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It is now the feat and lordfliip of Thomas Ridell, Efq; dcfcendcd 

 from Sir Jurdan de Ridell, Knt. who had a mediety of the lordfhip 

 and villa of Tinmouth, in Norhamjlnre, i K. Edward I fkj:, anceftor 

 to Sir William de Ridell, Knt. high meriff of Northumberland, 8 K. 

 Edward II (I) ; fon to Walter, grandfon to Patricias, and great 

 grandfon to Dukentinus de Riddel, lords of the manour and villa 

 of Whickham, in the Biihoprick of Durham (m). Sir William was 

 in the pofTeflion of the whole manour and villa of Tilmouth, 

 of the manour and villa of Twifcl, of the hamlets cf Dud- 

 how, and Old Grindon,a.nd two parts of the manour of Upfetlingtin ; 

 inherited by his three grandaughters, by his elded fon, Williai;: ; 

 his family-name being prefervcd in his younger fon, Hugh, from 

 whom defcended a numerous and opulent race. Thomas, his 

 great grandfon, married the daughter and heir of Herbotcll, Knt. 

 Peter, great grandfon to Thomas, married the Mcr of Sir Robert 

 Brandling, Knt. and another Thomas married the daughter of 

 Sir .John Coniers, Knt. Baron of Sockburn, in the Biflioprick of 

 Durham (n). 



Sir William Ridell, Knt. in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, was one 

 of the grand leffees in truft for the corporation of Newc a/lie upon 

 Tyne, of the lordihips of Gateftead and Whickham, in the Bifhop- 



(k} See Tilmouth. 



(I) Rex omnibus ad quos, &c. falutem. Sciatis quod commiffimus dilccto ct fidcli noftro 

 IVillulmo Ridell, militi, comitatum Narthumbria:, et caftrum noftrum novi caftri fuper Tinam, 

 cum pertinen. cuftodiend. a fefto pafchae proximo prreterito, quamdiu nobis placuerit, ha 

 quod fermas debitas nobis reddat annuatim ad fcaccarium noftrum, et debitis noflr. et omni- 

 bus aliis ad vicecomit. illius ad cuftodiam caftri praedidli fpeftantibus nobis refpondeat, ficut 

 alii vicecomites comitatus ejufdcm, et cuftodes illius ha<5tenus reddere, et inde refpondcre 

 confueverunt, in cujus, &c. Tefte rege apud. We/im. 3 Die Mali, anno regni fui 8. 



(m) Ms. penes Tbom. Ridell, Arm. 

 (n) Ibid. 



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