260 Amhle and Hauxley. By J. C. Hodgson. 



as he remembers, tenants of Birling have disposed of whinnes growing 

 upon Salt-goats, without contradiction of tenants of Amble. 



George Cocke, tenant to Earl of Northumberland, ' of a little cote- 

 house ' in Warkworth, aged 54, deposed — that he hath several times 

 seen the goods of Amble impounded by the Finder of Birling in 

 Salt-goats. Two horses of Wm. Taylor's were there impounded by 

 said Finder for trespass, and a penny parcage paid about 4 years 

 since : that Taylor, Hodgson, Smith, and others, tenants of Amble, 

 have at least 20 times paid parcage to the pounder of Birling for 

 their cattle trespassing on Salt-goats ; sometimes a Id. a beast, 

 sometimes more or else like payment in corn. That there are 2 or 

 3 fords by Salt-goats, where cattle may pass when the tide is out. 



[Affidavit for Defendants.] 



Cuthbert Hodgson of Warkworth, yeoman, aged 64, deposed — that 

 Amble belongs to the manor of Tynemouth, and Birling to that of 

 Warkworth, former manor belongs to his Maty , latter to Henry, 

 Earl of Northumberland ; all this he has known for about 50 years. 

 That both towns are in parish of Warkworth, but he has never been 

 present at a perambulation of said parish. That Amble lies on 

 south side of river Cockett, Birling on north : said river divides 

 said townships, except about 16 acres of ground called the Beacon, 

 which belong to Birling and lie on south side of river. That he 

 has heard that the Earl demised to every of said defendants a 

 messuage and tenement of husbandry, containing about 60 acres, with 

 appurtenances in Birling. That he knows the great pasture ground of 

 Birling on north side of river ; and also ground called Salt-goats containing 

 13 or 14 acres also on north side ; said Salt-goats lies by said great pasture 

 ground without hedge or division, and is accounted part thereof. 



John Scrogges of Over Buston, husbandman, aged about 56, deposed — 

 that he has been present at a perambulation of parish^ of Warkworth, the 

 same began at Warkworth Castle,went along to Morrick Feilde syde, thence 

 to Amble hall tongues, and back to Warkworth between Gloucester-hill 

 ground and Warkworth grounds : has seen no other perambulation of said 

 parish, none having been made this 20 years. 



John Hodgson of Warkworth, labourer, aged 52, deposed — that one 

 Elizabeth Finche (whose servant he was about 16 years ago) being tenant 

 to Earl of Northumberland of his fishing on river Cockett, caused the same 

 to be fished as well over against Salt-goats as at other parts, and would 

 never suffer any tenants of the King's fishing on the Amble side to draw 

 any nets either on Salt-goats or any other part of the north side of river. 

 He hath known fish taken there by the King's tenants, to be taken from 

 them by the Earl's tenants. 



John Byers of Warkworth, labourer, aged about 56, deposed — that about 

 10 years since he was tenant to the Earl of a tenement at Birling, and then 

 every of the said several tenants had some years, 10 beast gates as belonging 

 ■'' i.e. township. 



