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ford, that came to Scarbro' and took the castle, lost 

 all his land but only Wyvill hall, which was then 

 in jointure. Sir Marmaduke Wyvill of Burton 

 Constable, did descend from these more ancient 

 Wyvilis." 



Of this ancient hall there are no traces at the 

 present day, nor have I even met with any tradition 

 relative to it amongst the parishioners. 



Castle. The manor and castle of Slingsby for- 

 merly belonged to the noble family of the Mow brays, 

 who also possessed the estates of Hovingham, By- 

 land, Newbro/ and the castles of Gilling and Thirsk, 

 together with other extensive possessions in this 

 country. From the Mowbrays it passed to the an- 

 cient family of the Hastings, Earls of Huntingdon, 

 about the year 1322, in whose possession it continu- 

 ed down to the year 1600, or thereabouts ; when it 

 was sold to Sir Charles Cavendish, in whose family 

 it remained until about the year 1700, and after 

 passing the several intermediate hands, was purcha- 

 sed by the present noble proprietors, the Earls of 

 Carlisle, towards the close of the last century.* 



The Mowbrays were great barons in the north ; 

 and in the reign of Henry I., Robert de Mowbray, 

 Earl of Northumberland, taking part with Robert 

 Curthose, against that monarch, had his estates 

 forfeited, which, together with thosse of Robert de 

 Fronteboefj or Stuteville, of Kirkbymoorside, who 



* It appears from Bacon's Liber Regis, that the pa- 

 trons of the rectory of Slingesby, were, the Duke of 

 Newcastle, 1689; Robert Ward, Clerk, 1718; the Duch- 

 ess of Buckingham, 1739; and Johu Cleaver, gent. p. h.r. 

 1773. 



