242 SLINGSBY". 



and beheaded at York ; all his lands being seized 

 into the king's hands, and his wife and son imprison- 

 ed in the tower. This took place 15 Edward II., 

 1322: now I find that Raphe de Hastings, only 16 

 years after, was high sheriff of the county of York, 

 viz. the 11 of Edward III., and 14 of Edward III. ; 

 and in the 18 of Edward III., had license to make 

 a castle of his house at Slingsby, in the county of 

 York ; and to impark his woods at Slingsby, Frith, 

 Colton, and Surkilwode, with his other lands there : 

 so that in all probability he had obtained a grant 

 of some of the confiscated lands of John de 

 Mowbray, before that family was restored to favour 

 by Edward III. This Raphe de Hastings, was son 

 of Sir Nicholas de Hastings,* who obtained a grant 

 of the manor of Thorp Basset, from Lord Greistoke, 

 of Hinderskelf, (now Castle Howard.) Raphe de 

 Hastings being in the second battle of that north- 

 ern army, which vanquished the Scots near Durham, 

 20 Edward III., was there mortally wounded, and 

 died, leaving three sons ; Raphe, Richard, and 

 Leonard. Raphe was attainted of high treason 



* Sir Nicholas de Hastings, was grandson of that 

 Hugh de Hastings (a younger son of the noble and an- 

 cient family of the Hastings, earl of Pembroke,) -who 

 married Helen, the daughter and heir of Alan de Alvestan, 

 son of Thcophine de Alvestan, of Alvestan, alias Allers- 

 ton, between Pickering and Scarborough, in Pickering 

 Lythe, in the county of York. Which Hugh, for the 

 health of his soul, and the soul of Helen his wife, con- 

 firmed to the hospital of St. Peter, at York, all those 

 lands which Theophine de Alvestan, and Alan his son, 

 had given thereto ; and died 9 of king John, leaving 

 issue Thomas, his son and heir ; who was succeeded by 

 his son Nicholas 5 above named.. 



