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In the garden behind the quaint old house in which he lives is a large medlar-tree, the first I remember seeing. On this same day we bade good-by to Cambridge, and took the two o'clock train to Oxford, where we arrived at half past five. At this first visit we were to be the guests of Professor Max Mueller, at his fine residence in Norham Gardens. We met there, at dinner, Mr.
Edward that he would rather die than diminish the rights due to the Confessor's crown. He had already summoned the northern levies, and was prepared to enforce his claim by force. His uncompromising attitude put the Scots in an awkward position. But they had gone to Norham to get his help, and they were not prepared to run the risk of an English invasion as well as civil war.
A small party of Scots crossed the border, and appeared in the neighbourhood of Norham. They were challenged, and replied with insolence or with proper spirit, according to the point of view. Thereupon they were attacked by superior numbers; some were slain; in the pursuit, damage was done on the north side of the border.
We never discovered where the large dog came from. I can attest the truth of the two stories. I was introduced to him eighteen months ago, on board the Norham Castle, on a voyage from Cape Town to England a voyage which this distinguished Colonial traveller was making much against his will.
He entered England August 22d. without having formed any definite plan of action. He wasted two days on the Till, besieged Norham for a week, when it surrendered, and then besieged Ford. These delays gave the English time to assemble. King James, as above related, captured Lady Heron at Ford.
Trumpets flourished, the martial airs rang out as Marmion crossed the court, scattering angels among the ranks. Loud rose the cry: "Welcome to Norham, Marmion! Stout heart and open hand! Thou flower of English land!" Two pursuivants stood at the entrance to the donjon, and hailed the guest as Lord of Fontenaye, of Lutterward, Scrivelbaye, of "Tamworth tower and town."
It was only with great difficulty that the Flaxmans had prevailed on him to come, for the purpose of meeting Mr. Norham.
Lowlanders, Highlanders, and Islesmen had alike rallied round his banner; once again we find the "true Scots leagued", not "with", but against "the Saxons farther off". The Scots took Norham Castle and some neighbouring strongholds to prevent their affording protection to the English, and then occupied a strong position on Flodden Edge.
There was the setting sun burnishing the brown tops of the Cheviot hills; gilding the distant ruined towers of Norham Castle, and lighting up the waters of the Tweed. But there is little time for either observation or dreaming in a railway train. They stopped but a few minutes at Berwick, and then shot off northward, still keeping near the coast.
I remember, however, some gray walls, that looked like the last remains of an old castle, near the railway station. We next took the train for the way to which, for a considerable distance, lies within sight of the sea; and in close vicinity to the shore we saw Holy Isle, on which are the ruins of an abbey. Norham Castle must be somewhere in this neighborhood, on the English shore of the Tweed.
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