ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



an afylum and refuge in times of public danger, like the hills, 

 called CaJlle-Hlll, and Ros-Caftle, before mentioned ; ufed alfo as 

 guard hills on the eftablifhment of a night watch before the 

 union of the two kingdoms. 



About a mile from old Rothbury, is the villa of 



Rothbury, which was the barony of Robert Fiizroger, Baron of 

 Warktvorth and Claverinj, 6 K. John, by whom he was mfeofi'eJ 

 in that year ; and had a grant at the fame time of a weekly mar- 

 ket onThurfday, and an annual fair, to continue for three dryr, . 

 viz. the even, and the day of St. Matthew, and the day aft'.- 

 with all rights, duties, culloms, tolls, and flallages belonging 10 

 a fair; alfo a free foreft, with all liberties, franchifes, and privi- 

 leges belonging to it, except the goods of felons (b). John, the lad 

 Lord Clavering, granted the reverfion of it to the crown, G K. Ed- 

 "ward I (f). It was given to Henry Lord Percy, 2 K. Edward III (d) ; 



(b) Rot. Clauf. deanno 6Jch. m. 14. 



Robertus, filius Rogeri tenet in capite de dom. rege baroniam de Rctbcl/urit, cum pcrti- 

 nentibus, per fervicium unius feodi milit. quam dom. Jolanncs rex ei dedit, et cum crma 

 fua confirmavit. Eteft de illo tenemento nulla alienatio, gee. Tefta de Ncv : ll. 



Efcaet. de anno 33 Hen. III. n. 66. 



Matth. Paris annal. fub anno 33 Hen. III. 1249. 



Haeres Jobannis, filii Roberti, tenet de dom. rege in capite villain fuam fa:Ritheburie, 

 JTbrompton, Snyter, et ntruam Villam per unum feod. milit. vcteris feofFamenti. 



Efcaet. dc anno i Ed. I. 



Placita de juratis et afiifis, apud Novutn Caflrum fuper Tynam in com. Northumbr. anno 

 21 Ed.l. Rot. 71. 



:(c) Rot. Clauf. de anno 6 Ed. I. m. 11. 



>(d) Pat. de anno 2 Ed, III. p. i. m. 20. 



See Jfarkworth. 



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