button to main menu  Edward Aglionby's Notes of the Debatable Land, 1590, page 164

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Allerdale.
Behinde the Holme, southward, lyeth Allerdale warde, which consisteth of the Gentlemen and Yeomen of the countrie, everie man under severall governement when the warden doth send for them, either to a daie of marche, or for any other service. This Warde is out of danger if the Steward of Bourgh be carefull.
Wigdon and Westward.
Behinde Bourgh is the Barrony of Wigton and Forrest of Westward under governement of a Steward for therle of Northumberland. His service is to keepe the countrie, and to gwyde and rule the tenauntes in the field when there is any occasion of service.
Cauldkeck.
Behind it westward lyethe Cauldbeck Lordship, who are for the most part the Lord Whartons tenauntes, guided by a bayliffe when the warden doth send for them.
Graystock.
Betwixt it and Peareth, southward, lyeth the Baronry of Graystock, late the Lord Dacres, under the charge of a steward, whose service is often used either to day of march, or to watch and search.
Sebbram.
Bewtixt Westward and Inglewood Forrest is Sebbram, the Q. tenauntes under the governement of a bayliffe. His service consisteth in leading to the field so many of those tenauntes, as the warden doth send to him for when he hath occasion to use them.
Dalston.
Betwixt it and Carlisle is Dalston Lordship, under the governement of a baylif. The tenauntes within the Lordship are the Bishops and
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