ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



being lecturer, ioo/. The facrament is adminillered every 

 fourth Sunday in the month ; prayers twice a week, on Wed- 

 nefday and Friday, in the morning. The corporation formerly 

 gave i o gallons of wine to this church at the feftival of EafteF. 



St. Johns church is in the pleafant ftreet of Weflgate, by the vi- 

 carage-houfe. Some of its chief ornaments are derived from 

 the liberal fpirit of a pious tradefman, one of its parifhioners, 

 Mr. Robert Per civ al. He beautified the altar, 1710. He built, at 

 the fame time, the north gallery for thirty-three perfons. On 

 the taking down the three old bells, 1707, and procuring fix 

 new ones by fubfcription, he gave 3 /. This was his liberality 

 in his life-time. At his death, Feb. 8, 1729, he clofed it with 

 the donation of a houfe, in the wool-market, to his beloved 

 parifli, let at 20 /. per annum. He was only a pin-maker by pro- 

 feffion, but thefe benefactions reflcft a luftre upon his memory, 

 and Ihew, that he had an elevated foul, though he was of an 

 inferior figure in the world. 



The communion-plate was the gift of another of its pious 

 friends, Mr. Robert Rymer. He gave a large flaggon, a chalice, 

 and a falver, valued at 60 /. 1722. 



At the weft end of the church is another gallery. It had an 

 organ in 1570, which being a long time perifhed, a new one was 

 lately erected at the expence of the inhabitants. 



Three chanteries were founded in this church, in honour of 



St. Thomas the Martyr ; 



St. Mtrft the .KkfleA Virgil* , 



The H#Jy TJijpiQr, 



St. 



