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NOTES AND QUERIES. [io s. VIL JUNE 15, 1907.

for a short time Gilling was held by the Nevills though the Fairfaxes were the next of kin. Sir Humphry Nevill, the holder of the property, was, like many others of his race, by no means of a peaceful nature. His life had been in peril more than once. At last he joined Robin of Redesdale's rising in 1469, and was captured by his kinsman the great Earl of Warwick, and beheaded at York in the presence of the King. About twenty years after this, Thomas Fairfax of Walton proved his right to the estate, and Gilling passed into his hands. He was succeeded by his son Nicholas, who for a time took a leading part in what is known as the Pilgrimage of Grace ; but, unlike Aske and the others who suffered death, he escaped punishment even when, many years after, the Rising in the North occurred and

The Percy's crescent set in blood. He seems to have shown at least a leaning to the old order of things, and one of his sons was a prisoner at Carlisle.

To trace the various occupants of Gilling Castle down to the beginning of the nineteenth century would occupy more space than we can afford. The castle, however, claims attention as a record of past times, although nothing remains above ground of an earlier date than the second half of the four- teenth century. It is like a peel- tower, but of much larger dimensions than any other existing example. Many additions have been made from Tudor times down to almost the present day, but its outward appearance has been little damaged. The great chamber, as it was called, now the dining-room, was built by Sir W T illiam Fairfax, and completed in 1585. It is probable that there is no finer example of a state apartment which has survived the de- struction of three centuries. The sight of the painted glass alone is worth a long pilgrimage. It is not only very fine as to form and colour, but also must have great interest for every student of the heraldry and genealogy of Yorkshire, as it is nearly all devoted to heraldic display. The shields with their accompanying inscriptions are treated of at length by the writer, who also gives an account of the elaborate painted frieze which runs round the room, setting forth the arms of the gentry of York- shire with whom Sir William Fairfax was con- temporary. This was always a very uncommon form of ornament, but at one time there were parallels to be found, though we are not aware that there are any others now in existence.

Mr. F. Royston Fairbank's account of ' The Last Earl of Warren and Surrey and the Distribution of his Possessions' is a highly important essay alike for the historian and the local antiquary. Much of the information the author has collected has remained unknown until now. The details of the long struggle regarding the divorce which the Earl endeavoured to force the authorities, eccle- siastical and lay, to provide for him will be new to nearly every one. They are highly curious when studied in the light of the canon law. Mr. Fair- bank takes a more lenient view of the Earl's character than we can consent to dp. "He was l^robably," we are told, " not one whit worse than the great majority in his own station." This is surely a view which is not borne out by what we know of the lives of his contemporaries. William de Anne, a Yorkshire squire, is twice mentioned by Mr. Fairbank. The "de" attached to his name is evidence that this old Yorkshire name was not, as

has been hastily assumed by some persons ignorant of the origin of surnames, a female name become hereditary. Its origin was evidently territorial. We have further proof of this. The de Annes are mentioned once at least, and we think oftener, in the early Rolls of Parliament.

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