ANTIQUITIES Of NORTHUMBERLAND. 405 



and the greatcft part of the coaft between them. A {lately tower, 

 \vhofe bafe is Doric, as before mentioned, is the only monument, 

 now left to fpeak its antient grandeur. It was lately repaired by 

 by the truftees of Bifliop Crew. 



Below the caftle, is the villa of 



Bambrough, which was a royal borough. To the 2$d parliament 

 of K. Ed-ward l^ it fent two members, John.le Greyftang and William 

 le Coroner, In the expedition of 'K.. Edward Ifl. againfl Calais, it 

 fent him one fhip. It is now an obfcure place. It gives its name 

 to a large tracl: of country, called Bambrough/hire^ extending 

 fouthwards to Warkworib- bridge. 



In the reign of K. Henry I, a monaflery of regular canons of 

 the order of St. Auflin was founded here, fubordinate to the prior 

 of Nqftilli in York/hire (n). Its revenues were valued at, 26 K. Hen- 

 ry VIII, at n67. 1 2s. %d. Dugd. I24/. 15^. 7 d. Speed. It was, 

 granted the year following to Sir John Forjlcr (o). 



Here was alfo an hofpital, founded in honour of St. Mary 

 Magdalen (p). 



K. Henry III, in the latter part of his reign, . founded a religi- 

 ous houfe near the villa for the Fratres Prcedicatorcs^ or Friers 



(n) A. D. 1137, ' n ^ e MS. annals in the library of the church of Weftminjler, are rrmny 

 things relating to this houfe. Vid. Cart. 17 "Joan. n. n. et 36.. 



Bp. Tanner's Notit. Monaft. fol. p. 392. 



fo) Ibid. 



(p) Pa,t. 7 Ed. II. p. i. m. i. 



Pat. 22 Ed. III. p. i. m. 4. Pat. 37 Ed. III. p. i. *n. 4,1. Pat, 50 Ed. IH. p. i. 

 . 28. Efcaet. Northumbr. 50 Ed. 1IL n. 56. 

 "Bp. Tanner's Notit. Monaft. fol, p. 397. 



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