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fmall, but antient, dedicated to St. Cuthbcrt ; the roof of the body 

 of it arched with ftone, of rib-work, not a flick of timber in it ; 

 many graveftones in the pavement, fculptured with fwords ; no 

 infcriptions upon them. In the chancel, on the north fide, is a 

 mural monument, of blue and white marble, creeled by the late 

 John Reed, of Chipchace, Efq; to the memory of his father. 



A mile from Bellingham, on the weftern banks of North Tyne, 

 is 



Hezleyfide, the feat of the antient family of the Charletons ; of Wil- 

 liam Charkton, Efq; in the reigns of K. Ed-ward VI, Q^Aiary, and i o 

 Q^Elizabeth (g) ; of another William in the reign of K. Charles I, 

 who married Jane, daughter to William Swinburn, of Cap-Heaton, 

 Efq; (hj ; of Edward Charleton, Efq; created a baronet, sift of the 

 fame reign, 6th March, 164.5 ; fon-in-law to Sir Edward Widdring- 

 ton, of Cartington, Bart, (ij ; his eftate fequeflred by the parliament 

 for his dutiful affection to his fovereign, November 8th, 1652 ; his 

 title extinct at his death: of William Char/eton, Efq; 1722 (k) ; 

 father of Edward Charleton, Efq; the prefent poflefibr, who mar- 

 ried Terefa, fifter to Sir Edward Swinburn, of Cap-Heaton, Bart. The 

 feat-houfe is modern, of white freeftone, and hewn work, built 

 after a plan refembling that of Lowther-hall, in Wejlmorland, and 



(g) Bifhop Nicholfon. 



Willielmus Cbarletan fuit feifitus de et in Reeds mnutb, Hezleyfide, Old-bmfe-bills, Bre- 

 ridge, Oldtroat-biU, et le Grtnes. 



Efcaet. de anno 1 Eliz. 



(h) Collins's Baron. 



(i) See Cartington. (k) Fuller. 



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