Unicorn Pursuivant
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Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is a current Scottish pursuivant of arms in Ordinary of the Court of the Lord Lyon.[1]
The title was created after 1381, and derived from the unicorn. One of these beasts is used as a supporter for the royal arms of Scotland, and as a royal badge.
The badge of office is A unicorn couchant Argent, horned, unguled, maned and tufted Or gorged of a coronet of four fleurs-de-lys (two visible) and four crosses pattee (one and two halves visible) Or.[2]
The office is currently held by Roderick Alexander Macpherson. He took part in the Royal Procession at the 2023 Coronation.[3]
Holders of the office
| Arms | Name | Date of appointment | Ref[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Fraser | 1426 | ||
| Adam Wallace of Craigie | 1467 | ||
| William Niven | 1500 | ||
| File:Arms of Thomas Pettigrew of Magdalensyde.svg | Thomas Pettigrew of Magdalensyde | 1507 | |
| John Balfour | 1528 | ||
| Robert Hart | 1543 | ||
| William Hardy | 1554 | ||
| Alexander McCulloch | 1560 | ||
| Peter Ramsay | 1567 | ||
| Thomas Barrye | 1570 | ||
| Robert Fraser | 1585 | ||
| John Ramsay | 1599 | ||
| James Fuirde | 1617 | ||
| John Borthwick | 1619 | ||
| Thomas Fuirde | 1633 | ||
| George Wight | 1635 | ||
| Andrew Littlejohn | 1636 | ||
| Andrew Aitchinson | 1646 | ||
| William Malcolm | 1660 | ||
| William Hume | 1683 | ||
| File:Arms of Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, Baronet.svg | Sir William Erskine of Cambo, Baronet | 1707 | |
| James Kirkwood | 1715 | ||
| Charles Gordon | 1719 | ||
| William Boyd | 1741 | ||
| James Strachan | 1760 | ||
| Thomas Husband | 1764 | ||
| William Douglas | 1764 | ||
| Robert Grant | 1790 | ||
| David Anderson | 1796 | ||
| David Taylor | 1806 | ||
| James Cook | 1825 | ||
| James Sinclair | 1845–1859 | ||
| Andrew Gillman | 1859–1860 | ||
| Stuart Moodie Livingstone | 1860–1902 | ||
| John Horne Stevenson | 1902–1925 | ||
| Sir John Mackintosh Norman MacLeod, Baronet | 1925–1929 | ||
| Lt-Col. Harold Andrew Balvaird Lawson | 1929–1939 | ||
| File:Arms of Gordon Dalyell of the Binns.svg | Lt-Col. Gordon Dalyell of the Binns | 1939–1953 | |
| Vacant | 1953–1955 | ||
| File:Arms of Moncreiffe of that Ilk.svg | Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk, Baronet | 1955–1961 | [5] |
| File:Arms of Don Pottinger.svg | John Inglis Drever "Don" Pottinger | 1961–1981 | [6] |
| File:Arms of Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw.svg | Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, Baronet | 1981–1986 | [7] |
| File:Arms of Campbell of Airds.svg | Alastair Campbell of Airds | 1986–2008 | [8] |
| File:Arms of Adam Bruce.svg | The Hon. Adam Bruce | 2008–2012 | [9] |
| File:Arms of R. John Malden.svg | Reginald John Malden | 2012–2015 | [10] |
| File:Arms of Liam Devlin.svg | Liam Devlin | 2016–2021 | [11][12] |
| File:Arms of Roderick Alexander Macpherson.svg | Roderick Alexander Macpherson | 2021–Present | [13][14] |
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