i 3 4 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



pofTeflcd for many generations ; by William Carnaby, 9 K. lien. IV, 

 6 K 7/c.'. V, and 7 K. Hen. VI, then high ihedff of Northumbcr r 

 land(h); by Sir John Carnaby, 35 K. Henry VI, and 4 K. Edward 

 IV f/j ; by Sir Reginald Carnafy, high fherilFof Northumberland, 33 

 ..K. 7&W/7 VIII f/C'J 5 by Sir Cuthbert Carnaby, high fheriff of Northum- 

 berland, 9, and 15 Queen Elizabeth (I) ; by Sir William Carnaly, knt. 

 who was a reprcfentativc in parliament for Morpcth, 2 i K. James 

 I, 1623, and for Northumberland, 3 K. Charles I, 1628 ; of which he 

 was high ftieriff, 1 1 th of the fame reign, tie was a member for 

 Morpcth again, 16 K. Charles I, 1640, and was expelled the houfe, 

 26 Auguft, 1642, for refufing to attend it, and railing forces for 

 his majcfty. He \vas at the battle of Marion-moor, in the Nor- 

 thumberlnnd-ie.Qi'me.nt commanded by the Marquis of Ne-wcaJHe, 

 with \vliom he retired beyond feas after the battle. Serjeant-major 

 Curnaby was taken prifoner by the parliament-forces at the battle 

 of Wutyk-ld, 21 May, i^K. Charles I, 1642. 



In one of the rooms joining on to the tower, is preferved an old 

 IXvord of the Carnabfs, 64 inches long. 



Such fwords as this were ufed by the Gauls in their wars with 

 the Romans ; as a defence againft which, the Roman general, Ca- 

 millus, contrived a fliield or buckler, of iron-work, of the Parma- 



(h) Efcaet. de anno 9 Hen. IV. 6 Hen. V. No. 37. 7 Hen. VI. 

 Fuller's Worthies. 



(I) Efcaet. de anno 35 Hin. VI. 



4 Ed. IV. (k) Fuller. 



(I) Cutbbertus Carnaly fuit feifitus dc et in manerio de Htjlton, Halton-flieels, Clarcwood, 

 Lyham, et Satlingftones, de et in medietate villne de Magn. Whittington, cum terris in New- 

 b;ggen, ac de in White-houfe, Aydcn-Hall, et Carr-Hou r es, cum terris in Harnham, et 

 Morylee Efcaet. de anno 10 Eilz. 



kind, 



