130 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 

 In fight from Cartridge, on the other fide of the Tyne, is 



Dilflon, a contraction of Devil/lone, fo called from its fituation 

 on the eattern banks of the ftony brook Devil; the villa, manour, 

 and feat of the antient family of the Devil/tones ; of Sir Thomas 

 dc Devil/lone, in the reign of King Henry III (r) ; and of Sir Si- 

 mon de Devil/lone, in the reigns of King Edivard I. II (sj. It was 

 afterwards fucteflivcly pofTefTed by the Tynedahs ((}, the Cra/ters 

 (u), the Claxtous (i'J, and the Ratcliffs. It was in the pofleffion 

 of Sir George Rate/if, of the antient houfe of the Ratcliffs of Car- 



(,-} Thomas de Devil/fane tenet de Dom. Rege in capite villam de Devil/tone per tertiam 

 partem unius f'eodi militis : et omnes anteceflbres per eund. fervic. port tempus conquefti 

 tenuerunt. Et idem Thomas mortuus eft, ac hered. terr. ejus funt in cuflodia Roberti fil. 

 Rogin pro commiffione Dom. Regis durante placito fui majeftratus. Et de illo tenemento 



nu'la eft alienatio five donatio, &c. unde Dom. Rex minus habeat de fervicio fuo. 



Tefta de Ncvill. 



(s) Efcaet. de anno 18 Ed. I. et de anno n Ed. II. 



Certificat. Hug. de Bolbeek. Vice-comit. Northumbr. Simtmus de Devil/lone- tenet in ca- 

 pite de Dom. Rege villam fuam de Dcviljhne per tertiam partem unius Feod. Milit. vet. Feof- 

 fam. Efc. de anno i Ed, I. 



(t) Efcaet. de anno i Ri. II. 



(u) Crawftcr obiit feifitus de et in mancrio de Devil/lone, cum advocatione unius 



Gant. Sanflae Maria Magdalen, infra idem manerium. Efcaet. de anno i Hen. IV. 



Ricbardus Crawcefler tenet manerium de Dfu'ilftme cum pertinen. in comit. Nortbumbr. de 



rege in capite per ftrvic. tertise partis unkis feodi militis. 



Trin. Fin. de anno 13 H;n. IV. Et Efcaet. de anno 4 Hen. V. 



f<v) Gul'ulmus Claxttin, certus filius Ifillielmi Claxton, filii EJvardi Claxton, filii Dionifus, 

 fororis Willitlmi dc Tynedale, patris ffUlielmi, Einmcs nuper uxoris Richardi Crawceftir, con- 

 fanguin. et \\xr. ejufdem Emm<s tenet manerium de Deviljlone in comit. Northumbr. de rege in 

 capite per fervic. tertias partis unius feodi militia.-- 



Mich, Fin. de anno 2 Hen. VI. 



tington^ 



