The following is taken from "A Cursory Relation of all the Antiquities & Familyes in Cumb'rland" by Edmund Sandford of Askham, written c1675 [published in CWAAS Tract Series No. 4 (1890)]. Most of the spelling eccentricities are the author's (or the CWAAS editor's).

[travelling from Seascale] "Southard a little up the Seaside comes Raven Glass but a little a markett, but a great faire at St. James tide, both for cattle from Ireland and Ile of Man and other those, and our own contry Comodities.

And upon the Hill above, stands Monkastle The Ancient Kt. Seite of the Peningtons: but no Kt. of late: from whence come the Aldermen Peningtons of London; and I thinke the quondam famous Captaine Penington: for I had an uncle of my owne name Edm: Sandford prentise to his Cosen Penington at London which must needs to be one of this house 100 yeares ago. Ther is a brave parke and all belonging to this grand house of Montcastre full of fallow dear down to Ravenglas so called of a broode or airye of Ravens there: and I have seen a white Raven ther much made on and very Tame for a marvaille and traind like a hauke to kill partrige and other fowles.

This is a brave yong gallant and allwayes grand house keepers. I neither know his wife or mother brave Lancashire Ladies but his great grandmother was Copley of Yorkshire: and his grandmother Sherburne of the great house of Stanfords in Lancashire: And two Ants maried to Sir Roger Bradshaw of Lacashire: and Sir Jervis Shakerley Governor of Chester.

Nye unto Moncaster hall: stands The Church of Waberthwaite P'ish but of no great valew: and The lyberties Therof goes up half a score mile to the Top of hard knott and wrye knott montains Eastward: such a wrye knotty waye as not the like in England: And on the Tops of thes Montains parts Cumberland Westm'rland and Lancashire And from Thence somes Waberthaite River and westward Runs into the Sea beside Ravenglass: and some salmons and all sorts of fish in plenty: but the greatest plenty of herrings frech a daintye fish of a foot long: and so plentious a fishing therof and in the sea betwixt and the Ile of Man: as they lye in scooles together so Thike in the sea at Spawning time about Agust as a ship cannot pass Thorow: And the fishers goe from all the coasts to catch them: and a great profit and serve all the Kingdome, and others to for a great part of Lent provision."

[later in the book] "And by the sea side The sea flowing up to the very dores: Stands Rauen Glass a markett Towne: And a Grand faire of three dayes Long at St. James Tide for all Sortes of Cattle Especially: and all other Comodities from Ireland: Ile of Man and Scotland: and this Towne belongs to Moncastre Castle."