364 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



the firft wing of the EngUJJj army at the battle of Neviirs Crofs t 

 near Durham, and Ralph Lord Nevill part of the fecond, under the 

 heroic Queen Pbilippa, on the firft Saturday after Michaelmas, 20 

 K. Edward III, 1346; fix weeks after the glorious victory obtained 

 over the French at CreJJy. His brother, Sir Thomas Percy, was made 

 governour of Poiclou, 44 K. Edward III, 1370, on the death of the 

 famous Lord Chandois, whofe rare and excellent qualities endeared 

 him both to the Engli/Jj and French nation. 



His lordfhip was general of all the king's forces in France, 

 marflial of England, and created Earl of Northumberland, i K. Ri- 

 chard II, 1377 ; and in the fame year was fummoned by writ to 

 the parliament at Weftminftcr ; Sir Peter dc la Mare, knight of the 

 ihire for Hercfordjljire, being chofen fpeaker of the commons, 

 the firft upon record. His brother, Sir Thomas Percy, was made 

 admiral of England the jcar following, joined in commiffion in 

 that high oflice with the famous Sir Hugh Caherley. Being on a 

 cruife together, foon after their appointment, they took a French 

 man of war, and feven merchants mips, richly loadcn. They 



eifdem caftr. maner. et vi'l. pertincn. per fervic. quatuor unius baroniae, viz. Baronias de 

 Alnwick, baronis integrae in quinque partes ; <iominicum, et caftrum, et manerium, de 

 Warkworth, cum pcrtinen. in pra?Jito comit. Northumbr. cum villa de Aklynton, Berlin, 

 Rothbury, Sivtter, Thropton, le Newton, le Nevvburne, cum Butteilaw, Beanly, Wal- 

 botell, parcel!, praedicti manerii de Warkworth, cum fuis pertinen. una cum feod. milit. ac 

 burg, de Corbridge, cum pertinen. in prsediiSo comit. Northumbr. per fidelit. et fervic. red- 

 denJi eidem Doin. Regi in antiquo per ann. in fcaccarium fuum xl /. de veteri ferma, pro 

 omni fervicio ; et poftea idem rex dedit fbrmam prjedi&o Henrico de Percy, et hasiedibus 

 fuis in perpetuum, ac etiam manerium de Spoftbrd ac Topcliffe, et Seimour, cum membris, 

 viz. Thurftaiiby, et Bynnington, qua funt parcellae didti manerii de Seimour, cum pertinen. 

 fuis in comit. Eboraci, una cum feod. milit. ac etiam manerium de Swinhowe et Tughall, 

 cum rnembris et pertinen. de rege in capite, per fervic. quartae partis baronias de Alnwick, 

 , 3. baron, in quinque partes divif. nee non manerium de Leckenfield. 



Rot. Turri Londinenfi, Mich. Fin. 7010. R. Ric. II. 



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