ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 45-5 



It continued in the pofTcffion of the Clavering-family for many 

 generations. By an inquifition taken at Norham, i o K. Usury VIII, 

 before Robert Lord Ogle, it was found that Robert Clave ring died 

 feifed of Tilmouth, and of a fimery in the river Till; and that 

 John Claveririg, his father, granted his lands in Dudhoiv, and 

 Green-laivs, to Richard Bifliop of Durham, for the ufc of the faid 

 John and Jfabellhis wife, and the longer liver of them, the revcr- 

 fion to his next heirs in fee ; and that the third part of Tilmouth 

 was afligned by the faid Richard, Bifliop of Durham, to the faid 

 Jfabell ; and that all the faid lands and lifhery were held of the 

 bimop in focage, and that John Clawing was fon and heir to the 

 aforefaid Robert, then of the age of fifteen. John Claver'mg died, 

 1 6 December, 28 K. Henry VIII, when it was found by an inqui- 

 fition taken at Nor ham before Sir William Eure, Knt. that he held 

 his villa and lands of Dudho-w, his hamlet of Green/aivf, and his 

 villa and lands of Tilmouth, in fee, by focage -fer vice, of the 



Clavering, tnilitis, et hseredibus de corpore fuo legitime procrealis, in perpetuum. Et fi 

 contingat quod prasdidus "Johannes de Clavering obierit fine haerede, &c. praxliche reverfio- 

 nes, &c. remaneant Thom<z fratri ejufdem Jcbannis de Clavering, et hajredibus mafculis de 

 corpore fuo legitime procreatis, in perpetuum. Et fi contingat quod praedictus Thomas obi- 

 erit, &c. remaneant Roberto de Clavering, fratri fiio, et haeredibus mafculis de corpore fuo 

 legitime procreatis. Et fi contingat quod praediftus Robertas obierit, &c. remaneant Rogers, 

 fratri fuo, et haeredibus mafculis, de corpore fuo legitime procreatis. Et fi contirignt quod 

 praedi&us Rogerus obierit, &c. volumus quod praedi&je reverfiones praediclorum maneriorutn 

 cum omnibus pertinentibus fuis, prasdi&o Roberto de Clavering, militi, et hseredibus fuis, integr^ 

 revertantur. Et nos vero praedifbus Alexander, Ebcr. archiepifcopus, piasdidlas reverfiones 

 praedilorum maneriorum cum acciderint, praediiflo Roberto de Clavering, militi, in forma 

 praedifta-, contra omnes gentes warrantizabimus et defendemus in perpetuum. In cujus rei 

 teftimonium praefenti cartae noftrz figillum noftrum appofuimus. His teftibus, dom. Rogers 

 Heron, Willielmo Delavale, Bertrama Monboucher, Thoma ColviH, militibus, Nicholas Raymes, 

 ct Jobanne Heron, et aliis. Data apud Tilmouth Die Lunas proxime poft feftum Sandli Ja- 

 coli, apoftoli, anno regni regis Edvardi III, poft conqueftum Angliis xlix. 



Carta de anno 49 Ed. III. 



(z) Inquifit. de anno 10 Hen. VIII. 



Bifliop 



