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the Bailiff when he went to warn them; and it is hardly
necessary to observe, that the Bailiff knew perfectly well
how to time his summons. Some, however, chose rather to go
than pay; and in that case they had a shilling each man from
the lord, and at their return were to have bread and cheese
and ale at the lord's expence. The last who went this
journey was Henry Penrith, who brought salt from St Bees at
the summons of John Lowther, to whom the manor was then
mortgaged. This may shew us how greatly money is decreased
in value within a few years in this country, as
(notwithstanding the improvements of the road,) the distance
which those who went to St Bees had to travel, is
forty-seven miles; and before these improvements took place,
the journey must have been not only longer, but very
laborious.
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Battle of Clifton Moor
1745 Rebellion
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Near the village is Clifton-Moor, where a battle was fought
between a part of the army under William Duke of Cumberland
and the Rebels, in the year 1745, at which time
Lieutenant-Colonel, (afterwards Lieutenant-General)
Honeywood * was desperately wounded: he was taken up
for dead, having received several wounds on his head; and
his hat was cut through in nine several places.
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Lowther Village
Lowther Family
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Before we leave the river Lowther, it may not be improper to
remark, that it gives name to a village, and probably to the
great and illustrious family of Lowther, who have had their
residence in that village since the reign of Henry the II.
The family-mansion, called Lowther Hall, is well worth the
notice of the curious traveller; but above all things, the
admirable carpet-manufactory (carried on here for the sole
use and pleasure of the family,) will amply gratify the
curiosity of a spectator, as perhaps the whole world can
scarcely equal it.
Among the many distinguished personages which the Lowther
family has produced, I shall select a few of the most
remarkable.
Sir Hugh de Lowther, Attorney-General to Edward the
I.
Sir Hugh de Lowther, who, together with Richard
Denton, was commissioned in the 17th of Edward the II. to
summons and have ready all the armed men of the county of
Cumberland. Afterwards, in the 13th of Edward the III. the
same Sir Hugh de Lowther was commissioned to array all men
at arms in the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland.
William Lowther, who, with Sir Thomas Colville, Sir
John Etton, knights; William Selveyn, Henry Van Croypole,
and Simon Ward, obtained leave from Richard the II. to
challenge certain persons of the kingdom of Scotland to
exercise feats of arms; and upon this the king appointed
John Lord Roos to fix a camp and be judge in the said
exercise.
Sir Richard Lowther. (the twelfth of the line,) was
Lord-Warden of the West Marches, and several times a
commissioner in the contests between the two kingdoms during
the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
In the 11th year of her reign he was sent by her to
Workington Hall, the seat of the Cunven [Curwen] family, to
take prisoner Mary Queen of Scots, who had fled thither, and
to carry her to Carlisle, and there to keep strict watch
over her: His humanity, however, got the better of his duty,
and he incurred Elizabeth's displeasure, by suffering the
Duke of Norfolk to visit the unfortunate Princess in her
confinement.
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* This was not the only miraculous escape of this
brave officer: at the battle of Dettingen he received
twenty-three broad-sword wounds, and two Musquet-shots which
never were extracted. He died A.D. 1785, and left his large
estates, to the amount of L.6000 per annum,
together with a very considerable personal property, to his
nephew Filmer Honeywood, Esq; now Member for the County of
Kent.
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erratum from p.194
for Cunven, read Curwen.
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gazetteer links
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-- (battle site, Clifton Moor)
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-- "Clifton" -- Clifton
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-- "Lowther Hall" -- Lowther Castle
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