Nichols, John Gough, 1806-1873 · London : John Bowyer Nichols and Sons · leaf 358
^on* 16. The L. of Warwyke ye raggid staffe. 17. The L. of Northehumberlond ye bere. BADGES OF THE GREAT NOBILITY. 349 Notes on the Second List. 1. The Lord of Westmerland giveth the black Bull. There is a knight of the North country,Which leads a lusty plump of spears ;I know not what his name… … In another ballad, The Rising of the North Countrie, (in 1569) the ancyent of Lord Westmerland is described as The Dun Bull;and that colour is perhaps more strictly for the Earl of Westmerland.The Black Bull belonged to the Honor of Clarence, and was on thestandard of the Duke of Clarence in 1475.…
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