22 OF THE WATERS. 



Wall-Town, near the Roman ftation of Caervorran, where Pauti- 

 nus is laid to have baptized King Egbert, and fome thoufands of 

 his fubjects. It has been walled round with freeftone ; fome of 

 the flones, neatly hewn, flill lying by it. There is another at 



Halyjione, a place of early note on the firft introduction of chri- 

 ftianity amongft us ; Paulinus being faid to have baptized 3000 

 fouls at it. This well is a beautiful bafon of water, rifmg at the 

 eaft end in bubbles perpendicular to the horizon, with fine green 

 fand. The bottom is variegated with it and white fand. It is 

 walled round with freeftone, hewn-work, two or three courfes 

 ftill ftanding, fliaded with trees and fhrubs. It belonged to a 

 priory of Nuns. 



In a hanging wood, on the fouth fide of the brook at Simonburn, 

 is a well dedicated to 



St. Mungo, or St. Kentigern, Bifhop of Glafcdiv, Whofe life was 

 written by Jofel'me^ a monk of Fournefs, in Lancajhire, which is in 

 the Britifh Mufeum among the Books of Sir 'John Cotton. 



Among the fea-rocks, on the north fide of the church at 

 blggen, is a facred frefh-water fpring, called, St. Marfs well, over 

 which the tide flows, 



The fprings dedicated to the honour of St. Mary, are nume- 

 rous. There is one at _//tf/-abbcy, near Alnivick^ and another at 

 Tillmouth. 



The practice of confecrating fprings is very antient. Some- 

 times they were confecrated for a living memorial of extraordi- 

 nary mercies received from heaven, in the patriarchal ages ; 

 fometimes for a teitimony of important Fxdera, compacts or co- 

 venants, entered into among men ; and fometimes for their heal- 



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