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de Crofter, Knt. 26 K. Edward III (I) ; of Richard de Crofter, 13 K. 

 Henry IV (m), who alfo had the Lordfhip of DHJlon, near Hexham 

 (n)> of John te Crofter, 12 K. Henry VI fo) ; of Edmund de Cra/fcr, 

 bailifFof Bambrough-CaJlle before and after the battle of Hexham- 

 field, to whom, and to Richard Crofter, K. Edward IV. granted 

 lands for their faithful fervices to him ; of Edmund de Crofter ; 10 

 Q^EHzabeth fp) ; of the laie y^/jw Crofter t Etq; an eminent coun- 

 fellor at law ; and now of his fon, George Crofter, Efq. The vil- 

 lage ftands clofe by the fea, and is inhabited chiefly by fifher- 

 men. 



From Ahnvick-bridge we afcend the hill, by Malcolm's crofs, to 

 the third mile-flone, near Heferley-tower, where we have a fine 

 profpeft of 



DunJlonbrough-CaJlk (qj, which was built by Thomas Earl of La*- 

 cafler, general of the confederate-army againfl. K. Edward If, 

 1321, who after his defeat by the king's forces at Burton upon 

 Trent, thought to have taken flicker in it, but was taken in his 

 flight at Borough-Bridge. He was conducted to his caftle of Pom- 



(I) Efcaet. de anno 26 Eel. III. n. 52. 



( m ) . 13 Hen. IV. (n) Vid. Dil/loa. 



(o) He is among the names of the gentlemen of the county returned by the commiflioners 

 in that year ; Sir Thomas Liltourn, of LMourn, then high {her iff, and a commilfioner. 



(p) Edmundus Craufler fuit feifitus de et in villa de Craiv/ler, cum terris in Dunjltm> et 

 Embleton. Efcaet. de anno 10 Eliz. 



(q) Dunftaburge. Camd. Brit. p. 860, and p. 873. 

 Dunftanborow. Lei. Itin. vol. vii. p. 6o 

 Dunftonbrough. 



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