ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



buted annually to poor widows and orphans of Hexham, on St. 

 Thomas's day. 



Robert Forfier, of the upper EJhells, in Hexhamfhire, by will, 

 dated 1 4th July, 1684, gave io/. to the poor of Hexhamjhire ; the 

 intereft to be diftributed annually at Eafter. 



Henry Simpfon, of the hole-houfe, in the low quarter of Hex- 

 hamjloire, by will, dated 1684, gave io/. to the poor of Hexham- 

 JJjire, and io /. to the poor of the parifh of Slealey^ but dying be- 

 fore it was executed, his fon-in-law, Thomas Wadefon, of Thimbley- 

 hill, in the Bifhoprick of .Durham, gave io/. to the free-fchool of 

 Hexham. 



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Thomas Gibfon, of Hexham^ cordwainer, by will, 1686, gave ao/, 

 to the poor, out of a certain clofe in Hex barn-fields. 



Madam Elizabeth Ratcliff widow of Sir Edward Rate/if, of Dilfton^ 

 Bart, by her laft will, dated i8th December, 1688, gave A I. per 

 annum to the poor Roman Catholics in Hexham, to be diftributed on 

 he. Luke's day, or thereabout. 



Anthony Farbridge, of Ncivcqftle upon Tyne, born at Hackforth, in 

 HexhamJIjire, by will, dated 3d November, 1690, gave 14 /. to the 

 poor of the high and middle quarters of JZexhamfhlre 5 the inte- 

 reft to be diftributed annually on Good Friday at 



John Coulfon, of Hexham, tanner, by will, dated 26th Septem* 

 ber, 1692, gave so/, to the free-fchool, and aoA to the poor of 

 the town of Hexham. 



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