172 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
SOME ANCIENT RECORDS RELATING TO THE WILD 
ANIMALS OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 
ComMMUNICATED By T. H. NEtson. 
Tue following extracts, for which I am indebted to Mr. Robert 
Forster, who is engaged upon a history of Corbridge-on-Tyne, 
are taken from the Churchwardens’ books of that parish, and 
relate to the heads of wild animals which two centuries ago were 
paid for out of the Churchwarden’s “cess.” These notes are 
interesting as showing the former abundance of several of the 
species named compared with the present day, when, in many 
parts of England, most of them are very rare or altogether 
extinct. 
1677. 
John Hoaron in Dilston, one wild cat head, one fulmart head. 
January the 27th Day. 
John Fawset in Corbridge, one otter head. Febru. ye twenty-fourth 
Day. 
John Hoaron in Dilston, one fox head. March 10th day. 
Richard Robinson, the Laughhouse, one fulmart head. March the 
17th day. 
John Haggot in Dilston, 2 gleads heads. June the 8th day. 
John Fawset, one fox head. June the 24. 
George Hoaron in Dilston, one fox head. July the first day. 
Robert Gray in Dilston, one fulmart head. July ye 8 day. 
John Hoaron in Dilston, two fulmarts, one brocks head. Sep. 
John Hoaron in Dilston, 4 fulmarts heads. Sep. the last day. 
George Hoaron in Dilston, four wild cats heads and 
George Hearon in Dilston, two * October the 2/st day. 
Wild Cats heads, two fulmarts heads. October the 28th day. 
Nicholas Greenwell, one glead head. Novem. the 8th. 
John Hudspeth ye holl, one glead head. Novy. the 16th. 
George Hoaron in Dilston, one fox head, two fulmarts, two otter 
heads, and three wild cats heads. November. 
John Hudspeth ye holl, one glead head. Nov. 23. 
John Fawset, one fox head. Novem. the 28th day. 
John Fawset in Corbridge, one fox head. Novembr the 28th day. 
John Fawset, one fox head. Decemr ye 9th day. 
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