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its relief. That army he attacked, and made a dreadful daughter. 

 Twenty-two thoufand Scotchmen are faid to have fallen victims to 

 his refentment. Dunbar was reduced. Baliol was taken prifoner. 

 The victorious Ed-ward brought him to England, together with 

 the ftone-throne of the Kings of Scotland, kept at Weftminjter ever 

 fincc. 



In 4 K. Edwardll, 1310, Peers de Gavefton, Earl of Cornwall, was 

 plactd in this caftle by that king, to fave him from the indigna- 

 tion of an injured nobility, who in 1312, dragged him to juftice 

 from the caftle of Scarbrough, in York/hire. 



In the year 1463, it was taken and retaken by the Generals of 

 kings Ed-ward IV, and Henry VI. Sir Ralph Grey, Knight of the 

 inoft noble Order of the Garter, was governor of it for the latter 

 a little before the battle of ffexham-field ; but after that unfortu- 

 nate action he was forced to furrender both himfclf and it to the 

 Earl of Warwick, and the Lords Mvnt acute t Fauconbridge, and Scrope. 



Between thefe two contending princes it muft have received 

 violent fhocks. After that period, it went fpcedily to decay. 

 K. K. Henry VII, and VIII, out of policy did not repair any 

 caflles, but demolifhed many, looking upon them only as fanc- 

 tuaries for rebels. It was in the crown, 10 ^Elizabeth (h). Sir 

 Forftcr, of Bambrough-abbey, lord warden of the middle 



(h) Domina regina Elizabeths fuit fcifita de et in caftro et manerio de Bambrough, cum 

 edrtis tcrris ct tenem, in villa de Bambrougb, de et in certis terris in Clenhill, Ingram, et 

 Netherton, ac de et in villa de Kydland, Wryhill, et Whippfirton, ac de et in villa de 

 Bednel, Shofton, Sunderland, Emclton, Dunftonbrough, Dunfton, Stamford, Burton, 

 cum terris in Newton, et Budle. -- Efcact. de nno 10 Eliz. 



F f f 2 marches. 



