Keeper quote
Jun. 1st, 2009 07:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stitchwhichFrom Andrew Larsen:
". . . famous Quo Warranto inquest held in 1278 under Edward I. When the Earl of Warenne was asked by what warrant he held his franchise, he supposedly produced an old and rusty sword, which he claimed his ancestor had used during the Norman Conquest. He insisted that the Conqueror would not have succeeded except with the help of his ancestors, who were his partners and helpers. His right to his franchise was accepted, although whether by virtue of his argument or because Edward simply didn't want to confront him at the time isn't s clear."
". . . famous Quo Warranto inquest held in 1278 under Edward I. When the Earl of Warenne was asked by what warrant he held his franchise, he supposedly produced an old and rusty sword, which he claimed his ancestor had used during the Norman Conquest. He insisted that the Conqueror would not have succeeded except with the help of his ancestors, who were his partners and helpers. His right to his franchise was accepted, although whether by virtue of his argument or because Edward simply didn't want to confront him at the time isn't s clear."
