ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



argent (a). They were pofiefled with the caftles of Heton and 

 Chillingham, and other eftates, by Sir Ralph Grey, high fheriff of 

 Northumberland, 34, 38 K. Henry VI fJ ; by another Sir Ralph, 

 high fhcrifFof Northumberland, 5 (^Elizabeth (cj ; by his fon and 

 heir, Sir Thomas Grey, high fheriff of Northumberland, i6th of the 

 fame reign (d) ; by Sir William Grey, created a baronet, i^th June, 

 ijK.JatnesI, 1619. He was a reprefentative in parliament for 

 Northumberland the year following. He was raifed to the peerage 

 by the ftile and title of Lord Grey of Wark, nth February, 21 

 K. James I. His lordfhip married Anne one of the daughters and 

 coheirs of Sir John Wentivorth, of Gosfald, in EJJex. He was fum- 

 moned to parliament, i K. James I, 1623; alfo i 8c i6K. Charles I, 

 1525, 1640. He was a lieutenant general of the parliament- 

 army under Lord Fairfax, 19 K. Charles I, 1643. On their fright 

 and confternation by the news of the defeat of their forces at 

 Atberton-moor, near Bradford, in Torkfhire, in the fame year, in 

 July, he was called upon to go to Scotland, to invite the Scots to 

 their affiftance. His lordfliip, either from his diflike to a fea- 

 voyage, there being no fafe paflage by land for the royal army, 

 or for fear of putting himfelf beyond a poffibility of pardon 



(a) Fuller's Worthies. 



(l>) Efcact. de annis 34, 38 Hen, VI. 

 See Heton. 



(c) Efcaet. de anno 5 Elix. 



(d) Thomas Grey, de Chillingham, flat in fua minoritate, et eft in manu reginae Elizabethan 

 tamen ejus pater, Dominus Radulfhus Grey, obiit feifitus de et in caftro, manerio, et villa de' 

 Wark fuper T-wedam, et Wookr, de et in caftro, manerio, et villa de Chillingham, Neuton, 

 North Middleton, South Middleton, Akeld, Yevering, Reveley, Hethpole, Dodingfon, 

 Fenton, Learmouth, Black Heddon, Presfen, Mindrum, Elfdon, Elter-chapel, Antechefters, 

 Trui.ope, Rake-fide, Kylham, Nefbet, Eworth, cum medietate villce de Howick, et Haw- 

 kell, cam terris in villa de Bambrough. 



Efcaet. de anno 10 EHz. 



from 



