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the history of the violin, 1864
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1Borderers and their dwellings. Eske. Upon both sides of the river dwell the Grames, which is the greatest surname at this daie upon the West Border. For the Grames of Eske and Leven are able to make V C serviceable men.
3"Leven. Upon this river also dwelleth many Grames, and above Kirklynton in Sompert dwelleth a great surname of Fosters, and about Hethersgill is a surname of Hetheringtons. Bewcastle. There dwelleth Fosters, Crosers, and Nixsons, but sore decayed."
5By reference to the platt or map in the work from which the foregoing has been copied, it will be seen that the strong houses of the Forsters's were opposite to that portion of the country held by the Armstrongs on the Liddle, therefore hard knocks no doubt had been interchanged. Stanegirthside has been previously mentioned; more to the eastward, on the banks of the same river, was another castle held by Robert Forster; and more easterly still is Kirksopfoote, where the duel took place between the Laird's Jock and a Forster, before alluded to, therefore we may infer this castle also to have belonged to the latter name.
7We have thus endeavoured to trace the name of Forster to the locality in which those connected with our inquiries were known to have resided, but we are not prepared, at present, to prove they were related to the statesmen and warriors previously named, although there are some circumstances which makes this more than probable; but as the Scotch say, "it is not proven," therefore no further comment will be made on the subject. The first of this family who made violins was John, but whether the name was spelled Forester, Forster, or Foster, is now difficult to determine; the general belief is, that the first mode was the original, and the probable cause of the
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