ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 43 



In later times, the barony and cattle of Langlcy came into the 

 pofTeffion of the Ratcliffs of Dilfton ; and gave the title of Vii- 

 ount and Baron Langlev to Sir Francis Rafc/if, Bart. 7 March, 4 

 K. James II. 1688 ; then created Earl of Deriventivater ; and were 

 forfeited to the crown by James Ratc/i/, the laft Earl of Derwent- 

 watcr, and given to 



The caftle is on a rifing ground, on the foiub fide of the Tme y 

 in the form of the Roman letter, H. vvith fcmi towers, {landing 

 north and fouth ; many of the windows large; four fmall fire- 

 rooms remaining entire to the eaft ; alfo eight others, four- 

 ground-rooms to the eaft, and as many to the weft; the roofs 

 arched with ftonc. The walls arc fix feet, ten inches, thick ; and 

 the north-eaft tower fixty-fix feet high ; to the weft, the fofs or 

 ditch ftill vifible. 



In fight from it, about a mile to the north-cad, on the banks 

 of the Tyne, is its appendant manour and villa of 



Hay den-Bridge (m) , to which the firft Anthony Lord Lucy procured 

 a weekly market onTuefdays, and an annual fair on July 21, and 



Et dicunt juratores, quod praedidum caftrum et manerium, cum pertinen. in omnibus 

 exttibus, tam in fervicio, quam in dominico, ultra repriias, juxta veiuni valorem, valent 

 per annum centum mere, ct non plus iis diebus, propter deftruflionem Sc^tirtim ; et tenentur 

 de dom. rege per fervicium militare. Et dicunt, quod dila Matilda obiit Die Mercurii, 

 proxime ante Ftftum natale Dom. ultimo; et quod Wtllielmus de Mcttw, Chr. eft ejus pro- 

 pinquior haeres, viz. Filius 'Johanna: de Meltin, fororis Dom. Thames de Lucy, patris Matilda; 

 ct eft etatis 24 annorum, etamplius. 



Inquifit ex bundello efceatr. turn Londlnens. No. 39. capta apud Mir path, coram 

 JFtllielmo de Lcwtber> efceat. Dom. Regis in comit. Nortbumbr Die Lunz, decjmo 

 Die Martii, 22 Ricardl II. 

 (in) Haiden-Brigges. Inquiftt. 

 Aidon. Camden. 

 Haydon-Bridge. Horjlty. 



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