ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 279 



When the lands belonging to the See of Durham were put up 

 to fale by the parliament, this manour, and Chaffing ton farm, 

 were purchafed, 21 January, 1649, for 12967. oj. 5*7.4., by Ro- 

 bert Fen-wick, Efq; a representative in parliament for Northumber- 

 land^ 1654, 1656 ft). 



It was affirmed in a fmall tract, publifhed'i66o (d), that at the 

 reftoration the purchafers of church-lands offered the king the 

 round fum of five hundred thoufand pounds to confirm their 

 right for ninety-nine years, on the payment of the old rents to 

 the bifhops and clergy, which offer his majefty was fo far from 



Cbavyntsn, Thsmas et "Johannes de Slykburne, jflanus, ddam et Walterus Caritas de Cambhufc t 

 Edrnundus filius Roger!, et Laurentius filius Odanli, st Adam Serviens, et Ranulpbus filius Petri, 

 Robertas filius Henrici, et Robertas Palmere de parva Slykburne, falutem in domino. Cum 

 antiqua confticutione venerabilium patrum, et dominorum noftrorum Dunelm. Epifcoporum 

 conftitueretur, ut de fingulis carucis omnium dominiorum eorum daretur una trava bladi hof- 

 pitali S. Egidii extra Dunelm. caritatis intuitu ad fuftentationem pauperum et perigrinorum 

 ibidem undecunque confluentium : Nos eorum conftitutionem approbantes et devote accep- 

 tantes, dedimus et conceflimus, &c. pro falute animarum noftrarum patrum et matrum et 

 omnium parentum noftrorum, deo et dilo hofpitali St. Egidii extra Dunelm. fpontanea vo- 

 luntate noftra in puram et perpetuam elemofinam novem folidos pro travis carucarum no- 

 ftrarum de Bedelynton-Jhire ; ita quod tam nos quam hasredes noftri ad hanc elemofinam prse- 

 ftandam in perpetuum teneamur ad feftum S. Mkhaelis folvendam ; ita quod nifi infra xv 

 dies proxime poft feftum S. Mlchadis folventur, nos et haeredes noftri elapfis illis xv diebus 

 pro novem folidis nomine pens folvemus decem folidos. Et ut haec noftra donatio rata & in- 

 cufla futuris temporibus pcrmaneat, prxfens fcriptum Sigillorum noftrorum appofitione robo- 

 ravimus, &c. 



Pat. 4 Rlc. II. p. 3. m. 20. per infpex. 

 Mon. Angl. Vol. iii. p. 0,4.. 



(c) See Whitlocke's Memorials, p. 291. 

 See Brinkburn-?f\ory. 



(el) Printed at Land, in three fheets, by the Author of a Book, intitled, The Pillar of 

 Gratitude. 



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