ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 3.6$ 



brought him in an income of about 80 /. per annum. His funeral- 

 monument is in the priory-church-yard, with the following in- 

 fcription. 



Hie fitx funt mortales Reliquise 

 Henrici Villiers, Armigeri, 

 Stirpe antiqua prognati. 



Unici 

 Monoratiffimi Comitis de Jerfey 



Fratris. 



Nee non hujus prefidii 

 Circiter viginti Annos, 



x 



Fidelis et perquam dileftus 



Prafectus. 



Vixit Annos 49. obiit 1 8 Aug. 

 AnnoDom. MDCCVII. 



Malcolm, King of Scots, and his fon, Prince Edward, ilain on St. 

 Price's day, 7 K. William II, 1094, at Almvick-ca&le, were buried at 

 this church (u). 



After the victory obtained over the Scots by K. Ed-war dl, 1298, 

 his majefty vifited the flirine of St Mary and St. Ofivin, at Tyne- 

 tnoutb, and ftaid fome time ; as did his queen whilft he was in 

 Scotland^ 1303 fv}. 



John Wethamjlede, abbot of St. Allans, a learned hiftorian, was a 

 canon of this priory, and after his high promotion prefcnted it 

 with a gold chalice of great weight (wj. 



(u) Hoi. Chron. vol. ii. p. 20, 21. 



(v) . p. 308 ; and p. 312. 



(w) Joan Wetbamftcde de Rebus Anglicls, edit, per Tbo. Hearne. Stev. Monaft. 



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