Lack of heraldic commemoration and recognition in relation to the Ferrers who originally donated the lands, called " the forests of Arden " for the building and upkeep of the Cistercian Monastery/Abbey at Merevale, has been demonstrated by the family of the Dugdale and their cronies who, when rebuilding the Gate-House (see Post 26.........wwwgensferreria.blogspot.com) at Merevale Farms, neglected to add at the side of their Arms (see Post 25.....ditto), those of the Ferrers.
Although they may have a legal right to what they have decided to do, since they have rebuilt the Gate House, now also guarding the Church, and they own the lands, chivalric honour and civic duty requires recognition of historical truth and chivalric commemoration beyond any existing legal rights. This is a matter of Justice that is above Freedom, as Justice, having a higer priority than Freedom on the scale of values and virtues, being inclusive of it, requires that the Duties corresponding to Freedoms be satisfied before any claim to the latter may be uttered, except for those of life and shelter that correspond automatically to a being behaving asw a human person ( one cannot escape from duties and right behaviour though by just invoking rights). This is why modern Democratic Constitutions, such as that of the United Statets of America, that were drafted on the basis of the euphoria and excitement of the French Revolution's excesses and abuses of Justice in the name of Freedom are inherently faulty and harbour the seeds of their own failure to-day. In any case, in spite of all the propaganda, the U.S.A. have extremely limited social security and medical care which poresupposae the holding of some wealth. Just consider that the most cherished icon of the U.S.A. is not Justice as this should, but Freedom, the statue representing the latter being in the N.Y.-harbour as well as at the top of the Capitol. This is not a digressive comment but has fundamental importance in pointing to the roots of the problems of an ethical nature causing the death of our present Civilisation for lack of truly enlightened leadership.
Moreover, the owners of the Farms have more than amply benefited from the selling of the stones of the ancient Monastery/Abbey which they have hastened into total disappearance and a maliciously desired and expected oblivion, in order to sell the materials ( Up to a few years ago a substancial Gothic Arch from the Abbey still remained that soon also disappeared without leaving any trace ) which should have been preserved for historical and archeological research. I charge further that if nothing is done by the National Trust, even the Church and the Ferrers effigies now therein collected are at risk from the same malicious ill-will.
Heraldic icons pertaining to the Ferrers' effigies inside the Gate Church, which commemorate this great and historical family and their links to the ancient Cistercian Abbey/Monastery they founded and built, have not been replaced as wear-and-tear has been taking its toll.
Shame on you people of Staffordshire!
Not to mention the human rights to honour, historical and commemorating recognition of the thousands of monks, all british citizens, who, through the centuries of the Abbey's life have contributed to the spiritual well-being of the British Commonwealth.
To me the perpetrators of these injustices and malice are phelons, and so I declare and brand them, here on this Post in my Blog!. Let the people of all Staffordshire, especially their present bevy of small nobles, of fame and honour-usurping, sycophanting parvenues, who have done nothing to redress this example of ill manners and chivalry, share into this my accusation of phelony!
Somehow these manipulating phelons have even succeeded in having the memory of the ancient and famous Abbey removed from present Road Maps of the County.
This means that, in the future, unless one has access to an old Map ( like I had in 2004 ), one would not even be able to locate the site of Merevale Church and of the ancient Monastery/Abbey. Let me point out that the Church and the Gate- House are still representative of the Abbey.
I further charge and condemn the Anglican Church in Staffordshire as being a party to this malicious conspiracy, and ask God for the punishment and chastisement of those responsible, in the past, present and future. Amen!.
So help me God!
Note-: As a contrast to Staffordshire and Rutland's lack of piety and historical justice I have witnessed in 2004, I am glad to be able to say, a different spirit of good-will and chivalry, truly british and not of the barbaric anglo-saxon type, in the neighbouring County of Northamptonshire, where the city of Higham-Ferrers appears to be proud of the ancient and noble family of the Ferrers, while the town of Oackam ( in Rutland; perhaps it should be called Ratland ) has removed its Ferrers-appellation and distinction.
The town's noble and lofty church proudly displaies glass-work showing Arthur as a roman officer and St. Columban, one of the irish/catholic preachers to the english and Teutons of Europe. A huge painting of the red roman/welsh dragon of roman origins, brought in by the roman legions into England, commandeered by the welsh/roman recruits and veterans and made into the icon of Wales, has a central place in the vestry, in its wonderful might and colour.
This british/roman icon, a red-tinctured one, called by the Britons the Pendragon, is shown together with the alternative one, usurped by the Saxons, the latter in gold, broken down, in the central scene in the Bayeux Tapestry, representing Harold at his moment of defeat, when a welsh arrow pierced his eye. I may be the first to have noticed these so evident details. However human observers generally see only what they wish to see. And mind you, I am not an English expert or a BBC archaelogist. They love pick-and-shovel-work in the fields with pretty female co-eds! In order to convey the high ethical standards of the Ferrers, in contrast to those of the Dugdale at Merevale, it is sufficient to mention and show how this family, in spite of their long-lasting management of Higham-Ferrers, neither encroached upon, added to nor usurped at all, the commemorative or heraldic effigies and memories left there by a previously ruling family, the Chichele. No Ferrers' effigy or heraldic icon was placed in that church at all ( it is the outstanding one in that town), in order to not detract from the honours of the Chichele!
I am glad to say that the people of Higham-Ferrers had contractors maintaining the exterior facade of the Church, which was surrounded by scaffoldings in 2004. That is why I had to use a Mail Card to show the Church dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin. The altar is still located according to the Ambrosian Rite which affords the Priest more recollection.
I am glad to say that the people of Higham-Ferrers had contractors maintaining the exterior facade of the Church, which was surrounded by scaffoldings in 2004. That is why I had to use a Mail Card to show the Church dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin. The altar is still located according to the Ambrosian Rite which affords the Priest more recollection.
Both the Chichele and the Ferrers left trusts for the relief and education of the poors of Higham-Ferrers which are still in existence to-day.
In relation to Oackam-Ferrers the principal town of the County of Rutland ( should it be changed to Ratland?), its citizens with cholesterol-filled-brains, have recently removed the appellation Ferrers while keeping Ferrers's heraldic symbols in the County's Coat of Arms and the manorial grain-barn which bristles with the iron-shoes in every known metal, collected as tithes by the Ferrers on behalf of the town, through the centuries of their excellent management of that ungrateful and spiteful County, since these bring in revenue from the gullible tourists who are in many instances misinformed about local history.
How low and mercenary can one be? I have also witnessed good-will at Duffield, where the National Trust displays and maintains a truthful, correct and exhaustive sign, while at Tutbury Castle a total lack and misrepresentation of history has occurred and is being manifested on site.
No comments:
Post a Comment