The Herald and genealogist . estancestors having, according to constant family tradition, married shortlyafter the Conquest a great heiress, one Etlielswytha de Hesdene, of theSaxon Mood royal, and for this match we quarter, whether rightly orwrongly I know not, the chequered shield and ermine chevron of theold Earls of Warwick. This lady is supposed to have been a near relative of Arnulph, butin what degree she was related to him I am ignorant; indeed, the veryname of her father is unknown. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, H. S. G. * Sic Moreri, but the Nugent family is said, I believe on pr
The Herald and genealogist . estancestors having, according to constant family tradition, married shortlyafter the Conquest a great heiress, one Etlielswytha de Hesdene, of theSaxon Mood royal, and for this match we quarter, whether rightly orwrongly I know not, the chequered shield and ermine chevron of theold Earls of Warwick. This lady is supposed to have been a near relative of Arnulph, butin what degree she was related to him I am ignorant; indeed, the veryname of her father is unknown. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, H. S. G. * Sic Moreri, but the Nugent family is said, I believe on pretty good authority, toderive from this Fulke. The name Nugent being taken from Nogent-le-Rotrou, thefamily residence of the Counts of Perche. * The name (TEvreux, given to the Norman Earls of Salisbury, has been shown tohave arisen entirely in error: see the History of Lacoch Ahhey, and a memoir on theEarldom of Salisbury in the Archceological Journal. (Edit. H. & G.) See an anecdote of him in Topog. and Geneal. i.
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