i \ '■ The Earl of Rothes has recently given ft. new pulpit to th*> parish church of Leslie, Fife, near which stands Leslie House, thei historic home of the Dukes of Rothes, built by John, the seventh earl, who carried the Sword of State at the Coronation of Charles 11. The Leslie family rnotta is "Grip Fast," and its assumption is ac* counted for by the tradition that Sir Ben-; jamin Leslie, a knight in the train o£ 1 Queen Margaret of Scotland, cam® to her? rescue when she was in danger of drown* ing as she was crossing a flooded river*Sir Benjamin went to help her, and the? Queen told him to "grip fast."- Ho did; so, and brought her safely to land, thertt to be desired by the Llier ' \
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14691, 27 May 1911, Page 3 (Supplement)
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130Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14691, 27 May 1911, Page 3 (Supplement)
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