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Part of the priory was repaired by Sir Reginald Carnaby, whofe 

 coat armorial is over the coach-houfe, built by him. It was lately 

 repaired by the prefent lord of the manour, Sir Walter Cafoerley 

 Rlacket, Bart, who made a handfome gravel-walk round a large 

 Held, on the weft fide, watered by HcxtohPs little ftream, and on. 

 the higher part of it planted fmall clumps of foreft-trees, at 

 agreeable ditlanccs. 



On the cad fide of the MirL'S-plncc, is an aritient ftone-building, 

 with a clock in it, which was the town-hall, or town-court be- 

 longing to the bifliops and priors of Hexham. It is ftill put to the 

 fame ufe. The lord of the manour holds his court in it. It is 

 alfo the fe (lions -ha 11. 



Some have imagined, that it was the palace of the Bifliops of 

 Hexham, which is a miftake. The Biihops lived in the monaftery, 

 over which they prclided. 



At a fmall diftance from it is an old tower. It was antiently the 

 town-jail. It is ftill ufcd for the fame purpofe. 



A little farther caftward is a grammar-fchool, founded by 

 Elizabeth ; her letters patent dated 25111 June, in the 4ift year of 

 her reign, 1598 (g). The mafter's falary is 20 /. and the uflier's 

 4/. per annum. The fchool, and a convenient dwelling for the 

 mafter, were built at the expence of the town and neighbour- 

 hood, 1684. They coft 1507. They ftand upon the brink of an 

 eminence, which forms a fine natural terrace, commanding a moft 

 agreeable profpect of the river Tyne, and the neighbouring feats 

 and villas upon its banks. 



[g) Ritfcbell's Account of the Charities in Tyntdak, 



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