Wearing a lancastrian SS collar, his head on a horse decorated tilting helmet - Sir Richard Redman / Redmayne 1426 of Levens, Westmorland lies beside 2nd wife Elizabeth Aldburgh c1417-22, widow of Sir Brian Stapleton of Carlton d1391 eldest daughter and co-heiress of William de Aldeburgh / Aldburgh, Lord of the manor of Harewood Castle (they married in 1393).

Children at least 2 sons and 2 daughters

1. Matthew d1416 m Johanna daughter of Sir Thomas Tunstall, of Thurland Castle, whose son Edward 1510 www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/8389510178/ was heir .

2. Richard of Bossall

3 Joan m Sir Thomas Wentworth

4. daughter m Richard Duckett d1448 of Grayrigg

Sir Richard had m1 and had 1 son Matthew who dsp in his father's lifetime. Sir Richard was Sheriff of Cumberland 1390-1413, later Sheriff and MP for Yorkshire, and Speaker in 1415 of the House of Commons, later taking part in the Battle of Agincourt.,

They were buried in the church of the Black Friars at York with Elizabeth's 1st husband Sir Brian Stapleton

After Elizabeth's death Richard m3 Elizabeth daughter of Sir William Gascoigne of Gawthorpe, Chief Justice of England www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/8390344858/

By his will Sir Richard left the manors of Levens and certain Harewood estates to his younger son Richard in trust for his grandson Richard then a minor ; on the death of this Richard without heirs to his son Richard, and failing heirs of the latter to John Redman, son of Elene Grene, &c. The manors of Kereby and Kirkby (Kirkby Overblow) he devised to Brian de Stapleton son of Sir Brian

Stapleton by his (Sir Richard's) first wife Elizabeth Aldeburgh, under certain conditions as to forfeiture, &c.

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In later years ttheir descendants married into the Gascoigne / Gascoyne family who eventually became Lords of the manor

Women, children, and any family members who are affected by domestic violence now have a safe, supportive place to go for help, with a specialized team focused on their protection and transition to safety.

The North Shore Domestic Violence Unit (DVU) is the eighth DVU in BC, and the first in the province to staff a dedicated First Nations Justice Worker.

Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016PSSG0143-001264

The Den Mill stood near Newburgh next to a farm and was one of the six mills standing along the Priestsburn. The old threshing mill and gimel can still be seen. Both have old lintels above their doors with the date 1625 and the initials M.B. and J.D., which stand for Michael Balf our and Joanna Durham. These stones belong to a more ancient mill that has long since disappeared.

That milling has been practised here for centuries can be seen by the name of the castle, mylne -- being Gaelic for mill. The Castle itself was built in 1560. The lands of Denmylne early belonged to the Earls of Fife but fell to the Crown after the forfeiture of the last Earl. It is because of this that it was known as the King's Mill.

In 1451 James II bestowed the lands on James Balfour and from him descended the Balfours of Denmylne who held the castle and lands around for over two hundred years, and were in their time a noble and illustrious family. Sir Michael Balfour who was born in 1630 was Comptroller of the Household to Charles I and was knighted at Holyrood. He died in 1652 at the age of 72 and was buried at Abdie. Sir Michael had five sons all of whom led very distinguished careers. The eldest Sir James was knighted in 1630 and raised to Baronetcy in 1633. He was the author of the "Annales' and collector of other heraldic manuscripts which are now in the Advocates Library in Edinburgh. The next son Alexander was the Minister of Abdie and the third Michael was an agriculturalist. Sir David of Forret was the fourth son and he was raised to the bench and became Lord Forret. The youngest, Sir Andrew, was the foremost physician of his time and together with Sir Robert Sibbald founded the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh, established the first infirmary in Scotland and last but by no means least founded the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh.

Sir James the eldest son was made Lord Lyon King at Arms to Charles I and Charles II but is remembered chiefly for the great service that he rendered to later historians by his great interest in old charters and deeds which he collected from all manner of sources. This collection which was housed in chests was left in the castle long after it ceased to be inhabited and Dr. Laing tells an amusing story of receiving shoes from the shoemaker in Newburgh wrapped in old manuscripts from Sir James' collection. The remains of the records were ultimately rescued and safely lodged in Edinburgh.

Sir James died when he was fifty two, leaving as his heir Sir Robert -- then only six years old. Sir Robert died aged only twenty two years as the result of a duel. Sir Robert had been to a Fair in Perth with Sir James MacGill of Lindores and Sir Robert had argued and fought with a Highlander in the street. Sir James had interfered and stopped the fight and it is said that as they made their way home he had angered Sir Robert by remarking that if he had not interfered the Highlander would have overcome him. Sir Robert immediately drew his sword and challenged Sir James, who being older and an expert swordsman quickly struck Sir Robert down. As a result of this Sir James was sent into exile by Charles II and Denmylne went to Sir Robert's uncle the Minister of Abdie who died a year later. His son Michael succeeded and here the line ends.

The estate was then in difficulties and in the spring of 1709 Sir Michael rode out of the Castle to visit friends and strangely disappeared. The mystery has never been solved and although there were certain conjectures at the time the truth seems to be that both man and horse disappeared into one of the molasses that then abounded in Fife. The Estate was acquired by Major Gen. John Scott of Balcomie around 1773, and by 1840 was a complete ruin.

Women leaving abusive homes, Indigenous families rebuilding and healing from intergenerational trauma, and young people needing mentorship to resist gang overtures will benefit from one of the largest rounds of grants from crime proceeds in B.C.’s history.

Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/16885

10 years after the civil forfeiture program began, forfeiture proceeds now total $65.8M. The program takes away criminals' ill-gotten gains and compensates victims of crime and invests in anti-gang outreach.

Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016PSSG0190-001682

A total of 185 community groups, local governments and policing agencies are sharing $5.5 million to help reduce youth involvement in gangs, prevent violence against women and children, and further crime prevention, thanks to a record year of civil forfeiture proceeds.

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Pink shirt day was started in 2007 by two students in Nova Scotia, who stood up for a fellow classmate who was being bullied. Since then, BC has taken a strong stance against bullying and has officially marked the last Wednesday in February as Anti-Bullying Day - where British Columbians throughout the province where pink in solidarity.

Premier Christy Clark visited Point Grey Secondary School in Vancouver to take part in anti-bullying activities, and announced a $15,000 grant for the school to help anti-bullying efforts, as part of $1 Million budgeted from civil-forfeiture proceeds for this purpose.

Learn More: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2013/02/school-led-anti-bullying-e...

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also called: Red Mary's (Máire Rua) House

The manor house was erected in 1648 by Conor O'Brien and his wife, Máire ní Mahon, one of the most infamous women in Irish folklore who, due to her flaming red hair, was commonly known as "Máire Rúa" (Red Mary). Conor, was another member of the large O'Brien family which had ruled much of Clare for several hundred years. She born in 1615 or 1616. Her father was Sir Torlach Rúa MacMahon, Lord of Clonderlaw and her mother was Lady Mary O'Brien, daughter of the third Earl of Thomond. Her first husband, Daniel O'Neylan (also written O'Neillan) of Dysert O'Dea Castle in north Clare died young and upon his death, she gained control of his substantial estate and a £1,000 fortune. This wealth enabled her and Conor to build a more comfortable mansion on to the tower house. It was, without doubt, Clare's most magnificent seventeenth century house. The multi-gabled manor house was very modern for its time.

In 1651 Conor was killed in battle against the Cromwellians. His widow realized that the punishment for his rebellion against the English would be the forfeiture of their property. Therefore, in a desperate attempt to retain her lands and estates, she offered to marry any Cromwellian officer who would take her hand. (This is refuted in other versions of the story which state that Máire Rúa didn't marry until 1653, two years after Conor's death.)

Her third husband, Cornet John Cooper was a Cromwellian soldier and through this marriage Máire Rúa successfully retained her estates. Cooper left the army and amassed some wealth through land and property speculation. However, he later ran into financial difficulty and, as a result, Leamaneh was mortgaged.

A new integrated community safety initiative (ICSI) will strengthen collaboration among justice, health and social service partners to better address the roots of crime and violence in the region.

In addition to the $23-million expansion of BC’s Guns and Gangs strategy, Williams Lake and the Cariboo-Chilcotin will receive up to $500,000 in civil forfeiture grant funding to support the ICSI. Building on discussions involving the Province, the City of Williams Lake and First Nations leaders, a local steering committee has been established to prioritize community safety goals and guide targeted projects and activities over a two year period.

Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016PSSG0126-001155

The Morris-Jumel Mansion was built in 1765 as a summer house by Colonel Roger Morris for his wife, Mary Philipse and their family on approximately 135 acres of land that stretched from the Harlem to Hudson rivers between what is now 140th and approximately 18oth streets. Their country estate was named Mount Morris and, being situated on one of the highest points of Manhattan, offered clear views of New Jersey, Connecticut, and all of New York harbor. In addition to serving as a summer retreat, Mount Morris was also a working farm with fruit trees, cows, and sheep in addition to a variety of crops.

With the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, the Morris family abandoned their summer home. Then, in the autumn of 1776, General George Washington and his Patriot officers moved in and made the house their headquarters from September 14th to October 21st. The superb views from Mount Morris made the location ideal for observing troop movements and General Washington used this advantage to plan his army’s first successful victory; the Battle of Harlem Heights. Despite this victory, on October 21st, General Washington was forced to retreat to White Plains. For the remainder of the war, the house was used as a headquarters for both British and Hessian armies.

Following the war, the estate was confiscated under the Forfeiture Laws by the State of New York and sold to cover war debts. For a time, it served as a tavern; however, after some years, the tavern became unsuccessful and the house was abandoned once again. Then on July 10th of 1790, now President George Washington held his first Cabinet dinner at the same place he scored his first victory during the Revolutionary War. n 1810, Eliza and Stephen Jumel purchased Mount Morris, all farmlands, and began a series of alterations to the house. A merchant from the south of France, who emigrated to New York some years earlier, Stephen met and married Eliza Bowen in New York. She grew up in a poor Rhode Island family, a voracious reader and self-educated, she developed into a shrewd businesswoman long before most women worked outside the home, let alone ran businesses. At a moment when Stephen's business was foundering, Eliza applied herself to the real estate trade, buying and selling land and renting properties downtown. Her success made large profits for her husband and herself, making her one of the wealthiest women in New York, after Stephen’s death.

By the 1880s, most of the Jumel land had been sold as the city expanded and fashionable townhouses rose immediately surrounding the Mansion. The City of New York purchased the house and the two acres it sits on creating Roger Morris Park. With the assistance of the DAR, the Mansion was turned into a historic house and museum. The mid-20th Century saw the neighborhood develop into a vibrant home to many artists and celebrities including Paul Robeson, Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, and Duke Ellington, who once referred to the Morris-Jumel Mansion as “the jewel in the crown of Sugar Hill.” The buildings in this district are protected by the New York Landmarks Commission and must be maintained by their owners reflective of when they were built. Because of this, the appearance of the neighborhood has changed very little since the beginning of the twentieth century.

Today, the Morris-Jumel Mansion is the oldest house in Manhattan and as a museum highlights the art, architecture and lives of the Morris and Jumel families, while celebrating the changing landscape from the now lost Polo Grounds to the contemporary artists who find inspiration from this over 250 year old structure, and culture. We hope to see you soon to experience all that is new at Manhattan’s oldest house.

www.morrisjumel.org/history

"As Manhattan’s oldest residence, the Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum presents American life from the colonial era to the present by preserving, collecting, and interpreting history, culture, and the arts to engage and inspire diverse audiences.

Morris-Jumel Mansion, Inc. operates the Morris -Jumel Mansion as a historic house museum and thereby seeks to preserve and interpret Manhattan’s oldest residence, one that has witnessed the evolution of northern Manhattan from rural countryside to a dynamic multicultural community. Through historic site tours and education programs, the museum interprets the mansion in the context of domestic life in New York City from 1765 until 1865, the influx of European immigrants to Washington Heights in the late 1800’s, the City Beautiful movement at the turn of the century, the life of the Jumel Terrace Historic District, and more recent immigration. Morris-Jumel Mansion seeks to serve as a cultural resource for an audience of national and international visitors and, in particular, the diverse audiences of the City of New York."

www.morrisjumel.org

Women, children, and any family members who are affected by domestic violence now have a safe, supportive place to go for help, with a specialized team focused on their protection and transition to safety.

The North Shore Domestic Violence Unit (DVU) is the eighth DVU in BC, and the first in the province to staff a dedicated First Nations Justice Worker.

Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016PSSG0143-001264

Over 120 community safety leaders gathered to recognize their peers with the Community Safety and Crime Prevention awards.

Learn more about the five community crime fighters who were recognized: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2015JAG0272-001868

Mongols Motorcycle Club's name and logo are focus of federal court fight. Story by Mary Spicuzza.

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The Morris-Jumel Mansion was built in 1765 as a summer house by Colonel Roger Morris for his wife, Mary Philipse and their family on approximately 135 acres of land that stretched from the Harlem to Hudson rivers between what is now 140th and approximately 18oth streets. Their country estate was named Mount Morris and, being situated on one of the highest points of Manhattan, offered clear views of New Jersey, Connecticut, and all of New York harbor. In addition to serving as a summer retreat, Mount Morris was also a working farm with fruit trees, cows, and sheep in addition to a variety of crops.

With the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, the Morris family abandoned their summer home. Then, in the autumn of 1776, General George Washington and his Patriot officers moved in and made the house their headquarters from September 14th to October 21st. The superb views from Mount Morris made the location ideal for observing troop movements and General Washington used this advantage to plan his army’s first successful victory; the Battle of Harlem Heights. Despite this victory, on October 21st, General Washington was forced to retreat to White Plains. For the remainder of the war, the house was used as a headquarters for both British and Hessian armies.

Following the war, the estate was confiscated under the Forfeiture Laws by the State of New York and sold to cover war debts. For a time, it served as a tavern; however, after some years, the tavern became unsuccessful and the house was abandoned once again. Then on July 10th of 1790, now President George Washington held his first Cabinet dinner at the same place he scored his first victory during the Revolutionary War. n 1810, Eliza and Stephen Jumel purchased Mount Morris, all farmlands, and began a series of alterations to the house. A merchant from the south of France, who emigrated to New York some years earlier, Stephen met and married Eliza Bowen in New York. She grew up in a poor Rhode Island family, a voracious reader and self-educated, she developed into a shrewd businesswoman long before most women worked outside the home, let alone ran businesses. At a moment when Stephen's business was foundering, Eliza applied herself to the real estate trade, buying and selling land and renting properties downtown. Her success made large profits for her husband and herself, making her one of the wealthiest women in New York, after Stephen’s death.

By the 1880s, most of the Jumel land had been sold as the city expanded and fashionable townhouses rose immediately surrounding the Mansion. The City of New York purchased the house and the two acres it sits on creating Roger Morris Park. With the assistance of the DAR, the Mansion was turned into a historic house and museum. The mid-20th Century saw the neighborhood develop into a vibrant home to many artists and celebrities including Paul Robeson, Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, and Duke Ellington, who once referred to the Morris-Jumel Mansion as “the jewel in the crown of Sugar Hill.” The buildings in this district are protected by the New York Landmarks Commission and must be maintained by their owners reflective of when they were built. Because of this, the appearance of the neighborhood has changed very little since the beginning of the twentieth century.

Today, the Morris-Jumel Mansion is the oldest house in Manhattan and as a museum highlights the art, architecture and lives of the Morris and Jumel families, while celebrating the changing landscape from the now lost Polo Grounds to the contemporary artists who find inspiration from this over 250 year old structure, and culture. We hope to see you soon to experience all that is new at Manhattan’s oldest house.

www.morrisjumel.org/history

"As Manhattan’s oldest residence, the Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum presents American life from the colonial era to the present by preserving, collecting, and interpreting history, culture, and the arts to engage and inspire diverse audiences.

Morris-Jumel Mansion, Inc. operates the Morris -Jumel Mansion as a historic house museum and thereby seeks to preserve and interpret Manhattan’s oldest residence, one that has witnessed the evolution of northern Manhattan from rural countryside to a dynamic multicultural community. Through historic site tours and education programs, the museum interprets the mansion in the context of domestic life in New York City from 1765 until 1865, the influx of European immigrants to Washington Heights in the late 1800’s, the City Beautiful movement at the turn of the century, the life of the Jumel Terrace Historic District, and more recent immigration. Morris-Jumel Mansion seeks to serve as a cultural resource for an audience of national and international visitors and, in particular, the diverse audiences of the City of New York."

www.morrisjumel.org

Church of St Andrew, Monument to John second duke of Suffolk (d.1492) and Lady Alice Chaucer (d. 1475), Alabaster

The tomb stands on a purpose built chest. Decorated with quatrefoils, filled with now blank heraldic, shields and under a wide arch with further decoration, which allows for the squint with a view of the high altar from the de la Pole chantry (now the vestry). The framing columns must have extended higher as the heraldic beasts (a dog(?) and a tame lion that looks more like a begging lap-dog) which frame another Saracen’s head are no longer connected with the tomb. There is damage, besides the obvious vandalism: both of Lady Alice’s arms are broken and the angel once supporting her cushion has lost its head and arms.

The details are finely carved: their coronets, the duke’s finely combed hair, his stern features, tassel holding his cloak and belt, Lady Alice’s veil (linen) and the fine detail of her neckpiece.

John de la Pole, the only son of William first duke of Suffolk (1396–1450), suffered as a result of his father’s downfall. Duke William had been a successful courtier and Henry VI's favourite, a relationship treated with increasing suspicion resulting in the popular outcry of 1450 leading to his impeachment by the Commons. Although not convicted, Duke William was exiled and murdered when the boat on which he was sailing to the Netherlands was intercepted. His son was stripped of his father’s valuable appointments, reducing his income below that expected of a duke. His marriage in 1458 to Elizabeth, the daughter of Richard, duke of York, never brought the material advancement that he could reasonably have expected. When their son Lincoln was attainted for treason and suffered forfeiture in 1487, Suffolk was allowed to save the family lands held by his son, but only during his life-time. On his death the attenuated inheritance meant that his next son, Edmund de la Pole, gave up the title of duke in return for forfeited lands.

Michael Hicks, ‘Pole, John de la, second duke of Suffolk (1442–1492)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22450, accessed 30 April 2014]

Sir Richard Redman / Redmayne 1426 of Levens, Westmorland and 2nd wife Elizabeth Aldburgh c1417-22, widow of Sir Brian Stapleton of Carlton d1391 by whom she had a son Brian . Elizabeth was the eldest daughter and co-heiress of William de Aldeburgh / Aldburgh, Lord of the manor of Harewood Castle (they married in 1393).

Children at least 2 sons and 2 daughters

1. Matthew d1416 m Johanna daughter of Sir Thomas Tunstall, of Thurland Castle, whose son Edward 1510 www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/8389510178/ succeeded here.

2. Richard of Bossall

3 Joan m Sir Thomas Wentworth

4. daughter m Richard Duckett d1448 of Grayrigg

.

In 1392 Elizabeth and her sister Sibyl www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/8390159566/ jointly inherited Harewood castle and estate on the death of their brother William and were responsibe for building this church c1410.

Sir Richard had m1 and had 1 son Matthew who dsp in his father's lifetime. Sir Richard was Sheriff of Cumberland 1390-1413, later Sheriff and MP for Yorkshire, and Speaker in 1415 of the House of Commons, later taking part in the Battle of Agincourt.,

They were buried in the church of the Black Friars at York with Elizabeth's 1st husband Sir Brian Stapleton

After Elizabeth's death Richard m3 he married Elizabeth daughter of Sir William Gascoigne of Gawthorpe, Chief Justice of England www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/8390344858/

By his will Sir Richard left the manors of Levens and certain Harewood estates to his younger son Richard in trust for his grandson Richard, then a minor ; on the death of this Richard without heirs to his son Richard, and failing heirs of the latter to John Redman, son of Elene Grene, &c. The manors of Kereby and Kirkby (Kirkby Overblow) he devised to Brian de Stapleton, son of Sir Brian

Stapleton by his (Sir Richard's) first wife, Elizabeth Aldeburgh, under certain conditions as to forfeiture, &c.

www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member...

In later years ttheir descendants married into the Gascoigne / Gascoyne family who eventually became Lords of the manor

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By Roger Stone

It’s bad enough that Trump Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions has recused himself on both the question of Russian collusion as well as an investigation into Uranium One or the skullduggery of the Obama Justice Department in the ever greedy Clintons. Sessions has also failed to bring any prosecutions despite the largest illegal expansion of unconstitutional surveillance in the history of the US government which took place under Obama’s NSA and was documented by the super-secret FISA court.

Despite President Donald Trump’s very clear inconsistent support for states’ rights on the matter of legalizing marijuana Sessions has lobbied the Congress to remove restrictions against his waging a crackdown on state legalized cannabis.

This despite the fact that opioid death, opioid-related crimes, and opioid-related incidents have all drop dramatically in the states where marijuana has been legalized. Dinosaurs like Sessions refuse to admit that all the war on drugs has yielded is destroyed lives in families cut in the multibillion-dollar bill for the trial and incarceration of millions of Americans for the nonviolent crime of drug possession none of which has had any effect in slowing drug abuse and drug-related crime. By any measure, the war on drugs is an ignominious failure.

Sessions is reversing years of progress by drafting and signing a “new” drug sentencing policy reinstating draconian mandatory minimum guidelines.

In this memo, Sessions states “the goal of achieving just and consistent results.” This couldn’t be farther from the truth.

Mandatory federal drug sentencing is unforgiving. A person with one prior drug felony who is charged with possession with intent to distribute faces 20 years to life. With two priors — no matter how long ago they occurred — the penalty is life without parole.

According to The Washington Post, mandatory minimum sentencing harms “the 5 million children who have or have had a parent in prison — including one in nine black children. And they wreak economic devastation on poor communities. Studies have found, for example, that formerly incarcerated employees make 10 to 40 percent less money than similar workers with no history of incarceration and that the probability of a family being in poverty increases by almost 40 percent when a father is imprisoned.”

Federal mandatory minimum sentencing started in 1984 and has proven a failed concept. The cost of this mass incarceration costs taxpayers around $300 billion in addition to the $51 billion spent on the “war” itself. I could think of better ways to spend our hard-earned money. Jeff Sessions has just reinstated the failed “war on drugs” policy by throwing the book at nonviolent drug offenders. He must be out of his mind. When the rest of the country and public opinion has moved towards a legalization policy for marijuana, Sessions wants tougher penalties for marijuana offenders and does not believe in legalization in any form. He wants to shut down state legalization in 29 states.

The New Yorker writes “Sessions has rewritten major criminal-justice norms in ways that diverge sharply from prevailing sentiments in America, and in much of his own party. In his first six months in office, Sessions has reversed one policy phasing out federal private prisons and another seeking to combat draconian federal-prison sentences. He’s called for an inquiry into the link between marijuana and violent crime and compared the drug’s “life-wrecking” harms to those of heroin. And last month, falling further out of step with many Republicans’ slow retreat from the war on drugs, Sessions reclaimed one of that war’s most disquieting weapons: civil-asset forfeiture.”

Criminal forfeiture allows law enforcement to seize cash, cars, and goods with provable ties to crime. Civil forfeiture doesn’t require a conviction and the burden of proof falls on the owner who in most cases doesn’t have the resources to fight the system for the return of his property. In other words, they can take your stuff without a crime actually having been committed. This has long been used by corrupt enforcement to enrich their coffers. The Nazi-like storm- trooping police have a “bash and carry” policy, much like “shoot first and ask questions later.”

While Sessions busies himself with unjust practices of incarceration and forfeiture, he won’t prosecute some real major criminals. I’m talking about the “god-mother” of crime, Hillary Clinton. Jason Chaffetz the former chairman of the House Committee on Government Reform said that Attorney General Jeff Sessions told him, in a personal meeting, that he would not pursue any of the major cases against Hillary Clinton.

Chaffetz said he visited “with Attorney General Sessions and it was one of the most frustrating discussions I had because whether it was the IRS, Fast and Furious, the email scandal that we went through, I did not see the Attorney General willing to just let Lady Justice administer justice and then follow through.

“He basically let me know he wasn’t going to pursue anything on the major cases,” Chaffetz said. Chaffetz added, concerning Hillary’s email scandal: “We had Bryan Pagliano. I issued a subpoena for him to appear before the Committee and he said “No”. He didn’t even show up. We issued another subpoena. The US Marshals served it. And you know in my world, if you’re in court, I guarantee you that a subpoena is not an optional activity. We wanted the Attorney General to prosecute him and he said ‘No’,” Chaffetz said. We cannot accept “no” as an answer from the Attorney General of the Trump Administration.

He also won’t be looking into prosecuting Loretta Lynch or Lois Lerner.

Back in January, during Sessions’ confirmation hearing he said this, “This country doesn’t punish its political enemies.” If that’s true then why has Trump been so unfairly targeted and punished? Sessions is a madman and is completely removed from rational thinking. When progressive change takes so long, he’s destroying decades of enlightened policies. Sessions is giving birth to a dark age and he must be removed.

It’s time for Mr. Sessions to go.

Sources:

obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/04/23/...

www.leaderandtimes.com/~www.highplainsleader.com/index.ph...

www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/jeff-sessions-and-the-re...

www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/05/15/manda...

from Roger Stone – Stone Cold Truth stonecoldtruth.com/the-dark-ages-of-jeff-sessions/

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"Here was buried Edward Greville formerly lord of Milcot, who yielded to his destiny on the eve of Christmas Day, in the 59th year of human safety above one thousand five hundred, Elizabeth then being the most serene ruler over the English, already in her second year"

He was buried in "St Anne's chappell alongside his father, his brass now lies on the chancel floor

Sir Edward Greville 1559 was the only son of Sir John Greville 1546 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/t224Z8 & 2nd wife Elizabeth daughter of John Spencer of Hodnet

He m Margaret flic.kr/p/2dfWQPT daughter of William Wellington / Willington of Barcheston Warwickshire by Anne Middlemore flic.kr/p/R8eVFA

Children

1. Ludovic 1547 -1589 +++ m Thomasine d1611 daughter of Sir William Petre flic.kr/p/b4Nb6F of Ingatestone by Anne daughter of Sir William Browne, Lord Mayor of London & 2nd wife Alice Keble

+++ Ludovic Grevill in 1567 obtained a royal licence to build and embattle a new house at Milcote and to call it Mountgrevell which he began but never completed, and it was possibly to obtain funds for this purpose that he caused 2 of his servants to murder a wealthy tenant Richard Webb of Drayton, and forged his will leaving his lands to himself. One of the murderers Thomas Brocke, babbling in his cups, was removed, but Grevill was arrested for this second murder in 1589 and Webb's widow who had already claimed the lands in Drayton, now charged Ludovic with the murder of her husband When he was brought to trial he refused to plead and was therefore 'pressed' to death on 14 November 1589, (his refusing to plead saved his estates from forfeiture)

Milcote passed to his son Edward on whom it had been settled on his marriage with Joan daughter of Lord Chancellor Sir Thomas Bromley & Elizabeth Fortescue. - Edward had become heir after accidentally fatally shooting his elder brother, unscrupulous like his father, he nonetheless apparently possessed a great deal of charm, after his marriage in 1583, he spent his wife’s fortune, leaving her with little more than the clothes on her back. Edward & Joan's only son died without heirs in his father's lifetime leaving his father with his 5 sisters and many debts.. This branch of the Grevilles became extinct and in 1622 the 3rd daughter Mary & husband Sir Arthur Ingram conveyed Milcote to Lionel, Lord Cranfield, afterwards Earl of Middlesex.

In the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today, the Cabinet gave approval regarding effective control over illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals. With regard to illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals, Rule 53 of Madhya Pradesh Minor Mineral Rules, 1996 and Rule 20 of Madhya Pradesh Sand (Mining, Transport, Storage and Trade) Rules, 2019 have been repealed from these rules. While completely repealing the Madhya Pradesh Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transport and Storage) Rules, 2006, the newly proposed Madhya Pradesh Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transport and Storage) Rules, 2021 have been approved. In this rule, unitary provisions have been made regarding illegal mining, transportation and storage of minor minerals. In this, while keeping the mineral dealer license prevailing in the Madhya Pradesh Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transport and Storage) Rules, 2006 and the returns to be submitted in the above, registration of vehicles, issue of transit pass for transportation of the main mineral unchanged, permission has been given to make this arrangement through online process in the newly proposed Madhya Pradesh Mineral (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transport and Storage) Rules, 2021.

In the provisions made in illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals, a provision has been made to impose a penalty of double the amount of the total punishment imposed along with forfeiture of 15 times the royalty and its equivalent amount to be taken as environmental compensation in illegal mining and storage of minerals and vehicles and machinery confiscated for not depositing the total penalty imposed in the case.

In the case of illegal transport, provision has been made to impose 15 times the royalty of the confiscated mineral and the amount of environmental damage according to the vehicle’s capacity to be imposed as fine and if the total penalty imposed in the case is not compounded, double the amount of the total penalty and the vehicle to be forfeited. In this, a provision has been made to take 15 times the royalty of the mineral in excess of quantity and environmental damage in proportion to the capacity of the vehicle in case of transportation of more than the quantity recorded in the transit permit. If this amount is not compounded, then a provision has been made to impose double the amount as punishment. No provision has been made for forfeiture of vehicles in such cases. A provision has been made to deposit the amount for the delivery of the vehicle in illegal mining of minerals, transport and give it to the vehicle owner. For this a separate schedule has been prepared in the rules. In this schedule, it has been calculated to take about 10 percent of the market value of the vehicle. On being caught by the police, a provision has been made to give information to the sub-divisional officer revenue for action on it. Under the provisions of Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959, provision has been made for recovery and attachment of the amount in case of non-deposit of the imposed fine.

In the rules, there is a provision to present an appeal to the Divisional Commissioner against the order passed by the Collector. A provision has been made to submit the revision to the Revenue Board against the order passed by the Divisional Commissioner.

Apart from this, other technical improvements have been made in the Madhya Pradesh Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transport and Storage) Rules, 2021, which will enable effective control over illegal mining, transportation and storage in the state and due to the unified provision in the above rules, the cases will be resolved with transparency and ease.

All 412 urban bodies will be included in the AMRUT Yojana

Under the Atal Renewal and Urban Transformation Mission (AMRUT 2.0) scheme, all 412 (407 urban bodies and 5 cantonment councils) urban bodies of the state have been included. Mission tenure (Year 2021-22 to 2025-26) for water supply, sewerage, faecal sludge management, renewal of water structures, green area and park development in urban bodies of Madhya Pradesh is Rs.4176.44 crore (centre’s share), state’s share Rs. 6268.86 crore and body contribution amount of Rs. 1234.75 crores. Accordingly, the budget provision of the scheme for five years amounts to Rs. 10445.30 crore (excluding body share). Thus the total plan amount is Rs.11680.05 crore.

Flyover of more than Rs 446 crore in Gwalior city

Administrative approval was granted by the Cabinet for the construction of a four-lane Elevated Corridor (Fly Over) from Triple ITM College in Gwalior City (National Highway-92 Bhind-Etawa) to Maharani Laxmibai Statue over Swarna Rekha Nullah, under the Central Road Infrastructure Fund Scheme. The total length of this corridor (fly over) is 6.54 km. and the estimated cost of construction is Rs 446.92 crore. In this, Under the CRIF scheme, approval of Rs 406.35 crore has been received from the central government and the expenditure of Rs 40.57 crore will be borne by the state government for utility shifting, displacement and rehabilitation.

108 feet -high multimetal statue of Acharya Shankar

The Council of Ministers approved the project cost for the construction of 108 feet high multi-metal statue of Acharya Shankar, Shankar Museum and the infrastructure of Acharya Shankar International Advaita Vedanta Sansthan at Omkareshwar for which in-principle approval of Rs.2141.85 crore was given.

Lok Seva Kendra (Public Service Center)

With regard to VGF (Viability Gap Funding) to be paid to the Public Service Centers operated under the Public Service Management Department, the Cabinet decided that due to the Corona pandemic, the eligibility of VGF of all the public service centers of the state has been nullified as due to the closure of the service centers, in the Corona curfew period (April 01, 2021 to May 31, 2021)., The time period of the contract executed between the Public Service Center operators and the District E-Governance Society has been increased by three months.

Approval to Rs 551 crore for dam reinforcement

In the meeting of the Cabinet, administrative approval of an amount of Rs.551.20 crore has been given for Dam Reinforcement and Upgradation Project Phase-2. Under this project, the work of strengthening and upgradation of 27 dams of the state will be carried out. The project will be funded by the Government of India in the ratio of 70:30 (World Bank: State Government) for Drip-II with the help of World Bank.

Approval for establishment of two new industrial areas

The Cabinet decided to develop two new industrial parks in the state at Bhopal (Bagrauda Gokalkundi) and Sehore (Badiakhedi) at a cost of Rs 59 crore 89 lakh. With the implementation of industrial area development schemes, investment of about Rs 1650 crore is possible in the state for the establishment of new industries and employment will be available to 1950 persons.

Ratification of share transfer

It was decided by the Cabinet that in compliance with the Chief Minister’s order dated 08.12.2021, for issuance of equity shares of total amount of Rs 1500 crores released to Narmada Basin Company Limited for transfer of shares of NHDC Ltd. to the Madhya Pradesh government and an amount of Rs. 1497,58,21,711 (Rs one thousand four hundred and ninety eight crore, fifty one lakh twenty one thousand seven hundred and eleven) was approved for transfer of shares by paying under the head of Madhya Pradesh government.

Establishment of four new private universities

The Council of Ministers approved the departmental proposal to implement the amendment ordinance 2022 regarding the establishment of four new private universities including Prestige University Indore, Times University, Bhopal, Dr. Preeti Global University Shivpuri and LNCT Vidyapeeth University Indore through the proposed ordinance. The Higher Education Department was authorized to take legal action for issuing the ordinance.

Disposal of assets

For the disposal of the Jabalpur divisional office assets of the Transport Department the Cabinet granted approval to H-1 tenderer’s Rs 46,20,00,000 (Forty Six Crore Twenty Lakh), for the Transport Department's Ward No. 21 Semaria Road, Satna Bus Depot Assets at Satna the highest tender amount is Rs. 62,62,00,000 (Sixty Two Crore Sixty Two Lakh) Ward No. of Revenue Department, for disposal of land parcel number 08 and 09 of Binod Mill property located at 18 Ashok Mandi Marg, Agar Road, Ujjain as a single land parcel approving Rs 19,40,66,000 (Nineteen Crore Forty Lakh Sixty Six Thousand) H-1 tenderer for the disposal of total area 2000 sqm. Rs 9.24,18,000 (Nine Crore Twenty Four Lakh Eighteen Thousand), it was decided to sell it and after depositing 100 percent of the tender amount by the H-1 tenderer, it was decided to do the contract/registry proceedings by the Collector.

Approval of H-1 tenderer tender amount Rs 10,94,80,000 (ten crore ninety four lakh eighty thousand) for disposal of plant and machinery established on the property located at Nagjhiri Ujjain Cooperative Soybean Processing Plant of Cooperative Department in the form of scrap and after depositing 100 percent of the tender bid price by the H-1 tenderer, the decision was taken by the Cabinet to let the sale contract process to be taken by the liquidator Joint Commissioner Cooperatives of the State Oilseed Growers Cooperative Federation.

Well equipped police hospital

In-principle consent has been given by the cabinet on the project proposal for the construction of a 50-bed fully equipped police hospital in the 23rd and 25th Vahini Viswal, Bhopal premises.

Other decisions

The Cabinet also approved an amount of Rs 80 crore along with continuing the Urban Transport Fund item for the next two years.

Women, children, and any family members who are affected by domestic violence now have a safe, supportive place to go for help, with a specialized team focused on their protection and transition to safety.

The North Shore Domestic Violence Unit (DVU) is the eighth DVU in BC, and the first in the province to staff a dedicated First Nations Justice Worker.

Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016PSSG0143-001264

Women, children, and any family members who are affected by domestic violence now have a safe, supportive place to go for help, with a specialized team focused on their protection and transition to safety.

The North Shore Domestic Violence Unit (DVU) is the eighth DVU in BC, and the first in the province to staff a dedicated First Nations Justice Worker.

Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016PSSG0143-001264

A drug dealer's Hummer has been transformed into a rolling billboard in Abbotsford, helping police discourage youth from gang and criminal activity.

Women, children, and any family members who are affected by domestic violence now have a safe, supportive place to go for help, with a specialized team focused on their protection and transition to safety.

The North Shore Domestic Violence Unit (DVU) is the eighth DVU in BC, and the first in the province to staff a dedicated First Nations Justice Worker.

Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016PSSG0143-001264

The Morris-Jumel Mansion was built in 1765 as a summer house by Colonel Roger Morris for his wife, Mary Philipse and their family on approximately 135 acres of land that stretched from the Harlem to Hudson rivers between what is now 140th and approximately 18oth streets. Their country estate was named Mount Morris and, being situated on one of the highest points of Manhattan, offered clear views of New Jersey, Connecticut, and all of New York harbor. In addition to serving as a summer retreat, Mount Morris was also a working farm with fruit trees, cows, and sheep in addition to a variety of crops.

With the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, the Morris family abandoned their summer home. Then, in the autumn of 1776, General George Washington and his Patriot officers moved in and made the house their headquarters from September 14th to October 21st. The superb views from Mount Morris made the location ideal for observing troop movements and General Washington used this advantage to plan his army’s first successful victory; the Battle of Harlem Heights. Despite this victory, on October 21st, General Washington was forced to retreat to White Plains. For the remainder of the war, the house was used as a headquarters for both British and Hessian armies.

Following the war, the estate was confiscated under the Forfeiture Laws by the State of New York and sold to cover war debts. For a time, it served as a tavern; however, after some years, the tavern became unsuccessful and the house was abandoned once again. Then on July 10th of 1790, now President George Washington held his first Cabinet dinner at the same place he scored his first victory during the Revolutionary War. n 1810, Eliza and Stephen Jumel purchased Mount Morris, all farmlands, and began a series of alterations to the house. A merchant from the south of France, who emigrated to New York some years earlier, Stephen met and married Eliza Bowen in New York. She grew up in a poor Rhode Island family, a voracious reader and self-educated, she developed into a shrewd businesswoman long before most women worked outside the home, let alone ran businesses. At a moment when Stephen's business was foundering, Eliza applied herself to the real estate trade, buying and selling land and renting properties downtown. Her success made large profits for her husband and herself, making her one of the wealthiest women in New York, after Stephen’s death.

By the 1880s, most of the Jumel land had been sold as the city expanded and fashionable townhouses rose immediately surrounding the Mansion. The City of New York purchased the house and the two acres it sits on creating Roger Morris Park. With the assistance of the DAR, the Mansion was turned into a historic house and museum. The mid-20th Century saw the neighborhood develop into a vibrant home to many artists and celebrities including Paul Robeson, Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, and Duke Ellington, who once referred to the Morris-Jumel Mansion as “the jewel in the crown of Sugar Hill.” The buildings in this district are protected by the New York Landmarks Commission and must be maintained by their owners reflective of when they were built. Because of this, the appearance of the neighborhood has changed very little since the beginning of the twentieth century.

Today, the Morris-Jumel Mansion is the oldest house in Manhattan and as a museum highlights the art, architecture and lives of the Morris and Jumel families, while celebrating the changing landscape from the now lost Polo Grounds to the contemporary artists who find inspiration from this over 250 year old structure, and culture. We hope to see you soon to experience all that is new at Manhattan’s oldest house.

www.morrisjumel.org/history

"As Manhattan’s oldest residence, the Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum presents American life from the colonial era to the present by preserving, collecting, and interpreting history, culture, and the arts to engage and inspire diverse audiences.

Morris-Jumel Mansion, Inc. operates the Morris -Jumel Mansion as a historic house museum and thereby seeks to preserve and interpret Manhattan’s oldest residence, one that has witnessed the evolution of northern Manhattan from rural countryside to a dynamic multicultural community. Through historic site tours and education programs, the museum interprets the mansion in the context of domestic life in New York City from 1765 until 1865, the influx of European immigrants to Washington Heights in the late 1800’s, the City Beautiful movement at the turn of the century, the life of the Jumel Terrace Historic District, and more recent immigration. Morris-Jumel Mansion seeks to serve as a cultural resource for an audience of national and international visitors and, in particular, the diverse audiences of the City of New York."

www.morrisjumel.org

The Great Hall of Hailes Castle, built by the Hepburn Earls of Bothwell.

Patrick Hepburn, 2nd Lord Hailes, was one of the leaders of the Confederate Lords who rebelled against the deeply unpopular King James III and commanded the vanguard against the Royal army at the battle of Sauchieburn, 11 July 1488. As the battle drew to a close, the King was thrown from his horse and probably died in the fall. The story persists, unsupported by any contemporary evidence, that James was 'finished off' as he lay on the ground not far from Bannockburn, and Patrick Hepburn is one of those suspected of the suspected murder!

In the reign of James IV, Hepburn rose to great power and held many offices including Master of the King's Household, Custodian of Edinburgh Castle and Sheriff Principal of Edinburgh and Haddington. On 13 October 1488, he was given a Crown charter of the feudal lordships of Chrichton and Bothwell, which were in the King's hands following the forfeiture of John Ramsay, Lord Bothwell. In parliament four days later, the lordship of Bothwell was erected into an Earldom in his favour, and he was belted as Earl of Bothwell. In 1492, he was given a charter of the lands and lordship of Liddesdale, including Hermitage Castle, upon the resignation of the same by Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, the latter getting the lordship of Bothwell, but not the Earldom.

The Hepburns were also the Lord High Admirals of Scotland - a title less important than sounds, because we didn't have any ships!

Legislator Kara Hahn and County Executive Steve Bellone joined NY Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman as he announced details of the Community Overdose Prevention (COP) program, which will equip all police officers and EMT’s in New York State with naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal drug, and train them to recognize the symptoms of an opioid overdose and administer the antidote. The program will be funded by $5 million in joint federal-state criminal and civil forfeiture money, enough to train and equip every law enforcement officer in the state with a naloxone kit.

The Morris-Jumel Mansion was built in 1765 as a summer house by Colonel Roger Morris for his wife, Mary Philipse and their family on approximately 135 acres of land that stretched from the Harlem to Hudson rivers between what is now 140th and approximately 18oth streets. Their country estate was named Mount Morris and, being situated on one of the highest points of Manhattan, offered clear views of New Jersey, Connecticut, and all of New York harbor. In addition to serving as a summer retreat, Mount Morris was also a working farm with fruit trees, cows, and sheep in addition to a variety of crops.

With the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, the Morris family abandoned their summer home. Then, in the autumn of 1776, General George Washington and his Patriot officers moved in and made the house their headquarters from September 14th to October 21st. The superb views from Mount Morris made the location ideal for observing troop movements and General Washington used this advantage to plan his army’s first successful victory; the Battle of Harlem Heights. Despite this victory, on October 21st, General Washington was forced to retreat to White Plains. For the remainder of the war, the house was used as a headquarters for both British and Hessian armies.

Following the war, the estate was confiscated under the Forfeiture Laws by the State of New York and sold to cover war debts. For a time, it served as a tavern; however, after some years, the tavern became unsuccessful and the house was abandoned once again. Then on July 10th of 1790, now President George Washington held his first Cabinet dinner at the same place he scored his first victory during the Revolutionary War. n 1810, Eliza and Stephen Jumel purchased Mount Morris, all farmlands, and began a series of alterations to the house. A merchant from the south of France, who emigrated to New York some years earlier, Stephen met and married Eliza Bowen in New York. She grew up in a poor Rhode Island family, a voracious reader and self-educated, she developed into a shrewd businesswoman long before most women worked outside the home, let alone ran businesses. At a moment when Stephen's business was foundering, Eliza applied herself to the real estate trade, buying and selling land and renting properties downtown. Her success made large profits for her husband and herself, making her one of the wealthiest women in New York, after Stephen’s death.

By the 1880s, most of the Jumel land had been sold as the city expanded and fashionable townhouses rose immediately surrounding the Mansion. The City of New York purchased the house and the two acres it sits on creating Roger Morris Park. With the assistance of the DAR, the Mansion was turned into a historic house and museum. The mid-20th Century saw the neighborhood develop into a vibrant home to many artists and celebrities including Paul Robeson, Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, and Duke Ellington, who once referred to the Morris-Jumel Mansion as “the jewel in the crown of Sugar Hill.” The buildings in this district are protected by the New York Landmarks Commission and must be maintained by their owners reflective of when they were built. Because of this, the appearance of the neighborhood has changed very little since the beginning of the twentieth century.

Today, the Morris-Jumel Mansion is the oldest house in Manhattan and as a museum highlights the art, architecture and lives of the Morris and Jumel families, while celebrating the changing landscape from the now lost Polo Grounds to the contemporary artists who find inspiration from this over 250 year old structure, and culture. We hope to see you soon to experience all that is new at Manhattan’s oldest house.

www.morrisjumel.org/history

"As Manhattan’s oldest residence, the Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum presents American life from the colonial era to the present by preserving, collecting, and interpreting history, culture, and the arts to engage and inspire diverse audiences.

Morris-Jumel Mansion, Inc. operates the Morris -Jumel Mansion as a historic house museum and thereby seeks to preserve and interpret Manhattan’s oldest residence, one that has witnessed the evolution of northern Manhattan from rural countryside to a dynamic multicultural community. Through historic site tours and education programs, the museum interprets the mansion in the context of domestic life in New York City from 1765 until 1865, the influx of European immigrants to Washington Heights in the late 1800’s, the City Beautiful movement at the turn of the century, the life of the Jumel Terrace Historic District, and more recent immigration. Morris-Jumel Mansion seeks to serve as a cultural resource for an audience of national and international visitors and, in particular, the diverse audiences of the City of New York."

www.morrisjumel.org

2009 Ford F-450

Vehicle purchased with drug Forfeiture Funds

U.S. Marshal, Eastern District of Virginia Bobby Mathieson displays a $850,000 check for Executive Director of the Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force Ray Colgan. The Check is being awarded to the Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund, so they can continue to their efforts to keep local gangs in check.

Photo by (Shane T. McCoy / US Marshals)

Charter, under the privy seal, by King James VII to the rector and principal, granting a tack of the parsonage and vicarage teinds of Colmonell, which had been set by the masters to Thomas Kennedy once Grange but had now fallen into the King's hands by reason of forfeiture od the said tacksman. (19 May 1685)

(University of Glasgow Archive Services Ref: GUA BL/325)

There may have been a seal, now lost, since there is an integral seal tag.

The document is written in Scots on parchment in an italic hand. The first letter is ornamented.

Image of back available here

Bibliography:

Munimenta Alme Universitatis Glasguensis, Records of the University of Glasgow from its Foundation till 1727, ed. by Cosmo Innes (Glasgow : the Maitland Club, 1856), I, p. 426 (entry no 268).

View the catalogue for GUA BL/325 online

"beauty against forfeiture"

ph: Samantha Faini

location: Consonno (LC)

Executive Director of the Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force Ray Colgan speaks after receiving a $850,000 check. The Check was awarded to the Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund, so they can continue to their efforts to keep local gangs in check.

Photo by (Shane T. McCoy / US Marshals)

The castle was originally a basic, multi-storied Irish tower house which was built circa 1480, probably by Turlogh Donn, one of the last of the High Kings of Ireland and a direct descendant of Brian Boru. The castle's name "Leamaneh" is believed to be derived from the gaelic "léim an éich" which, when translated into English means "the horse's leap".

The tower was surrendered to Henry VIII in 1548 AD by Turlogh Donn's son, Murrough, who was subsequently created 1st Earl of Thomond and Baron Inchiquin (the O'Briens having surrendered their Royal status to the English Crown).

The manor house was erected in 1648 by Conor O'Brien and his wife, Máire ní Mahon, one of the most infamous women in Irish folklore who, due to her flaming red hair, was commonly known as "Máire Rúa" (Red Mary). Conor, was another member of the large O'Brien family which had ruled much of Clare for several hundred years. She born in 1615 or 1616. Her father was Sir Torlach Rúa MacMahon, Lord of Clonderlaw and her mother was Lady Mary O'Brien, daughter of the third Earl of Thomond. Her first husband, Daniel O'Neylan (also written O'Neillan) of Dysert O'Dea Castle in north Clare died young and upon his death, she gained control of his substantial

estate and a £1,000 fortune. This wealth enabled her and Conor to build a more comfortable mansion on to the tower house. It was, without doubt, Clare's most magnificent seventeenth century house. The multi-gabled manor house was very modern for its time.

In 1651 Conor was killed in battle against the Cromwellians. His widow realized that the punishment for his rebellion against the English would be the forfeiture of their property. Therefore, in a desperate attempt to retain her lands and estates, she offered to marry any Cromwellian officer who would take her hand. (This is refuted in other versions of the story which state that Máire Rúa didn't marry until 1653, two years after Conor's death.)

Her third husband, Cornet John Cooper was a Cromwellian soldier and through this marriage Máire Rúa successfully retained her estates. Cooper left the army and amassed some wealth through land and property speculation. However, he later ran into financial difficulty and, as a result, Leamaneh was mortgaged.

Máire Rúa's son, Donagh (later Sir Donagh) was the last of the O'Brien's to occupy the house. He subsequently moved the family seat from Leamaneh to the much-larger Dromoland Castle in Newmarket-On-Fergus, south of Ennis where his mother spent her final years. Although Máire Rúa's children from her first marriage to Daniel O'Neylan (or O'Neillan) were raised Catholic, he was brought up as a Protestant and eventually became the "richest commoner in Ireland."

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Congressman Frank Wolf speaks during a ceremony in which a check for $850,000 was presented to the Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.

Photo by (Shane T. McCoy / US Marshals)

The outer ward's curtain wall, which as seen here, and contrary to its appearance in my stitched together photos - is straight!

By the time it was finished in 1536, Craignethan Castle was one of the wonders of Scotland! It was also a substantial house.

In May 1536, Finnart welcomed King James V and the Royal Court to Craignethen for the wedding of his daughter. It may well be that he chose Craignethen for this event so that he could show off his architectural ideas, such as the carponier, to the king. While Finnart tended to conduct his business from various other castles, usually more conveniently placed, such as nearby Strathaven, he seems to have intended Craignethen to be his base - his secure country chateau and perhaps his planned place of retirement. If so, his plans came to nought!

In July 1540, Finnart was seized and on 15 August 1540 he was subjected to a show-trial on two points of treason: first, that he had conspired with the Douglases to murder the King at Holyrood 12 years earlier; and second, that he had fired a missile from a machine of his invention from the campanile at Linlithgow to the King's danger. The former charge was ludicrous: if there had been a conspiracy, it would certainly not have been to the benefit of the Douglases, in whose defeat Finnart had been so instrumental. Any conspiracy against James V would only have been intended to advance the Hamilton family's occupation of the throne. There was, however, some substance to the second point. Something indeed had happened at Linlithgow, since both John Crummy (Master of the King's Entry at Linlithgow, and a Finnart acolyte) and James Nasmyth (a Linlithgow burgess) were also charged with being involved in firing a machine at the King in Linlithgow, and later pardoned.

The result was preordained. Finnart was beheaded the same day as his trail, protesting in terms almost identical to Cardinal Wolsey some years before, that if he only had served his God with the same degree of devotion that he had served his King, he would not have come to such a pass.

The real motive for the bringing down of the Bastard of Arran, and who was behind it all, seems to be hidden in the mists of time. No doubt jealousy and power had much to do with it!

The importance of Craignethan to Finnart is demonstrated by the fact that, upon his forfeiture, it was from here that his deeds, great screen, expensive chapel ware, clock, 45 lbs of silver including five silver dining tables (but excluding his eighteen spoons, two silver salt cellars, and two silver flagons) - to say nothing of the box of over £1,500 worth of gold coins - were collected by a succession of porters sent by the King for delivery into royal hands at Edinburgh!

Congressman Frank Wolf speaks during a ceremony in which a check for $850,000 was presented to the Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.

Photo by (Shane T. McCoy / US Marshals)

Church of St Andrew, Monument to John second duke of Suffolk (d.1492) and Lady Alice Chaucer (d. 1475), Alabaster

The tomb stands on a purpose built chest. Decorated with quatrefoils, filled with now blank heraldic, shields and under a wide arch with further decoration, which allows for the squint with a view of the high altar from the de la Pole chantry (now the vestry). The framing columns must have extended higher as the heraldic beasts (a dog(?) and a tame lion that looks more like a begging lap-dog) which frame another Saracen’s head are no longer connected with the tomb. There is damage, besides the obvious vandalism: both of Lady Alice’s arms are broken and the angel once supporting her cushion has lost its head and arms.

The details are finely carved: their coronets, the duke’s finely combed hair, his stern features, tassel holding his cloak and belt, Lady Alice’s veil (linen) and the fine detail of her neckpiece.

John de la Pole, the only son of William first duke of Suffolk (1396–1450), suffered as a result of his father’s downfall. Duke William had been a successful courtier and Henry VI's favourite, a relationship treated with increasing suspicion resulting in the popular outcry of 1450 leading to his impeachment by the Commons. Although not convicted, Duke William was exiled and murdered when the boat on which he was sailing to the Netherlands was intercepted. His son was stripped of his father’s valuable appointments, reducing his income below that expected of a duke. His marriage in 1458 to Elizabeth, the daughter of Richard, duke of York, never brought the material advancement that he could reasonably have expected. When their son Lincoln was attainted for treason and suffered forfeiture in 1487, Suffolk was allowed to save the family lands held by his son, but only during his life-time. On his death the attenuated inheritance meant that his next son, Edmund de la Pole, gave up the title of duke in return for forfeited lands.

Michael Hicks, ‘Pole, John de la, second duke of Suffolk (1442–1492)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22450, accessed 30 April 2014]

Jan 14, 2014 Manhattan prosecutors on Tuesday made the first move to seize nearly $22 million that 106 suspects allegedly gained from the twisted disability scam.

Noting that “there is extremely strong evidence . . . to support the charges,” the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office filed court papers seeking forfeiture proceedings, saying “there is legitimate concern’’ that the suspects will try to hide the dough.

The suspects include 80 cops and firefighters who retired with three-quarters-pay disability pensions from the city, then filed fraudulent Social Security to get more money, authorities said.

Congressman Frank Wolf speaks during a ceremony in which a check for $850,000 was presented to the Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.

Photo by (Shane T. McCoy / US Marshals)

"beauty against forfeiture"

ph: Samantha Faini

location: Consonno (LC)

The Morris-Jumel Mansion was built in 1765 as a summer house by Colonel Roger Morris for his wife, Mary Philipse and their family on approximately 135 acres of land that stretched from the Harlem to Hudson rivers between what is now 140th and approximately 18oth streets. Their country estate was named Mount Morris and, being situated on one of the highest points of Manhattan, offered clear views of New Jersey, Connecticut, and all of New York harbor. In addition to serving as a summer retreat, Mount Morris was also a working farm with fruit trees, cows, and sheep in addition to a variety of crops.

With the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, the Morris family abandoned their summer home. Then, in the autumn of 1776, General George Washington and his Patriot officers moved in and made the house their headquarters from September 14th to October 21st. The superb views from Mount Morris made the location ideal for observing troop movements and General Washington used this advantage to plan his army’s first successful victory; the Battle of Harlem Heights. Despite this victory, on October 21st, General Washington was forced to retreat to White Plains. For the remainder of the war, the house was used as a headquarters for both British and Hessian armies.

Following the war, the estate was confiscated under the Forfeiture Laws by the State of New York and sold to cover war debts. For a time, it served as a tavern; however, after some years, the tavern became unsuccessful and the house was abandoned once again. Then on July 10th of 1790, now President George Washington held his first Cabinet dinner at the same place he scored his first victory during the Revolutionary War. n 1810, Eliza and Stephen Jumel purchased Mount Morris, all farmlands, and began a series of alterations to the house. A merchant from the south of France, who emigrated to New York some years earlier, Stephen met and married Eliza Bowen in New York. She grew up in a poor Rhode Island family, a voracious reader and self-educated, she developed into a shrewd businesswoman long before most women worked outside the home, let alone ran businesses. At a moment when Stephen's business was foundering, Eliza applied herself to the real estate trade, buying and selling land and renting properties downtown. Her success made large profits for her husband and herself, making her one of the wealthiest women in New York, after Stephen’s death.

By the 1880s, most of the Jumel land had been sold as the city expanded and fashionable townhouses rose immediately surrounding the Mansion. The City of New York purchased the house and the two acres it sits on creating Roger Morris Park. With the assistance of the DAR, the Mansion was turned into a historic house and museum. The mid-20th Century saw the neighborhood develop into a vibrant home to many artists and celebrities including Paul Robeson, Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, and Duke Ellington, who once referred to the Morris-Jumel Mansion as “the jewel in the crown of Sugar Hill.” The buildings in this district are protected by the New York Landmarks Commission and must be maintained by their owners reflective of when they were built. Because of this, the appearance of the neighborhood has changed very little since the beginning of the twentieth century.

Today, the Morris-Jumel Mansion is the oldest house in Manhattan and as a museum highlights the art, architecture and lives of the Morris and Jumel families, while celebrating the changing landscape from the now lost Polo Grounds to the contemporary artists who find inspiration from this over 250 year old structure, and culture. We hope to see you soon to experience all that is new at Manhattan’s oldest house.

www.morrisjumel.org/history

"As Manhattan’s oldest residence, the Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum presents American life from the colonial era to the present by preserving, collecting, and interpreting history, culture, and the arts to engage and inspire diverse audiences.

Morris-Jumel Mansion, Inc. operates the Morris -Jumel Mansion as a historic house museum and thereby seeks to preserve and interpret Manhattan’s oldest residence, one that has witnessed the evolution of northern Manhattan from rural countryside to a dynamic multicultural community. Through historic site tours and education programs, the museum interprets the mansion in the context of domestic life in New York City from 1765 until 1865, the influx of European immigrants to Washington Heights in the late 1800’s, the City Beautiful movement at the turn of the century, the life of the Jumel Terrace Historic District, and more recent immigration. Morris-Jumel Mansion seeks to serve as a cultural resource for an audience of national and international visitors and, in particular, the diverse audiences of the City of New York."

www.morrisjumel.org

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Ethiopia and the River Nile.

A rare knowledge, indeed, is that Ethiopia's high plateau is the abundant water source and the origin to most of the high cultures of history and even the cultural cradle of the today's modern civilizations. Even among highly educated groups in the technologically advanced countries, this is unknown and often an embarrassingly irritating piece of information.

The reason for this lack of interest among the academic world is mainly difficulties in distinguishing the abundant precipitation source over the Ethiopian Highland and its much later deposited body of water in Egypt and the Mediterranean sea. Furthermore, a twisted history record appeared due to the early literary legacy of adventurers among the explorers and their desire to find the mysterious and evasive source of the White Nile.

They hesitated to follow the Blue Nile to such a high degree that the explorers first in 1968 could muster the challenge and lure of the more significant cause of this ancient and mysterious water-flow by following an arduous journey through Ethiopia's deep gorges and canyons. Thus, they gazed the horizon of Lake Tana, the still mythical source of the Nile and the team of 60 British and Ethiopian servicemen and scientists made the first complete descent and scientific investigation of the Blue Nile.

Always hazardous this journey went, into waterways of steep rising clefts, endlessly repeating and with little rests in unforgiving dusky nights. Through the hardship and moisty starvation, this journey continued, into these irresistible beautiful but harshly demanding and dizzying looming twilight gorges. They continued intensely beneath these towering high mountain crests of the Ethiopian Highland and among the waterways of deeply lurking beasts. Within this abyss of still unknown origin and in this concealed landscape underneath the Ethiopian high-plateau they, at last, found their way and created the first investigative research of the mighty waterways beneath Ethiopia's historic Highland.

Thus, Egypt, the ancient high culture, usually regarded as the cultural cradle for the ancient Greek and European civilizations, have their historical culture thanks to the watershed from the Ethiopian Highlands. These past civilizations, located far below and beyond Ethiopian, have the nourishment of their cultural source thanks to this mighty water flow of the Blue Nile.

In ancient times, Ethiopia's considerable rainwater resources were probably not so contradictory, and the reason was mainly the abundant natural vegetation of Ethiopia's highlands. This native Ethiopian vegetation served as an extremely effective physical barrier, blocking and the country's water masses from rushing down the country's slopes in the direction of Egypt. Also, the same native vegetation was the reason that this water was not only prevented from draining but also that this original vegetation function as countless very efficient drainage pipes, down towards Ethiopia's thick soil layers and the deeper groundwater reservoirs. This seasonal water flows over the Ethiopian Highlands were then historically and even more pre-historically infiltrating the deluge into soil permeability and by gravity vertically delivered this mass of purified water to be stored in underground aquifers.

Historically, these large quantities of torrential precipitations were accumulated for a long time within the borders of Ethiopia, with the result that the total water flows in the country were greatly extended over time and at the same time subdued in its sudden and erosive overflows. These floodwaters were thus regularly swallowed by Ethiopia's geology, landscape and vegetation during each rainy period, and only after these were fully saturated did the abundance of rainwater begin to flow further into the Nile.

After the surprisingly long opposite turned detour of the Blue Nile's long journey towards the south and Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, the Blue Nile turns at last turns northwards and unites with the White Nile in Sudan and then continues to Egypt. Although the river Nile is very long and mighty, it can, of course, be seen as very odd how it also is subdued to considerable losses. Due to leaks along its extremely long river path the River Nile is, of course, defeated with many forfeitures in soil permeability and evaporation. Furthermore, these countries receiving the water below the Ethiopian Highland are well known as warmer lowland areas; nevertheless, this water from Ethiopia finally arrives in Egypt in historical quantities.

It is a meteorological phenomenon (Orographic Precipitation) that is very well known and obvious that the incoming clouds transform their moisture into rain as they rise over a high mountain mass. However, this mountain massif need not in any way be close to potential civilization to deliver high volumes of water. Still, the source of the precipitation and the beneficial countries may be very distant from one another, such as the Ethiopian Highlands and the Egyptian civilization. The Ethiopian Highlands is a historical example here, which, despite its remoteness, is nevertheless the most significant carrier of the water that arrives in Egypt's civilization through the Nile River.

The Blue Nile from Ethiopia is here, with it's 70 - 80% of the Nile's water during the rainy seasons, without comparison the dominant source of the Nile, and this should be essential to point out as a crucial historical reality. It's is usually described how the countries south of Ethiopia are the source of the Nile. However, this is only correct in the adventure literature and the early travellers' romantic description of heroic adventures' discoveries in the ascent of the breathtakingly beautiful cloud-covered Ruwenzori mountains and glaciers in the mountain range through the countries of Uganda and Congo. In the case of Ethiopia, it is the large lake Tana that dominates and distributes this water through the Blue Nile's long journey through the highlands of Ethiopia.

Located on a mountain ridge of Entoto Natural Park its crest forms a big water divider. The northern slope drains into the Blue Nile, and the precipitation from the southern slope will end up in the Awash River.

This topographical configuration of Entoto Natural Park's mountain crest has the curious result that two raindrops that simultaneously moist the soil of Entoto's mountain crest, only a centimetre apart from each other, will have quite different destinies. One waterway will, after a long journey through the River Nile reach the Mediterranean Sea. In contrast, the other watershed will pass through the city of Addis Ababa, eventually evaporating in the Danakil Desert, as the Awash River never reaches the sea.

"Here was buried Edward Greville formerly lord of Milcot, who yielded to his destiny on the eve of Christmas Day, in the 59th year of human safety above one thousand five hundred, Elizabeth then being the most serene ruler over the English, already in her second year"

He was buried in "St Anne's chappell alongside his father, his effigy brass which has miraculously escaped where his shields and inscription are lost, now lies on the chancel floor

Sir Edward Greville 1559 was the only son of Sir John Greville 1546 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/t224Z8 & 2nd wife Elizabeth daughter of John Spencer of Hodnet

He m Margaret flic.kr/p/2dfWQPT daughter of William Wellington / Willington of Barcheston Warwickshire by Anne Middlemore flic.kr/p/R8eVFA

Children

1. Ludovic 1547 -1589 +++ m Thomasine d1611 daughter of Sir William Petre flic.kr/p/b4Nb6F of Ingatestone by Anne daughter of Sir William Browne, Lord Mayor of London & 2nd wife Alice Keble

+++ Ludovic Grevill in 1567 obtained a royal licence to build and embattle a new house at Milcote and to call it Mountgrevell which he began but never completed, and it was possibly to obtain funds for this purpose that he caused 2 of his servants to murder a wealthy tenant Richard Webb of Drayton, and forged his will leaving his lands to himself. One of the murderers Thomas Brocke, babbling in his cups, was removed, but Grevill was arrested for this second murder in 1589 and Webb's widow who had already claimed the lands in Drayton, now charged Ludovic with the murder of her husband When he was brought to trial he refused to plead and was therefore 'pressed' to death on 14 November 1589, (his refusing to plead saved his estates from forfeiture)

Milcote passed to his son Edward on whom it had been settled on his marriage with Joan daughter of Lord Chancellor Sir Thomas Bromley & Elizabeth Fortescue. - Edward had become heir after accidentally fatally shooting his elder brother, unscrupulous like his father, he nonetheless apparently possessed a great deal of charm, after his marriage in 1583, he spent his wife’s fortune, leaving her with little more than the clothes on her back. Edward & Joan's only son died without heirs in his father's lifetime leaving his father with his 5 sisters and many debts.. This branch of the Grevilles became extinct and in 1622 the 3rd daughter Mary & husband Sir Arthur Ingram conveyed Milcote to Lionel, Lord Cranfield, afterwards Earl of Middlesex.

Church of St Andrew, Monument to John second duke of Suffolk (d.1492) and Lady Alice Chaucer (d. 1475), Alabaster

detail heraldic animal

The tomb stands on a purpose built chest. Decorated with quatrefoils, filled with now blank heraldic, shields and under a wide arch with further decoration, which allows for the squint with a view of the high altar from the de la Pole chantry (now the vestry). The framing columns must have extended higher as the heraldic beasts (a dog(?) and a tame lion that looks more like a begging lap-dog) which frame another Saracen’s head are no longer connected with the tomb. There is damage, besides the obvious vandalism: both of Lady Alice’s arms are broken and the angel once supporting her cushion has lost its head and arms.

The details are finely carved: their coronets, the duke’s finely combed hair, his stern features, tassel holding his cloak and belt, Lady Alice’s veil (linen) and the fine detail of her neckpiece.

John de la Pole, the only son of William first duke of Suffolk (1396–1450), suffered as a result of his father’s downfall. Duke William had been a successful courtier and Henry VI's favourite, a relationship treated with increasing suspicion resulting in the popular outcry of 1450 leading to his impeachment by the Commons. Although not convicted, Duke William was exiled and murdered when the boat on which he was sailing to the Netherlands was intercepted. His son was stripped of his father’s valuable appointments, reducing his income below that expected of a duke. His marriage in 1458 to Elizabeth, the daughter of Richard, duke of York, never brought the material advancement that he could reasonably have expected. When their son Lincoln was attainted for treason and suffered forfeiture in 1487, Suffolk was allowed to save the family lands held by his son, but only during his life-time. On his death the attenuated inheritance meant that his next son, Edmund de la Pole, gave up the title of duke in return for forfeited lands.

Michael Hicks, ‘Pole, John de la, second duke of Suffolk (1442–1492)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22450, accessed 30 April 2014]

This is my actual historical clan family tartan. Learn more at www.clanmunro.org.uk/index.htm.

Short History of the Munros

Crest Badge:

An eagle perching, proper

Motto:

Dread God

Gaelic Name:

Mac an Rothaich

Origin of Name:

Gaelic Rothach (man from Ro)

Plant Badge:

Common club moss

War Cry:

Caisteal Folais'n a Theine (Castle Foulis in flames)

Pipe Music:

Bealach na Broige

Hunting Tartan:

42nd Black Watch

The origins of Clan Munro are lost in the distant past. By tradition, C11th mercenary soldiers from Ireland, they were granted Lands in Ross by a grateful King after assisting him in defeating the Viking invaders of this part of Scotland.

From documentary evidence, they were well established by the middle of the C14th on the north shore of the Cromarty Firth in the area known as Ferindonald (Donald's land) after their legendary first chief. From this narrow base comprising the modern parishes of Kiltearn and Alness they gradually spread their sphere of influence northwards and eastwards into the fertile plain of Easter Ross.

Initially, they held land as vassals of the powerful Earls of Ross but on the forfeiture of that earldom, directly from the Crown. In general a law abiding and peaceful clan, nevertheless when needs arose they stoutly defended their interests against more powerful neighbours.

Loyal to the Crown, early in the reformation the Chief and his followers adopted the Protestant faith, a move which greatly influenced future clan policy. Under their Chief they fought on the continent in the 30 Years War and supported the Protestant succession to the British Crown against the Catholic Stuarts during the Jacobite Risings of the C18th.

The Munros military record continued into the present century, providing the British Government with some of its finest fighting troops through the Highland Regiments. Clansmen and women have excelled in many professions including medicine and politics. Military expeditions, adventurism and social change in the Highlands saw the name Munro spread throughout the world. The power of the old Highland Chieftains has gone but the spirit of the Clan lives on through the Clan Munro (Association) which enjoys a world-wide membership.