4 o 4 ANTIQJJITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



marches, was then governor of it. He was" made a knight ban- 

 neret, i 1C, Edivnrd VI, after the victory obtained over the Scots 

 by the Engli/h near Miiffelburg ; and was high fherjffof Northum- 

 berland, gd of the fame reign ; his arms, argent, a cheveron, be- 

 twixt three hunter's horns, fable. He rdided a.t.A!nivick-a.bbey(ij.; 

 His daughter, Julian, married Sir Francis Ruffel, third fon of Fran- 

 cis R:ifft:l, Earl of Bedford, the firft heir apparent of a peer allowed 

 to be a member in the houfe of commons ; that houfe voting, 

 2 1 ft June, 3 K. Edward VI, 1549, that on the death of his elder 

 brother he mould continue in that houfe as he had done before. 

 Sir Francis was high fhcriff of Northumberland, 19 Q^Elizabeth (k) j 

 and a representative for it in parliament, i4th, and 2 7th of the 

 fame reign. He was killed on the borders, on a march-day, 

 2 /th June, 1585. His father-in-law, Sir John, lived to a great 

 age ; and was fucceeded in his abbey of Bambrough,. and his ma- 

 nour and abbey of Blancbland, by his fon, Nicholas Forfter, Efq;. 

 high iherifT' of Northumberland, 44 (^Elizabeth (I) ; whofe fon and 

 heir, Sir Claudius Foijlcr, Knt. was high iherifF of Northumberland,. 

 loK. James I, and created a baronet, i;th of the fame reign. 

 His brother and heir, John Fotjlcr, Efq; obtained a grant from 

 the crown of the cattle andmanourof Bambrough (m). 



The caftle commands a moft extenfive fea-profpecl. On a clear 

 day may be feen the town of Berwick upon Tiveed, Tynemouth-Qz&\c tt 



('!) Afjnmouih'a Memoirs, p. 147. 



(k') Efcaet. de anno 1.9 Eliz. (I) Efcaet. de anno 44 Eliz. 



(m) Jehanues For/?ir, arm. frater et haeres Claudii, tenet in capite caftrum et dominicum de- 

 ~Bambrongh^ ac tenet in capite fitum nuper cella: de Bambrcngb, ac manerkm de Belfird, ac 

 Revcr- Grange , \oczt.YeJJtngtan-Grange, ac fitum moinfterii tie Bianchland, ac medietatem- 

 capellse de Skailey, parcel!am redor. de Bywe/lSt. Andrew, ac decimas in campis de Untbank, 

 Shitty- Field, et alibi. Efcaot. de anno 14 Car. I. 



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