Tributes to Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight

Tributes have been pouring in for Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight, Lordl Lyon from 1981-2001:

The "Times" obituary by Gordon Casely FHSS which was published on Saturday 26th September can be found HERE:

http://courtofthelordlyon.scot/EdingightObituary.pdf

An Appreciation of Sir Malcolm by his long-time colleague and friend, Elizabeth Roads FHSS, can be found HERE:

https://www.courtofthelordlyon.scot/EdingightbyER.pdf

Finally a second obituary, slightly different but also by Gordon Casely FHSS and published in today's "Scotsman", can be found HERE:

https://www.courtofthelordlyon.scot/EdingightbyGC.pdf 

Opening of the Legal Year

 The Lord Lyon attended the ceremony of the Opening of the Legal Year held in Court Room One at Parliament House and presided over by Lord Carloway, the Lord President. The ceremony was closed by an act of worship conducted by the Minister of St Giles Cathedral.

Scotland's Churches Trust

 Lyon and Unicorn attended a virtual board meeting of Scotland's Churches Trust of which they are both trustees.

Universities of Scotland

 As colleges and universities start to return, we wish all students and staff a safe return and productive academic year.

 

Sir Malcom Innes of Edingight R.I.P.

  News has come in that  Orkney Herald Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight KCVO WS, has died. Sir Malcolm was Lord Lyon King of Arms from 1981-2001. He was one of the longest-serving Officers of Arms ever, having been a page in 1948 when he was ten years old and then Falkland in 1957. We send our sincere condolences to his family. May he rest in peace.

New Heralds for Canada

 The Lord Lyon and Officers of Arms send congratulations to the two newly-appointed heralds at the Canadian Heraldic Authority: Fabienne Fusade, Miramichi Herald and Alix Chartrand, Saguenay Herald.

Lyon gives a Talk by Zoom

 Yesterday the Lord Lyon gave a talk over Zoom on the Heraldry of the Order of St John to the AGM of the Perth and Kinross St John Committee.

The arms granted in 1946 to the Grand Priory in the British realm of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St john of Jerusalem.

The arms granted in 1947 to the Priory of Scotland of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St john of Jerusalem.

Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Andrew Balvaird Lawson CVO (1899-1985)

  One of the many anniversaries which occur this month is that of the appointment of Harold Andrew Balvaird Lawson, appointed Unicorn Pursuivant on September 1st 1929 and Lyon Clerk ten days later. 

In 1939 he became Rothesay Herald, later Rothesay Herald Extraordinary.

He matriculated his great-grandfather's arms in 1985 shortly before his own death. The blazon for the matriculation is Parted per saltire Argent and Sable, a saltire Gules, on a chief engrailed Azure three garbs Or.   

His portrait, painted by Don Pottinger, hangs in Lyon Clerk's office.

Feast of St Giles

 Today is the Feast of St Giles, Patron Saint of Edinburgh. To mark this, here are the arms of the Convenery of the Incorporated Trades of Edinburgh which display the beloved doe (sometimes described as a hind) of St Giles as a supporter.

The painting is by Yvonne Holton, Herald Painter and Dingwall Pursuivant.