THE MAUDE ROLL AND THE BRITISH KINGS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16812, 19 April 1920, Page 7

THE MAUDE ROLL AND THE BRITISH KINGS.

TO THE EDITOR OF "THB PRSSB. , ' | Sir, —I regret that I was unablo to _, be present on the occasion when Pro- i fossor Wall lectured upon the above ] subject. I have been expecting to ] have seen some comment regarding the ( same in your columns. It is a most extraordinary document, and the •( Museum authorities have done well in . acquiring, same. Without questioning the authenticity of the roll, thore are ] certain claims that I consider doubtful, i In the first place, the roll claims for , the British Kings a Japhetic origin. ( Professor Wall considers that tho roll s was compiled by monks in the loth cen- i tury, and instances quite- a number of ( inaccuracies in its compilation. This j possibly may be one, and a very im- \n portanit one. U a I hold in my possession a genealogical f ] record which" traces the genealogy of J British Kings from Shem. Tho lino boing by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacobs to King David, thence to King Zedekiali (B.C. Cl 9-587), the last King of Judah. Thence to Ireland, B.I!. 580, whence the { lino, according to this record, was car- I \ ried by a Tophi, a daughter of King I s Zedekiah, -who was accompanied by |(

the prophet Jeremiah, tho Princess being married to King Hcremon, King of Ulster. From this line tho names of fiO reigning representatives are given, the last, being King Murtough. The line then takes in the kings of Argyllshire, the first representstivo 6ciyi?c King Feargus More, AJ>. 404. A list of 13 representatives is given, the being King Alpin (A.D. 831). The:follows 25 reigning sovereigns of See • land, starting with King Kenneth 1 (A.D. S3S), and endine 'with Quee:: Mary Stewart (A.D. 1557). Thence sovereigns of Great. Britain start Kin?: James Stewart 1., who married PrincesAnne of Denmark (A.D. 1G03), beiv.L. the 144t1i representative in the line <<:' descent. Thence appear eleven representatives to our present illustrious King George V., or the 154 th. Ot: ■ striking feature about tho foregoing genealogy is that the Princess of Judnh and King Heremon of Ulster were crowned upon Jacob's stone (Stone of Prstinv), and the record states thai every king and queen, with the exception of Queen Mary, have been crowned upon that stone, right up to Kim George V.. the said stone being in T\ estminster Abbey, and enclosed in th" Coronation Chair, a relict of ages, ami looked upon by visitors, ete., with considerable interest, and curiositv. ami veneration. I would like to have Professor Wall'.-; opinion of this view of the origin of the British kines.—Yours, ete., JOHN R. BRUNT. Vice-p resi den t Brit ish-1 srn e! Association. April 17th.