4 88 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND, 



chimney-piece wherein a live Toad was difcovered in fawing the 

 block in two ; the Nidus of the toad vifible, till plaiftered over by 

 the order of the late Lord Tankerville. In the fame room is a paint- 

 ing of it, from which the late Mr. Warburton took a drawing, and 

 prefixed to it the following verfes. 



Heus Stagyrita ! 

 Tuo fi velis quid mirabilius Eurico, 



Hue venito. 

 Fluant, refluantque Maria, et fit Lunaticus 



Qui fuo triniam fpoliat honorc. 

 En tibi novi quid, quod non portat Africa, 



Ncc fabulofis Nilus arcnis, 

 Ignem, flammamque puram, 



Aura tamen vital! cafam ! 



Ctpco e recefsu fcifli, qund vides, faxi, 



Qbftetrici lucern Litho.tomi dedere manus 



Vivo Bufoni. 



The church is on the north fide of the caftle, dedicated to St. 

 Peter. At the north-eaft end of the chinccl, behind the Earl of 

 Tanker-vitHs feat, is a beautiful railed tomb of ab.Uafler over one 

 of the knightly family of the Greys ano his lady, with their effi- 

 gies, recu.uib.ent, and in a praying pofture ; cunoufly ornamentedi 

 with fculptur^s of the holy family, in niches. Above it, on 

 blue marble, is his coat armorial, with the following motto, in 



De bon vauloir, ferver le roy. 



On a rocky eminence, at the head of Chillingham-pa.rk, is a 

 circular double intrenchnaent, called, Ros-C<$fe. 



At 



