300 THE MANOR OF BEAL 



East, which said premises were then in the occupation of Olyver 

 Selby, and 5s. 6d. rented land, parcel thereof, in the occupation of the 

 said Harry Steal, and ten pence rented land, parcel thereof, in the 

 occupation of John Steal, and the same premises are within the 

 territories of Beal aforesaid lying; amongst the lands of the said John 

 Orde and James Swynhoe and Margaret, his wife, and in the occup- 

 ation of Olyver Selby or his assigns, paying yearly therefore unto the 

 Captain of the Castle of Norham the sum of 8s. O^d. ; and for a further 

 duty three quarters of a goose, or the yearly value or price 

 thereof. It is further witnessed that the tenement on the South side 

 of the town in the occupation of Harry Steale of the yearly rent of 

 twenty-two shillings, parcel of the Ten Pound Land aforesaid, one 

 hall house, one barn and a yard thereto belonging, was parted and 

 divided amongst the said three parties, portion and portion like every 

 ones part being already known, marked and bonnded by the privity 

 and knowledge of the neighbours of the town, and by the consent of 

 the parties themselves." 



BEAL SUBSIDY ROLL, 167020 

 Mr. William Ord's lands, Beale ... ... ... £50 



Mr. William Selby's lands there ... ... £13 



Mr. John Forster's tythes in Beele ... ... £13 



Mr. Wm. Orde's petty tythes of Kyloe and hamlets, 



Berington, Lowlin, and Beele ... ... ... £7 



On the 11th November, 1684, by indentures of partition 

 and division made between William Orde of Beale, esquire, of 

 the one part, and William Selby of the same place, gentlemen, 

 of the other part, " to the end that a perpetual partition and 

 division should be had between the said parties," they, the 

 said Orde and Selby, by the advice and assistance of George 

 Burrell of Chibburn, gentleman, and Edward Clavering of 

 Rock, gentleman, by them respectively chosen for that purpose, 

 "their several proportions and quantities being taken up, surveyed 

 and laid down by George Lawson of Ougham,* land surveyor, 

 there " agreed to partition their lands. The award was carried 

 into effect by Ord releasing to Selby : — 



All and every the lands, arable and not arable, meadows, pastures, 

 mines and quarries, both infield and outfield, with their rights, 

 members and appurtenances, as the same lay within the division 

 dyke on the South-side of the town of Beal, containing by estimation 

 220 acres, be the same more or less, and then in the occupation of the 

 said William Selby or his assigns. 

 2° Raine, North Durham. Appendix p. 159. 

 * Ulgham, near Morpeth. 



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