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Survey of the activities of one of the most important cross-Border
families, the ancestors of Robert the Bruce. Robert de Brus, the
"conquisitor of Cleveland, Hartness and Annandale", who came into
England among the followers of Henry I, was also a close companion
and mentor of David I, king of Scots. The lands he acquired from
bothkings were divided between his sons, from whom two lines
descended: the lords of Skelton, influential Northerners who played
an active part during the baronial troubles in the reigns of John
and Henry III, and the prominent cross-Border lords of Annandale,
co-heirs of the substantial Chester and Huntingdon estates and
progenitors of King Robert Bruce. This study takes a fresh approach
to the Brus family by assessing the achievements of the two lines
in parallel while examining the extent of their power and the
development of their lordships; it highlights the inter-relations
between the barons of England and Scotland during two hundred years
of comparative peace between the kingdoms. Of additional interest
is the appendix of an extensive handlist of charters of the Brus
family of both lines. It will be a welcome addition to the existing
body of works on English baronial families and on Anglo-Scottish
cross-Border lords of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
The tax lists were scrupulously copied from microfilm, but in many
cases the handwriting was so poor, so blurred or so dim that
achieving accuracy was difficult. When in doubt, the researcher
should always refer to the microfilm. The marriage records are
arranged by grooms name with a brides index. All entries in the
original documents were hand written. Names were transcribed as
they were spelled in the documents.
Abstracts in this volume are from County Court Minutes, [sometimes
referred to as County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions],
Circuit Court Minutes, Chancery Court Minutes and other records
included in these minutes, such as Pleas and Judgments. They are f
PREFACE THE object of this volume is to try and lessen the number
of dreadful pauses which so many hostesses have experienced with
their guests when no one bad courage enough to propose a new game,
or had foresight enough to come prepared with a mental list of
games that have a right good swing to them. This collection will
sufice as a background for working purposes, and while many of them
may be familiar, at the same time one does not always think of them
readily, and will welcome these as a friend in need. The games
under the heading Competitions need preparing in advance, as they
cannot be rushed at the last minute. It is as well to decide before
sending out the invitations what is to be the principal game of the
evening, and then write it on the invitation card. An Evening with
Kate will arouse the curiosity of those who do not know the games,
and make them all the more anxious to come and find
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