Hereward; the Saxon patriot: a history of his life and character; with a record of his ancestors and descendants, AD445 to AD1896 . 70, note \ line 5,/- Acoulonthos read Acoulouthos.,, 71, line i5,/(?r Chesten r^fl^ Cheston.,, 72 ,, 20,yi?r Magestri r^aa? Magistri.,, 88 „ 7 from bottom, >r Alfryth rfa(/^lfthryth. Herewardi <tArhor Gentis, Chapter j. Introduction. First in the race that led to glorys goal. Byron. fetheren he nom mid fingren,& fiede on boc-felle,& tha sothe wordsette to-gadere. Layamon—Origines Britannice^ vol. i., p. 3. {Anglice: Pen he took with fingers, and wrote on boo
Hereward; the Saxon patriot: a history of his life and character; with a record of his ancestors and descendants, AD445 to AD1896 . 70, note \ line 5,/- Acoulonthos read Acoulouthos.,, 71, line i5,/(?r Chesten r^fl^ Cheston.,, 72 ,, 20,yi?r Magestri r^aa? Magistri.,, 88 „ 7 from bottom, >r Alfryth rfa(/^lfthryth. Herewardi <tArhor Gentis, Chapter j. Introduction. First in the race that led to glorys goal. Byron. fetheren he nom mid fingren,& fiede on boc-felle,& tha sothe wordsette to-gadere. Layamon—Origines Britannice^ vol. i., p. 3. {Anglice: Pen he took with fingers, and wrote on book-skin, and the truewords set together.) NGLAND has never failed to produce at leastone hero to grace every achievement in armswhich has added glory and renown to ourcountry. National historians, true to thetraditions they expound, are averse to layingtoo much stress upon individual prowess,righdy concluding that when Englishmenare banded together in defence of national honour, all areprepared to make equal sacrifice ; and though success may beachieved in a greater degree by one only, honour is equallydue to Herewardi Arbor Gentis. Hereward, the Saxon patriot, has met with even a harsherfate than ordinary British heroes. He has not only beenallowed to fall into oblivion, but for many generations hisrace was impoverished, marked and proscribed, and thedescendants of the Norman usurpers have even demeanedthemselves to covet the empty honour of his name. So lateas Tudor days it would have been hazardous to bring Here-wards name and fame, and his connection with the royalSaxon house, too prominendy forward ; so his descendantslived in peace with their neighbours, were liberal landlordsand respected citizens, never ceasing their connection with theChurch, to which they contributed many dignitaries andworking clergy up to the present day. Their motto has been : manus hoc inimica tyrannisEnse petit placidam sub libertate quietem.(This hand, to tyrants hostile ever,Grasps the
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