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Lemington, the feat of Robert Fenwick, Efq; high fheriff of Nor- 

 thumberland, 1753 ; whofe father, Nicholas Fenivick, Efq; was a re- 

 prefentative in parliamem for the corporation of Nc-wcajlle upon 

 Tyne, for many years. It is a handibme modern fbuclure, of 

 white freeftone, and hewn work ; the gardens to the north-eaft, 

 wherein is a pinery ; an agreeable profpect from it weftward of 

 the vale of Wbittinghanr, a targe plantation on the brow of a hill) 

 to the eaft. 



A mile fomh-weft from Lemtngton, by a ftreamlet, and in fight 

 from the Rothbtiry-ro&A to Aln-wick, is 



i which was the feat and mancmr of Sir Roger 

 s, Km. who bore a captain's commiffion in the expedition 

 againitthe Moors, i K. Henry VIII, 1509 ; as did Sir Ralph de Ilder- 

 ton (y). It came afterwards into tlie pofleilion of Thomas Sivinburn, 

 Son of John Sivi>ilnrn, of Nafferton-hall, Efq; as was found by an 

 inquifition, 10 (^Elizabeth (z). He was fucceeded by his fon, 

 George Sivinburn, who had two fons and three daughters, by 

 Margaret the daughter of -- Haggerjton, Efq; of Haggerflon ; the 

 younger fon married to the daughter of Robert Raymes, of Short- 

 fat, Efq; the eldeft daughter, Margaret, to Roger Proffer, of Shaiv- 

 don, Efq; the fccond daughter to Sir George Heron of Chipchace, 

 Kilt, and the third daughter to Robert Rodham, of Rodham, Efq; 

 Heirs male failing in John Swm&urn, fon of Thomas> in the reign 

 of K. Charles I, and his eldeft fifter and fole heir, Margaret, marry- 



(y) Hoi. Chron. vol. ii. p. 808. 



(z) 7 lamas Sivinburn fuit feifitus de et in mancrio de Edlingham, Abbnwlck, Newton, Hugh, 

 Nofferten, et /I/. Bavington, de et in tribus partibus de Black Hcddon, cum terris in Fawnes, 

 Brsmemore, H-.-xbam, et Morpetb. Efcaet, de anno 10 Eliz. 



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