BRO in his B,’itsssii (Edit. 1688, p. 68), says: ‘Eden runs EL5ZAOETTS, as appears by a grant, signed “ihonniens Berg- along not for from Howgill, s castle of the Sandfords; but hans,” and sesded with the seal of his arms. This Henry ins. the Reman usilitary way passes directly through Whinfield, Catherine Nevill, dan. and heir of Sir Ralph Nevili, set a large park, thick set with trees, to Rmvoniaenm, twenty Thomton Drigga, es. York, and widow of Sir Waiter Stirklanst, Itaiian miles, but seveisteess English, from Verter, as tlrreny VIII. lIe was s. l’y Isis son and heh’, Antoninns has fixed it; he calls it also Ereeovssm, as the Notitia Drseoniaeuns, from which we understand the company Tsisaias, who was iss the esmnsission of the peace for of Afinosrce had their ahode here. Though age loss the es. Cumberland; he ,t. o. p. in 1ff 7, as appears by a consumed both its beuldirigs arid epleisdosir, the name is deest, dated iS March, 1ff 8, reciting that Elizabeth, Mar’ preserved almost entire irs the present one of BRotGiiAii; gssret, and Katherine, being the sisters and co-hetrs of the the ontiquity whereof has been fen’ther eonfirnsed of late said Thomas Hrougbam, did, for the rsnsidenstion theretasmentioised, years by the discovery of Roman coins, altars, and other that the manor, capital nseasnage, and demosne lands testimonies.” The ancient line of the Dr,00osTANs is like- wise alluded ts by Hutebtuson, in his Jfislsoj of Cosstes’lsss.l. rolled Hrongham Hall, with the appnrts., to bold to Agnes The estate if Dnrglsam or Erongham belonged to the and her assigns dusdng her life, &r. Brossghans faunly before tiso Cossquest. Thio is proved freen PETER Ilisoe’onase, of Blackball, in the cc. Cumberland, the fact, thot the earliest posoesosis had ilrouglsasn at the nude acid heir of the last mentioned Thomas, en. Anne, time of the Conquest, assd rontissned to hold it afterwards dau. aesd heiress of John Soutbaie, of Scales Hall, in, Gumberland, by the tenure of elresegage, a tenure by nsilitary service, but distisguiohed at that time f ruin knight’s servtee, ieiasnineh was s. by his son, as those only held their lands by drengage who hid possessed HENRY Eaounseasi, of Scales and Blackball. Tbie gsntlemais them Is/soc the Cosqnest, and were continued in them after soil o itttng to the Conqneror. This (lilt ‘cot, about the fourth year of King JuuN, granted by whom ho had au onsly dais., Jane, so. to Edward Aglionby. lo Robert de Vipsnt one half of the town of Bronghans, SIr. Drongbam is. Sndly, Catherine, dan. ef Thomas Fallowfield, together with the advowssn of the rectory—hut no l’art of the snansN—allhongls the castle, then a single tower, which n 1022, was o. by his son, was afterwards enlarged by Roger Clifford, Viposit’s successor, Tnoasas Bnounnaas, Esq. of Smlee, who served the office stands withhs the manor sf Brossghans. We now proceed to the descent of the family frem of sheriff for Cumborland. He os. Mary, dan. of Daniel W.s.Lrrss, who possessed Brsngbam before the Conquest. WALTeR or lluRnnAss was lord of the manor and estate Rydal, created a Baronet in 1785), and had isasse, i. Heway, of Bnrgham in the time of EDWARD the Coe,fessor, and he his successor; cc, Thomas ; sri. Christopher ; iv. William retained p050essisn after the Conquest, as fesost iii eopife, v. John; vs. Toby; r. Agises, so. to Antheny Wybergh, by the tenssre of ilrvo1sogo. From him eleseeseded WsLraen Do Bt’soueaxu, who lived icc the tiniest HENRy I. Hall, Wostnsoroland; and n. Mary. Mr. Brougham rO. in Ho was succeeded i,v Sea UDAROI on Dueonaas, Rest. (or as it is sometimes HENRY Buououass, of Scales, who enlarged his possessions written, Otsrd do Burghom), who, in the early part of the preserved in the (Sean arid Chapter Library, at Carlisle, reign of HENRY II. had the custody of Appleby Castle, acid called BliSs4’ £Vkhe(ao,i’a MS. and described as A Coreony was fined in the Exehoquer tt marks, for delivering it ti Bclriltoa of oil Dir Aotiqssflbs of Foeoflirs of C’,omirvlassd, the Kiseg of Seots. In the tdnd of KeNny II., he took part written about 1175, speaks thus of this Henry and his with other barons against the king, arid was again beastly predecessors —“ Next adjoinhsg, Sqsdre Erowham ancient fiaied. He was seieeeeilod by his soei, Genornv sir Bnunsse, mentioned in the record of the heir suale of all the Squts’e Branghams, of Brougham Hall, seventeen drengi. lIe was surreedsd by hearty Dr Bunsnxas, lord of the manor of liurgham in lives there. His grandfather, Hessry Bmngham, married the reign of Enwasm I. In 1303, his dau. Dorothy os. John Jane Wharton, daughter of Sspdre Wharton, of KirbyTussre. de Canton, aesrestor of the Barons Dorchester. In the tune Squire Dassiel Flensiseg, of Skirwitb, acid eossein of Sqesirr of EDWARD III., JonN Dr dussenass poseosood the manos’, and was sheriff Flessussg, lvii of Bidall ; acid this Sqsih’e Browhasu maia’iod nf Wostmerland in 1351, enedor Lord Clifford. lIe was s. by fsdr Miss Sloe, don, of SIr. Sire, of Carlisle, a jovial gentleman his ssn, Sirs JonN sir Burtnnaas, Rest., who basing seine dispeete paooage, at p. 118. relating to Brougham hall :—Thon thin with Lent Clifford, respecting the extor,t of the nsassor, ,a great Itonian way brings you to the castle, near which was solemn deed, dated 2 Rsesiaon II., was entered into between a gresst Bins : eampe, as I have boors iufisrmed, leaving on thesis, f’s- the purpose of defining and fixing for ever the left Bi’sreiiaos H: the meat of the Bs’swlssssssa, and also a the besnsdanies of tue manor of Burgham. On 1303, Sir John do llurgham was kisiglst of the shire for oflovosy of law. And close by the castle runs the river the to. Cumberlassd witis Jolsss do Kirkhy. lie es. the dan. Eussito, which the way crosses, asid no goes through acid heiress ‘if Jol,n des Tynedalo, and his dassghter, Alice, Carletssn, by Ponrith, which it lioves en the loft, near to ss. John Va,sx, of Catterlen. lie was.?, at hts deceaso, so Carlisle, as I oayd bef sine. Frocu this castle you have the fennsl by the issqoisifio iso1 0 stool, by his sosi, JonN em Reresnnaai, lord of Dnrghasn, SIP, for Carlisle [illegible] and Clifton Hall, which is to be referred to in 1394 and 1306, and ;e,ss s. liv Tnoasas nr Bunonass, lord of Bnrgham, aced, in 11Sf, and Carleton hall, on the other side of the water, in the knight of the shire, with William Staliilton, for the Os. sf romsty of Cnsobee land, likewise of Bs’sssghssss huh sail Chapel Cnnslsorlassd, and a king’s jssstire for the northes’n counties. acid Mr. Hind’s house, which lye ins the way if you go by This Thonsas appears osshoeqesently to have dropped time the Bridges from hence tis Pennitis.” By bin 1st wife, sic bef,,ro his name, Thomas Dus’ghans a. a dais. nf Sir SIr. tlroesgbam bad four children, Thsmas ; Henry; Anne, Johss Ktrkl’,’ido, sf dratthwaite-llosvss, tn the en Cumberland, 5. he Ifil ; d. in Fob. 1718, at the age of 181, bavinglivodin and tbns aRissired tlsat estate. lie was o. icy JonN Buisnssaae, wha was lord of Ilssrgham tn the reign WiLLtaas and Many, Aaae, and the first throes Creaees; of Enwanns IV. ; and by ass inqesisttb si pool seenDso , taken Joane. Neither of his sons survived him. Me w. tndiy, at Bnrgham in 1494, it was funnd tlsat the said John died Elizabeth, dan. and aeltimniely aisle heir of John Lamplngh, seised of the manor, and that ho was o. by his son and heir, Esq. of Lansplngh, in Csmabes’land, and had, Jones Do’nnnaas, who, in 1504, possesod Bsn-glsasn. tee i. Thomas, receiver-general of Cumberland and Westmoreland, si. a dan. of Deselley of Yanwath, arid his dan., Isabella, os. n. Feroard, i. s. i in 1750. Thomas do Carlotoss. Ito was o. by GiLBERT Runonasm, lord of Dnrgham, fO55. HEN. VIII., ni. Jslen, who s. is the estale sf babe Hall, and possessed, who was o. by TssnMss IluannAst, lord of Enrgham in 1553. This gentlesnan rn. Jane, dare, and heiress of John Vasix, of Catterlen lv. Peter, so. Eliesbells, dan. and leriress of Christopher Richmsnsl, and Tryermaynr (see Eunice’s Extinct cod Dsrossnl Peerage), and had two sons, viz., i. HENRY Bessenast IL PETER Dnne’nneat, of whom presently The elder son, HENRY BURORAM, was lord of Bsrgham in the reign of masher, Slabel Vanx, that gentleman’s dan. and sole heir), 133 BRO Knt., so appears isy a fine levied by her in tlse 11th demise ombs use said Agnes, his widow, all and thsss acquired that estate. He if. in 3578, and servod the office of sheriff for the cc. Cumlierland, He so. lot, Jane, dan, of John Wharton, of Kirby-Tboro, of Slelleinihorpe Ilall, co. Weatmerland ; and dying Fleming, Esq. of Skirwith (ancestor of the Flomings of Esq., yteusgest son of Thomas Wybergb, Esq. of Clifton 1118, asid was e. by his soss, there, ami greatly added to Scales HalL A MS. in Westmerl,ind, built hins a very fine house at Scales, and His father, Thomas, macvied Slary, dasigbter of of 2:508 a-year.” The same ItS. has the following faire house, newly built ha Browhatn, by James Bird, asa usroopeet of l.ewtber Roll, the chief and ancient seat of Kesiiial way, amid likewise of Pennuth, and Ponrttb Castle, the reigns of seven soveneigess, vie. CHARLES II., JAMEa II., who i. is 1716, op. besides large estates in Cumberlond, among others, lbs manor of Ristingtes, which hr sold, in 1737, to Sir Jsseea l,ssviher, Part. It is now the property of the Earl of 1.ens- dale, and from it he derives his chief coot revenue. Eaq. sf Iliglihead Castle, do. Cnmhenlsnd (who was gren isen and heir of John Vana, of Canonlen, through hia and lefi issue,
