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The chantery of St. Thomas was founded by John Thapecapc in. 

 the reign of K. Edward III ; the annual value 4 1. 12 s. 6d. 



The chantery of the Bleffed Virgin claims as high a foundation 

 as the reign of K. Edward I. at leaft, but how much earlier, and 

 by whom, is unknown, the deed of foundation being loft. It 

 Hood on the fouth fide of the church, being a large porch -, the 

 annual value, 5!. i6s. Nicholas de Carliol, capital bailiff of the 

 corporation, 1328, and Peter Graper, mayor of it, 1305, paid each 

 zs. per ami. to it (e). 



The chantery of St. Margaret was founded by Stephen Whitgray 

 and his wife, Mary, 17 K. Richard II, 1394. It flood on the fouth 

 fide of the church, near the porch-door, of a fquarc figure ; the 

 annual value 10 marks; the chaplain cholen by the vicar, the 

 mayor and bailiffs of the corporation, and four creditable pa- 

 rifliioners of St. Nicholas , after the death of the founders (f). 



The chantery of St. Cuthbert was founded by Thomas de Eirlngton 

 and William RedmarJJoal in the reign of K. Richard II ; the annual 

 value, 7!. 35. 2d. raifed out of fome houfes in the Side, the Sand- 

 hill, and the Clofe. Thomas de Errington was one of the witnefTes 

 to the foundation-deed of St. Margaret's chantery. 



The chantery of St. Lyra was founded by Robert Cajldl in the 

 reign of K. Edward III; the annual value 4!. los. which arofe 



(e) Lib. Cart. p. 48, &c. 



(f) Pro cantaria facienda ad altare Sanflas Margarita in parte auftrali in ecclefia SanU 

 Nicholai in Nova Caftro fuper Tynam, et pro x. Marc. Redd. 



Pat. 17. R. Ric. II. p. i. m. 36. et Pat. 3 R. Hc.i.lV. p. i. m. 12. 



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