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It was fortified by Sir Gilbert de M'uldlcton, and Walter Selby, 10 

 K. Edward II, 1317, then in arms againft their fovereign, with 

 the Scots. They were both feized in it, in that year, by the king's 

 order, by Ralph Lord Greyjlock, Sir William Felton, and Sir Alan He- 

 ton, at the head of a large body of forces, who demolifhed it, 

 and fent their two prifoners to London, where they were tried, and 

 executed (I). 



Mr. MitforJ's feat is by the river, the ruin of the cattle and park 

 before it to the fouth, flored with deer. Near it is the church, 

 the impropriation and advowfon of which were granted by K. 

 Edward I, May 17, and 35th year of his reign, 1289, to the priory 

 of Laner-coajl, in Cumberland (m). In the chancel is a large mural 

 monument of frceftone creeled over the tomb of one of the Ber- 

 trams, with his coat of arms in a concave fquare molding, with 



(I) Hoi. Chron. Vol. ii. p. 323. 

 Lei. Itin. Vol. vii. p. 6c. 



(tn) Rex omnibus, &c. falutem. Sciatis quod ob devotionem fpecialem quam erga beatarrr 

 Mariam gerimus et habemus, nee non et retentionem flatus prioratus de Laner-coaJJ, qui ia 

 hcnore ejufdem Sanctce in marchia regni noftri Anglice, et tenuras Scotite fundatus exiftit, et 

 qui per combuftionem domorum, et deilructionem bonorum ejufdem prioratus per Satas nuper 

 inimicos, et rebclles noftros, ac etiam per diutinam moram quam in prioratu prasdicto nuper 

 fecimus, adverfa corporis vaktudine, dedimus ct concedimus dilecte in Chrifto priori et con- 

 ventui prioratus prtedicti ecclefiam de Mitford, in com. Nertbumbr. et eclefiam de Carleton, iru 

 com. Cumbr. prxdicto de prioratu noftro habend. tenend. pra'dicto priori et comentui et fuc- 

 ceflbribus fuis in pcrpetuum ; et conceffimus iis pro nobis et ho:redibus noitris quod ipfi ec- 

 clefias illas fibi ct fucceffuribus fuis in proprias ufus in pcrpetuum poflidendas appropriaic, et 

 eas fie appropriatas tenere poflent fibi et fucceflbribus fuis in perpetuum, fine moleftatione 

 vel impedimento noftrorum hsredum, noftrorum jufticiar. efcaetr. aut aliorum Balivor. 

 miniftror. noftrorum, quorum cujufque. Jn cujus rei teftimon. praedictus rex apud Baito- 

 lum, 17 die Maii. 



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