480 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBEB&AND. 



before the battle of Brankjlon, by Sir William Bulmer, -of Bramfpeth- 

 caftle, who commanded the forces of the bifhoprick of Durham. 

 The Scots had concealed themfelves among the broom. Five or 

 fix hundred of them were killed, and four hundred taken prifo- 

 ners. They afterwards -called the road through the plain, The 

 ill Road 



About -two miles fouth-wefl from Milfeld, on the north fide of 

 the rivulet of Glen, is 



Cope land-Co/} le, or North-Copeland, which was the feat of the an- 

 tient family of the Wallaces ; of Edward Wallace, or Wallafe^ in the 

 reign of K. Edward II * ; of William Wallace, in the beginning of the 

 reign of (^Elizabeth, fon-in-law of John Swinburn, of Edlingham- 

 Ciiflle, Efq; (r) ; of George Wallace, 17 K. 'James I, 1619, who in 

 that year rebuilt the caftle ; the date of the year, and the initial 

 letters of his own and his wife's name on one of the chimney- 

 pieces in it ; of the late Ralph Wallace, Efq; Itore-keeper of the gar- 

 rifon of Berwick upon Tweed, who fold it to the late Sir Chaloner 

 Ogle, Knt. an admiral in the Briti/lj navy ; and is now in the pof- 

 feflion of the Rev. Dr. Newton Ogle, of Kirkley (s). 



On the fouth-weft fide of the Glen, at a fmall diftance, and in 

 fight from Copeland-CaJlle, is 



Hoi. Chron. vol. ii. p. 

 * MS. penes comitem de Tankerville apud caftrum de Chilltngbam. 



.(r) Copeland. 

 Coupeland. 

 Cowpland. See Knarefdale-Hall. 



ft) SetKirtly. 



Yevcring, 



