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ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



St. Thomas's was founded in the reign of King Edward II, by 

 Adam de Durham, a burgefs of this town ; the foundation-charter 

 fealed with his feal, and figned by Richard de Emddon, mayor ; 

 Thomas de Frifmarifco, Richard de Aclon, William de Burneton, Gilbert 

 de Hankyn, Sir Nicholas Scot, Knt. Nicholas de Carlwl, Peter Grapcr, 

 &c. bailiffs ; the annual value 4 /. 3 s. arifmg from fome tene- 

 ments in the Sand-hill, and in Wcftgate (s), 



St. Mar/s was founded in the reign of K. Edward III, by Ed- 

 ward Scot ; the annual value 4/. 4^. 4^. 



The Holy Trinity was founded by John Dal ton, William AkinJJjawe, 

 and Andrew Acliffe, clerks ; the annual value 5 /. 13 j-. 



The minifter of this church receives annually from the vicar, 

 3 /, from the crown, 5 /. and, from the corporation, for being 



(s) Sciant prefentes, &c. Quod ego Adam de Dunelm. Burgenfis villa Novi Caftri fuper 

 Tynam, &c. pro falute animse meas, et pro animabus Rogeri patris mei, &c. hac prefenti 

 carta mea confirmavi Domino Rogero de Burneto, capellano, fingulis diebus ad altare bcati 

 Thames, martyris, in ecclefia parochiali Sandti Johannis de Novo Caftro divina celebraturo 

 totum illud mcfTuagium, &c. Et volo quod poft deceflum meum, major et ballivi prasdi&as 

 villz Novi Caftri, quicunque pro tempore fuo fuerint, habeant jus patronatus di&se cantarlas, 

 et quod ipfi una cum quatuor de probioribus et difcretioribus hominibus parochiae prasdi&se 

 ad hoc eledis poflint ad didtam cantariam, quotiefcunque ipfam vacatam contingat, virum 

 capellanum honeftum &difcretum eligere Si inftituere. . Vid. Pat. fubfcript. 



De cantaria in ecclefia fan<5li Jobannis Bapti/ia, Pat. 12. R. Ed. II. p. i. m. 16. 



De cantaria in eadem ecclefia SanH Jobannis, et de I merT. cum pertinen. 2 toft. I acr. 

 terrae, et 10 s. redd, in eadem villa, Pat. 15. R. Ric. II. p. 2. m. 6. 



Et pro cantaria fac. in ecclefia Sanfti Johannis in Pfovo Caflro fuper Tynam, et pro 3 mefT. 

 et I toft, ibidem, Pat. 16. R. Ric. II. p. i. m. 12. 



Et de cantaria facienda in ecclefia SandH Jobannis in Novo Caftro fuper Tynam, et tenem. 

 in eadem villa, Pat. 51. R. Ed. III. p. i. m. 34. et anno 4. R. Hin. IV. p. i. m. 22; 



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