ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND, 54} 



reign of K. Henry III; Sir John Lambart, of Skipton, whofe daughter, 

 Sufanna, married Henry de Wake, third fon to Sir Adam de Wake, Knt. 

 near Pomfret ; Sir Thomas his fecond fon ; another Sir Thomas of Old 

 Town in this county, fon to Alan Lambart, of Skipton, Efq; whofe fe- 

 cond fon, Godfrey, of Long Prejlon, married Allen, coufin to Sir John 

 Clifford, Lord Clifford, in the reign of K. Henry IV, great grandmother 

 to Thomas Lambart, of Skipton, Efq; who married Ellen daughter and 

 heir of Thomas Wykes, of Flit by, Efq; with whom he had a confider- 

 able eftate both in Craven and Somerfet/liire, an award being made to 

 compel her father to approve her marriage, done without his con- 



fent (d). 



John 



A mandate 

 in paper directed, 

 Hi infra, and fealed 

 with the Signet. 



Signed Henry Rx, by the King. 



We greets yowe well ; lettinge yowe weete that forafmuch as we 

 have conceived good lykinge of our truftie and well beloved John 

 Lambart, Gent, (fon of Chri/lopher Lambart, of Skipton) of whofe 



readinefs and promptnefs in fervice we have had private knowledge for certayne years pafte. 

 And whereas w*e have received divers complaints agaynft our nowe fecretarye of owre coun- 

 fell eftablifhed in the north partes. Owre pleafure and high commandment is owre fayde 

 former fecretarye to be removed, and that yowe fee the fayde John Lambart placed in that 

 office, and that you admit and receive him as our fecretarye of owre counfell in the north 

 partes bythefe prefents fo tocontinewe at owre pleafure, and untill you receive further com- 

 mandment from us ; and hereof we will yowe not to fayle. Given under owre fignet, at 

 owre pallace of Wejlminfter the xxvth daye of November in the xxxvth yea of owre 

 reigne. 



To owre right truftie and cntyrely beloved cofyn and counfellor Charles Duke of 

 Suffolk owre lyevetenant in the north partes, and to our counfel there eftablifhed. 



(d) Deed of Award, viz. 



To all chriften people to whom this prefent writinge fhall come, fe, rede, or hearde. For- 

 afmuch as ther has been certaine variance, debate, and ftrife, had and moved betwixt Thomas 

 Lambart of Skipton, Gent, fonn of Jcbn Lambart of Preflon, deceafed, and Thomas Wikts 

 of Flitby, Gent, for and touching the \v-eddinge of Ellen the only daughter of the faid Thomas 

 Wlkes, which the faid Thomas Lambart wedded at kirk dore without his love and his leave' 

 gitten or afken before ; for the which variance and ftrife hath the faid parties ilanden bounden 



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