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lately pulled down, and part of the key railed with iron-rails, 

 which gives a fine view of the river. 



BRIDGE-GATE has its name from its fituation at the north end 

 of a ftately bridge over the Tyne. 



Between moft of the towers on the wall were two quadrangu-* 

 lar, {"peculating turrets, with ftone effigies, at the angles, of the 

 fpeciilatores or watchmen ; with fquare vacant fpaces to annoy the 

 x enemy (g). 



The north part of the wall is thought, from the ftile of the 

 mafonry being different from the reft, to have been firft built, 

 and to be as ancient as the time of K. John (hj. That part of it 

 which extends from Sand-gate to the gate of Pampeden, and from 

 thence to the AuJlin-Friers, is faid to have been built in the reign 

 of K. Edward I, by one of the burghers of fpirit and fortune, whom 

 the Scots had furprized in one of their predatory expeditions, and 

 extorted a large fum from him for his liberty (i). K. Edward 

 III. granted the corporation the duties and cuftoms of the town 

 for the term of feven years to compleat the whole, which being 

 neglected, he feized their franchifes, and would not reftore them 

 till they agreed to do it at their own charge (k) t It was fo much 



the 



(g) MS. of Mr. John Mtlbank, cited by Bourne, p. 17. 



(h) Greys Chorograph. inter Mifcell. Oxfordiana, vol. iii. 4^0. (/') Camden. 



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(k ) De confuetudinibus, de rebus venialibus ibidem capiendis pro termino j annorum in 

 auxilium villae Novi cajln claudendae, &c. Pat. I R. Ed. III. p. I. m. 3 ; 7. 



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