Hey girl, whats all this droyt mean? wer orl unedukated over ere so plese educate us. LOL Danny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean White" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] Xanadu > I realized some time ago that the only way my ancestors appeared in Debrett > or similar tomes would be as the result of some lord of the manor exercising > his droit du seigneur. Nothing I have discovered so far has swayed this > belief. > > Perhaps this lady was American. In the US there seem to be a large group of > organizations such as the DAR which one can join by showing one is descended > from the right ancestors. > > Jean in NS > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mikey" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 1:49 PM > Subject: [NTH-ENG] Xanadu > > > > Dear Jean et al, > > > > Wannabes reminded me of a letter rec'd on a list I was on earlier in the > > year, it had a certain charm! > > > > A lady wrote in that she had discovered some ancestor, ' a Sir So & So', > who > > was, A Knight of The Garter. She wanted further information about him > > before applying for membership! > > > > He lived several centuries before the Order was created. > > > > Seemingly, hers was a natural innocence, which indeed, has its own charm. > > > > Regards, > > > > Mikey. > > Spectemur Agendo. > > > > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > > Visit the lists Pulse Page here, > > http://212.19.69.91/north/ > > > > > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > Don't forget you can also post your surnames or any other messages you may want to share in our on line forum message board, > http://amazingforums.com/forum/NORTH/forum.html >