In the

a mile distant, being lord of this manor. church, which is a very neat building, is an organ; also, several monuments,, to the memory of persons belonging to the families of Danby, Wyvil, &c.. This town hath a market on Wednesdays; and, a fair for sheep and cattle, on the 17th and 18th of Sept..

ABOUT two miles north-east of Hackfall, is

WEST-TANFIELD;

WHICH, with another village, called EAST-TANFIELD, not far distant, was, before the conquest, in the possession of Torchil, and Archil, probably danes. William, the conqueror, gave both these villages to Allan, earl of Richmond; they afterwards became the property of the family of Fitzhugh, temp. Henry IV.. This family bore for their arms, azure, three chevronels, brased in the base of the escutcheon; and, a chief, or.

ROBERT, LORD MARMION, married the heiress of this family; and, succeeded to these lordships. John, lord Marmion, having been very serviceable in the wars of Scotland, obtained a licence to make a castle of his house, situate in Tanfield-wood.* This John, died in the year 1322; and, was succeeded by Robert, lord Marmion.

AVISE, sister and heiress of Robert, married sir

* The porter's lodge, remains to this day; of which, mr. Grose has given a view.

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John Grey; whose son, John, lord Grey, died seized of these estates.

THE seat of Philip Fitzhugh, esq., in King-George county, in Virginia, is at this day, called Marmion.

ON Thornborough-moor,. near Tanfield, are the remains of three ancient enclosures, all of the same dimensions; the most perfect of the three, is situated at the west end of the moor, and, is of a circular form, about 540 feet in diameter; and consists, first, of a high rampart, 42 feet in breadth; secondly, a ditch, 36 feet wide; within which, is a flat area, 300 feet in diameter.

Bishop Gibson, in his edition of Camden's Britan nia, supposes such enclosures to have been tilting-circles; and, gives an engraving of one of them, with

two warriors engaging in a tournament within it. The terraces were allotted for the spectators, who sat round those arctic amphitheatres: the entrances, placed opposite each other, for the champions to enter at. Several tumuli, near these enclosures, may possibly Cover the remains of warriors, slain in those tournaments.

IN Tanfield-church, are the monuments of two ladies; one of whom, has the arms of Fitzhugh on her mantle. A knight in armor, with his lady; supposed to be the monument of John, lord Marmion. In the same aisle, is a fine alabaster tomb, with a man in armor, and a lady near him; said to be the monument of Ro. bert, lord Marmion, and his wife, Anne, daughter of Fitzhugh, temp. Henry III., or Edward I..

STAGE VI.

Harrogate, to Goldesburg-Ribstone.Deighton-Cowthorpe.-Hunsingore.

GOLDESBURGH;*

A VERY pleasant village, two miles from Knares

brough, and sixteen from York. This manor, one mile square, containing eight carucates of land; with a wood, twelve furlongs in length, and four in breadth, was held, before the conquest, by Merlesuan; after that event, by Ralph Pagnel, whose servant Hubert, 20th of William I., had here one carucate, seven villeins, and half a fishery, at the rent of five shillings and four-pence. It afterwards came into the possession of John de Buscy, who held it of the king, in capite ; and, who granted the same to Richard, afterwards named De Goldesburgh.

Sir John Goldesburgh, knt., died about 1925: He had issue, Richard.

Richard Goldesburgh, esq., married; and had issue, Richard and Thomas.

Richard Goldesburgh, esq., married Elizabeth,

There is a town, called Goldberg, 36 miles west of Brealaw.

daughter of sir Henry Vavasour, of Hazelwood; and had issue, Richard, &c..

Richard Goldesburgh, esq., married Anne, daughter of sir William Ingilby, of Ripley, knt.; and had issue, Thomas and Jane, who died young.

Thomas Goldesburgh, esq., married Jane, daugh ter of Thomas Boynton, of Aclam; and had issue, William, Richard, Ralph, Eleanor, &c..

William Goldesburgh, esq., married a daughter of mr. Peter Slingsby, of Bilton-park; by whom, he had issue, Anne, his sole daughter and heiress, married to Edmond Keighley, of Newhall, near Otley, esq..

Richard Goldesburgh, esq., second son of Thomas, and heir-male to his brother, William, married Elizabeth, daughter of mr. Henry Johnson, of WaltonHead; he was living in the year 1585; and had issue Susan, Jane, Elizabeth, and Johan.

Maude de Goldesburgh, was prioress of Nun-Monkton, 1421. Matilda, daughter of sir Richard Goldesburgh, knt., married Henry Arthington, esq., temp. Henry VII. Anna de Goldesburgh, was prioress of Sinyngthwaite, 1529.

Talbot Goldesburgh, esq., descended from a younger branch of this family, went over with king William III., into Ireland, and, was at the siege of Limmerick: He had two sons, John and William; John, settled in the county of Longford, a descendant of whom, was at Knaresbrough, in the year 1785, or 1786.

The family of Goldesburgh, was succeeded here by