2-651-978 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Earl de Warenne producing his title to the Commissioners', c1860, (c1860). Edward I (1239-1307) set up a commission to investigate the deeds by which the barons acquired their property. John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey (1231-c1304) protested against the unnecessary intrusion. From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A'Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., London]