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the Scots, who retreated upon hearing of fuch a mighty army 

 coming againft them (c). The Lord Howard and his fon lodged 

 at Barmore-Wood the night after the battle of Brank/ton (dj. 



A mile fouth from Eta//, is 



ForJ, which was the villa and manour of Odonel de Ford, i K. 

 Edivm-d I (c), who married Cecilia the youngeft daughter and co- 

 heir of Robert de Mufchampe, baron of Wooler. His daughter and 

 heir mp.rri \1 Sir William Heron, whofe anceflor, William de Heron, 

 w;i3 infeoffed in the barony of Heron, by K. Henry I, which was 

 poireilcd by Jordan de Heron in the reign of K. Henry III (f), who 

 was fuccecded by this Sir William (g). His fon, Sir William Heron, 

 built the caftle of Ford, 12 K. Henry III. He acquired a grant 

 from the crown of a weekly market and an annual fair at Ford-, 

 alfo liberty of free warren in this and his other lordfhips. He 

 was captain of the caftles of Bambrough, Pickering, and Scarbrough ; 

 alfo warden of the forefts north of Trent, and high Iheriff of 

 Northumberland for eleven years together, in- the fame reign (h^ 



(c) Hoi. Chron. vol. ii. p. 560. 

 (d) p. 829. 



(e) Ochnell de Ford tercet Ford t Crookham, Skimmer/Ion, ct tertiam partcm de Hetkpofe, per 

 unum feodum veteris feofFamenti baroniade Jf^osler. Efcaet. de anno i Ed. I. 



(f) Jordanus de Heron tenet in capita de domino rege baronfam fuam per fervicium unius 

 fcodi milit. et omnes anteceflores fui tenuerunt per eund. fervicium poft tempus regis Henrict 

 prlml qui eos feofi'avit. Et de illo tenemento nulla alien atio eft, &c. Tefta de Nevill. 



(g) WilHeltnus Heron tenet in capite de domino rege Had/Ion, Chirton, Benton parvam, Col~ 

 v7/, Suyndurne parvam, ct Flatwsrth, per unum feodum milit. de veteri feoffamento. 



Efcaet_ de anno i Ed. I. 



(b) Madix'* Hift. of the Excheq. p. 647. 



His 



