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Northumberland, 19 K. Henry VIII (a) ; of Sir George Rat cliff, high 

 fheriff of Northumberland, 5, 6, Q^Mary (b). It was afterwards the 

 feat of Sir Ed-ward Widdrington, Bart, who raifed a regiment of 

 horfe for the fervice of K. Charles I, by whom he was created a 

 Baronet, 8th Auguft, 1642. His eftate was fequcftered by the 

 parliament, 1652. His eldeft daughter and coheir, Mary, mar- 

 ried Sir Edward Charkton, of Hezleyfide, Bart. She died, 8th April, 

 1703, aged 71. His third daughter and coheir, Catharine, married 

 Richard-Francis Sherburn, only fon of Sir Nicholas Sherburn, of Stoni- 

 hurfl, in Lancajhire, Bart. She was born on Sunday, sd December, 

 1693; died on Monday, 8th June, 1702 (c). Lady CharJeton 

 founded and endowed a fmall almfhoufe in the village, for four 

 antient poor widows in the parifli of Rothbury. The manour- 

 houfe is an old tower, now pofTeffcd, with part of the villa, by 

 Giles Allcock, of Neivcajlle upon Tyne, Efq; It ftands on an emi- 

 nence, from which, four miles to the north-weft, we have a 

 good view of 



Bittlefdon fd), which was the feat and villa of Sir Walter Selbye, 

 governor of Lidell-CaJlle on the borders, 16 K. Edward III, 1342 ; 

 in which year, on the 5th of Odober, it was taken by David 

 King of Scotland, in his march into England with an army of 



(a) Efcaet. deanno 19 Hen. VIII. 



(I,) . . . 5 et 6, Mar. 



Georgius Ratdiff, miles, fuit feifitus de et in caftro, manerio, et villa de Carttngtun, 



jj Ci _ Efcaet. de anno 10 Eliz, . 



Vide DilJIan. 



(c) Le Neve's Monum. Angl. vol. i. p. 44. 



(d) Bidle/lon. Efcaetr. Northumbr^ 

 Bytilfden. Bp. Nicbolfon, 



[_ Bittlefdon. 



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