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it was enafted, that grofs offenders againft the laws taking fanc- 

 tuary at the altar, or any confecrated place, fliould be out of the 

 protection of churches. 



Their revenues at the diflblution were valued at 122 1. us. id. 

 per annum, Dugd. 138!. is. gd. Speed. There were then in the 

 abbey fourteen religious ; the Prior's name, Ed-ward Jay (v). The 

 fite of it, with fome lands, was granted to Sir Reginald Carnaby (ivj. 



They had an hofpital for leprous pcrfons, of the foundation 

 and patronage of the archbifhops of Tork, as antient at leait as 

 the reign of King John, dedicated to St. Giles, in theftrcet, called, 

 from him, Gilligate. It had revenues valued at four marks per 

 annum. It was granted at the fame time Avith the priory to Sir 

 Reginald Carnaby (x). 



They had alfo an hofpital for the fick, called, The Spit at t about 

 a mile weft from the town on a pleafant fliady eminence by the 

 Tyne, which glides paft it in a flow and filent ftream. 



The archbifhops of York had great powers and privileges be- 

 longing to their manour of Hexham y being a county palatine 

 affirmed by the king's council in parliament, 21 K. Edward I (y) ; 



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(v) Hal. Chron. Vol. ii. p. 938. (w) Tanner's Not'.tia Monad. (x) Id. 



(y) In antient times, the Archbifliop of York had a royalty, with gre.it powers, belonging 

 to his manour and county of Hexhatn. In the one and twentieth year of K. Edward \, his 

 liberties and powers in Hcxtildejham were affirmed by the King's Council in parliament. His 

 cafe was of this nature. In an her of Hugh tie Crcjjingbam and his companions, a writ of 

 6>ua Warrants was brought to warn the Archbifliop of York,, to fliew by what warrant he 

 claimeth to have all capitiilas of the crown delivered to his bailiff, to be pleaded by his 

 juftices whom he will aflign for that purpofc, concerning -all thtbgs emerging in his manour 

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