Bank-edge, Anton-hill, Coat-hill, Green Hoxty, Weed-peake, Hesly Hurst, Ellingham, Stack Hill, Upper Stobbyslee, Nether Stobbyslee, Breerage, Barizand Steed, Stone-how alias Stone-house, Leck-hill, Water-gate, Hesly-head, Hawk hurst, Upper Reedswood, Nether Reedswood, Little Brigford, Bellingham, Upper-Hall, Haining Rigg, Clews, Shaw Riding,Banden-side alias Gofton, Dunstead, Landner (sic) Burn, Hill-house, Hill Gate-house, Ratten-Raw, Morralee, Blacklaw, Brickup, Upper Carriteth, Newton, Charlton, Longhaugh, Upper Eales, Lonhaugh (sic) Sheeles, Plashetts, Blackharm, Temple-green, and several tenements in the town of Wark, Watergate and Middle, and Shillefield in the parishes of Simonburn and Elsden, etc.

Power of Attorney, 29 March, 1717, to Edward Ward of Morpeth, gent., Robert Wilson of the same, gent., Thomas Potts, John Hankin, John Mair, John Brown, and Edward Riddell of Newcastle, gents.

Enrolled 2 May, 1717.

XVIII. Register of the estate of WILLIAM RIDDELL* OF

An annuity of 50li. secured by indenture quinpartite of 25 April, 1693, between Thomas Riddell, esq., of Swinburne Castle, since deceased (father of me the said William), and Edward Riddell, son and heir apparent of the said Thomas Riddell, of the 1st part; Robert Dalton of Thurnham in county Palatine of Lancaster, esq., and Dorothy Dalton, one of the daughters of the said Robert Dalton, of the 2nd part; William Hoghton of Parkhall in county Lancaster, esq., and Gervase Hammond of Toughtont in county York, esq., of the 3rd part; the Honble. Francis Radcliffe of Dilston, esq., and William Lambton of Lambton in county Palatine of Durham, esq., of the 4th part; and Jasper Hall of Swinburn, and Thomas Beadnell daughters and co-heirs. By a family arrangement one of the daughters, Elizabeth-perhaps the eldest-was married to her cousin german, William Charlton of Longlee, who in her right or his own succeeded to the patrimonial estates of the Charltons of Hesleyside and of Charlton in Tynedale. He is stated to have died circa 1682, and his son, Edward Charlton of Hesleyside, to have died circa 1710, but the dates in this part of the family pedigree are not well proved. The last-named Edward Charlton married Margaret, daughter of Sir Francis Salkeld of Whitehall in Cumberland, whose register or certificate is abstracted in the text. See also Register No. LXXXI, and Welford, Royalist Compositions, p. 150.

* William Riddell, whose register is abstracted in the text, was the youngest son of Thomas Riddell of Fenham near Newcastle, and of Swinburn Castle, by his wife, Mary, daughter of Edward Grey of Bitchfield. The settlement cited was made on the marriage of his elder brother, Edward Riddell, with Dorothy, daughter of Robert Dalton of Thurnham in Lancashire.

William Riddell, dying unmarried, was buried at Chollerton on the 20th October, 1735. cf. pedigree of Riddell, new History of Northumberland, vol. iv, p. 286, and Welford, Royalist Compositions, pp. 319–322. See Registers Nos. XX, XLV, CXXXII, CXXXVIII,

† Now Towton,

of the said county of Northumberland, gents., of the 5th part; declaring the uses of a common recovery, &c., of all the castle, manor, etc., of Swinburne alias West Swinburne, the lordship of Coldwell alias Caldwell, and the Well Houses, with the tenements called Colt Craigg and Kelly-quarter; whereby it is declared that all persons, by virtue of said recovery standing seised of said premises, shall be so seised to the use of said Francis Radcliffe and William Lambton for 99 years, to the intent that I the said William Riddell should yearly after the death of my father have the said annuity of 50li. of lawful English money during my life out of the said lands, etc.

Power of Attorney, 26 April, 1717, to Edward Riddell, Thomas Potts, and John Robson of Newcastle, gents., or either of them, to sign certificate.

Enrolled 2 May, 1717.

XIX. Register of the estate of CHARLES COLLINGWOOD* OF ESLINGTON, GENT. [No date.]

An annuity of 20li. for life out of the manors, etc., of George Collingwood of Eslington, esq., my late father, and William Collingwood of Eslington, esq., my late brother, situate in Eslington, Whittingham, Thornton (sic), and Barton, in the parish of Whittingham, secured to me by indentures of lease and release, the release being quadrupartite and dated 20 October, 1677; made between said George Collingwood, esq., and William Collingwood his eldest son, of first part; Sir David Fowles of Ingleby, baronet, Ralph Clavering of Callely, esq., Thomas Riddell of Fenham, esq., and Edward Trotter of Skelton Castle, esq., of the 2nd part; John Conyers of Layton, co. Durham, esq., and Roger Mennell of Kilvington, esq., of the 3rd part; Mary Forster, eldest daughter of Dame Clare Forster of Stokesley, widow, of the 4th part; and George Whytham of Cliff, esq., and George Mennell, esq., of Dalton in Yorkshire, of the 5th part.

Power of Attorney, 10 April, 1717, given by Charles Collingwood of the parish of St. Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, gent., son to George Collingwood of Eslington, esq., deceased, and uncle to George Collingwood late of Eslington, esq., deceased, to Edward Riddell and John Hanking of Newcastle, gents., or either of them, to sign certificate.

Enrolled 2 May, 1717.

*Charles Collingwood, seventh and youngest son of George Collingwood of Eslington, by his wife, Agnes, daughter of John Fleming of Rydale, Westmorland, was five years of age when his father, on the 30th August, 1666, registered his pedigree in Dugdale's Visitation of Northumberland. This certificate helps to correct the pedigree printed in Surtees Durham, vol. i, p. 7, where it is assumed that the above-named George Collingwood was succeeded by his son of the same name. It raises the inference that the younger George died in his father's lifetime, which inference is supported by an entry in the Whittingham Register of Burials, "1670-1 Jany. 22 Mr. George Collingwood jun., esq." cf. Welford, Royalist Compositions, pp. 168–170.

XX.-Register of the estate of GEORGE RIDDELL* OF LONDON, GENT. [No date.]

A rent-charge of 20li. secured by indenture of 25 April, 1693, made between Thomas Riddell of Swinburne Castle, since deceased (and father of me the said George Riddell), Edward Riddell, son and heir apparent of the said Thomas Riddell [and others, as in the Register No. xvIII], and I am in possession of the said annuity. Power of Attorney, 20 February, 1716-7, to Edward Ward of Morpeth, gent., Thomas Potts, John Hankin, John Brown, and Edward Riddell of Newcastle, gents., or either of them, to sign certificate.

Enrolled II May, 1717.

XXI.-Register of the estate of the HONBLE. Anne WiddRINGTON† OF CHEESEBURNE GRANGE, WIDOW OF WILLIAM WIDDRINGTON OF THE SAME PLACE, ESQ., DECEASED. [No date.]

An annual rent-charge of 400li. secured by indenture tripartite of 14 June, 1693, between Ralph Widdrington of Cheeseburne Grange, esq., and William Widdrington, gent., his son and heir apparent (both since deceased), of the 1st part; the Right Honble. Sir Caryl Mollineux, bart., Lord Viscount Mollineux of Maryburgh in the Kingdom of Ireland, and me the said Anne Widdrington by the name of the Hon. Anne Mollineux, daughter of the said Caryl, Lord Viscount Mollineux, of the 2nd part; the Honble. William Mollineux, esq., son and heir apparent of the said Lord Viscount Mollineux, Thomas Cholmondley of Vale Royal, esq., Edward Horsley Widdrington of Horsley, esq., William Ogle of Cassey Park (sic),

* The name of George Riddell, son of Thomas Riddell of Fenham and of Swinburn, by his wife, Mary, daughter of Edward Grey of Bitchfield, does not appear in the pedigree of Riddell printed in the new History of Northumberland, vol. iv., p. 284, nor yet in the pedigree entered by his father, 24th August, 1666, in Dugdale's Visitation of Northumberland. He is stated to have been of the Order of St. Benedict. cf. Estcourt and Payne, English Catholic Nonjurors, p. 203.

Edward Riddell, to whom the power of attorney was given, was nephew of George Riddell. He practised in Newcastle as an attorney, but having slain Captain Lilburn in a brawl in the Nun's field or Nun's garden near Newcastle, he was tried for murder and apparently executed. He was buried in St. Nicholas's church 13th March, 1723-4. See Registers Nos. XVIII, XLV,

CXXXII, CXXXVIII.

† As stated in the text Mrs. Widdrington was one of the daughters of Caryl, third Viscount Molyneux in the peerage of Ireland, and wife of William Widdrington of Cheeseburn Grange, whose grandfather, Sir Henry Widdrington of Blackheddon, having been fined for his delinquency in 1646, received Cheeseburn Grange by the devise of his Puritan brother, the distinguished Sir Thomas Widdrington, sometime Speaker of the House of Commons.

Mrs. Widdrington, whose register is abstracted in the text, is stated to have been buried at St. Pancras, a graveyard favoured by Roman Catholics of the period. See Register No. LXXXVIII; cf. pedigree of Widdrington of Cheeseburn Grange, Arch. Ael., 3 ser., vol. vi, p. 38; and Welford, Royalist Compositions, pp. 373-375.

esq., of the 3rd part; in consideration of the intended marriage of the said William Widdrington and me the said Anne Mollineux, Cheeseborne alias Cherrybrough Grange, and Grange - houses with appurtenances, and so much of the lands of Etchwick alias Itchwick as were formerly divided and taken from Etchwick and now are used with Cheeseborne Grange, the villages or hamlets of Nesbitt and Ouston alias Ulkeston, lands in Hawkwell, etc., that the said Anne after the death of the said William Widdrington should receive out of the said premises 400li. a year, during her life, in full recompence of dower, or thirds, etc., which is all my real estate in the county of Northumberland.

Power of Attorney, 5 April, 1717, to Edward Riddell, Thomas Potts, and John Brown of Newcastle, gents., or either of them, to sign certificate.

Enrolled 2 May, 1717.

XXII. Register of the estate of MARGARET BROWN, WIDOW OF
WILLIAM BROWN* OF BOLTON, ESQ. [No date.]

An annuity of 120li. out of Bolton in the parish of Edlingham, lands in Shawdon and Woodhouse in the parish of Whittingham, Crawley and Branton in the parish of Eglingham, Doxford in the parish of Ellingham, and Alemouth in the parish of Lesbury, now in the possession of William Brown, Thomas Brown, and Joseph Brown, gentlemen; Christopher Strangeways, William Coulter, John Rayner, George Anderson, George Harrigale, John Wade, Robert Elliot, Thomas Crisp, Robert Gallon, Edward Nevill, Robert Bell, [...] Gayre, and [...] Riddell, yeomen.

Power of Attorney, 30 April, 1717, to Ford Grey of Alnwick, gent., and Edward Ward of Morpeth, gent., or either of them, to sign certificate.

Enrolled 2 May, 1717.

* The parentage of William Brown, husband of the lady named in the text, has not been ascertained. He is found first of all farming at Ewart in the chapelry of Doddington, at that time the property of the Greys of Wark. He and his brother, Alexander, were thriving men and made considerable purchases from the needy landowners of the day, in the parishes of Edlingham with Bolton, Eglingham, Ellingham, Embleton, and Lesbury. Having survived his brother, William Brown disposed of the fruits of their joint industry and saving by his will dated 6th March, 1711–2. To his grandson, William Brown, eldest son of his (the testator's) eldest son, Thomas Brown, he gave his property of Alnmouth; and to his second son, Alexander, he gave Doxford; To his son, Nicholas Brown of Ewart, the testator gave Bolton; and to his son Joseph he gave Branton. The testator also gave legacies to his grandson, William Grieve of Berwick; James Grey, an apprentice in London; Robert and William Lisle; and to his granddaughters, Jane Wilson and Margaret Lisle. The Mrs. Margaret Brown whose register is abstracted in the text, was daughter of Adam Smith of Scremerston in Island-shire, who owned some small property at Cheswick. His will, dated 20th October, 1702, mentions "my daughter, Margaret Brown, wife of William Brown of Bolton, esq.' She may have been a second wife. She died at Newtown, and was buried in Bolton chapel 20th September, 1728.

B

XXIII. A yearly rental of ISABELLA, LADY SWINBURNE'S lands as they are let for the year 1717, and satled by hir late husband, SIR JOHN SWINBURNE, BART., DECEASED. [No date.]

*

Jointure lands in Northumberland.

Demesne lands of Capheaton let to my grandson, Sir John Swinburne, at 130li.

Whiney Closes, &c., let to Mr. Edward Killvington at 72li.
Capheton South Hill farm, &c., let to Mr. Thomas Hall at 7oli.
Edge-house farm, &c., let to Henry Brown at 30li.

Part of Westfield, &c., let to William Welden at 34li.
Corn milln, &c., let to Henry Trotter at 24li. 10s.

Lands in West-field let to Thomas Harle and Francis Smith at 12li.

Several closes let to Allen Browne at 24li. 8s. 4d.

Closes in several places let to William Gilpatrick at 13li. 15s.
Farm, &c., let to Mark Gilpatrick at II. IOS.
Farm, &c., let to Matthew Reedford at 5li. 5s.
Farm, &c., let to Reynold Harle at 5li. 5s.

In my own hand of the towne-field, 13li. 2s. 6d.

Jacob Acheson's farm, Capheaton White-house, which I let to my son, Sir William Swinburne, Bt., deceased, for 65li.

The Fawnes let to Bartholomew Acheson, by lease, for 7 years to come, at 50li.

Yearly rental 560li. 16s. 8d.

Capheaton, Aprill 19, 1717. These are to desire Mr. Thos. Ord, clarke of the pece for the county of Northumberland, pursuant to a laite Act of Parliment for ridgestering papist estaitis, that I doe intend, God willing, to ridgister the lands above mensioned, at the next generall quarter sessions, and desires the said Mr. Ord may enter this notice as the law directs, as wittness my hand: Isabella Swinburne.

What is paid out of the within mentioned lands of Capheaton and Capheaton White-house, etc., as followeth :The land-tax for Capheaton this year, 43li. 4s. 5d.

The corn tythe due, part of Whelpington Rectory, Ioli.
The window sess for Capheaton, Ili. IOS.

Duke of Somerset, rent due, Is. 4d.

* Sir John Swinburne, who was created a baronet 26th September, 1660, and rebuilt the mansion house at Capheaton, married Isabella, daughter and sole heir of Henry Lawson of Brough, who was slain in the fight at Melton Mowbray, her mother being Catherine, daughter and co-heir of Sir William Fenwick of Meldon.

Sir John Swinburne died 19th January, 1706, having had issue eleven sons and thirteen daughters. Two of the sons, Edward and James, were out in the Rebellion of 1715. cf. pedigree of Swinburne, Rev. John Hodgson's History of Northumberland, part ii, vol. i, p.232; Welford, Royalist Compositions, P. 350.

The whole schedule is in Lady Swinburne's handwriting.