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Harbottle-Caftle (i), which was held by the Humfranvils, Barons 

 of Prudhow, by the fervice of keeping ReedJ'dale free from thieves 

 and wolves (k) ; by which fervice they alfo held the caftle and 

 manour of Otterburn (I). This fervice was adjudged to be the fer- 

 vice of Great Serjeanty, ij K.Henry IV. In that year, the court 

 of efchequer ordered a fearch to be made in the rolls, to find 

 their yearly value. Upon which it was found by an efcheator's 

 inquifition, that they were then worth 61. igs. 8' f d. per annum ; 

 whereupon Walter Tallboys, heir to Robert Humfranvi/, was ad- 

 judged to pay the king that fum annually (m). They were both 

 in the pofTeffion of the crown, 3 K. Edward IV, by the attainder 

 of Sir William Tallboys, after the battle of Hexham-field. They were 

 alfo in the crown, i o (^Elizabeth. The caftle and manour of 

 Harbottle are now in the polfeffion of Pereival Clenell, Efq. The 

 caftle ftands on an eminence, overlooking the river Coquet, now 

 in ruins. It was fo ftrong, 24 K. Edward I, 1296, that the Scots in 

 their march through Reedfdah to Hexham in that year befieged it 

 in vain for the fpace of two days fn). It was alfo a good caftle, 

 6 K. Henry VIII, 1515 ; in which year, Margaret, Queen Dowager 

 of Scotland, daughter to K. Henry VII, mother to K. James V, grand- 

 mother to Q.JWflry, and great grandmother to K. James Vlth of 

 Scotland, and Ift of England, retired to it by the appointment of her 



(i) Harlettle, i. e. the ftation of the army. Camden. 

 Herbotell. Madox. 



See Prudhow. 

 (I) See Otterburn. 



(m) Mich. Fin. anno 17 Hen. VI. Rot. I. b, 

 Madox 's Baron. Angl. p. 244. 



(n) Hoi. Chron. vol. ii. p. 299. 



brother, 



