The history of the Brigham family; a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653 . here consummated(Patent 18 Ed. I., m. 9) ; but renounced by the Scottish King Balioltwo years after. By this marriage contract between Q. Margaretand Prince Edward, the independence of Scotland was recognized.(The death soon after of the young queen, in one of the Orkneys,defeated the intended marriage.) According to de Hovenden, Bricgham was in 883 the propertyof St. Cuthbert. In the National MSS. of Scotland (Craig, 1867),prt. 1, facsim. 7, one may see a facsimile of a char
The history of the Brigham family; a record of several thousand descendants of Thomas Brigham the emigrant, 1603-1653 . here consummated(Patent 18 Ed. I., m. 9) ; but renounced by the Scottish King Balioltwo years after. By this marriage contract between Q. Margaretand Prince Edward, the independence of Scotland was recognized.(The death soon after of the young queen, in one of the Orkneys,defeated the intended marriage.) According to de Hovenden, Bricgham was in 883 the propertyof St. Cuthbert. In the National MSS. of Scotland (Craig, 1867),prt. 1, facsim. 7, one may see a facsimile of a charter of EnglishKing William II. to Durham church, 1097-1100, including the Messuage of Brycgham, with adjacent lands, woods, and waters,and all wrecks of ships and other customs, to God and St. Cuthbertforever. In the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland are found various spellingsof the locality and references to some of its subdivisions. In the MSS. Dept. of the British Museum, we examined an inter-esting small parchment with red seal, being the Appointment of aDeputy to hold Jours de Marches at Brigehamhalgh, a. d. 1. Earl Grey Monument, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 2. Brigham Forge. 3. Site of Ancient Chapel Birgham. 4. Field of Parliament where Treaty of Brigham was ratified. JOURNEY TO BRIGHAM PLACES 9 IVAUTHORS JOURNEY TO BRIGHAM PLACES Four places in Great Britain bear the name of Brigham: one inYorkshire, and two in Cumberland, England; the fourth is justover the border, in Berwickshire, Scotland. Starting from London, four hours finds one at York, the ancientRoman capital. Here change cars for Driffield, situated in theEast Riding of Yorkshire. About half way you change at MarketWeighton, thence a short run across the Wolds reaches Driffield,early capital of the Saxon Kingdom. In a dogcart we make our five-mile drive to Old Brigham, York-shire, through a landscape of level, fertile farms, studded with sub-stantial buildings, surrounded by abundant ripening crops. Muchof the distan
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