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Ueber-To'wer, next neighbour to Durham-tower, is the hall of 

 armourers, curriers, and felt-makers, who were incorporated, or 

 made one fellowfhip, 36 K. Henry VIII. 



The Black-Frier-gate was built by the Fratres Predicatores, or 

 Black Friers, for a paflage from their monaftery to their gardcn> 

 by licence from K. Edward I (d). 



Morden-tfoiver is the hall of the phimbers, glaziers, Sec. who 

 had a grant of it in 1619, and repaired it in 1700. They were 

 made one fellowship in 1536. 



Enre-Tower was built by the antient family of Eure, Lords of 

 Kirkley, by the river Blyth, and barons of Wit ton, in the bifhop- 

 rick of Durham. It is now the hall of the colliers, waggoners, 

 and pavers, 



j4ndre-w-to\ver owes it name to its lituation, by St. Andrew's 

 church. 



NEW-GATE is fituated at the north end of a broad, well-inha- 

 bited ftreet of the fame name. It exceeds all the other gates for 



(d) Evardus Dei gratia rex Anglta^ dominus Hi&eratee, dux Aquitanlee, omnibus ad cuos 

 prefentes liters pervenerint, falutem. Sciatis quod de noftia gratia fpeciali conceffimus 

 dileftibus noftris fratribus prasdicatoribus ce Novo Caftro fuper Tynim^ quod per medium no- 

 vum murum circumagentem villam praedichim, quem per medium gaidini prrEdiiSlorum fra- 

 trum fieri oportebit, ut diti facere poffint quandam ftrib.m portam ad ingreffum in gardi- 

 num fuum, habend. portam fuft. fibi et fuccefloribus fuis tcnere in ptrpetuum. DIIITI tamcn 

 porta ilia ad voluntatem noftram, vice-comitis Nortbumbria ad conftabuli noftri ibid, qui pro 

 tempore fuerit, obftruatur. In cujus rei teftimonium has literas noflras fieri fatentcs ; tcfle 

 meipfo apud Dumlm. decimo-olavo dei Stptembris, anno regni noftri oilavo. 



ftrength, 



