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freeholders and their tenants enjoyed rights of pasturage ; but 

 these rights were brought to an end, in 1817, when it was en- 

 closed and divided among the freeholders, the Duke of North- 

 umberland taking one sixteenth as his share as lord of the manor. 

 The freeholders of Alnmouth and their tenants still, however, re- 

 tain the rights over the Alnmouth or inner moor. 



An agreement made June 1, 1688, copies of which are among 

 the title deeds of freeholders, throws light on these commonable 

 rights. 



It was then agreed between William Brown, of Ewart, gentle- 

 man, on the one part ; and on the other part by Edward Roddam, 

 of Littlehoughton, Esq. ; William Eenwick, of Lesbury House ; 

 George Burrell, of Craster, gent. ; John Wilkinson, of New- 

 castle, merchant ; Ealph Carr ; William Armorer ; Michael 

 Coulter, of Lesbury, gent. ; Thomas Carr, of Bondicar, gent. ; 

 Edward Adams, of Longhoughton, gent. ; Wilfred Lawson, of 

 Wakefield ; Edward Castles, of Warkworth, gent. ; George 

 Nesbitt, of Birling ; Thomas Benyon, of Alnmouth, gent. ; John 

 Grey, William Baird, George Castles, John Wright, George 

 Wood, Sen., Percival Robinson, John Walker, Robert Trumble, 

 and George Young, all of Alemouth, for the division of the in- 

 common. The said William Browne, for his proportion of the 

 division it is agreed, "shall begin at the foot of Mr Benyon's 

 winde or laine and so northward as far as the burrough dyke 

 goes, till it comes to the corner of the garden dyke, and so 

 straight up the common wayne way that goeth to Lesbury, till it 

 come to the end of the balk in the Haugh hill, and from thence 

 north-east to the corner of Marden dyke, which part or proportion 

 for him and his heirs for ever shall belong and appertain." The 

 freeholders above-named and their heirs, &c, shall hereafter 

 enjoy for their own use the remainder of the Incommon of Aln- 

 mouth, except the Cheese hill and Church-yard, the first belong- 

 ing to Mr Binyon, and the other to the said Mr William Fen- 

 wick, vicar of Lesbury. William Browne agrees to maintain the 

 fences between the freeholders and himself against all goods ex- 

 cept sheep ; and he has liberty and wayleave to drive his beasts 

 and goods to the outfield common. The freeholders agree to rent 

 jointly, from the Duke of Somerset, the coney warren, and each 

 to pay proportionally to quantity and value occupied. All shall 

 have liberty to cut and carry away ferns and braokens upon any 



