NOTES ON PAWSTON, MTNDRUM, SHOTTON, ETC, 173 



Robert de Ros married Isabella, the daughter of William 

 the Lion, King of Scotland, and had two sons William and 

 Robert. Robert held Werk barony under his brother William. 

 He was chief Justice of the King's Forests (North of Trent), 

 21 to 28 Hen. III. In the 36th of the same reign he had 

 a grant of free-warren in his demesne lands of Wark, Carham, 

 Presson, Mindrum, Dounham, Moneylaws and Learmouth. It 

 was he who founded the hospital at Bolton. 



His son [is] called Robert FitzRobert of Wark in the 52 Henry 

 III. In time 22 Edw. I., he was summoned to Portsmouth, well 

 accoutred with horse and arms, to attend the King into Gascony. 

 Two years after he entered into rebellion against Edward, into 

 which he endeavoured to inveigle his cousin William de Ros of 

 Hamlake, but was unable to detach him from Edward. He 

 then fled to Scotland, and William hastened to Newcastle, 

 where the King then was, to inform him of the particulars. 

 He was dispatched forthwith to secure the castle of Wark, 

 being entrusted with the command of 1,000 men, whom he 

 quartered overnight at Presson. Here he was surprised by 

 his cousin Robert, Avho had been advised of his movements, 

 and attacked him with a large force from the castle of Roxburgh. 

 In the confusion of a night attack very great slaughter ensued, 

 but William ultimately succeeded in securing Wark. Robei"t 

 served in the Scottish wars under Sir Wm. Wallace, and his 

 barony was seized by the Crown, but ultimately granted to 

 his cousin, William, who indeed seems to have had a just 

 claim to it as superior lord. He died in the 10th Edward II., 

 leaving a son, William, who in the following year exchanged 

 the castle and barony of Wark for land belonging to the Crown 

 in the South of England. (Hartshorne, Feudal mtd Military 

 Antiquities of Northumherland, ii., pp. 35-6). 



17 Edw. II. No. 46. David de Langeton and Elizabeth, 

 his wife. Moneylawes manor, Werke castle, a messuage in 

 Holthale, one messuage in Cronkes in Holthale, 3 bondages and 

 one cottage in Kilnom, a carucate of land, Coupeland, a 

 messuage and 19 acres of land in Euedoch, Wullour 9 acres of 

 land, Schotton manor, Hedderslaw 12 acres of land, Langton, 

 a messuage and 5 bovates of land {Inq. p.m., i., p. 309). 



