The P R E F A G ff. xi 



own diocefe, being only a compendious ecclefiaftical view of it, 

 .in a parochial method; which I looked over by the favour of 



the prefent worthy Librarian, Mr. Wilfin, a Prebendary in 

 .that church *. 



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All the records taken out of Religious houfes on the north 

 fide of Trent) at their diflblution, were lodged in St. Mary's 

 Tower at York, Tranfcripts from them were made by Mr. 

 Dodfworthy which were prefented by Thomas Lord Fairfax to 

 the Bodleian library. They are the fubftance of what the 

 learned tranfcriber calls his Monafticon-Boreale in the manuf- 

 cripts. In 1644, that repofltory was blown up by the be- 

 fiegers of the city. A worthy perfori, Mr. T1wmpfon t had the 

 courage and refolution, at the peril of his life, to fearch the 

 rubbifh for the records, and was fo happy as to retrieve as 

 many, as Mr. Drake calls, A noble magazine of antiquity. 

 Mr. Torr took the pains 'to put the fair ones into order, mark- 

 ing the places they belonged to alphabetically in a regifter. 

 They are now in the minfter-library at Tork> but there are no 

 muniments among them relating to the Northumberland-mo- 

 nafteries (g). 



A learned prelate and antiquary acquaints us, that fome ma- 

 terials were collected by one of the family of the Coverings of 



* Since made DEAN. 



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(gj As I am aflured by Mr. Drake. 

 See his Antiquities of York. 



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