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Molleflon fq), the manour of which was granted by the fecond 

 David de Strabolgy, Earl of Atholl, and Baron of Mitford, 43 K. 

 Edward III, to Sir John de Mitford, Knt. defcended from Matthew 

 de Mitford, younger brother, of Sir John de Mitford, whofe only 

 daughter and heir at the conqueft married Sir Richard Bertram, 

 before mentioned. He was high fheriff of Northumberland, 3 K. 

 Henry IV (r). He died, 16 July, nth of that reign; and was 

 fucceeded by his fon, 



William de Mitford (s), who married Margery the daughter of Sir 

 Robert Lijlc, Knt. and was high fhcriff of Northumberland, 5, 6 K. 

 Henry V (tj. He died, i K. Henry VI ; and was fucceeded by his 

 fon and heir, 



John de Mitford, at the age of 21 years, born 8 April, 30 K. 

 Henry IV. 1402 fuj. He was a benefactor to the abbey of Neiu- 



minfler. 



(!) Mollefton. 

 Mollefdert. 

 Mofeden. 



(r) Efcaet. de anno ^ Hen. IV. n. 21. 



(s) Johannes de Mitford, Chr. obiit feifitus in dominico fuo, ut de feodo talliato, viz. fibi 

 ct hzredibus fuis mafculis de corpore fuo legitime procreatis, de manerio de Mollefton, cum 

 pertinentibus, et valet per annum centum folidos ultra reprifas. 



Item dicunt juratores, fuper facrum, quod idem Jolannes obiit xvi die Julii, ultimi prae- 

 teriti. Et dicunt quod jyHllelmus de Mitford eft filius et haeres ejus propinquior, et eft 

 ii'tat. anno xl, et amplius. 



Inquifit. capta apud Novum Cajlrum fuper Tenant, corani Roberto de Herbord, efcaetore 

 dom. regis in com. Ncrihumtr. die Veneris xx, ante feftum Apoftulorum Sitnonis, et Judis, 

 xi Hen. IV. Ex bundello efcaetr. Turri Land. n. 26. 



(t) Efcaet. de annis, 5, 6. Hen. V. n. 31, et n. 37. 



(u) Wiltielmus de Mitford, Arm. obiit. feifitus in dominico fuo, ut de feodo talliato, viz. 

 fibi et haredibus mafculis de coipore fuo legitime procreatis, de manerio de Malleflon, cum 



