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I 165] THE SETONS GET TRANENT. 37
those of the Earl of Eglinton and Winton. There were
man}' barons attached to the English Court who had pos-
sessed vast estates in Scotland, a state of affairs causing oscil-
lations in allegiance sadly calamitous to the weaker king-
dom; but Scottish independence being now an assured fact,
SEAL OK ROGER DE QUINCY, I25O.
Showing Dragon-crest which passed to the Setons.
there was, fortunately, at the crown's disposal the property
ot these disinherited barons to equalize things in some mea-
sure, and compensate loyal Scots for the losses of their own
English estates. Robert de Ouincy, a Northamptonshire
baron, acquired Tranent in 1165 from William the Lion.
His oldest son, Savher, Lord of Tranent, was created Earl of
Winchester in England, and set out, in 1 2 18, with other
English knights for the Crusade. He died at the siege of
those of the Earl of Eglinton and Winton. There were
man}' barons attached to the English Court who had pos-
sessed vast estates in Scotland, a state of affairs causing oscil-
lations in allegiance sadly calamitous to the weaker king-
dom; but Scottish independence being now an assured fact,
SEAL OK ROGER DE QUINCY, I25O.
Showing Dragon-crest which passed to the Setons.
there was, fortunately, at the crown's disposal the property
ot these disinherited barons to equalize things in some mea-
sure, and compensate loyal Scots for the losses of their own
English estates. Robert de Ouincy, a Northamptonshire
baron, acquired Tranent in 1165 from William the Lion.
His oldest son, Savher, Lord of Tranent, was created Earl of
Winchester in England, and set out, in 1 2 18, with other
English knights for the Crusade. He died at the siege of
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| Histories of Scottish families > Old family; or, The Setons of Scotland and America > (73) Page 37 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/95730795 |
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| Description | By Monsignor Seton. New York : Brentano's [Printed by J. J. Little & Co.], 1899. |
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| Shelfmark | S.123.g |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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