A-NTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 2^ 



North Shields (h), fo called from its northern fituation by the 

 river Tyne, and being a Shield or flicker for the fhipping, ' In the 

 days of K. Edward I, it was fo fmall, that it confiftedonly of fix 

 cottages, inhabited by fimermen. It is now fo populous, that 

 it re fe rubles Wapping by the river Thames. 



A little below it is a garrifon, called, 



Clifford's Fort, which was taken by the Scots, 20 K. CLarks I, 

 1644, and in it five pieces of ordnance, arms, powder, and fome 

 prifoners, nine Scotchmen killed on that occafion. It is a flrong 

 and handfome (lone-building, well mounted with cannon ; from 

 which we afcend a hill by a large fquarc building, of a late 

 erection, called, 



The Barracks, furnifhed with foldicrs, and with artillery next 

 the harbour ; and come to the pleafant, marine villa of 



Tynemouth (I), famous for its monaftery founded by Ofwald, King 

 of Northumberland, and dedicated to the BlefTed Virgin (k). It 

 was plundered by the Danijh rovers in three fevcral defcents or 

 expeditions ; firft towards the end of the eighth century flj, and 

 next under Hinguar and Hubba in the reign of K. Ethelrcd, and 

 laftly in the reign of K. Athelftan. What made them the more 

 intent upon ravaging the monaftcries. was, the moil valuable ef- 



(b) Sheles. dutigrap];ls perantiquis. 



(!) Tynemouih. Lei. Lin. vol. vii. p. 59. 



Dunemuth. Colled. Vol. ii. 174. 297, 



(1) -: Vol. Hi. p. 43. 



(I) , Vol. ii. 297. 3.88* 



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