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The number of boroughs and villas in each- "ward, arid in the 

 liberties of the dutchy of Lancajler, Reeds-dale, Hexham, and Tyne- 

 mouth-Jhire, and their ant lent ftate, will be beft underftood by a 

 curious record in the Appendix, No. i. which exhibits a view of 

 their contributive mares towards the expences of the two county- 

 members, Adomar de Valence, Earl of Pembroke, and Sir Ralph de 

 Eure, of Kirkley> for their attendance in parliament, 5- K. Rich- 

 ard II.. 



The high meriff levied by writ the wages of parliament-men. 

 The firft writs extant bear date, 28, 29, 32, of K. Ed-ward I ; and 

 the firftflatute, 12 K. Richard II. At the fame time that knights 

 of the mire were allowed four millings a day, burgefTes were 

 allowed two fhillings, at leaft, alfo their travelling-charges to and 

 from parliament, in the reign of K. Edward IV. By a flatute, 

 6 K. Henry VIII, they loft their wages if they returned home 

 without leave from the houfe (g). 



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The high fheriffof Northumberland, for the defence of the bor- - 

 ders, was entrufted with great power, and extraordinary privi- 

 leges. He received the ifllies and profits of his meriffrick to his 

 own ufe, with all other debts, fines, and amerciaments, within ' 

 the county, and all emoluments accruing from alienations, in- 

 trufions, wards, marriages, reliefs, &c. In 1549, 3 T^-EdwardVl. 

 it was enacted, that he fhould be accountable for his office, as 

 others in the exchequer. . 



In the parliament fummoned to meet, i November, 7 K. Ri- 

 chardll, 1383, an application was made by the nobility and gentry 

 for a part of the public levies to be affigned them for guarding , 



(g) Sututes at Large, An. 6 Hen. VIII. 



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