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and Baron Warkworth, devolved by the limitation in the patent to 

 his Grace on his fon-in-law, the prefent Duke of Northumberland 

 knight of the moft noble order of the garter, lord lieutenant of 

 the counties of Northumberland and Middlefex, of the city and liberty 

 of Wejlminjltr, and of the town, and county of the town, of Neiv- 

 cqftle upon Tyne, vice-admiral of the county of Northumberland^ and 

 of all America, one of the lords of his majefty's moil honourable 

 privy council, and late lord lieutenant-general, and general-go- 

 vernor of the kingdom of Ireland. 



Alnnvick-CaJlle, the feat of this noble family, was bcneged, 2 

 K. William II, 1093, by Malcolm, King of Scots. He had with him 

 his fon and heir apparent, Prince Edward. Robert W.o-ivbray was 

 then Earl and governor of Northumberland, a nobleman of great 

 perfonal bravery, and military {kill. Vexed to fee his country 

 invaded, for the fifth time, by that active monarch, he refolved 

 to take revenge (mj. Malcolm thought himfclf fecurc by the ab- 

 fence of the king's troops. Moivbray confidered this, and came 

 fuddenly upon him with the forces of his government-. A (mart 

 battle enfued. The Scots being deprived of their ufiial courage 

 by their furprizc, gave ground. Their fovcreign and his fon, 

 aftonifhed to fee it, rode from rank to rank, exhorting, intreat- 

 ing, and imploring them to remember the glory of the Scofcb 

 arms, and were both (lain. This difaftcr comnleatcd the rout, 

 and left both the field and the caRlc to the 7'7;y7//. 



By the firfl mile-ftone on the poll-road, north from Alnwick, 

 there is part of a crofs or ilone-column flill remaining, creeled 

 in memory of this event, called Malcolm's Crofs. 



(m) Hoi, Chrbn. vol ii. p. 21. 



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