Notes on Akeld and Coupland. By M. Culley. 400 



after this, the Otterburn family appear to have parted with their 

 small estate at Coupland. 



In 1665, James Wallis of Coupland, Esq., purchased "Coup- 

 land Tower " and certain lands in Humbleton, of Eichard Wallis 

 of Humbleton, for £850. ] " In 1663 " says Mr Hodgson, in his 

 pedigree of Wallis, "James Wallis of Coupland was assessed to 

 County rate on a rental of £200 for Knaresdale, and £12 for the 

 demesne there, (viz : Coupland) ; and there is a further charge 

 afterwards made for Copeland of £80 a year, which estate he 

 purchased in 1669 of Eichard Wallis of Humbleton, as appears 

 by a fine of that year." There is a slight mistake here as to the 

 year; the deed of conveyance bears date Jan. 20, 1665. 



In 1669, I find a member of the extensive family of Colling- 

 wood holding a considerable mortgage on the Wallises' estate of 

 Akeld. There is an Indenture bearing date 23 July of that year, 2 

 between James Wallis of Coupland, Esq., Luke Collingwood 

 of Lanton, gent., and Edward Collingwood of Newcastle-on-Tyne, 

 gent., whereby the said James Wallis and Luke Collingwood, 

 being bound to the said Edward Collingwood, in the sum of 

 £400, with condition for the payment of £212 on or before the 

 23 July 1670, the said James Wallis for the better securing of 

 the said sum of £212, makes over to the said Edward Colling- 

 wood, his heirs, etc., three several messuages, farmholds, etc., etc. 

 in Akeld, now or late in the occupation of John Wilson, John 

 Hall, James Carr, and Eichard Mowfitt. This is of interest as 

 giving the names of some of the Akeld tenants at this period. 



I have not identified the two Collingwoods mentioned in the 

 deed. Luke Collingwood of Lanton, was probably a relation of 

 " Margaret Collingwood of Lanton, " named in a list of Catholic 

 Eecusants in Northumberland in 1677, 1 and perhaps nearly 

 related to the great Catholic family of Collingwood of Eslington, 

 with whom the Wallises were also connected by marriage. 



In 1672, William, Lord Grey, covenanted with Izaac Warren, 

 and James Clark of London, gentlemen, for the settlement of 

 Lis estates at Coupland and Akeld, viz: "the reputed + Manor 

 or Lordship of Coupland, etc., together with the Mill or Coupland 

 Mill " and " the Manor or Lordship of Akeld, with the farms, etc., 

 thereunto belonging " on himself for his life, with remainder to 

 his son Ealph Grey. 



1 Coupland Title Deeds. 2 Coupland Title Deeds. 

 3 Surtees Soc. vol. XL. 4 Coupland anil Akeld Title Deeds. 

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