Amhle and Hauxley. By J. C. Hodgson. 



93 



The manors remained iu the Crown until 1629. The 

 following extract, preserved in the Eev. John Hodgson's MSS., 

 tells us that under the lord of the manor there were copyholders 

 admitted to and holding their lands iu a customary manner. 



"At a cuurt holden in the manor of Amble and Hauxley, 

 25th January, 35 Elizabeth. 



Juratores dicunt quod Robertas Howey mortuus est et dicunt 

 quod per ultimum votum etc. dedit [rectum?] suum de et in 

 tenementum [sic'] in Ambell coram proximis suis Eoberto Pater- 

 sone, filio Johannis Patersoue, et heredibus suis secundum 

 consuetudiuem. Et post defuncti exitum ad opus Edwardi 

 Patersone fratris ejusdem Robert!. Salvo jure uxoris Johannis 

 Patersoue, durante viduitate. 



Vera copia, ete."^^ 



Gibson says that the monastery lands appear to have 

 been sold at 20 years purchase; the buildings at 15 years 

 purchase : the buyers to hold of the Crown, paying a reserved 

 rent equal to iVth of the usual rent or annual value. 



Before attempting to trace the subsequent changes in 

 ownership, it may be convenient here to notice certain ancient 

 customary rights common to both townships : they principally 

 relate to the foreshore. The freeholders of Amble and their 

 under tenants had right to take and carry away from the shore 

 of Hauxley both stones and sea weed without payment or 

 acknowledgement, and conversely the freeholders and under 

 tenants of Hauxley had similar right on the Amble foreshore — 

 and these rights extended to the whole coast line, over-riding 



^'^ continued. — County of Northumberland. 



f Received this 22nd day of Nov- 

 ember 1870, of Messrs John Wid- 

 drington, ' exors ' and Freeholders, 

 the sum of Ten Pounds, three 

 — J shillings, and 8Jd-, being half-a- I £ 

 4 I year's Fee Farm Rent, granted from | 10 3 

 the Crown, and due at Michaelmas 

 1870 unto John Clayton, Esq., for 

 Hauxley Town, and appurtenances 

 Lin the said County. J 



£ 



8 



Income Tax 



s. 

 3 

 2 



D. 







8 



8 

 Acquittance 











4 



£8 







8 



Allowed out of the Sum above 

 mentioned, to be received the 

 Sum of £2 8, on account of 

 Land Tax. 



Edw, 



Boyd 



Reor. 



''■' Rev. John Hodgson's Collection, copy of paper 'penes Cookson esq,' 



