3 88 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



vowfons and appropriations of St. Dunjlan's in Fket-Jlreet, in Lon- 

 don (tv), and of Leckenfeld, in Yorkjlnre (x). 



They had twenty-four acres of turbary or earth for fuel, and 

 liberty of pafturage on Ed I ing bam- common (y). They had lands 

 at Chatton, and at Fallodon (z). They had four tenements and a 

 garden in Neivcaftle upon Tyne (a). 



The abbot was fummoned to parliament, 23, 24, 28, 32, and 

 34 K. Ed-ward I ; alfo to the parliament at CarliJIe, 35th of the fame 

 reign, 1307 ; and to the parliament, 19 K. Ed-ward II. 



Thefc are the chief . antient privileges and pofleffions of Aln- 

 iwV/fc-abbey. Its annual revenues at the diflblution, 26 K. Henry 

 VIII, were valued at 1897. 1 5 s. Dugd. 1947. js. Speed. It had 

 then thirteen canons. The fite of it was granted, 4 K. EdwardVI, 

 to Ralph Sadler and Laur. Wilmington. It was afterwards fold, with 

 the demefnes about it, to Sir Francis Brandling, Knt. of whofe fa- 

 mily it was purchafed with the fame lands by Mr. Doubleday* 

 father of Thomas Doubleday, Efq; the prefent pofTeflbr, whofe feat 

 is built out of the ruins of it, which flood in his orchard, fouth 

 of his pleafure-garden. The only remains of this religious pile, 

 is the court-wall to the eaft, through which is the entrance, of 

 very curious architecture, with a modern-built turret at the 



(w ) Pat. 9 Ric. II. p. I . m. 14. pro eccles. S. Dunjlanl in Fleetjlreet, Londini, approprianda. 

 (x) Pat. 37 Hen. VI. p. i. m. 4. precede?.. de Lakcnfield approprianda. 



(y) Cart. 2 yob. m. 12. pro turbaria. 



Cart. 35 Ed. I. n. 25. recit. et confirm, donationes.. 



(z) Pat. 16 Ed. II. p. 2. m. i. de terris in Ckattin & Fahndan. 

 {a} Bcurnis Hift. of Newcajllt, p. 142. 



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