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'of the peace within their jurifdicbion ; that it mould have the 

 royalties of the river Tyne, from Sparrow- Hawk to Hedivin-jlr earns ; 

 with a prohibition for any fhip to load or unload any fort of 

 goods in any part of the river within thofe limits, except at New- 



caftlc (d). 



K. Edward VI, on the difTolution of the bifhoprick of Durham ' 

 by aft of parliament, 20 March, 1552, granted to this corpora- 

 tion the town and liberties of Gates-head (e). He alfo defigned 

 to have creeled a bifhoprick at Newcaftle, and another at Durham, 

 out of its revenues. The preamble to the a<5t fets forth, 



That this bifhoprick being then void of a prelate, the gift 

 thereof was in the king's pleafure, and the compafs of it being 

 fo large as to extend itfelf into feveral fhires far diftanr, it could 

 not be fufficiently ferved by one bifhop ; and fmce the king by 

 his godly difpofition,' was deilrous to have God's Holy Word 

 preached in thofe parts, which were wild and barbarous for lack 

 of good preaching, and good fearching; therefore he intendeth 

 to have two bifhopricks for that diocefc ; the one at Durham^ which 

 fhould have 2000 marks yearly revenue, and another at Newcajlle 

 with 1000 ; and alfo found a cathedral church at the latter place, , 

 with a deanery and chapter, out of the revenues of the faid bi- 

 fhoprick. Therefore the bifhoprick of Durham is utterly extin-' 

 guifhed and diilolved ; and authority given for letters patents to ' 

 eredl the two new bifhopricks, together with a deanery and chap-- 

 ter at Newcafik ; with a provifo, that the rights of the deanery, , 



(d) Novi caftri fuper Tynam burg, quod fit comitatus per fe, et alias habeat libertates; 

 Cart. I Hen. IV. p. i. n. 8. Tom. 4. Rot. Turn Londinens. Northumbr. 



(t) Sut. 7 Ed. VI. B.ume, vol. ii. p. 172. 



chapter, 



