ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 149 



"To the barony ot-Bywell belonged! the fiming of Salmon o 

 " the water of Tyne, in length three miles, which is a great 

 " commodity, and great plenty of falmon taken, and a dam or 

 *' bay over the river, made very flrong of late years for the pre- 

 " fervation of the faid llihing. 



" Alfo in Byivell town, on the north fide of the river of Tj/r, 

 " the anceftors of the Earl of Weflmorland buildcd a fair tower or 

 " gate-houfe, all of ftonc, and covered with lead, meaning to 

 " have proceeded farther, as the foundations declare, being the 

 ** height of a man above the ground, which were never finilhcd, 

 " and the faid tower is a good defence for the town, and will 

 " foon decay, if it be not maintained. 



" The barony of Byivell extendeth into the towns and hamlets 

 " of Byivell St. Peter, Bywell St. Andreiv, Aconib, Nuton, Qvington, 

 " Mickky'i Bromley, Neivlands, Ridley nova, Styford, Shyryden, and Evf- 

 "fmghope ; and the barony of Bolbeck extendeth into the towns 

 *' and hamlets of Brome~haugh t Ryding, Helcy, Shot/ey, Slaky, Myn- 

 " Jlreacers ; all which towns and hamlets arc inhabited with men 

 " of good fervice, and have very good farms, and able to keep 

 '* much cattle, and get plenty of corn and hay, were it not for the 

 " continual robberies and incurfions of the thieves of Tynedale, 

 " which fo continually aiFault them in the night, as they can 

 " keep no more cattle than they are able to lodge either in houfe 

 " or like fafety in the night ; and all the tenants hold their lands 

 " by indenture for term of years, which are very fineable when 

 their leafes are expired. 



" The lord of the faid baronies hath the leet within all the 

 " limits of the fame, and all waifes, eflrays, felons goods, and 



" amer- 



