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388 •
ESKDALE WARD HOWARD FAMILY. [Cumber-
' .
·Knight, lord of this inanor, which, in the 31st Edwa~d I., was possessed
by Thomas de Richmont. " In the 16th Edward 11., Rowland de Richmound
released the same to Sir Andrew de Harcla, earl of Carlisle," on
. whose attainder it escheated to the crown, and was granted by 'Edward
Ill., in 1337, to Richard de Salkeld, Knight, a benefactor to Wetheral
priory. His son Hugh married the heiress of Rosgill, in 'Vestmor.
land, and his son John settled at Corby, and had issue Richard Salkeld,
Knight" who left five daughters, of whom Catherine and Mary had the
Corby estate, and carried it in marriage to the Salkelds, of Whitehall,
and the Blenkinsops, of Helbeck, who.enjoyed their several moieties for
five generations, and then sold them in 1606 and 1624 to LoRD WILLIAJ!I
·HoWARD, third son of Thomas Duke of Norfolk, who had Naworth
Castle in marriage with Elizabeth, one of the sisters of George Lord
Dacre. " By his said wife he had six sons and two daughters. The
sons were, 1, Sir Philip Howard, from whom the Earl of Carlisle is
descended; 2, Sir Francis Howard, to whom he gave Corby; 3, Sir
· Charles Howard, of Croglin Hall; 4, Colonel Thomas Howard, who
was slain in 1643, at Piercebridge; 5, Sir William Howard, who died
without issue; 6, Robert Howard." The daughters were married to
Sir John "\\rinter, of Lyndney, in Gloucestershire, and Sir Thomas Cot.
_ton, Bart., of Connington, in Huntingdonshire.
Sir Francis Howard, Knight, fixed his residence at Corby Castle,
:whicnhis descendants have continued to occupy and beautify to the
present period. He was succeeded by his eldest son Francis, whom Sand.
ford says, "was a great house-keeper and horse-courser, and in all jovial
. gallantries expert, and beloved of all men," and possessed of an estate
_Qf £2,000 per annum, which descended to his brother William, and from
him to his son Thomas, who died in 17 40, and by his second wife
Barbara, sister of Sir Christopher Musgrave, Bart., left issue a son,
Philip, and two daughters, both nuns. The late Philip Howard, Esq.
died in 1810, and demised his estate to the present Henry Howard, Esq:,
who was born in 1757, and has a son, Philip Henry Howard, Esq., who,
·as well as his father, is 'a magistrate of Cumberland, and is distinguished
for his liberality in the encouragement of literary_and other institutions.
(See pages 46 and 47, where a biographical sketch of several worthies of
the Howard family is inserted.) Vide also N aworth.
Corbyis a mixed manor, partly customary tenure, and.partly free-hold.
A Court Leet, Court Baron, and Customary Court are regularly
held. The customary fines are arbitrary, the rule for assessing them
. being after the rate of two years' improved value. The boon services are
" one day's reaping, one day's ploughing, and one cart load of coals
. carried to the manor-house, or two carts loaded with peat or turf. The
_tenants pay a heriot, and grind their corn at the lord's mill, and render
a hen at Martinmas. They are also subject to pains stipulated in the
schedule of customs, for taking in inmates and under settlers, for keep·
ing goats, for keeping a brood sow in Cor by, for swine ·going unbound
in the time of harvest, for cutting wood, &c." See Little Corby, in Hayton
, parish, Eskdale Ward.
CoRBY CAST LE, the beautiful seat of Henry Howard, Esq. stands
_on the summit of a precipitous cliff, on the east side of the river Eden,
. near the village of Great Corby, and about 6 miles ESE. of Carlisle.Although
not now possessing the character and appearance of a fortress,
this elegant mansion occupies the site of an ancient castle, and actually
,::onsists, in part, of the v~ry walls of a large square tower, such as was
JlOt ~n unfre'luent object upon the marches in early times. The rocky
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| Title | History, Directory & Gazetteer of Cumberland & Westmorland, 1829 - Page 390 |
| Full title | History, Directory, and Gazetteer, of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, with that part of the Lake District in Lancashire forming the lordships of Furness and Cartmel... / by Wm. Parson and Wm. White. [1829] |
| Subject | Historical directories |
| Period covered | 1820-1829 |
| Location | United Kingdom -- England -- Cumberland;United Kingdom -- England -- Westmorland;United Kingdom -- England -- Lancashire |
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Cumberland Westmorland Lancashire |
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| Full Text | 388 • ESKDALE WARD HOWARD FAMILY. [Cumber- ' . ·Knight, lord of this inanor, which, in the 31st Edwa~d I., was possessed by Thomas de Richmont. " In the 16th Edward 11., Rowland de Richmound released the same to Sir Andrew de Harcla, earl of Carlisle," on . whose attainder it escheated to the crown, and was granted by 'Edward Ill., in 1337, to Richard de Salkeld, Knight, a benefactor to Wetheral priory. His son Hugh married the heiress of Rosgill, in 'Vestmor. land, and his son John settled at Corby, and had issue Richard Salkeld, Knight" who left five daughters, of whom Catherine and Mary had the Corby estate, and carried it in marriage to the Salkelds, of Whitehall, and the Blenkinsops, of Helbeck, who.enjoyed their several moieties for five generations, and then sold them in 1606 and 1624 to LoRD WILLIAJ!I ·HoWARD, third son of Thomas Duke of Norfolk, who had Naworth Castle in marriage with Elizabeth, one of the sisters of George Lord Dacre. " By his said wife he had six sons and two daughters. The sons were, 1, Sir Philip Howard, from whom the Earl of Carlisle is descended; 2, Sir Francis Howard, to whom he gave Corby; 3, Sir · Charles Howard, of Croglin Hall; 4, Colonel Thomas Howard, who was slain in 1643, at Piercebridge; 5, Sir William Howard, who died without issue; 6, Robert Howard." The daughters were married to Sir John "\\rinter, of Lyndney, in Gloucestershire, and Sir Thomas Cot. _ton, Bart., of Connington, in Huntingdonshire. Sir Francis Howard, Knight, fixed his residence at Corby Castle, :whicnhis descendants have continued to occupy and beautify to the present period. He was succeeded by his eldest son Francis, whom Sand. ford says, "was a great house-keeper and horse-courser, and in all jovial . gallantries expert, and beloved of all men," and possessed of an estate _Qf £2,000 per annum, which descended to his brother William, and from him to his son Thomas, who died in 17 40, and by his second wife Barbara, sister of Sir Christopher Musgrave, Bart., left issue a son, Philip, and two daughters, both nuns. The late Philip Howard, Esq. died in 1810, and demised his estate to the present Henry Howard, Esq:, who was born in 1757, and has a son, Philip Henry Howard, Esq., who, ·as well as his father, is 'a magistrate of Cumberland, and is distinguished for his liberality in the encouragement of literary_and other institutions. (See pages 46 and 47, where a biographical sketch of several worthies of the Howard family is inserted.) Vide also N aworth. Corbyis a mixed manor, partly customary tenure, and.partly free-hold. A Court Leet, Court Baron, and Customary Court are regularly held. The customary fines are arbitrary, the rule for assessing them . being after the rate of two years' improved value. The boon services are " one day's reaping, one day's ploughing, and one cart load of coals . carried to the manor-house, or two carts loaded with peat or turf. The _tenants pay a heriot, and grind their corn at the lord's mill, and render a hen at Martinmas. They are also subject to pains stipulated in the schedule of customs, for taking in inmates and under settlers, for keep· ing goats, for keeping a brood sow in Cor by, for swine ·going unbound in the time of harvest, for cutting wood, &c." See Little Corby, in Hayton , parish, Eskdale Ward. CoRBY CAST LE, the beautiful seat of Henry Howard, Esq. stands _on the summit of a precipitous cliff, on the east side of the river Eden, . near the village of Great Corby, and about 6 miles ESE. of Carlisle.Although not now possessing the character and appearance of a fortress, this elegant mansion occupies the site of an ancient castle, and actually ,::onsists, in part, of the v~ry walls of a large square tower, such as was JlOt ~n unfre'luent object upon the marches in early times. The rocky |
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