ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 311 



They had alfo the impropriation and advowfon of Kirk-Wkel- 

 pington (I). 



Roger de Thornton gave them as much lead as covered the nave 

 of the abbey-church. 



The third Ralph Lord Greyjlock gave them 20 /. to adorn it. 



His fon, John Lord Greyjlock, gave them, 60 /. for the fame pur- 

 pofe. 



Sir Ralph Nevill, at different times, gave them 100 marks. 



They had forne tenements in Thornton, Morpcth, and New- 

 cqflle (m). 



The abbot was fummoned to the parliament held at Carlljl^ 

 2iil Jan. 35 K. Edward I, 1307 fn). 



Their revenues at the dhTolution were valued at ioo/. i s. i d. 

 Dugd. i^o/. ioj. 4</. Speed. There were then about fifteen reli- 

 gious in the abbey. A comlderable part of the lands belonging to 

 it were in the crown, 10 O^ Elizabeth (o). The fite of it was 



granted, 



(I) Pat. 8 Ed. III. p. 2. m. 18. pro ecclef. 



(m) Pat. 38 K. Ed. III. p. 2. m. 21. pro tcnem. in Thornton, Morpeth, Stannington. 



Pat. 1 6 Ric. II. p. i. m. i. pro tenem. in Nov. Caflra. 



Bourne's Hift. of Newcaftle^ p. 142. 

 (n) Parliam. Hift. of Engl. vol. i. p. 135. 



(o) Dom. Regina Elizabetba fuit feifita de et in manerio de New Mlnfler, nuper monaft. 

 Whitehoufe, Eaft Ritton, Colepark, Highbyrkhead, Cote- yard, Nunneykirk, demedietat. 

 de Heley et Greenlighton, de manerio de Felton-more, Carricotes, Toan, Kelley-quarter, 



Highley, 



