Robert Hastang

Robert served in Flanders and was Constable of Roxburgh Castle. He died in 1336.

He appears in St George's Roll, E153, where he bears

Azure a chief gules overall a lion rampant or

Humphrey de Hastang, died 1283, appears in St George's Roll, E121, where he bears

Azure a chief gules overall a lion rampant argent

John de Hastang, died 1332, appears in The Galloway Roll, GA63, where he bears

Azure a chief gules overall a lion rampant or a label argent

The arms provide a rare example of what is known in French blazon as a chef cousu. This is so called because in order to avoid the placing of colour on colour, the chief is deemed to be sewn to the top part of the shield.

The seal shows the lion double queued