258 Amble and Hauxley. By J. C. Horlgson. 



was taken np by the bailiff of Amble and one Robt. Hunter, the 

 Earl's bailiff, who were to settle it, but the latter bailiff was soon 

 after slain, and no further end made. That river Cockett was often 

 too deep for cattle to pass, and also tenants of Amble could not well 

 pasture beasts in Salt-^oats because that ground had no hedges to 

 divide it from Birling ground, where was corn, so that cattle would 

 trespass in corn and be thereupon impounded by tenants of Birling. 

 Has known fishing of Weilesnucke to be held of his Majesty as of 

 manor of Tyneraouth, etc. That in last 50 years Salt-goats has been 

 thus enlarged by one half : that the tenants of Amble have taken 

 no wreck or ware cast up on the north side of Cockett, but as the 

 bounds do go from the March-stone at Halsey dicke Nuke crossing 

 the river of Cockett : that he knew a hill in Amble grounds called 

 Brengbourne Hill, upon which cattle used to stand and lie, which is 

 now quite wasted away, and is laid to Salt-goats. 



Edward Hudson of Amble, carpenter, aged about 60, deposed — that 

 he only lives upon his trade, and has nothing but a cote-house under 

 a tenant of Amble. That complainant and other tenants of Amble 

 hold their tenements of his Ma^y (as of his progenitors) by copy 

 of Court Roll. Has heard his father say, when deponent was about 

 16, that the bounder between Amble and Birling extended from 

 Amble Beacon Hill over Cockett water to march-stone on north side 

 of Harbottle Ford. That river of Cockett, by fresh water floods and 

 tides, has worn away nearly 12 acres of ground from Amble, and 

 laid it to Salt-goats. 



Robt. Wilson of Amble deposed — that Salt-goats has been enlarged 

 during his remembrance (50 years) more than one third, by wash of 

 river. Brenckbourne Hill, on the Amble side, now washed away, was 

 standing 20 years ago. 



Roger Hudson of Hauxley, aged 45, deposed — that the Cockett within 

 his remembrance (about 30 years) has wasted from the south side, 

 " about 2 paire of Butlengthes," and laid it to Salt-goats. 



Edmund Finch, aged about 45, deposed — that the complainants and 

 other tenants before them have held "a severall Tenement" and 

 grounds belonging in Amble, during 30 years, to his knowledge, 

 and by report, time out of mind, paying their rents to his Mary's 

 bailiffs and collectors, viz. Mr Roger Wooddrington, late deceased, Mr 

 Robt. Woodrington, and Mr Henry Wooddrington. That one Thomas 

 Earsdon, who died about 31 years since, aged about 74, standing 

 upon Beacon Hill between Cockett and the sea, pointed out the 

 bounder of Amble to this deponent and others then with him, and 

 said there had been a march stone on west side of said Beacon Hill, 

 and the bounder went thence crossing Cockett to a march stone on 

 the north side below Harbottle Ford, on the north side of Salt 

 goats, near a 'dike nook in birlinge grounde," and from said stone, 

 crossing Cockett again, leaving Salt-goats on south-east, to a march 

 stone at Glowster Yeate ; which stones said Thomas affirmed to be 



