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thumberland, 29, 36 K. Henry VII fnj ; his daughter Elizabeth mar- 

 rying Sir George Lumley, of Lumhy-Cajlle, high fherifF of Northum- 

 berland, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, ii K. EdiuardlV ; in the ^th of which reign 

 he was a Confervator of the Peace and Treive between England and 

 Scotland, and had the honour of knighthood (o) ; of Roger Thorn- 

 ton, 6 K. Ed-ward VI ('pj ; of Sir Nicholas Thornton, Knt. whofe 

 eftate was fequeftred by the parliament, 8th November, 4 K. 

 Charles II, 1652; of the late James Thornton, Efq; who left two 

 daughters and coheirs. The old cattle is now in ruins. The pre- 

 fent feat is a genteel modern ftructure, of white freeftone, with 

 a flat roof ; the gardens to the weft ; a plantation on a large flope 

 to the eaft and north-eaft ; a grafs-lawn before the fouth front.; 

 the parochial chapel by the footh-weft corner, dedicated to St. 

 Giles -, a paddock of deer between the foot of the lawn and the 

 trout-dreams of the Font, on the north fide ; both fides of the 

 rivulet beautifully ftiaded with wood; the village fmall, and 



irregular. 



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In fight from the fame place, to the eaft of Nether Witton, on 

 the brow of a hill, and on the fame fide of the rivulet of Font, 

 is 



Stanton, which was the feat and villa of a younger branch of 

 the Fen-wicks, of f>?ra'zV-Tower ; of Sir Ralph de Fenwick, high 

 fheriff of Northumberland, 7 K. Henry VIII (q) ; who "with Sir Job* 

 de Fejiivick, of Wdlington, and other gentlemen, acquired great 



(n ) Efcaet. de annis, 29, 36 Hen. VI. 

 (e) Bp. .Nicholfen's Border-Laws, p. 61. 



(p) P- 33'- 



:(<l) Efcaet. de anno 7 Htn. VII I. 



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