ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



John Lambarty Efq; the famous general in the parliament-army,, 

 was of this antient family, who married Frances the daughter of 

 Sir William Lifter, of Thornton, in Craven, and was great grand- 

 father to Sir John Middleton of Bel/ay. In the geneological table- 

 done at the general's expence, are many curious portraits and 

 drawings of feals of their progenitors ; a portrait of K. William \+\ 

 of William Count de Warren, his fon-in-law ; of Roger Beaumont 

 Earl of Warwick, and of Gundred his countefs ; of Henry Lambart, 

 ftandard-bearer to K. Henry II ; of the fame Henry, and Sir Alex- 

 ander Olyfard, both in armour, and on horfeback, equipped for a 

 duel ; of three young gentlemen, brothers, Charles, William, and 

 Sanniel, grandfons to Sir Ed-ward Dymocke, to whom the court of 



ryther to other to fulfill and holcle the award and doome of hus Richard Cockfon, the vicar of 

 the kirk of Batoley, William Blackburne, canon of Bolton, William Dawfin, preft, and Thi- 

 tnas Ferrand, Gent. Whereupon we awarde, ord<une, and dome, the faid parties to ba 

 accorded and frendful for evermore, and that the faid Thomas Lambart fhafl for evermore do 

 knowledge to the faid Tbsmas Wikcs as his fadder in lawe, and (hall geve as good a childes 

 part to little Chrijhr\\\s fonn, gitten by the faid Elltn in lawful wedlock, as tohis. toiher 

 fonnes called John and" gitten and born by his fiift wyfe in that wedlock, and (hall 



make the faid Chrijfopher his heire (if his brother die) before the fitters that are of the hale 

 blood to the alder barnes, and the faid Ellen fhall go to Flitby to aide Mrs. Wikes her "ran-, 

 dam, and to her fader and moder,. and afk all their bleffinge and forgevenelTe for God and 

 our Lady fake, ajid they fha!l forgeve her, and fpeake to her afterwards as to their awne. 

 barne. And we ordaine, awarde, and dome alfo as follows, that the faid Thomas Wikes 

 fhall 2,eve to his daughter Ellen no other childes part than he vontis meet, but if his fonn 

 Lltnry Witcf do die before him, the faid Ellen and ' he* barnes fhall be heires, and he fliall 

 charge his faid fonn Harry uppon his blefiinge never to hinder this awarde. And if Harry 

 do live longer than his fadir, the fadir fhall give his land in Flitby, (alias Fiajhby) and Skipton 

 to his fonn Thomas Lambart, or Cbrijler his grandbr.rne, and bid Ha-ry that he fliall not make 

 away that in Somerfetjbire. And we charge them on God'i_name to fulfill all this upon paync 

 of curfes of haly kyrke. In witnefle of this our awaiJe, we the fa : d Richard Ctxkftn, Wil- 

 liam Blackburne, William Dcwfon, and Thomas Fcrrand, have fett our feales gyfven the xivth 

 dayeof February in the yeere of the reigne of Kinge Edward the Fourth, the one and. 

 twentieth, 



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