ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 17 



Sir Albany Fetherftonhaugh, Knight, high fheriff of Northumberland t 

 2 Q^Elizabeth (k) ; of Alexander Fetherftonhavgh, alfo high fherifF, 

 32 of the fame reign (I). In later times, the manour was fold to 

 the right honourable the Earl of Cnrlljle ; and the caftle and eftate 

 came into the pofleflion of Matthew Fetherjlonhaugh, of Nevucajllc 

 upon Tyne, Efq; father of the prcfent pofleflbr, Sir Matthew Fether- 

 Jlonhaughy of Up- Parky in Suffix, Bart, a reprefcntative in parlia- 

 ment for Portfmojith, in Hampjhire. 



The caftle is vaulted underneath, and has two {peculating tur- 

 rets, one to the north-weft, and the other to the fouth-eaft. It is 

 in a low fituation, in a fertile vale or haugh, on the eaft-fide of 

 the Tyne, which glides paft it under fliady banks of wood in plea~ 

 fant murmurs. 



On the weftern margin of the fame river, about two miles 

 higher up, is 



Lambley, where was a priory founded for Benediftinc nuns, and 

 dedicated to St. Patrick, but by whom is not determined with pre- 



ad terminos PenUcoft. et San6H Martini in hyeme, ad equales portiones ; et pro feda curia: 

 per tres vices per annum ; et valet ultra fervicium pr<edidutn 10 marc, per annum. 



Inquifit. ex bundello efcaetr. turri Lmdinenfl, No. 37. capta apud Langley in corait. 

 Nortbumbr. Die Jovis in fefto Sanfli Andrea, apoftoli, 42 Edvardi III. coram Ja- 

 banne Henderjkdf, efcaet. Dom. Regis in praedidto comitatu. 



(k} Fuller's Worthies. 



Albania Fetberftonbaugh fuit feifitus de et in Fttberftsnhaugh, Fetherflonhaugh-row, 

 Whitwham, Lambley, Redpeth, Widen, Widen-efles, Horfe-clofe, Kellaws, Grecnriggs, 

 Harper- houfes, cum terris in Haltwefel, mill-houfes, et umbres. 



Efcaet. de anno 10 Eliz. 



(1} Fuller. 



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