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Here is the information we have found out about the arms you desire.
The swan rising out of a coronet motif is most likely a crest or a
badge. Using this, or some variant, is problematic. A "device" as
understood in the SCA is the coat of arms, i.e. the design placed on
the shield. Both a "badge" and a "crest" are distinctly different
concepts, and neither is a suitable model for a device. If you want
to show that you are related to the Lindsay family a more productive
route would be to use a variant of their coat of arms.
Fortunately the Lindsay arms are particularly well documented, since
Sir David Lindsay of the Mount compiled an armorial in 1542. The base
coat of the Linsay family is "Gules, a fess checky argent and azure",
i.e. a red field with a broad horizontal stripe through the middle of
white and blue checks. The various branches of the Lindsay family
typically added secondary charges around the fess. For example, the
Lindsays of the Byres added three white stars across the top of the
field. The Linsays of the Mount derived from the Lindsays of the
Byres, so they placed an additional white heart in the bottom of the
field.
It would be appropriate for you to use an similarly differenced coat
for your device. We suggest using the base coat with one or with
three charges in the top. If you would like having two different
types of secondary charge then having either two or three of the first
type in the top and one of the second type in the bottom would work
well. We do _not_ suggest putting charges on the fess, as the Lindsay
family did not difference their arms in this way.
Your device was researched by Zenobia Naphtali, Arval d'Espas Nord,
and myself.
If there is any way in which we can be of further service feel free to
contact us.
In service,
Rouland Carre
Academy of S. Gabriel