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cure omnibus pertinentiis et 
aisiamentis. sicuti carte sue 
testantur. Hiis Testibus. KE. 
de Ballielo, Ric. Gernun, Gil- 
berto filio Cospatricu, Ric. de 
Levington, Rad. de Campano, 
A. de Wigetona, Rog. de Bello 
Campo, Rad. de _ Feritete, 
Kudone de Carll., Rob. de 
Castello Kairuc, Rad. Daen- 
curt, Thoma fil Rand., Magro 
A. de Thorentona, Thoma de 
Kent, Thoma de  Morlund, 
Willo de Warth(e)cop, H. de 
Morlund, Rog. de Loncastra, 
Wigano de Saunford, Joh. de 
[ Inebi, Thoma de Tibai, 
W. fil. Hamonis de Hellebec., 
Simone de venatione et aliis. 
theot son of ‘Gamel testifies. 
Wherefore I will. and grant 
that the aforesaid John and his 
heirs shall hold and have all 
the aforesaid lands in good and 
peaceful tenure free and undis- 
turbed, together with all be- 
longings and easements just as. 
the charters testify. As witness 
these. E[ustace] de Balliol, 
Richard Gernon, Gilbert son of 
Cospatrick, Richard de Leving- 
ton, Ralf de Campano, A. de 
Wigton, Roger de Beauchamp, 
Ralf de Feritate, Eudo de 
Carlisle, Robert de Castle 
Carrock, Ralf Deyncurt. 
Thomas son of Randolf, Mr A. 
de Thornton, Thomas de Kent, 
Thomas de Morland, William 
de Warcop, H. de Morland, 
Roger de Lancaster, Wigan de 
Sandford, John de [ |by. 
Thomas de Tebay, W. son ot 
Hamo de Helbeck, Simon ot 
the hunt and others. 
Whelp’s Castle in Kirkby Thore is mentioned by Camden 
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as ‘* Wheallep-castle '’ in Britannia (edition of 1600) and 1s 
also marked on the map of Westmorland by Moll. Hodgson, 
born at Swindale, 1780, in his History of Westmorland says 
it was also called the Burwens, and it was, I suppose the 
remains of the Roman Castra there, probably made use of by 
Welp, father of Gamel, whose son Waltheoff is one of the 
owners mentioned in the charter, whom it is tempting to think 
of as a descendant or of the family of one of the men mentioned 
in Gospatrik’s charter who was settled so little distance away. 
And the Castra served as his chief messuage on the Roman 
road, known it seems as the via regalis, the highway across 
North Westmorland to Carlisle. 
As to the witnesses, E. de Balliol was, I think, the earlier 
Eustace; Richard Gernon was the husband of Joan de Mor- 
ville, daughter of Hugh de Morville, forester of Cumberland 
from 6 Henry II. to about 4 John: Gilbert, son of Gospatrik 
