ic8 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



Blacket, of Ne-wcajlle, Bart, by Sir John Fcnivick, Bart. fon-dn-law 

 to the Right Honourable Charles Howard, Earl of Carlijle. 



The tower is now in ruins, on the weft fide of a fmall ft'ream, 

 in alow fituation, the grounds on the fouth fide to the banks of 

 the river Pont watry and fenny, from which the village obtained 

 the name of Fcn-ivick. 



A mile eaft from Fenivick-Toiver, is 



Siamfordham, a pleafant, well-built village on the banks of the 

 Pont, the manour of which, with le Hugh, was granted by Sir 

 William de Hilton^ to Sir William de Sivinburn, 23 K. Richard II. 1399 

 (m) ; and was given, with the fame le Hugh, to John de Swinburn^ 

 of Naffer ton, by his kinfman, Sir William dc Snvinburn, 21 K. Henry 

 VII, 1506 (n) and is now, with the faid le Hugh, in the pofTef- 

 fion of Sir Edivard S-winburn, of Cup-Heat on, Bart. 



(111} Omnibus hoc fcriptum, &c. JPiliielmus dominus de Hilton, mile?, falutem, &c. re~ 



mifiire, &c. Willlclmo de Swinburn, miiiti, &c. totum jus, &c. in Stamfordhair., le Hugh t 



&c. Sifjillat. Histeflibus, Rttlerto de Ogle, Rcberlo De la val, Jobanne de 'Femc-icl, rr.ilitibiis ; 



Jobanne de Mufgrave, et aliis. Dat. apud Stamjlrdbam, anno regni regis Richardi fecundi poft 



. conqueftum Angllts viccflimo tertio. 



(n) Sciant, &c. apo&egoJ-ViUidmusSwinburn, miles, dedi, &c. Jobanni Swlnlurn, con- 

 fanguineo meo (de Nttjfferten) et haeredibus de corpore fuo Jegltime procreatis, omnes terras, 

 &c. de 1: Hugh et Stamfordbam, &c. et A contingat praefatum "Jobannem obife fine hasreJibus, 

 tune revertere praefato JViUlclmt de Swinlurn, et hreredibus fuis in perpctuum. Ego vero 

 diclus W'dlclmiis, et hxredes mei omnia, &c. p:aefato Jobanni Swinburn, et h^redibus de 

 corpore fuo legitime exeunt, warrantizabimus et defcnJimus. Sigillat. his ttftibus, Rilerto 

 Ogle, Jobanne Bartram, et R'.btrto Harbittk, militibus. dat. apud Hugle, Die Sabbati proxi' 

 meantefeftum purificat. Bca'.se Marias Virginia, anno regni regis HftuufiSept* poll CQIJ- 

 quefiu.ii Anglitt viceflimo primo. 



Cartx penes dom. Edv.nrdum Sauinlurn, de Cap-Heatsn, Baron. 



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