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" prive, and eject them, or any of them, out of the faid impro- 

 " priations, or any of them, and elect and place another, or 

 " others, in his or their room, according to their good difcre- 

 " tion. And I heartily intreat the faid wardens and commonalty, 

 " for God's fake, that they will be very careful from time to time 

 " to make choice of fuch as be" well known to be honeft, difcreet, 

 " learned men, fearing God, and painful in their miniftry, that 

 ' by their life and doctrine they may win many fouls to Chrift 

 " Jcfus." 



Iii 1628, the mercers company purchafed of Sir "John Fentv ick, 

 Bart, a mefTuage and an orchard in Hexham, all the great tithes 

 arifing in the town, parifh, or fields of Little Sivinburn, in Kepwick* 

 Erring ton, BingfclJ, and Colivell. In 1631, they purchafed the great 

 tithes of Chollerton and Bar-wesford. They alfo purchafed a moiety, 

 of the great tithes of Woodhorn, Widdrington, two Steeds, North Sea-* 

 ton, Crejpwell, Horton, Horton-Demefnes, Hirjl, Hutton, Ellington, Lyn-> 

 tw, and Lynmoutby all in this county. 



They lately took off from the lectureship of Hexham 50 /. pen 

 annum, and applied it to the fupport of an alternate lecturefhip 

 in the parilh-church of Chollerton, and the chapels of St. Ofwald 

 and Bin* field, belonging to the church of St. John-lee. 



In 1759, Sir Walter Calverky Blacket, Bart, gave 380 /. towards 

 the augmentation of the living of Hexham, which generous do- 

 nation was attended by another of i oo /. for the fame end, from 

 Sir Ed'ward Blacket, Bart. 



Mable Ont, a widow-gentlewoman, gave, 1634, a double gilt 

 chalice and pat in, weighing 32 ounces, to this church ; alfo the 

 altar-table cloath, and a cloath or pall for funerals. She alfo gave 



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