<P_78>

Out of a booke of Mr. Garter's . (LELAND-E1-P1,78.2)

One of the Bigottes Erle Mareschal was founder of Chartmail Priory .
(LELAND-E1-P1,78.3)

One of the Nevilles Lord of Midleham was founder of Coverham Priory .
(LELAND-E1-P1,78.4)

One Theobald was founder of Camsey in Southfolk : and by him Lord
Willoughby . (LELAND-E1-P1,78.5)

Ingelramus Lord Coney was Erle of Bedeford anno D. 1337 .
(LELAND-E1-P1,78.6)

From Egleston to Gritey bridge of 2. or 3. arches a 2. mile by pasture
, corn and woode . (LELAND-E1-P1,78.7)

Gretey is a village standing on Watheling-streate , (LELAND-E1-P1,78.8)

and hath the name of Gretey ryver that rennith thorough it ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,78.9)

and by Mr. Rokesby's place goith ynto Tese . (LELAND-E1-P1,78.10)

There is a park hard thereby waullid with stone caullid Bigenelle Park
. (LELAND-E1-P1,78.11)

it longgith to the Lord Scrope . (LELAND-E1-P1,78.12)

There apperith manifestly in diverse places by Gretey ...
(LELAND-E1-P1,78.13)

From Gretey to Ravenswath a v. miles , (LELAND-E1-P1,78.14)

and ther passing over the praty river of Ravenswath I cam to the
village and castelle of Ravenswath . (LELAND-E1-P1,78.15)

This ryver risith a 7. or 8. miles of the castel in the hilles by west
north west : (LELAND-E1-P1,78.16)

and passing a 3. miles lower goith into Swale . (LELAND-E1-P1,78.17)

wher the ryver of Swale is nerest to Ravenswath Castel it is a 3. miles
of . (LELAND-E1-P1,78.18)

<P_79>

The castelle excepting 2. or 3. $square $towers $and a fair stable
$with $a $conduct $commyng to the haul $syde $hathe $no $thinge
$memorable in it . (LELAND-E1-P1,79.20)

$There $is $a $parke $by $3. $miles $in $compase . (LELAND-E1-P1,79.21)

From Ravenswath to Richemont 3. long miles , by a mile wherof I ridde
thorough a greate woodde on a hille , (LELAND-E1-P1,79.22)

and ther were dyverse wilde brookes renning thorough stones and
resorting to Swale . (LELAND-E1-P1,79.23)

The grounde betwixt Ravenswath and Richemont ful of hilles ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,79.24)

sum good corn , and much more . (LELAND-E1-P1,79.25)

I cam thoroug a great long strete in Richemont or I cam to the top of
the hille , where the best of the toune caullid the Bailly and the
Castelle . (LELAND-E1-P1,79.26)

Sum think that the place wher the Baily was ons <font> extima area
castelli </font> , and sins buildid with houses ; (LELAND-E1-P1,79.27)

waullid it was , (LELAND-E1-P1,79.28)

but the waul is now decayid . (LELAND-E1-P1,79.29)

The names and partes of 4. or 5. gates yet remaine .
(LELAND-E1-P1,79.30)

There is a chapel in Richemont toune with straung figures in the
waulles of it . (LELAND-E1-P1,79.31)

The people there dreme that it was $ons $a $temple $of $idoles .
(LELAND-E1-P1,79.32)

$Gillings , $wher $some $thinke the lordes $manor $was $afore $the
Conquest is a $2. $miles $from $the $toune $of $Richemount .
(LELAND-E1-P1,79.33)

From Richemont to Midleham first a mile by ille rokky ground ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,79.34)

but first over Richemont bridge of 4. arches , (LELAND-E1-P1,79.35)

and then vij. miles al by mory grounde (LELAND-E1-P1,79.36)

and litle wood nere in sight . (LELAND-E1-P1,79.37)

A litle or ever I cam to Midleham I passid over Ure by a ford .
(LELAND-E1-P1,79.38)

Midleham is a praty market toun (LELAND-E1-P1,79.39)

and standith on a rokky hille , on the top wherof is the castel meately
welle dikid . (LELAND-E1-P1,79.40)

Al the utter part of the castelle was of the very new setting of the
Lord Neville caullid Darabi . (LELAND-E1-P1,79.41)

The ynner part of Midleham Castel was of an auncient building of the
Fitzrandolp . (LELAND-E1-P1,79.42)

From Midleham to Wenslaw about a mile , (LELAND-E1-P1,79.43)

and ther is a great bridge of stone over it made many yere sins by a
good person of Wencelaw , caullid Alwine . (LELAND-E1-P1,79.44)

To Bolton a 3. miles . (LELAND-E1-P1,79.45)

The toun is very rude : (LELAND-E1-P1,79.46)

but the castelle , as no great howse , is al compactid in 4. or 5.
towers . (LELAND-E1-P1,79.47)

Ther is a praty parke hard by it . (LELAND-E1-P1,79.48)

$Thens $to $a place in a great rok $a 2. $myles $of $wher my <P_80>
Lord Scrop $sekethe $for $leade ... (LELAND-E1-P1,80.49)

to Midleham ... (LELAND-E1-P1,80.50)

poor part ... (LELAND-E1-P1,80.51)

From Midleham to Gervalx Abbay a 2. miles , most by enclosid pastures .
(LELAND-E1-P1,80.52)

A little beneth Midleham I went over Cover ryver : (LELAND-E1-P1,80.53)

and therby , on the lift hond , it went into Ure . (LELAND-E1-P1,80.54)

Thens to Masseham , a praty quik market town and a faire chirch , a 4.
miles , by wood , pasture and sum good corne . (LELAND-E1-P1,80.55)

At the ende of Masseham townlet I passid over a fair ryver caullid
Bourne . (LELAND-E1-P1,80.56)

It goith into Ure therby a litle byneth the bridg .
(LELAND-E1-P1,80.57)

The lordship of one of the Aldeborows lyith agayn the ripa as I cam
super Burn , wher it goith into Ure . (LELAND-E1-P1,80.58)

Thens to Gruelle Thorp a 3. or 4. miles bi hilly , and lingy , and sum
morisch ground . (LELAND-E1-P1,80.59)

And thens by much like ground a 3. miles to Ripon .
(LELAND-E1-P1,80.60)

After that I passid from Thorp half a mile I left hard on the lifte
hond Kirkeby Malesart , wher Moulbray had ons a great castelle .
(LELAND-E1-P1,80.61)

This paroch of Kirkby Malesart is large . (LELAND-E1-P1,80.62)

The lordship now longith to the Erl of Darby . (LELAND-E1-P1,80.63)

The $cuntrye $thereabowght is welle $wooddyd , $from $Midleham to Ripon
$and $about $Ripon . (LELAND-E1-P1,80.64)

The olde towne of Ripon stoode much by north and est , as I could
gather by veuing of it . (LELAND-E1-P1,80.65)

The best of the toune now standith by west and southe .
(LELAND-E1-P1,80.66)

The old abbay of Ripon stoode wher now is a chapelle of our Lady in a
botom one close distant by ... from the new minstre .
(LELAND-E1-P1,80.67)

One Marmaduke ... abbate of Fountaines , a man familiar with Salvage
Archebisshop of York , obteinid this chapelle of hym and prebendaries
of Ripon : (LELAND-E1-P1,80.68)

and having it gyven onto hym and to his abbay pullid down the est end
of it , a pece of exceding auncient wark , (LELAND-E1-P1,80.69)

and buildid a fair pece of new werk with squarid stones for it , leving
the west ende of very old werk stonding . (LELAND-E1-P1,80.70)

<P_81>

He began also and finishid a very fair high waul of squarid ston at the
est end of the garth , that this chapel stondith yn :
(LELAND-E1-P1,81.72)

and had thought to have enclosid the hole $garth $with $a $like waulle
, and $to $have $made $there a celle of $white $monks .
(LELAND-E1-P1,81.73)

$There $lyethe $one $of $the $Englebys in the est end of this chapel ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,81.74)

and there lyith another of them yn the chapelle garthe ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,81.75)

and in the chapel singith a cantuarie prest . (LELAND-E1-P1,81.76)

One thing I much notid , (LELAND-E1-P1,81.77)

that was 3. crossis standing in row at the est ende of the chapelle
garth . (LELAND-E1-P1,81.78)

They were thinges <font> antiquissimi operis </font> , and monumentes
of sum notable men buried there : so that of al the old monasterie of
Ripon and the toun I saw no likely tokens left after the depopulation
of the Danes in that place , but only the waulles of owr Lady chapelle
and the crosses . (LELAND-E1-P1,81.79)

The new minstre is set up of the hille , a fair and bigge pece of work
: the body of the chirch of very late dayes made of a great widnesse by
the treasour of the chirch and help of gentilmen of the cuntery .
(LELAND-E1-P1,81.80)

Ther be 3. great old towres $with $pyramides $on them , 2. at the $west
$end , $and $one $in the midle $of $the $crosse $isle . The commune
opinion is that Odo , Archebisshop of Cantewarbyri , cumming ynto the
north partes with King ... had pitie of the desolation of Ripon chirch
, (LELAND-E1-P1,81.81)

and began or caussid a new work to be edified wher the minstre now is .
(LELAND-E1-P1,81.82)

Howbeit the hole chirch that now standith indubitately was made sins
the Conquest . (LELAND-E1-P1,81.83)

The minstre now servith for the paroch chirch . (LELAND-E1-P1,81.84)

The prebendaries houses be buildid in places nere to the minstre ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,81.85)

and emong them the archebisshop hath a fair palace .
(LELAND-E1-P1,81.86)

And the vicars houses be by it in a fair quadrant of square stone
buildid by Henry Bouet Archebisshop of York . (LELAND-E1-P1,81.87)

The paroch is of a very great cumpace , (LELAND-E1-P1,81.88)

and goith one way to Pateley Bridg a vij. miles of .
(LELAND-E1-P1,81.89)

In the paroch be sum chapelles of ease . (LELAND-E1-P1,81.90)

There hath bene about the north part of the olde towne a paroch church
by the name of Alhalowes . (LELAND-E1-P1,81.91)

The very place wher the market stede and the hart of the $towne $is ,
$was sumtyme caullid $Holly-Hille $of $holy trees <P_82> ther $growing
, $whereby $it apperith that $this $parte $of $the toun is of a $newer
$buyldynge . (LELAND-E1-P1,82.92)

There apperith by est north est at the toune end of Ripon a great hille
of yerth cast up in a playn close , bering now the name of Ilshow Hille
, wher be al likelihod hath beene sum great forteres in the Britons
tyme . (LELAND-E1-P1,82.93)

And at the very north ende of the toun in a side of a close behind the
bisshops palace is another hille lyke a kepe of a castel , bering the
name of Alhalowis Hilles . So that one of the hilles standith directely
set agayn the conspect of the other . (LELAND-E1-P1,82.94)

Al the hole towne standith as I cam to it on the hither ripe of Skelle
, a praty ryver cumming out of the west and renning by south on the
toune first under a stone bridge , and then under a bridge of wood ,
and about a quarter of a mile lower into Ure , almost in the midle way
betwixt North Bridg and Hewwik Bridge of stone on Ure .
(LELAND-E1-P1,82.95)

$These $2. $bridges $on Ure be a 3. $quartars $of $a $myle distant one
$from $the $othar . (LELAND-E1-P1,82.96)

Ther be in the town of Ripon 3. hospitales , S. Marie Madalenes and S.
Johns of the Archebisshops of York fundation . (LELAND-E1-P1,82.97)

Magdalenes is on the hither ripe of Skelle as I cam to the town , but
hard on it . (LELAND-E1-P1,82.98)

S. Johns is on the farther ripe of Skelle , and sumwhat nere onto it .
(LELAND-E1-P1,82.99)

The hospital of S. Anne of the foundation of a gentilman of the cuntery
thereby , whos landes be now disparkelid by heires general to divers
men , is hard on the hither ripe of Skelle . (LELAND-E1-P1,82.100)

And about this part of the toun Skelle for mille dammes is devidid into
2. partes , (LELAND-E1-P1,82.101)

and sone after cummith agayn to one botom . (LELAND-E1-P1,82.102)

There hath bene hard on the farther ripe of Skelle a great numbre of
tainters for wollen clothes wont to be made on the town of Ripon :
(LELAND-E1-P1,82.103)

but now idelnes is sore encresid in the toun , and clothe making almost
decayed . (LELAND-E1-P1,82.104)

The fair about the fest of S. $Wolfride at Ripon is much $celebratid
$for $byenge $of $horses . (LELAND-E1-P1,82.105)

<P_83>

$The $toune $itselfe $of Ripon standith on ... (LELAND-E1-P1,83.107)

From Ripon to West Tanfeld about a 4 , miles , (LELAND-E1-P1,83.108)

part by wood (LELAND-E1-P1,83.109)

part by pasture and corne . (LELAND-E1-P1,83.110)

And as I cam out of Ripon I passid by a great park of thArchbisshopes
of York a vj. miles in cumpace . (LELAND-E1-P1,83.111)

And or ever I cam to West Tanfeld I passid by fery for lak of bridge .
(LELAND-E1-P1,83.112)

The tounelet of West Tanfelde standith on a cliving ground hard by Ure
, a ryver of a colowr for the most part of soden water , by reason of
the colowr and the morisch nature of the soile of Wencedale , from
whens it cummith . (LELAND-E1-P1,83.113)

In the chirch of West Tanfelde be dyverse tumbes in a chapelle on the
north side of the chirch of the Marmions . Wherof one is in an arch of
the waulle , (LELAND-E1-P1,83.114)

and that semith most auncient . (LELAND-E1-P1,83.115)

Then lyith $there alone a lady $with $theapparaill $of $a voues . $And
$another $lady with a crounet $on $hir $hedde . (LELAND-E1-P1,83.116)

Then is there an high tumbe of alabaster in the midle of the chapel ,
wher , as I hard say , lyith one Lorde John Marmion .
(LELAND-E1-P1,83.117)

And yn the south side of the chapelle is another tumbe of the Marmions
buried alone . (LELAND-E1-P1,83.118)

There is a master and 2. cantuarie prestes at Weste Tanfelde of the
fundation of one of the Marmions : (LELAND-E1-P1,83.119)

and there is another cantuarie besides these . (LELAND-E1-P1,83.120)

The castelle of Tanfeld , or rather , as it is now , a meane manor
place , stondith harde on the ripe of Ure , wher I saw no notable
building but a fair tourid gate house and a haule of squarid stone .
(LELAND-E1-P1,83.121)

One Claregenet , baily or surveier at Tanfeld , hath an auncient booke
of the Erles of Richemont and the Marmions . (LELAND-E1-P1,83.122)

There be 2. fair parkes at Tanfeld and meately plenty of wood .
(LELAND-E1-P1,83.123)

Est Tanfeld lyith about a mile lower on Ure ryver .
(LELAND-E1-P1,83.124)

I hard say of one at West Tanfeld that they were 3. doughtter heires to
... and that Marmion had one of them . (LELAND-E1-P1,83.125)

<P_84>

<heading>

LEILAND . (LELAND-E1-P1,84.128)

</heading>

But loke wither that $Marmion's $landes descendid not to 3. $doughters
$as $heires $generale , and that the $Lord $Fitzhugh nother were not
... (LELAND-E1-P1,84.130)

Passing over the ryver of Skelle , and soone after over Ure at a forde
byneth Huewik bridge , I saw on the one hand the lordship of Huten
Conyers now longging to Malory , wher hath bene a parke but litle wood
in it . (LELAND-E1-P1,84.131)

This lordship longgith to the territorie and libertees of Northalverton
, (LELAND-E1-P1,84.132)

and yet is it enclosid about with landes of Richemontshire .
(LELAND-E1-P1,84.133)

There is a fair chapel of freestone on the farther ripe of Ure at the
very end of Hewwik bridge , made bi an heremite that was a mason :
(LELAND-E1-P1,84.134)

it is not fulle finishid . (LELAND-E1-P1,84.135)

Richemontshire cummith one way to the very north bridge on Ure by Ripon
. (LELAND-E1-P1,84.136)

And it cummith another way to Borow bridge . (LELAND-E1-P1,84.137)

I saw on the other hand a lordship caullid , as I remembre , Gindene ,
wher is a fair manor place of stone of late tymes longging to the Warde
, whos 3. heires general wer thus maried , one to Musgrave of
Cumbreland and Westmerland , $another $to $Neville of $Thornton $Bridge
. (LELAND-E1-P1,84.138)

From Ginden lordeship to Borow-bridge by corne and pasture grounde a 3.
miles . (LELAND-E1-P1,84.139)

There I passid over a great bridge of stone on Ure .
(LELAND-E1-P1,84.140)

The toune is but a bare thing , (LELAND-E1-P1,84.141)

it stondith on Wateling-Streate ; (LELAND-E1-P1,84.142)

almost at the very ende of this towne cummith a litle broke a 4. or 5.
miles of by west caullid Tudlad , (LELAND-E1-P1,84.143)

and rennith into Ure a very litle beneth Borough-bridge .
(LELAND-E1-P1,84.144)

A litle withowt this towne on the west parte of Wateling-Streate
standith 4. great maine stones wrought above <font> in conum </font> by
mannes hand . (LELAND-E1-P1,84.145)

They be set in 3. several feldes at this tyme . (LELAND-E1-P1,84.146)

The first is a foote by estimation in higeth , and an 18. foote in
cumpace . (LELAND-E1-P1,84.147)

The stone towarde the ground is sumwhat square , and so up to the midle
, and then wrought with <P_85> certen rude $boltells <font> in conum
</font> . (LELAND-E1-P1,85.148)

But the very $top $is $broken of a 3. or 4. foote $by $estimation .
(LELAND-E1-P1,85.149)

Other 2. of like shap stand in another feld a good but shot of :
(LELAND-E1-P1,85.150)

and the one of them is bigger then the other : (LELAND-E1-P1,85.151)

and they stand within a 6. or 8. fote one of the other .
(LELAND-E1-P1,85.152)

The fourth standith in a several feld a good stone cast from the other
ij. (LELAND-E1-P1,85.153)

and is bigger and higher then any of the other 3 .
(LELAND-E1-P1,85.154)

I esteme it to the waite of a 5. waine lodes or more .
(LELAND-E1-P1,85.155)

Inscription could I none find yn these stones : (LELAND-E1-P1,85.156)

and if ther were it might be woren owt : (LELAND-E1-P1,85.157)

for they be sore woren and scalid with wether . (LELAND-E1-P1,85.158)

I take to be <font> trophea a` Romanis posita </font> in the side of
Watheling-Streat , as yn a place moste occupied yn yorneying , and so
most yn sighte . (LELAND-E1-P1,85.159)

They stonde $all as loking <font> ab $occidente $in $orientem </font> .
(LELAND-E1-P1,85.160)

Aldeburge is about a quarter of a mile from Boroughbridge .
(LELAND-E1-P1,85.161)

This was in the Romaines tyme a great cite on Watheling-stret , caullid
<font> Isuria Brigantum </font> : (LELAND-E1-P1,85.162)

and was waullid , wherof I saw <font> vestigia quaedam , sed tenuia
</font> . (LELAND-E1-P1,85.163)

It stoode by south west on Ure ryver . (LELAND-E1-P1,85.164)

The cumpace of it hath beene by estimation a mile .
(LELAND-E1-P1,85.165)

It is now a smaul village : (LELAND-E1-P1,85.166)

and in it a paroch chirch , wher ly buried 2. or 3. knightes of the
Aldeburges <paren> Syr Guliam Aldeburg , Syr Richard Aldeburgh </paren>
, dwelling sumtyme in that paroch , whos heires yet remaine ther , but
now men of meane landes . (LELAND-E1-P1,85.167)

There be now large feeldes , fruteful of corn , in the very places wher
the howsing of the town was ; (LELAND-E1-P1,85.168)

and in these feeldes yereley be founde in ploughing many coynes of
sylver and brasse of the Romaine stampe . (LELAND-E1-P1,85.169)

$There $hath $bene found also $sepultures , <font> $aquae $ductus
</font> , and <font> $tessellata $pavimenta </font> : $also $spurres
$sytt $with $stones $and $many $othar $straunge $things .
(LELAND-E1-P1,85.170)

Ther is an hil in the side of the feld , wher the old toun was ,
caullid Stothart , as it had $bene $a $kepe $of $a $castle .
(LELAND-E1-P1,85.171)

Gnaresburg is a 3. or 4. miles from Aldeburgh , partely by pasture and
corne and sum wood . (LELAND-E1-P1,85.172)

<P_86>

I lefte a park on the lift hond a mile or I cam to Knarresburgh .
(LELAND-E1-P1,86.174)

Ther be 2. parkes beside this that longith to Gnarresburgh ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,86.175)

al be metely welle woddid . (LELAND-E1-P1,86.176)

The toune self of Knarresburgh takith name of the rokky ground that it
stondith on . (LELAND-E1-P1,86.177)

The toune is no great thing and meanely buildid , (LELAND-E1-P1,86.178)

but the market ther is quik . (LELAND-E1-P1,86.179)

The castel stondith magnificently and strongely on a rok ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,86.180)

and hath a very depe diche , hewing out of the rok , when it is not
defended with the ryver of Nidde , that ther rennith in a deade stony
botom . (LELAND-E1-P1,86.181)

I numbered a 11 , or 12. towres $in $the $waull of the caselle , $and
$one $very $faire beside $in $the $second $area . (LELAND-E1-P1,86.182)

$There $longe $2. $bridges of stone $to $this $towne ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,86.183)

$the upper is ... (LELAND-E1-P1,86.184)

A little above Marche , but on the farther ripe of Nidde , as I cam ,
is a welle of a wonderful nature , caullid Droping welle .
(LELAND-E1-P1,86.185)

For out of the great rokkes by it distillith water continually into it
. (LELAND-E1-P1,86.186)

This water is so could , and of such a nature , that what thing so ever
faullith oute of the rokkes ynto this pitte , or ys caste in , or
growith about the rokke and is touched of this water , growith ynto
stone : (LELAND-E1-P1,86.187)

or els sum sand , or other fine ground that is about the rokkes ,
cummithe doune with the continualle droping of the springes in the
rokkes , (LELAND-E1-P1,86.188)

and clevith on such thinges as it takith , (LELAND-E1-P1,86.189)

and so clevith aboute it (LELAND-E1-P1,86.190)

and givith it by continuance the shape of a stone .
(LELAND-E1-P1,86.191)

There was ons , as I hard say , a conduct of stone made to convey water
from this welle over Nid to the priory of Knaresburgh ;
(LELAND-E1-P1,86.192)

but this was decayed afore the dissolution of the house .
(LELAND-E1-P1,86.193)

A litle beneth Marche-bridge on the hither side of Ure , as I cam , I
saw an old chapelle yn a rok heaven owte of the mayne stone .
(LELAND-E1-P1,86.194)

$The $priory $selfe $of $Knarresburgh $is $a $3. $quarters $of $a $mile
$benethe $Marche-bridge <font> $ripa $citeriori </font> $or $I $cam
$over $Nidde . (LELAND-E1-P1,86.195)

One Robert Flowr , sunne to one Tok Flour , that had beene 2. tymes
mair of York , was the first beginner of this priory .
(LELAND-E1-P1,86.196)

He had beene afore a litle while a monk yn Newminster-Abbay <P_87> in
Morpeth , forsaking the landes and goodes of his father , to whom he
was heir as eldest sunne , (LELAND-E1-P1,87.197)

and desiring a solitarie life as an heremite resorted to the rokkes by
the ryver of Nidde : (LELAND-E1-P1,87.198)

and thither , apon opinion of sanctite of hym , resorted other :
(LELAND-E1-P1,87.199)

and then he instituted his companie in the sect of freres of the Order
<font> de Redemptione Captivorum , alias S=a=. Trinitatis . </font>
(LELAND-E1-P1,87.200)

Estoteville gave landes to this house , at such tyme as he lay at
Knarresburgh : (LELAND-E1-P1,87.201)

but wither Estoteville were Lord of Gnarresburgh , or had the custodie
of it for the $king , I $can not {TEXT:cannot} yet telle the $certente
. (LELAND-E1-P1,87.202)

$Knarresburg $now longgith $to $the $Duchie $of $Lancaster .
(LELAND-E1-P1,87.203)

King John was ons , as I harde say , of an il wille to this Robert
Flour : (LELAND-E1-P1,87.204)

but yet after he was beneficial to hym and to his .
(LELAND-E1-P1,87.205)

Sum of the Floures landes at York was gyven to this priory ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,87.206)

and the name of the Flowres remaynid onto late dayes yn York .
(LELAND-E1-P1,87.207)

The river sides of Nidde be welle woddid above Knarresburgh for a 2. or
3. miles : (LELAND-E1-P1,87.208)

and above that to the hedde al the ground is baren for the most part of
wood and corne , as forest ground ful of lynge , mores and mosses with
stony hilles . (LELAND-E1-P1,87.209)

The forest from a mile beneth Gnarresburgh upward to very Bolton yn
Craven is about a miles yn lenght : (LELAND-E1-P1,87.210)

and yn bredeth it is in sum places an viij. miles .
(LELAND-E1-P1,87.211)

The principal wood of the forest is decayed . (LELAND-E1-P1,87.212)

$Knarresburge $is $a $12. $miles $from $Yorke . (LELAND-E1-P1,87.213)

$Nidde $goith $into $Ure $corruptely $there $caullyd $Ouse $at
$Nunnemonk $a $14. $myles $as $the $watar $rennithe $from $Gnarresburgh
$towne . (LELAND-E1-P1,87.214)

From Gnarresborow over Nid ryver almost al by wood a mile to Plumton ,
wher is a park and a fair house of stone with 2. tourres longging to
the same . (LELAND-E1-P1,87.215)

Plumton is now owner of it , a man of fair land : and lately augmentid
by wedding the doughter and heir generale of the Babthorpes .
(LELAND-E1-P1,87.216)

From thens passing a 2. miles by a stony soile , but sumwhat by
fruteful of corne and grasse , I saw Spofford half a mile of on the
lift hond : wher the Erle of Northumbreland <P_88> had a goodly
lordship and manor place with a parke . (LELAND-E1-P1,88.217)

The manor place was sore defacid in the tyme of the Civile Warre
betwixt Henry the 6. and Edward the 4. by the Erle of Warwik , and
Marquise Monteacute his brother , to whom , as I remember , the Percys
landes were gyven . (LELAND-E1-P1,88.218)

Thens to Wetherby a smaul market toun on a hille , wher I saw <font>
$crucem $antiqui $operis </font> , (LELAND-E1-P1,88.219)

a 3. or $4. $miles $by $corne , pasture , $and $sum $woode .
(LELAND-E1-P1,88.220)

Thens over a stone bridge on Warfe to $Aberford on Watheling-Streate a
6. miles , (LELAND-E1-P1,88.221)

and or ever I cam to this thorough fare I saw by the space of 2. or 3.
miles the very playn crest of Watheling-Streat . (LELAND-E1-P1,88.222)

Thens by the strait crest of Watheling-Streat a 3. miles or more ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,88.223)

and then leving it on the righte hond I went to Brotherton <paren> wher
Thomas , sunne to King Edward the first , was borne , the quene by
chaunce laboring as she went on hunting , </paren> a 3. miles :
(LELAND-E1-P1,88.224)

and then by a causey of stone with divers bridges over it to dreane the
low medow waters on the lift hand into Aire ryver about a mile to
Fery-bridge , wher the first Lord Fitzgualter of the Radecliffes was
killid , flying from Cokbek-felde . (LELAND-E1-P1,88.225)

Then over Fery-bridge of vij. arches , under the which rennith Aire .
(LELAND-E1-P1,88.226)

The thorough fare there is no great thing but metely wel buildid .
(LELAND-E1-P1,88.227)

Fery-bridge about half a mile from Pontfracte . (LELAND-E1-P1,88.228)

$From $Fery-bridge $to $Wentbridge ... $miles , (LELAND-E1-P1,88.229)

$and $so $to $Dancaster ... $miles . (LELAND-E1-P1,88.230)

$I $sawe $by $certaine $miles $or $I $cam $to $Dancaster $the $very
$mayne $crest $of $Wathelynge $strete . (LELAND-E1-P1,88.231)

From Dancaster to Rosington bridge of tymbre a 3. miles , al by
champain ground . (LELAND-E1-P1,88.232)

Ther rennith a praty broke thorough this bridge , the heddes wherof
risith of divers springes by west . (LELAND-E1-P1,88.233)

Rosington chirch and village is a quarter of a mile of apon an hillet .
(LELAND-E1-P1,88.234)

From Rosington to Blith most by woody ground , part by corne , pasture
, and medow , a 5. miles . (LELAND-E1-P1,88.235)

There renne to brookes as I cam into the very toun of <P_89> Blith ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,89.236)

the first that I cam over was the greatter , (LELAND-E1-P1,89.237)

and cummithe thither from the weste : (LELAND-E1-P1,89.238)

the other rennith hard by the utter houses of the towne ;
(LELAND-E1-P1,89.239)

and this , as they told me , was namid Blith . (LELAND-E1-P1,89.240)

And , as I remembre , it is the very self water that cummith from
Werkensop , (LELAND-E1-P1,89.241)

or els Werkensop-water rennith into it . (LELAND-E1-P1,89.242)

Both thes waters mete togither a litle beneth Blithe $towne $in $the
$medowes , (LELAND-E1-P1,89.243)

and $goith $by $Scroby $milles a 2. miles $lower .
(LELAND-E1-P1,89.244)

$The $market $towne of Blithe is $pratily $buildyd .
(LELAND-E1-P1,89.245)

$In $the $priory $at $theste ende of the $churche $ar $to $be $sene
$graves $of $noble-men . (LELAND-E1-P1,89.246)

I askid of a castelle that I hard say was sumtyme at Blith :
(LELAND-E1-P1,89.247)

but other answer I lernid not but that a litle or I cam ynto the toune
ther apperith yn a wood sides token of an auncient building .
(LELAND-E1-P1,89.248)

About a mile beyond Blith I passid by a park caullid $Hodsak wher
Master Clifton hath a fair house . (LELAND-E1-P1,89.249)

And a 2. miles farther much by hethy and then woddy ground I cam over a
smaul broke with a litle stone bridge over it : (LELAND-E1-P1,89.250)

and so strait into Werkensop , a praty market of 2. streates and metely
welle buildid . (LELAND-E1-P1,89.251)

There is a fair park hard by it : and the beginninges of a fair manor
place of squarid stone yn the same . (LELAND-E1-P1,89.252)

The olde castelle on a hille by the towne is clene downe
(LELAND-E1-P1,89.253)

and scant knowen wher it was . (LELAND-E1-P1,89.254)

This toune , castelle and large park longgid first to the Lovetotes ,
then , as sum say , to one of the Nevilles . (LELAND-E1-P1,89.255)

Then were the Furnivalx of certente owners there : and after the
Talbotes . (LELAND-E1-P1,89.256)

The priorie of the blak $chanons $there was a thing of $great
$buildinges , $and $a $place $of $sepulture $to $the $afore $sayde
$noble $men . (LELAND-E1-P1,89.257)

From Wirkensope I rode a longe by the pale that environith the great
wood , caullid Roome-wood , by the space of 2. miles and more ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,89.258)

and there I passid over a litle bridge , under the which rennith
Wilebek-water . (LELAND-E1-P1,89.259)

Wile hath 2. hedde springes ; wherof the one risith not very far above
Wilebek-abbay . (LELAND-E1-P1,89.260)

<P_90>

The bigger risith farther of by west , (LELAND-E1-P1,90.262)

and about Wilebek cum to one botom . (LELAND-E1-P1,90.263)

The abbay of Wilebek is aboute half a mile on the righte hond above the
aforesaide bridge . (LELAND-E1-P1,90.264)

One Waulley hath bought this wod of the king , (LELAND-E1-P1,90.265)

it longgid , as I hard , to Werkensop Priory . (LELAND-E1-P1,90.266)

From this bridge to Cukeney-village about a mile :
(LELAND-E1-P1,90.267)

and then cam doun a broke from west , resorting , as one saide , to
Wilebek streme , or Wilebek to it . (LELAND-E1-P1,90.268)

Thens a 2. miles by corne , wood , and pasture to Warsop village ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,90.269)

and there ran a bek ; (LELAND-E1-P1,90.270)

and this , as the other doith , resortith to Rufford-streame .
(LELAND-E1-P1,90.271)

Thens to Maunsefeld , a praty market toun of one paroche , by like
ground a 3. miles : (LELAND-E1-P1,90.272)

and there rennith in the midle of it a $rille , $and $in $the $bottom ,
$as $I $rode $out $of $the $towne $a $praty $broke $risynge west a 4.
miles $of (LELAND-E1-P1,90.273)

and so it goith $to $Clypeston a $3. $miles $lower
(LELAND-E1-P1,90.274)

and $so $to $Rufford $water . (LELAND-E1-P1,90.275)

<P_93>

Cumming out of the town of Maunsefeld withyn a litle way I passid over
the Brooke that rennith yn the vale hard <P_94> by it .
(LELAND-E1-P1,94.277)

This broke risith a 3. miles by west above the toun of Mauncefeld :
(LELAND-E1-P1,94.278)

and a 3. miles lower goith by Clypeston , as I harde .
(LELAND-E1-P1,94.279)

Soone after I enterid , withyn the space of a mile or lesse , ynto the
very thik of the woddy forest of Shirwood , wher ys great game of deere
. (LELAND-E1-P1,94.280)

And so I rode a v. myles in the very woddy grounde of the forest ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,94.281)

and so to a litle pore streat a through fare at the ende of this wood .
(LELAND-E1-P1,94.282)

A litle or I cam to the ende of this woodde I left about a quarter of a
mile on the right hond the ruines of Newstede , a priory of chanons .
(LELAND-E1-P1,94.283)

By this Newstede rennith Line ryver , that cummith after to
Lineton-Abbay , and thens to Notingham , and a litle beneth Notingham
ynto Trent . (LELAND-E1-P1,94.284)

From the $thoroughfare {TEXT:thoroughfare} sayde I roode $over $a $low
$ground $lyke $a $more $by $the $space $of $halfe $a $mile ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,94.285)

$and $then $cumming $to $highe $ground , $and $somewhat in sight by
hilling I passid a mile , (LELAND-E1-P1,94.286)

and then I roode by a mighty great park by the space almost of a 3.
miles . (LELAND-E1-P1,94.287)

This park is caullid Beskewood , (LELAND-E1-P1,94.288)

and longith to the castelle and lordship of Notingham .
(LELAND-E1-P1,94.289)

Thens I passid by ij. or 3. hilles by the mountenaunce of a 2. miles ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,94.290)

and so to Notingham . (LELAND-E1-P1,94.291)

Notingham is booth a large toun and welle buildid for tymber and
plaster , (LELAND-E1-P1,94.292)

and standith stately on a clyminge hille . (LELAND-E1-P1,94.293)

The market place and streate both for the building on the side of it ,
for the very great widenes of the streat , and the clene paving of it ,
is the most fairest withowt exception of al Inglande .
(LELAND-E1-P1,94.294)

Ther be 3 paroches chirches <font> St. Mary , St. Peter , St. Nicholas
</font> ; (LELAND-E1-P1,94.295)

but the chirch of S. Mary is excellent , $new $and $uniforme yn work ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,94.296)

and so $many $fair $wyndowes yn it that $no $artificer $can $imagine to
set mo ther . (LELAND-E1-P1,94.297)

$Southeward $as $to $the water side be great clifes and rokkes of
stones , that be large and very good to build with ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,94.298)

and many houses sette on the toppes of them : (LELAND-E1-P1,94.299)

and at the botom of them be great <P_95> caves wher many stones hath
bene diggid out for buildinges yn the toune , (LELAND-E1-P1,95.300)

and these caves $be $partly $usyd $for $dwellynge $howses , and partely
for cellars and store houses . (LELAND-E1-P1,95.301)

Ther hath beene 3. houses of freres , as I remembre , whereof 2. stoode
toward the west of the towne and not far from the castelle .
(LELAND-E1-P1,95.302)

The towne hath be meately welle wallid with stone ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,95.303)

and hath had dyvers gates ; (LELAND-E1-P1,95.304)

much of the waul is now down , and the gates saving 2. or 3 .
(LELAND-E1-P1,95.305)

There is no suburbe over the stone bridge of a {COM:blank_in_ms.}
arches over Line on the south side of the toune . (LELAND-E1-P1,95.306)

And $like {TEXT:loke} as the towne and the $ground that it stondith on
and $that $that $is $about $it $by north is highe , $so $all $the
$grownd $on the south side $without $the $towne is a playn low $medow
$grownd $where $at $rienne but litle $lins $and $Trent $river .
(LELAND-E1-P1,95.307)

I have written yn a smaul peace of papire certayne other notable
thinges of Notigham . (LELAND-E1-P1,95.308)

The castelle of Notingham stondith on a rokky hille as on the west side
of the towne : (LELAND-E1-P1,95.309)

and Line $riveret goith by the rootes of it . (LELAND-E1-P1,95.310)

There is $a $great likelihod that the castelle was buildid of stones
taken owt of the rokke and the great diches of it .
(LELAND-E1-P1,95.311)

The base court is large and metly stronge . (LELAND-E1-P1,95.312)

And a stately bridge is there with pillers bering bestes and giantes
over the diche into the secund warde : the fronter of the which warde
in the entering is exceding stronge with toures and portecoleces .
(LELAND-E1-P1,95.313)

Much part of the west side of this inner ward as the $haul and other
thinges be yn $ruines . (LELAND-E1-P1,95.314)

The est side is stronge and well tourrid . (LELAND-E1-P1,95.315)

And so is the south side . (LELAND-E1-P1,95.316)

But the moste bewtifullest part and gallant building for lodgyng is on
the northe side , wher Edward the 4. began a right sumptuus pece of
stone work , of the which he clerely finichid one excellent goodly
toure of 3. hightes yn building , (LELAND-E1-P1,95.317)

and brought up the other part likewise from the foundation <P_96> with
stone and mervelus fair cumpacid windoes to layyng of the first soyle
for chambers , (LELAND-E1-P1,96.318)

and ther lefte . (LELAND-E1-P1,96.319)

Then King Richard his brother as I hard ther forcid up apon that worke
another peace of one lofte of tymber , making rounde wyndowes also of
tymbre to the proportion of the aforesaid wyndoes of stone a good
fundation for the newe tymbre windowes . So that surely this north part
$is $an $exceding $fayre pece of worke . (LELAND-E1-P1,96.320)

The dungeon or kepe of the castel stondith by south and est ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,96.321)

and is exceding strong & <font> natura loci & opere </font> .
(LELAND-E1-P1,96.322)

Ther is an old fair chapelle and a welle of a gret depthe .
(LELAND-E1-P1,96.323)

And there is also a choclea with a turret over it , wher the kepers of
the castelle say Edwarde the $thirde $s {TEXT:thirdes} band cam up
thoroug the rok and toke the Erle Mortymer prisoner .
(LELAND-E1-P1,96.324)

Ther is yet a fair staire to go downe by the rok to the ripe of Line .
(LELAND-E1-P1,96.325)

There be diverse buildinges bytwixt this dungeon and the ynner court of
the castelle , (LELAND-E1-P1,96.326)

and they goith also doune a stair ynto the grounde , wher Davy Kinge of
Scottes , as the castellanes say , was kept as a prisoner .
(LELAND-E1-P1,96.327)

I markid in al 3. chapelles yn the castelle and 3. welles .
(LELAND-E1-P1,96.328)

The litle ryver of Line and $the great strem of Trente cum nere
together in the medowe on the south side of the town :
(LELAND-E1-P1,96.329)

and when any land waters cum doune , much of the vale and medowis ther
be over flowen . (LELAND-E1-P1,96.330)

The great streame of Trente and the great bridge over it with ...
arches of stoone is not past a ij. flite shottes from the bridge of
Line hard on the south side of Notingham . (LELAND-E1-P1,96.331)

Line ryver goith in the medowes a litle beneth Notingham ynto Trent .
(LELAND-E1-P1,96.332)

Darby is a xij. miles from Notingham , (LELAND-E1-P1,96.333)

and at Sawlafery almost in the midle way is a stone bridge with a
causey and many arches partely over the very gutte of Trent , and
partely for cumming to bridg by the medoes for rysinges of the Trent .
(LELAND-E1-P1,96.334)

Bytuixt the bridge over Trent agayne Notingham onto Newark bridg that
is xij. miles of $is none , $nor $any from Newark to $the $mouth $of
$Trent $but $passage $all $by $ferris . (LELAND-E1-P1,96.335)

From Notingham to Leircester xvj. miles . (LELAND-E1-P1,96.336)

From Notingham to Bever a xij. long miles . (LELAND-E1-P1,96.337)

<P_97>

First I passid by low medowe and sum morisch grounde by the space of a
3. miles , and then by other 3. miles by an highe soile but not hilly ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,97.339)

and about this 3. miles end I cam to a praty broke or ryveret caullid
Myte , that risith above that place a vj. miles or more by weste , and
thens goith an eight miles lower into Trent not far above Newark-towne
. (LELAND-E1-P1,97.340)

And cumming nere toward Mite brooke , I lefte about a mile on the lifte
honde $Aslacton village in Notinghamshire , wher Thomas Cranmere ,
Archebisshop of Cantorbyri , was born , and where the heire of the
Cranmers a man scant of xl. mark-lande by the yeres $now $dwellith .
(LELAND-E1-P1,97.341)

Then passing a 2. miles by metely hygh and good soyle I cam to a villag
caullid ... (LELAND-E1-P1,97.342)

Thens 4. good miles to Bever , $partely by marsch , $medowe , $and
$pasture , $and $corn $grounde . (LELAND-E1-P1,97.343)

$From $Notyngham $to $Bever $all $by $champaine $grownd $in $syte .
(LELAND-E1-P1,97.344)

The castelle of Bellevoire standythe yn the utter part that way of
Leircestershir , on the very knape of an highe hille , stepe up eche
way , partely by nature , partely by working of mennes handes , as it
may evidently be perceyvid . (LELAND-E1-P1,97.345)

Wither ther were any castelle ther afore the Conquest or no , I am not
sure , (LELAND-E1-P1,97.346)

but surely I think rather no then ye . (LELAND-E1-P1,97.347)

Toterneius was the first enhabiter there after the Conquest .
(LELAND-E1-P1,97.348)

Then it cam to Albeneius . And from Albeney to Ros .
(LELAND-E1-P1,97.349)

Of this descent and of the foundation of the priory in the village at
the castelle foote I have writen a quire seperately .
(LELAND-E1-P1,97.350)

The Lord Ros toke King Henry the vj. parte agayn King Edwarde ,
wherapon the Lord Roses landes $stode as confiscate , King Edward
$prevayling , (LELAND-E1-P1,97.351)

and Bellever Castelle $was $put in keping to the Lord $Hastinges , the
which cumming thither apon a tyme to peruse the ground , and to lye in
the castel , was sodenly repellid by Mr. Harington , a man of <P_98>
poure therabout , and frende to the Lord Rose . Wherapon the Lord
Hastinges cam thither another tyme with a strong poure , and apon a
raging wylle spoilid the castelle , defacing the rofes , and takyng the
leades of them , wherwith they were al coverid . (LELAND-E1-P1,98.352)

The Lord Hastinges caryed much of this leade to Ascheby de la Zouche ,
wher he much buildid . (LELAND-E1-P1,98.353)

Then felle alle the castelle to ruine , (LELAND-E1-P1,98.354)

and the tymbre of the rofes onkeverid rottid away ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,98.355)

and the soile betwene the waulles at the last grue ful of elders ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,98.356)

and no habitation was there tyl that of late dayes the Erle of Rutland
hath made it fairer then ever it was . (LELAND-E1-P1,98.357)

It is a straunge sighte to se be how many steppes of stone the way
goith up from the village to the castel . (LELAND-E1-P1,98.358)

In the castel be 2. faire gates . (LELAND-E1-P1,98.359)

And the dungeon is a fair rounde tour now turnid to pleasure , as a
place to walk yn , and to se al the countery aboute , and raylid about
the round $waull , $and a garden $plot in the midle .
(LELAND-E1-P1,98.360)

There is a welle of a grete depth in the castelle ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,98.361)

and the spring therof is very good . (LELAND-E1-P1,98.362)

The Lorde Hastinges likewise spoiled Stoke-Dawbeney , a goodly maner
place of the Lords Roses , ... miles from Stanford , as I remembre , yn
Rutheland , (LELAND-E1-P1,98.363)

and caryid part of it also to Asscheby de la Zouche .
(LELAND-E1-P1,98.364)

The vale of Bever , baren of wood , is large and very plentiful of good
corne and grasse , (LELAND-E1-P1,98.365)

and lyith in 3. shires , Leycester , Lincoln , and much in
Notinghamshire . (LELAND-E1-P1,98.366)

The Erle of Rutheland hath in exchaunge for other landes of the kinges
Croxton-Abbay 2. miles of , and a commaundery that longgid to S. Johns
toward Newark , caullid the Egle , wher is a very praty manor place .
(LELAND-E1-P1,98.367)

But I gesse that it stondith low and foule . (LELAND-E1-P1,98.368)

From Beavoire Castelle to Croxton 2. miles , (LELAND-E1-P1,98.369)

and from Croxton I roode a 6. miles farther into a litle through fare
caullid ... by good $pasture and corn $grounde , $but $all $champaine
and litle woode . (LELAND-E1-P1,98.370)

Then I rode a 6. $miles $farther $by $like grounde ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,98.371)

and there I enterid to the cawsey of Watheling-Streate , that there
goith betwixt <P_99> Ankester and Staunforde : and thens a 3. mile to
Castelleforde-bridge stil apon the great creste of Watheling-Streate ,
by champaine ground , corn , and gras , but litle or no woode .
(LELAND-E1-P1,99.372)

Under Castelleford bridge of 3. arches of stone rennith a praty brooke
. (LELAND-E1-P1,99.373)

I can take it to be no other broke but Wasch , that cummith oute of
Ruthelandshire , and not far beneth Staunford goith into Weland-ryver .
(LELAND-E1-P1,99.374)

From Castelford-bridge to Stanford stil on the crest of
Watheling-strete a mile . (LELAND-E1-P1,99.375)

After that I passid out of Stanford I could not welle finde the creste
of Watheling-Streate : (LELAND-E1-P1,99.376)

but it went thens to Wedon in the streat , Touceter , and , as I take
it , to Stratford , Dunstable and S. Albanes . (LELAND-E1-P1,99.377)

$From Stanford to Coly-Weston 2. $miles and a half by champayn ground .
(LELAND-E1-P1,99.378)

$From Coly-Weston to Dene moste $by chaumpaine ground , $corne and
$grasse , $6. $miles . (LELAND-E1-P1,99.379)

From Dene to Foderingey most by wood thorough a parte of
Rokeingham-forest a 6. miles . (LELAND-E1-P1,99.380)

From Foderingey to Undale , a market toun , 2. miles .
(LELAND-E1-P1,99.381)

Thens thorough Thorp-watermil to a village caullid ... wher the king
dynid in a meane house , a 4. or 5. $miles , al by chaumpain , good
corn , and gresse . (LELAND-E1-P1,99.382)

Thens a ix. miles to Layton in Huntingdonshire by like grounde .
(LELAND-E1-P1,99.383)

Thens to Higham-Ferrares by like grounde an 8. miles .
(LELAND-E1-P1,99.384)

And thens by like grounde a 6. miles to ... wher Mr. S. John dwellith ,
in a right pratie manor place , motid , wher I saw in the paroche
chirch an old tumbe with an image in the quire waulle .
(LELAND-E1-P1,99.385)

Sum think that it was one of the Breusis . (LELAND-E1-P1,99.386)

for Brewsis wer ons $owners of that manor . (LELAND-E1-P1,99.387)

From thens to $Bedford by $much like ground an 8. $miles ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,99.388)

$but $nere to Bedford ther $was $sum $good $wood .
(LELAND-E1-P1,99.389)

S. Paules in Bedeford is the principal chirch of the town ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,99.390)

and was afore the Conqueste a college of prebendaries , and after ontyl
the foundation of Newenham-Priory , scant a mile <P_100> beneth Bedford
, on Use ryver . (LELAND-E1-P1,100.391)

The prebendaries had their howses aboute the circuite of the chirch of
S. Paule : of the which the names of 2. prebendes remayne , and houses
longging to them , though theyr staulles be in Lincoln .
(LELAND-E1-P1,100.392)

Roisia , wife to Paganus de Bello Campo , translatid the college of the
chanons irregulars onto Newenham , a college of chanons regular .
(LELAND-E1-P1,100.393)

Simon de Bello Campo , sonne to Paganus and Rohisia , confirmid and
performid the acte of his mother . (LELAND-E1-P1,100.394)

He lyith afore the high altare of S. Paules Chirch in Bedeford with
this epitaphie graven in bras and set on a flat marble stone : <font>
De Bello Canto jacet hic sub marmore Simon Fundator de Newenham .
</font> (LELAND-E1-P1,100.395)

Paganus de Bello had the barony $of Bedeford geven onto hym after the
$Conquest of King Wylliam . (LELAND-E1-P1,100.396)

$Roisia , wife to Pagane , made the priorie of Chiksand ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,100.397)

and there $was she buried in the chapitre $house .
(LELAND-E1-P1,100.398)

Cawdewelle-Priory a $litel without Bedeforde , and a litle louer then
it apon Use ripa dextra , was of the foundation of one of the
Beauchampes also . (LELAND-E1-P1,100.399)

And the barony of Bedforde , with the castelle of Bedford , as the
place of the inhabitation of the Bewchaumpes , remaynid in the name
ontylle that Falcasius de Brent had the castelle and much rule there in
John dayes and partely in Henry the 3. tyme . (LELAND-E1-P1,100.400)

And as I remember I redde in one place that this preferremen cam to
Falcasius by a mariage . (LELAND-E1-P1,100.401)

But after that Falcasius and his brethren rebbellid again King Henry
the 3. he toke the castel of Bedforde , (LELAND-E1-P1,100.402)

and threw it doun , gyving the soile therof to one of the Beauchaumpes
, to whom it appertaynid by inheritaunce . (LELAND-E1-P1,100.403)

At the laste the Beauchampes landes for lak of heires males $came to 3.
doughter $of one of $the Beauchaumpes $where $of $the $eldest was
$maryed $to $the $Lord $Mulbray . (LELAND-E1-P1,100.404)

The Lorde Latimer bouth the landes of the secund sister .
(LELAND-E1-P1,100.405)

She lyvid , as sum say , <font> caelebs </font> .
(LELAND-E1-P1,100.406)

The thirde was maried to one Straunge . (LELAND-E1-P1,100.407)

And Straunges <P_101> part , for lak of heyre male cam after onto 2.
doughters , wherof Pigote maried the one , and Pateshulle the other .
(LELAND-E1-P1,101.408)

And a pece of Pateshul's parte is syns cum to S. John , the best of
that name in Bedfordeshire . (LELAND-E1-P1,101.409)

Boothe the hospitales in Bedeforde town were of the fundation of the
townes men of Bedford . (LELAND-E1-P1,101.410)

The townes men of late dayes for bringging their fee ferme of Bedforde
from $xl <font> li </font> by the yere to xx <font> li </font> gave the
title and patronage of one of the hospitals to Sir Reignald Bray :
(LELAND-E1-P1,101.411)

and now a late by that meanes it is brought into meere possession of
the Lord Bray . (LELAND-E1-P1,101.412)

From Bedeford to Castelle-Mille a 2. miles , partely by pasture and
corne , and partely by ... . (LELAND-E1-P1,101.413)

A litle by weste from this mylle , upper on the ryver , be tokens wher
a large castelle hath beene , Risingho-Castel ; (LELAND-E1-P1,101.414)

but there apperith no maner of part of building ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,101.415)

but it is easi to se wher the area of the castelle was ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,101.416)

and the great round hille wher the keepe or dungeon stoode is clene
hole , (LELAND-E1-P1,101.417)

and at this tyme there grouith many rugh busshes on it ;
(LELAND-E1-P1,101.418)

and there is a mighty stronge and usid borow for greys or foxes .
(LELAND-E1-P1,101.419)

And about a mile from thens , as the millar sayed , is in a champain
large feld toward north a diche and an hille , wher be likelihod was
sum pile or forteress ; (LELAND-E1-P1,101.420)

yet , as the prior of Newenham told me , it was in the way betwixt
Bedford and S. Neotes . (LELAND-E1-P1,101.421)

As far as I can lerne this castel by Castelle-Mille was the Lorde
Beauchaumpes , Baron of Bedeford ; (LELAND-E1-P1,101.422)

but when it fell totally ... ine I have not yet lernid .
(LELAND-E1-P1,101.423)

I now make conjecture rather that it was Espekes , founder of
Wardon-Abbay in Bedfordeshire , and Rosses his heires .
(LELAND-E1-P1,101.424)

It was a peace of the landes of Wardon $Abbey . (LELAND-E1-P1,101.425)

Mr. Gostewik is lorde $now $bothe-1 of the castelle-mylle , and the
castelle-garth , (LELAND-E1-P1,101.426)

he bought it of the king . (LELAND-E1-P1,101.427)

It was longging to the late suppressid abbay of Wardon in Bedefordshire
. (LELAND-E1-P1,101.428)

The ryver of Huse againe the castelle brekith into 2. <P_102> partes ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,102.429)

and closing agayne a litle beneth the mylle makith an isteland .
(LELAND-E1-P1,102.430)

The lesser streame servith the mil . (LELAND-E1-P1,102.431)

I passid first by a bridge of wood over this arme ; and by and by over
the mayne streame of Use-ryver by a timber bridg .
(LELAND-E1-P1,102.432)

And heere I lernid of the millar that there was but another bridge of
tymbre on Use at ... betwixt the mylle and S. Neotes .
(LELAND-E1-P1,102.433)

After that I had passid over both these bridges I enterid onto sumwhat
low ground , where were very fair medowes and pastures ,
(LELAND-E1-P1,102.434)

and so Willington-village distant about half a mile from Castelle-Mylle
. (LELAND-E1-P1,102.435)

The village self of Willington is commodiously set in a fair gravely
ground (LELAND-E1-P1,102.436)

and fair wood in sum places about it . (LELAND-E1-P1,102.437)

It longgid to the Beauchaumpes barons of Bedeforde $and sins it $came
$in $partition to the lorde Moulbray of Axholme .
(LELAND-E1-P1,102.438)

Mr. Gostewik beyng borne in Willingtoun boute this lordeship of the
Duke of Northfolk now lyving , (LELAND-E1-P1,102.439)

and hath made a sumptuus new building of brike and tymbre <font> a`
fundamentis </font> in it , with a conduct of water derivid in leade
pipes . (LELAND-E1-P1,102.440)

There was , not very far from the place wher now Mr. Gostewike hath
buildid , an old manor place , wher in tymes paste sum of the Moulbrays
lay for a starte . (LELAND-E1-P1,102.441)

Now it is clene doune : (LELAND-E1-P1,102.442)

but the place is notabely seene wher it was . (LELAND-E1-P1,102.443)

Mr. Gostewike hath purchacid there beside Willington a v. or vj.
lordeshippes mo . (LELAND-E1-P1,102.444)