to be no evidence to support the current tradition of its having been
originally Scottish. Mr. Whatton is of opinion, not only that it never
came from Scotland, but that it was of neighbouring manufacture; and
was executed for Edward Norris in 1598 (40th of Elizabeth), and not
brought thither by his great uncle, Sir Edward, who fought at Flodden;
but the probability is, that some relics brought from Scotland had been
set up at Speke previous to the erection of the present Manor Hall in
1598; and as these would no doubt be transferred to the new building,
it might have happened in the course of time, that what was strictly
applicable to a part may have been ascribed to the whole.
End of Project Gutenberg's The Baronial Halls; vol. 2 of 2, by S.C. Hall