ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 3:9 

 Bertram de Mitford, father of 



Ga-wen de Mitford, who married the fitter of Sir Thomas Forjter, 

 of Ether/Ion, Knt. He was fucceeded by his fon and heir, 



Cuthbert de Mitford, to whom John de Widdrlngton granted, 4 K. 

 Edward VI, his tenement and lands in Mitford, called, our Lady's 

 lands, from their being part of the poffeffions of Nc-w-minfter 

 abbey. He was one of the commiffioners for enclofures upon 

 the middle marches, 6th of the fame reign (-w). He was fuc- 

 ceeded by his fon and heir, 



Robert de Mitford (x), who acquired the caftle and m-anour of 

 Mitford by a grant from K. Charles II, as before mentioned (y). 



About three miles to the eaft of Morpeth, is 



Botlall (z)i which was the barony of a younger branch of the 

 Bertrams, Barons of Mitford; of Sir Robert Bertram in the reign oi 



(w) Biftiop Nieholfon's Border-Laws, p. 532. 



Cutbbertus Mitford fuit feifitus de et in Mitford, Mofedcn, et Effky, cum terris in Ife- 

 haugh, et High Callerton. Efcaet. de anno io'/r. 



(x) Robertas Mitford, filius Cutbberti, tenet de rege, ut de manerio de Mitford, per fer- 

 vicium milit. iv mefluagia et terras in Mitford, et Neivton-Underiuood, ac reverfiones villa- 

 rum de Mollefden, et Efpley. Efcaet. de anno 14 Car. I. 



(y) Vide Afitford. 



(z) Botball. 

 Botbcll. 



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