The antiquities of England and Wales . ngs caftle of Roftor-mell and parkerfliip of the fame. (a) I THINK this caftle muft have been built fince the Norman conqueft; for in theExeter Domefday it is not named, nor in a lift of the earl of Moretons lands andcaftles, com-municated by Francis Gregor, Efq; from a MS. in the Aflimoleaii library among theDy^dale MSS. L Thi» 42 CORNWALL. This caftle and park is held of the dutchy of Cornwall, under aleafe for three lives, by William Mafterman, Efq; member of par-liament for Bodmyn; his immediate predeceffor in this poffeflion,Thomas Jones, Efq; was at
The antiquities of England and Wales . ngs caftle of Roftor-mell and parkerfliip of the fame. (a) I THINK this caftle muft have been built fince the Norman conqueft; for in theExeter Domefday it is not named, nor in a lift of the earl of Moretons lands andcaftles, com-municated by Francis Gregor, Efq; from a MS. in the Aflimoleaii library among theDy^dale MSS. L Thi» 42 CORNWALL. This caftle and park is held of the dutchy of Cornwall, under aleafe for three lives, by William Mafterman, Efq; member of par-liament for Bodmyn; his immediate predeceffor in this poffeflion,Thomas Jones, Efq; was at a conliderable expence in clearing thebuilding from the rubbifli and bufhes with which it was encumberedand over-run; a laudable example he has ftridlly followed by givinggreat attention to the produdlion and prefervation of this venerablepiece of antiquity, which before had, for time out of mind, to the depredations of the under-tenants. This view was drawn from an original pidure, the property of;Mr. Maflerman. CUM-. CUMBERLAND JLS a maritime county, wliicb, prior to the arrival of the Romans, was included inthe divifion of the Bragantes: and after their conquefl; was comprifed in their fourtliprovince of Maxima Csefarienfis, which extended from the Humber to the ;uring the Heptarchy, it belonged to the kingdom of Northumberland, which wasthe fifth eflablifhed, beginning 547, and ending 827, having had 31 kings, and isnow included in the northern circuit, in the province of York, and diocefe ot is bounded on the north by Scotland, on the fouth by Lancafliire and Weftmore-land, eaft by Northumberbnd and Durham, and weft by the Irifti fea. It is 78miles long, 30 broad, and 200 in circumference, containing 1,040,000 fquare acr^s ;has 75,000 inhabitants; one city, Carlifle; and 14 market-towns; viz. Penrith,Cockermouthj Whitehaven, Egremont, Kefwick, Ravenglafs, Alncafter, Holme,Brampton, Alfton-Moor, Ireby, Kiik-Ofwald, Longtown, and Wigton
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