3 oo ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



William Howard, third fon of Thomas Duke of Norfolk. His Lord- 

 fhip had a large eftate in this county (x). He refided at his caflle 

 of Naward, in Gil/land-, wherein he had a good library, furniflied 

 with fome valuable manufcripts of Engli/h hiftory and heraldry. 

 He publifhed an edition of Florence ofWorcefter. His grandfon, 

 Charles, was created Lord Dacre of Giljland, Vifcount Morpeth, and 

 Earl of Carlijle. He was vice-admiral of the coafls of Northum- 

 berland, Cumberland, the Biflioprick of Durham, and the town and 

 county of Ncwcajlle upon Tyne. He was Lord Lieutenant of the 

 counties of Cumberland 3.m\ Wejlmorland. He was governor of Ja- 

 maica, privy counfellor to K. Charles II, and his ambafTador extra- 

 ordinary to the Czar of Mufcovy, and the Kings of Sweden and 

 Denmark, in the years 1663, 1664. He died 24th Feb. 1684, in the 

 56th year of his age ; and was fucceeded by 



Edward Earl of Carlijle ; whofe fon and heir, 



Charles Earl of Carlijle repaired the caftle of Naward, and kept 

 the library in good order ; in which the manufcripts above-men- 

 tioned were remaining in his time. His Lordfhip had the pictures 

 of all the Kings of England down from the Saxon times in his 

 great hall, which were brought from Kirk-Ofwald caftle. He was 

 fucceeded by his fon, the late 



Henry Earl of Carlijle, who was Knight of the moft noble order 

 of the garter. His Lordfhip firft married Frances the only daugh- 



(x) Dominus JVillielmus Howard, tenet in capite Baroniam de Morpeth, ac maneria de 

 Morpeth, Ulgham, Horflcy, Angerton, Heddon fuper murum, Denton, Killingworth, et 

 Stannington, ac foreftam de Horfley, ac divcrfa lenementa in Morpeth, Netherton, Ben- 

 ridge, Todburn, Combton alias Newton, Hertburn, et Middilton-Morell, Newbiggen, 

 Tinmouth, Weft Duddon, Stobhill, South-weft Steed, Prefton, Moreton, Stobbfwood, et 

 Knarefdale, et advocationem ecclefipe de Morpeth. 



Ex Libro feodario Petri OJborne, militis. 



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