440 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



They have two weekly markets, on Wednefday and Saturday ; 

 alfo an annual fair ; with a court of Pyepowder, Tolls, Tallages^ 

 Picage, Fines, Amcrciments, and all other cuftoms, liberties, profits, 

 and emoluments whatfoever belonging to fuch markets, fairs, 

 and courts of pycpowder. The mayor is clerk of the market. 



They have a Court Lect and view of Frank Pledge of all the bur- 

 gcflcs, inhabitants, and refidents, within their jurifdiction. 



The mayor has the cuftody of the gates, pofterns, and wickets, 

 and the cullody of the keys of the gates. 



The mayor, recorder, bailiffs, and burgeffes, or any three or 

 more of them, the mayor and recorder always to be two, may 

 do judgment of Infangthiefe, and Ouffontbiefe. They have the 

 power of aflize over the prifoncrs $ authority to enquire, hear, 

 and determine all Felonies, Murders, Homicides, Robberies, ^{faults, 

 Riots, Routs, Forces, Outcryes, into lands or tenements, trcfpalles 

 againft the crown, unlawful Conventicles, Ambidexters, CoitJ)>iracies> 

 Contempts, Concealments, and alfo of all other Mifprifiotts, Offences, 

 Mifdeeds, Defaults, Negligences, Caufes, and Articles, within the li- 

 berties of the corporation. 



The coroner makes return from time to time of all juries, in- 

 quifitions, pannels, attachments, and indentures, taken before 

 the mayor, recorder, &c. He attends them in all gaol-deliveries, 

 and does the office of amerifT. All fines, ranfoms, iflues, amer- 

 cimcnts, forfeitures, profits and pcrquifites of the mayor's courts 

 arc levied and raifed under his authority, and go into the town- 

 chamber ; alfo all goods and chattels whatfoever waved, Deodands, 

 Chattels of Felons, Fugitives, and Outlaws, convicted and attainted. 



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