5i6 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



and is now in the pofleflion of his G/ace the Duke of Nortbum-, 

 farland. It is in a low, but romantic fituation ; the Coquet. pitting 

 by it on the fouth fide, crofTed by a neat flone-bridge of three 

 arches ; a beautiful vale opening gradually to view to the weft, 

 enclofed almoft with hill's and ridges of broken rocks. It con- 

 fids of three irregular ftreets, viz., 







Rattvn-row, 

 Market-Rrceti 

 Church-gate. . 



The Miwkct-crofs is nearly in the center. It hath three annual 

 fairs ; on Whitfon-Monday, 21 September, and on Thurfday 

 before All-Hallows day. The church is in the form of a crofs, 

 dedicated to All Saints ; a large clock and two bells in the tower; 

 the floor within the communion-rails of chequer-work, of white 

 freeftone, and blue marble ; the altar venerable. Againft a pil" 

 lar by the fouth door is the effigies of a man in armour cut .in 

 ftone, {landing, and in relief, with a piflol in his right hand, 

 and a powder-bag at his belt ; his head broken off. Near it is a 

 funeral monument to the memory of George F/etchet; Efq; high 

 fherifF of Northumberland, 1710, who died within the year, 2jth 

 January. He left to the parifh of Rotbbury 6L per annum, for ever, 

 out of his lands at Spital, for maintaining a fchool at Rothbury. 

 On the north fide of the chancel is a mural monument of blue 

 marble with the following infcription. 



Near this monument lyeth the body of the truly virtuous 

 Matron, Muiy, wife of John Thomlinfon, reclor of Rothbury \ 

 who departed this life, O<5L soth, 1710. Aged 70 years. 



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