$6 ANCIENT HISTORY OF KIRKBY-MOORSIDE. 



ried the heiress of the Mowbrays, and by the 

 command of the King, assumed the name of Mow- 

 bray. He continued to hold the estates of the 

 Estotevilles till the reign of Henry II. ; when the 

 aforenamed dispute arose between the Mowbrays 

 and Estotevilles ; the last of which families was 

 again restored to favour, and the barony of Kirkby- 

 Moorside given to them ; which remained theirs till 

 the time of Joan de Estoteville, daughter of Nicholas 

 de Estoteville, who married Hugh de Wake ; whom 

 she outlived, and then resumed her maiden name ; 

 which was then customary with heiresses. She 

 died 4 of Edward 1 ., and left this and her other es- 

 tates to Baldwin de Wake, her son and heir. The 

 last of the Wake's were three co-heiresses ; one of 

 v whom married the Earl of Westmoreland, who suc- 

 ceeded to the barony of Kirkby- Moors ide. Th 

 impression of the seal of the above Joan de Estote- 

 ville, was a woman riding on horseback, sideway, 

 and holding the bridle in her right hand ; because 

 she was the first who began the custom now in use, 

 for women to ride sideway ; so that our historians 

 are mistaken, who make Ann, Queen of King 

 Richard II., and daughter of Winceslaus the Emper- 

 or, the first who introduced that fashion. 



It must be highly gratifying to the ladies of Kirk- 

 "by-Moorside to read this, and to reflect on the 

 honour conferred upon them, in living at a place, 

 the lady of which manor introduced so feminine and 

 modest a fashion.* 



* Tickell's Hull, and Mag. Brit. 



