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The Marquis of Lothian's Majority was written and compiled by the
well known Scottish historian Alexander Jeffrey in mutual admiration
and respect for the coming of age of William Schomberg Robert Kerr,
8th Marquis of Lothian. The book was printed and published in 1853 to
historically commemorate the inauguration of a Border Games which had
been suggested by Kerr's Committee of Management to celebrate this auspicious
occasion.
It may be sheer coincidence that a badly worn copy of this priceless
publication, originally printed and published by William Easton,
Jedburgh in a limited edition of 100 copies, turned up during
the 150th Anniversary of Jedburgh Border Games held during the
summer of 2003. Few records remain of the early Games Events held
during the latter part of the 19th century, and it was assumed
that a great deal of documentation had perished during the tragic
fire of 1898, which consumed the contents of the town's museum.
Click on 'Notices
of the Family' on the cover to read a chronological history
of the Kerr family, or click on 'Jedburgh
Border Games' to read a concise dialogue of the events that
took place on Friday, 12th August 1853. Click
on the right hand page numbers, to navigate forward, and
click on the left hand page numbers
to move back. Click the bookmark to
close the book.
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