone | 1661 | ||
| John Hoge | 1675 | ||
| John Wright | 1704 | ||
|
Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, Baronet | 1707 | |
|
George Glass | 1715 | |
|
Alexander Thomson | 1724 | |
|
John Douglas | 1765 | |
| George Douglas of Torquhine | 1768 | ||
| Archibald Campbell | 1776 | ||
| Alexander Law | 1796 | ||
| Daniel Menzies | 1821 | ||
| Ebenezer Macgeorge | 1822 | ||
| David Littlejohn | 1833 | ||
| William Goodall Bayley | 1838 | ||
| Walter Ferguson | 1851 | ||
| Robert Spence Livingstone | 1884 | ||
| Andrew Munro Ross | 1885 | ||
| John Thomas Loth | 1888 | ||
| James Keir Lamont | 1899 | ||
| Vacant | 1901–2001 | ||
|
William David Hamilton Sellar | 2001–2008 | [5] |
| Vacant | 2008–2024 | ||
|
Colin Russell | 2024–Present |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Heraldic Titles from the Middle Ages and Renaissance: Dictionary of Period Forms". Julia Smith. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ Roads, Elizabeth Ann. "Badges of the Scottish Officers of Arms". The Double Tressure (20 1998): 77–86.
- ^ "Promotions of Officers of Arms". Court of the Lord Lyon. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Grant, Sir Francis James (1945). Court of the Lord Lyon: List of His Majesty's Officers of Arms and Other Officials with Genealogical Notes, 1318-1945. Society.
- ^ "No. 25116". The Edinburgh Gazette. 9 November 2001. p. 2663.
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