350 I^OTES ON BERWICK CASTLE 



at Whitehall, 29th January 1611, he was survived by two 

 daughters — Anne, married to Sir James Home of Cowden- 

 knowes, whose son succeeded to the Earldom of Home ; and 

 Elizabeth, wife of Theophilus, second Earl of Suffolk. This 

 brings these inadequate notes to an end, by introducing the 

 following Abstract of Title, which is of much genealogical 

 and topographical interest, and continues the series of owners 

 from the Earl of Suffolk to the family of Askew of Castle- 

 hills and Pallinsburn, who now possess the ruined fragments 

 jointly with the North British Railway Company, who acquired 

 a right from them to run their line straight through the 

 ancient fortress, when the railway was built in 1843: — 



"Schedule of Writings or Title Deeds relating to a 

 certain Castle now demolished commonly called Berwick 

 Castle and two Water Corn Mills and one Wind Mill 

 thereunto belonging and other Houses Buildings Here- 

 ditaments and premises situate within the Liberties of 

 the Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed the Property of 

 Mrs Bridget Askew." 



9th Aug. 17 Chas. 1st. — Indenture of ffeoffment made 

 between the Eight Honble James Earle of Suffolk and 

 Sir Edmund Sawyer of Laywood in the County of Berks 

 Knight of the one part and Sir Robt. Jackson Knight 

 then Mayor of the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed Sir 

 Thos. Widdrington of the City of York Knight and 

 John Sleight of the said Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed 

 Alderman of the other part. 



25 Sep. 13 Chas. 2d. — Indenture of ffeoffment with Livery 

 and Seizin indorsed made between said Sir Thos. Wid- 

 drington and said John Sleigh of the one part and 

 Stephen Jackson of the said Town of Berwick Alderman 

 of the other part. 



13 Nov. 27 Chas. 2d. 1675.— Z)eeo? Poll with Livery and 

 Seizin indorsed from Wm. Lord Mordington of Mord- 

 ington in the Kingdom of Scotland to Stephen Jackson 

 of the Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed Burgess. 



