. Rossiana; papers and documents relating to the history and genealogy of the ancient and noble house of Ross, of Ross-shire, Scotland, and its descent form the ancient earls of Ross, together with the descent of the ancient and historic family of Read, from Rede of Trough-end, Reade of Barton Court, Berks, and Read of Delaware. Also some account of the related families. Thereby theancient tribe held its after Northumberlandbecame an item of England,the clay for wholesaleplunder was over, and suc-cessive sovereigns were glad enough of the lances supplied by knights of Redesdale in cham
. Rossiana; papers and documents relating to the history and genealogy of the ancient and noble house of Ross, of Ross-shire, Scotland, and its descent form the ancient earls of Ross, together with the descent of the ancient and historic family of Read, from Rede of Trough-end, Reade of Barton Court, Berks, and Read of Delaware. Also some account of the related families. Thereby theancient tribe held its after Northumberlandbecame an item of England,the clay for wholesaleplunder was over, and suc-cessive sovereigns were glad enough of the lances supplied by knights of Redesdale in championing thecause of England during many centuries of interminable Border Redes therefore preserved their tenure of the ancient valley until late inthe Middle Ages, their principal homes being those at Troughend, Morpeth,and Close, the house at Chipchase being founded rather later than theothers. Thirty years ago the connection between the Redes of Oxon, Berks andBucks, with the Northumberland line, rested only on tradition and an identityof armorial bearings. The missing links in the chain have now been discovered, and we are ablealso to realize more thoroughly than before the importance of must have formed something akin to a petty principality, its area exceedingthat of any one among the Highland clans, while the town of Morpeth, from. Redesdale. 204 Rossiana. time immemorial, has given thereunto, if not a centre, at all events headquar-ters. Our common ancestor was not only the feudal lord of Manors inRedesdale, but further had established himself as a citizen of the townships, either within the limits of Redesdale or on its borders,Bellingham enjoys pre-eminence on account of its great antiquity. Dedicatedto St. Cuthbert, it appears to have been constructed as much for defensivepurposes against the encroaching Scots as for its proper ecclesiastical walls exceed in thickness even those of the Norman period, and thewindows are th
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