Hume, of Nine Wells, the family of the great historian, bore 'Vert, a lion rampant argent within a bordure or, charged with _nine wells_ or springs barry-wavy azure and argent,' "The estate of Nine Wells is so named from a cluster of springs of that number. Their situation is picturesque; they burst forth from a gentle declivity in front of the mansion, which has on each side a semicircular rising bank, covered with fine timber, and fall, after a short course, into the bed of the river Whitewater, which forms a boundary in the front. These springs, as descriptive of their property, were assigned to the Humes of this place as a difference in arms from the chief of their house."[223] VI. Of arms alluding to the PROFESSION or pursuits of the original bearer, I shall adduce but few instances, as they generally exhibit bad taste, and a departure from heraldric purity; _e. g._ Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester and Worcester, the champion and martyr of the Protestant cause, bore '... a lamb in a burning bush; the rays of the sun descending thereon proper.' Michael Drayton bore 'Azure gutté d'eau [the drops of Helicon!] a Pegasus current in bend argent.' _Crest_, 'Mercury's winged cap amidst sunbeams proper.' These classical emblems appear foreign to the spirit of heraldry, which originated in an unclassical age. Still it might have been difficult to assign to this stately and majestic poet more appropriate armorials. The supporters chosen by Sir George Gordon, first Lord Aberdeen, a celebrated jurist, were _two lawyers_; while (every man to his taste) Sir William Morgan, K.B., a keen sportsman, adopted _two huntsmen_ equipped for the chase, and the motto 'Saltando cave,' _Look before you leap_. Could anything be more pitiful? VII. Arms derived from TENURE and OFFICE are a much more interesting, though less numerous, class than the preceding. "The tenure of the lands of Pennycuik, in Midlothian, obliges the possessor to attend once a year in the forest of Drumsleich (near Edinburgh) ... to give a blast of a horn at the king's hunting; and therefore Clerk of Pennycuik, baronet, the proprietor of these lands, uses the following crest:"[224] 'A demi-forester, habited vert, sounding a hunting-horn proper;' and motto, 'FREE FOR A BLAST.' Most of the English families of Forester, Forster, and Foster have bugle-horns in their arms, supporting the idea that the founders of those families derived their surnames from the office of Forester, held by them in times when the country abounded in woody districts. This office was one of considerable honour and emolument. The crest of Grosvenor is 'a hound or talbot statant or;' and the supporters 'two talbots reguardant or,' &c. Both these ensigns and the name allude to the antient office of the chiefs of this family, which was that of =Le Gros Veneur=, great huntsman, to the Dukes of Normandy.