In the third week of May, after a week's stay in the City of London, Sir Augustine returned to the north with several Yorkshire nobles who had been invited, including the Duke of Richmond and the Earl of Northumberland. Sir not only returned to the north, which he loved, but also brought back the titles of nobility, the decrees of title of title of lordship, and the letter of appointment that he had pursued all his life, duly promulgated and created by Henry VIII, and which were drawn up and issued by the Lord Chancellor of Great Britain and stamped with the seal of the State.

From the moment Henry VIII received the Order of Reward, Sir was officially knighted Baron Walton I of Kircrington. This title is a hereditary title of nobility among the secular nobility, and is conferred the corresponding noble coat of arms by the House of Heraldry. When knight was made a hereditary nobleman, he was eligible to sit in the upper house of Parliament. However, a Parliamentary Summons stamped with the State Seal must be issued before each Council can be convened before all Members can travel to the City of London to attend Parliament.

The title of nobility and the corresponding property rights and political privileges held by Baron Walton I could only be owned by the Baron himself, and although his family members were members of the noble family, they were all commoners in law and were not allowed to sit in the House of Lords. Titles and territories of nobility are passed on according to the primogeniture; If the eldest son dies young, the eldest grandson, second son, youngest son or other family members will replace him in order. Barons' titles and domains can be passed on through blood and marriage, and cannot be sold or transferred at will, nor have successive kings arbitrarily increased or stripped their titles of nobility.

Thus, after many years of Isabel Walton's business, the Walton family finally became one of the few hereditary noble families in Yorkshire. Her elder brother, the eldest son Ernest, became the first heir to the family's noble titles and domains, and Ernest's eldest son Wolf was the second heir.

As for Alfred, the youngest son in the family, although he is a male relative of the same generation as the eldest son, Ernest, he is only regarded as a presumed heir, and the order of succession is postponed with the birth of the eldest son's heir.

And Isabel, as the eldest daughter of the family, has no inheritance rights. Only in legal papers, letters, or invitations can she receive an official title: Her Excellency Isabel Walton. And in everyday life, everyone still calls her Miss Isabel.

The second daughter of the family, Miss Euphemia, was married to Sir Herbert Frederick, so her title was changed to Lady Frederick.

Her father, Baron Walton I, was a village of Kirkrington in northern Yorkshire. It is located southeast of Richmond County, about 1 hour away from it. It is also located northwest of the Duke of Richmond's Sherif Hatton Castle, about a two-hour ride away.

The entire territory is an irregular quadrangle, and the borders are made up of four smaller villages. The border villages are Hhindby to the east, Sutton Haugre to the south, Swinburu to the west and Kathop to the north. There are 47 tenant farming families in the territory, with a total population of 180 people.

In the heart of the territory is the church of St. Michael, presided over by the Rev. Roger Eslip. In addition, there is a tributary of the Helm River that flows from north to south through the eastern part of the territory, and in the northwest there is a large area of primeval forest to the south of the village of Kasop, and all the land except the forest is irregularly quadrangular arable land.

Baron Walton I held office at the behest of his eldest daughter, Isabel, and the Duke of Richmond requested Henry VIII to be relieved of his position. With the consent of Henry VIII, the Privy Council and the Council of Magistrates removed him from his duties as magistrate of Richmond County, and retained only the noble members of the Northern Council.

His remaining positions as Richmondshire Magistrate, Captain of the Guard and Inspector were recommended to Henry VIII by the Duke of Richmond and succeeded by Ernest, the eldest son of Baron Walton. The eldest son's position as chief of the guard of Barnard Castle was relieved at the same time as his succession.

Baron Walton was retained as a member of the Northern Council nobility, but this position was also idle. It was only when the Duke of Richmond convened a meeting of all the commissioners to discuss an administrative or judicial decision that the Baron departed for a meeting at Sharif Hatton Castle.

With a lot of free time, it was natural to start the construction of his territory and manor. In terms of manpower, the servants and tenant farmers of the original Asker Manor were recruited and more craftsmen and hired workers of all kinds. Building materials, flowers and trees are taken by the housekeeper to Yorktown or Leeds City to buy.

From May to early September, the construction of the estate and various premises was almost complete. In the center of the territory there was a Gothic manor house, three servants' houses, a schoolyard, a hunting ground, a fish pond, two gardens with flowers, roses and vineyards. In addition, the paving of roads, fences, fences and waterways to and from the estate has been completed. The entire territory and the manor were guarded by two private armed self-defense forces set up by Isabel.

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On Sunday, September 9, 1542, after the Sunday Mass at St. Michael's Church at 8 a.m., Roger Eslip, the family's private priest, dressed in a priest's robe and holding a Bible, walked beside Baron I Walton. Looking at the lord's expression, he asked in a low voice in his usual tone, "My lord, after the arrival of winter, many places in the county have appeared begging from house to house, and some of them have already invaded your territory. What do you do with these homeless people who trespass on your territory? ”

The baron had already spent a considerable amount of money on the construction of the estate and the means of production and material material for the long-term use of the family. Therefore, he could simply deflect the matter of relief to the landless wanderers to the magistrate who had jurisdiction over the territory.

The baron glanced at his wife, Antonia, and then at the eldest daughter who walked beside her, "Isabel, do you have any better way?" ”

Isabel, who was considering other questions, looked sideways at the baron, "Father, are you talking about outcasts?" ”

"Well, is it to hold a charity at the church, or to kick these people out of the territory?"

"Father, let's hold a charity, bread, vegetable porridge and pickled pork don't cost much."

Eslip hurriedly smiled and looked at Isabel, "Miss, God will protect you." ”

Isabel smiled lightly, "Pastor, the almsgiving can be done in the morning, and the reading and writing education should be carried out as usual in the afternoon. ”

"Yes, miss."

"Pastor, it is important that everyone in the parish learns to read and write, including boys and girls over the age of seven."

The Baron and his family walked out of the church gate, passed through the middle of the church cemetery outside the gate, and came to the road outside the realm, turned left and walked less than 30 steps north to the baron's manor.