ANTIQUITIES OT? NORTHUMBERLAND. 



French, their confederates, under Baliol, whom he met at St. John's 

 To-wu, or Perth ; firft ifluing out a writ, dated at this town, June 

 - 1336, for the Archbifhop of Canterbury, high chancellor of 

 England, the Bifliop of Lincoln, treafurer, the Earl of Cornwall, 

 his hrother, to hold the parliament at Northampton in his flead (k). 



The conventions between the Engli/}} and Scotch commiffioners 

 for the liberty of David Bruce, King of Scotland, were dated at 

 Nrwcajlle, 13 July, 1354 (I). 



In the unhappy differences between K. Charles I. and his par- 

 liament, Neivcaftle was befieged by the Scots, under the command 

 of General Lejley, 1643 ; the Marquis of Neivcajlle then gover- 

 nor for the King. The Marquis burnt 100 houfes in the fub- 

 urbs. He made a fally, but was repulfed, and one of the out- 

 works was taken. It was hard prefled both on the north and 

 fouth fide at once, the Scots dividing their army, 1500 of them 

 crofling the Tyne. General Lejley retiring, it was befieged again 

 the next year by the Scots under the command of the Earls of Ca- 

 lender and Leven, who got pofleffion of the bridge, the inhabi- 

 tants retiring to the high town for flicker; 3000 countrymen 

 being fummoned by General Leven to affift him with fpades, 

 mattocks, 8cc. It was taken by florm. The mayor, Sir John 

 Merlay, retired to the caftle, with three Scotch Lords, Craivfor^ 

 Rea, and Max-well, 500 men, and many women and children. He 

 furrendered it on condition of faving their lives, Oct. 29. The 

 three Scotch Lords were fent into Scotland to take their trial. Moft 

 of the townfmen faved their effects by compofition. An order 

 came for the trial of the mayor by a council of war. Some of 



(k) Rymei's Foedera, vol. iv. p. 701. 



(1) Id. vol. v. p. 793, 8 1 2. Afla Regia, vol. i. SYO. y. 315. 



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