MARTON IN GALTRES. 



In 1553, here remained in charge ;22.inammities* 

 Upon the visitation of religious houses, in 1535, 

 this prior and convent desired to leave their pro- 

 fession and hahit { and at the time above mentioned 

 the prior and five monks signed the surrender. 



There is an account of 18 priors. The first was 

 3Hornisius instituted in 1194, and the last Thomas 

 Yodson, or Godson, 7 January 1531. Burton's 

 Monasticon, p. 265. 



NEWBROUGH, 



Situated in the parish of Coxwold, and waperi-j 

 take of Birdforth, 5 miles N. E. offiasingwold, was 

 the estate of Roger de Mowbray, first earl of North- 

 umberland, raised to that dignity in 1095, and for- 

 feited by him for rebellion, by reason of which re- 

 volt he was confined in Windsor castle thirty years', 

 where he died. After this the estate was given to 

 Nigel de Albani, whose son Roger assumed the 

 name of Mowbray, who in 1145 founded a priory 

 here for cannos regular, of the order of St. Augus- 

 tin. In this religious retreat lived the celebrated 

 historian William of Newbrough ; whose history 

 ^begins with the conquest, and concludes with the 

 year 1197. He was a violent opposer of Geoffrey 

 of Monmouth. 



The princess Margaret, <! lughter of Henry VlL, 

 honoured Newbrough with a visit in 1503, on her 

 froad to Scotland, in order to consummate her mar- 

 riage with James IV. of Scotland, which had been 

 bolemnized by proxy. Drake. It is thought from 



