268 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



after the death of Adam de Guagy, 131!! of the fame reign, put in 

 his claim for half of the barony of Guagy (bj. 



Near the 4th mile-Hone, a road branches off, on the right hand, 

 to the villa of 



North Gosforth, which was held of the crown by the antient 

 family of the Surtees' s, from the time of K. Henry I, down to the 

 latter end of K. Henry VI ; by Richard Surtees, in the reign of K. 

 Henry III (cj ; by Ralph Surtees, i K. Edward I (d) ; by Thomas Sur- 

 tees, high fhcriff of Northumberland, 47 K. Ed-ward III, and 2 K. 

 Richard II (e) ; alfo by Thomas Surtees, high fheriff of Northumber- 

 land, 8, 9 K. Henry V (fj ; their name local, from the river Ttes> 

 in the biflioprick of Durham, on whofe banks they were feajed. 



It came afterwards into the poffeffion of the knightly family 

 of the Brandlings ; of Sir Robert Brandling, created a knight-ban- 

 neret, after the defeat of the Scots near MuJJelburg, i K. EdwardVl, 



(I) In rotulo decimo tertio regis Edvardi prim! continetur quod Adam de "Jefmant orat de 

 medietate baroniae qua; quondam fuit Adam de Guagy. 



Rot. TutriLandin, Term. Finent. deanno 13 Ed. I. 



(c) Ricbardus Surtes tenet in capite de dom. rege villam de North Gosforth per fervicium 

 dimid. feod. milit. et omnes anteceflbres fui per eund. fervicium tenuerunt poft tempus regis 

 Henrici prim! qui eos feoffav. ac de eo tenem. nulla eft alienat. aut donat. unde dom. rex 

 minus habeat de fervicio fuo. Tefta de Nevttt. 



(d). Radulpbui fuper Tayfe tenet in .capite dc dorr(, reg^ vjll^m de Naflh Gesfortb per dimid. 

 feod. Efcaet. d anno i Ed, I. 



(e) Efcaet. de ann. 47 Ed. Ill, et 2 Ri(. II. 

 (f) 8, 9 Hen. V. 



