ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 449 



It was feized by the Scots in the following reign, but was reco- 

 vered by the prowefs and policy of Mr. Frank/in, archdeacon of 

 Durham, for which he had a coat of arms given him, 22 K. Hen- 

 ,7 VIII, 1530 



It was repaired by bifliop Tunjlal in the reign of Q^ALuy. It is 

 now through age and neglect become a perfect ruin. Some of 

 the vaults and prifons remain, part of a fide-wall of the chapel, 

 and a large tower at the north-eaft of it ; under which a plcafant 

 fountain ifTues out of the rocks. 



The manours of Norham and Norhamjliire, with the fiiherics in 

 the river T-weed, and all their franchifes, were granted to Q^E/i- 

 zabeth by Richard Barnes, bifliop of Durham, who made no fcruple 

 to rob St. Cufbbert, to make round portions for his daughters (i). 

 Her majedy granted the caftlc, the tithes, and demcfns of Nor- 

 ham to Sir Robert Gary, Earl of Monmouth, for his own life, and 

 the lives of his two fons. His lordfhip fold them for 6coo I. and 

 the furniture of the caftle for 800 /. to George ffume, Earl of Dun- 

 bar ; a nobleman, fays Lord Orerry, of an excellent character (k). 



The manour of Norham is now in the pofTeffion of Sir Thomas 

 Haggerjlon, of Haggrjlon, Bart. The caftle, and its demefns, con- 

 fifting of 1030 acres, as furveyed about the year 1751, and ex- 

 tending eaflward on the banks of the T-weed near two miles, be- 



(b) Athen. Oxon. vol. i. p. 703. 

 Reg. Dunelm. 

 Vifitat. of Thomas Tonge, Norray, &c. 



(!) Broune Willis's Survey of the Cathedr. of Durl. 



(k) Monmwth's Memoirs, p. 114, and p. 128, and p. 197-8. 



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