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Northumberland, 1726; alfo of Sir Robert Bewick, high {he riff of 

 Northumberland, 1760, who received the honour of knighthood on. 

 presenting the Northumberland-addrefa to his prefent Majefty ou 

 his acceffion to the throne. 



It flands on the fide of a ihady hill, having an antient chapel 

 at the eaft end, and a tower at the other. Before it is a (loping 

 lawn, and near it an iilet with two or three tall oaks upon it. The 

 river Tyne, the inclofures, the clumps of trees prettily difperfed, 

 the handfome feat of John Slmpfon, Efq; at Bradley, the villa and 

 church of Neivburn, arc all in fight ; hut the greateil beauty in 

 view, is a flexure in the river, above which the fpire of Ryton- 

 church appears like a (lately gothic column or ohcliik. 



Between the 5th and 4th milc-flone, a road branches off, on 

 the right hand, to 



Neivburn, an antient borough on the banks of the Tyne, the 

 rnanour of which, with all its regalities, was given by K. John 

 to Robert, fon of Roger, de Clavering, Baron of Warkivorth (q). 



(q] Robertus, filius Rogeri, tenet in capite de dom. rege mancrium de Newburn, cum per- 

 tinentibus, fervicioque Robtrtide Throckley, et haered. fu. per fervic. unius feodi milit, quam 

 dom. Rex Johannes ei dedit> et charta fua confirmavit. Et de tenemento illo nulla eft alie- 

 natio, &c. unde dom. rex minus habeat de fervicio fuo. Tefla de Nevill. 



Teftibus H. Sarum, et Phil. Dunelm, Epifc. Data per manum S. Cicejlrenfis elefti apud 

 Pone/ire, quinto Maii, anno regni noftri quinto. 



Cartae antiquse, litera z. n. 2. 



Dominus Johannes rex dedit Roberto, filio Rigeri, Ntwburn cum pertin. per fervicium unius 

 feodi milit. cumque fervicio et homagio ac confuetudine Roberti de Throctley de tenemento 

 ipfius Roberti de Throckley ; falvo tamen dom. regi reddit. xls. per annum. Atque ipfe Ro- 

 lertus tallietur cum dominicis dom. regis. 



Certificat. Hugcn, de BMccZ, vice-comit. Northumbr. 

 VOL. II. Z John, 



