High Biiston. By J. C. Hodgson. 327 



keeping of a horse and a dog, 2s. for stallage and other services 

 worth IHd. by the year. The amount of the aforesaid ville of 

 Butlesdeu in pence 71s. lid."" Henry of Botelesdune was one 

 of the Jury. Roger fitz-John was killed at a tournament at 

 Argences, in Normandy, in 1249.^ 



At the Assizes in 1256/ the village of Wekerwerwth appeared 

 by 12 men, "The Jurors represented that a certain Hue and Cry 

 was raised by Eobert de Wollovre during the night, upon 

 Huard of Budeslesdone and Reginald of the same, in the fee of 

 William de Valence, imputino^ to them that they broke the 

 grange of his father, and he followed them to Verleworth." At 

 the Assizes of 1279, a presentment was made that William, the 

 son of the Smith of Avenel [Amble], by accident killed Koger 

 in Boteleston, and forthwith fled, and that he was of ill repute : 

 he was outlawed. His chatels were within the liberty of 

 Tynemouth. Evidence being subsequently given that he had 

 been admitted into the liberty of the Prior of Tynemouth, the 

 Sheriff was directed to cause the Prior to enter an appearance. 



At an inquisition taken at Newcastle, in 1310, at the death of 

 Eobert fitz-Roger, the Jury (of whom Wm. de Botelston was 

 one) said that among the free tenants of Warkworth "William 

 of Botilston held a moiety of Over Botilston of the castle of 

 Warkworth, and paid to the same castle 32s, of * white ferme.' 

 Richard of Botilston held the other moiety of the same vill of 

 the same castle, and paid to the same 29s. 8d. of ' white 

 ferme.' "^ 



Henry, the second Percy of Alnwick, acquired Warkworth in 

 1332, and died at Warkworth Castle, February 1351-2:^" in March 

 of the same year it was found that the value of the castle and 

 manor of Warkworth, with the hamlets of * Overbotellestou' and 

 'Toggesden,' by the year was £42 8s." In 1362, Richard de 

 Botilston died, seized of lands and tenements in ' Brotherwik,' 

 'Botilston,' and ' Over Botilston. '^^ In 1369, at the inquisition 



^ Arch. ^1. vol. HI., p. 97, and Testa de Nevill, p. 214. 

 ' Bates, Border Holds, p. 90. 



^ Assize Rolls of Northd., 40, Henry III., 7, Edward I., Surtees Soc. 

 1891, pp. 323. 



9 Arch. ^1. vol. III., p. 105. 



1" Arch. ^1. vol. III., p. 40. 



" Arch. ^1. vol. III., p. 110. 



^2 Hodgson, Part iii., vol. i., p. 80. 



