From our files 200 years ago this week, the arms of Archibald Fletcher, advocate, of Auchendinny House near Penicuik, a prominent abolitionist and enthusiastic supporter of the French Revolution.
Sable on a cross fleury between two escallops in the dexter chief and sinister base points Argent and as many quivers filled with arrows in the sinister chief and dexter base points Or, two towers embattled Gules. in pale and two dexter hands Proper. fessways in fess, each holding a cross crosslet fitchee Azure, all within a bordure quarterly, 1st and 4th gyronny of eight of the Third and First, 2nd Argent two galleys of the First, oars in action, 3rd chequy of the Second and Fifth.
