[Illustration] "This is," says Morant, "one of the most ancient
knightly families which has subsisted to our own days;" descended
from Walter Tyrell, who held the manor of Langham, in this county,
at the time of Domesday; it is doubtful whether he was the person
who shot William Rufus. Indeed, although the ancient descent of the
Terells or Tyrells is generally admitted, the pedigree appears to
require the attention of an experienced genealogist. There have been
many branches of the Tyrells in this and other counties; the present
is a junior one of the original stock, and Boreham a very recent
possession.