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authority_n	king_n	power_n	successor_n	2,893	5	9.1968	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42127	Chorographia, or, A survey of Newcastle upon Tine the estate of this country under the Romans : the building of the famous wall of the Piets, by the Romans : the ancient town of Pandon : a briefe description of the town, walls, wards, churches, religious houses, streets, markets, fairs, river and commodities, with the suburbs : the ancient and present government of the town : as also, a relation of the county of Northumberland, which was the bulwark for England, against the introdes of the Scots : their many castles and towers : their ancient Cheviot-Hills, of Tinedale, and Reedsdale, with the inhabitants.	Gray, William, fl. 1649.	1649 (1649)	Wing G1975; ESTC R10141	20,120	58

of this street is many passages into other parts of the Town as the neither and higher Deane-Bridge into the West the Mannour Chaire upon the East having a way to that sumptuous building of the Minorites of old called Saint Augustin Fryers also a street called Silver Street having a passage down to Pandon WEST-GATE STREET UPON the West of the Town is Denton Chaire which goeth into West-Gate Street which is a broad street and private for men that lives there hath imployment for Town and Country The Earl of Westmerland had his house in this street and other Gentlemen In this street is an Hospitall called the Spittle In the East of that Chappell is the place for electing of Majors Aldermen Sheriffes and other Officers in the Town next Munday after Michaelmas Day In which place is made of late a famous Grammer-School Writing-School and houses within the Spittle for the Masters Protos Archididascalos or the first head School-Master was that Reverend Master Robart Fowberry a learned and painfull man to indoctrinate youth in Greek and Latine In the North side of the street towards West-Gate is an ancient building called now Bennet Chessie Fryers where now the nine Crafts of this Town have their meeting houses It was called in old time the Grey-Fryers In the South West of the Town is the White-Fryers and neer that a street called Baylisse-Gate which in former times belonged unto the Castle and County of Northumberland there is a Postern Gate where prisouers taken in time of hostility with Scotland and selous of the County of Northumberland were brought in privately into the Castle in Newcastle where the common Gaile for the County is Neer this street is two wayes which goes down into the Close the Long Staires and Tudhill Staires THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TOWN Now let us speak concerning the Government of this Town The first Grant was Burgensibus probis hominibus Novieastri super Tinam To the Burgesses and good men of the Town of Newcastle Out of whom yearly was chosen Baylisses which is the ancient Officers of Cities and Towns in England King Edward the fourth out of his abundant grace and favour to the aforesaid Town Burgesses their heires and successours grants yearly to choose a Major and six Aldermen and that the aforesaid Major and Aldermen for the time being or any four thre or two of them have full power and authority to enquire hear and determine all manner of complaints and causes appertaining to the office of a Justice of the Peace Instead of Baylisses is chosen a Sheriffe yearly King Richard the second gave the Sword to be carried before the Major which represents royall power and authority delegated by Charters to them their heires and successors from their Soveraign The power of a Major is great the highest dignity or honour that can be bestowed upon a City or Town according to that office amongst the Romans of Propraetors and Proconsuls who had in all Countries and Kingdoms under their command their Viceroyes or Representatives In after times upon a division among the Aldermen there were foure Aldermen more added so now it is governed by a Major Recorder ten Aldermen and one Sheriffe Their Officers are two Clarks one for the Town Court the other for the Town Chamber The Officers that attendeth upon his person is a Sword-bearer with a Cap of Maintenance a Water-Baylisse seven Serjeants in their Gowns and Maces All these nine Officers goes before the Major and Aldermen in their gownes to Church and at any solemnity In former times the Aldermen of the Town had their Searlet Gownes but the proud Scot got them by Conquest as they did other Ornaments of the Town thinking no English in authority worthy to weare Seerlet but themselves and so they continued lording over us for two yeares untill they were hyred out as they were brought in being a mercenary Nation for any Nation for mony There are twelve Trades or Crafts which are chief in electing of Major and other Officers viz. Drapers Mereers Glovers Taylors Boothmen Shoomakers Bakers Tanners Sadlers Butchers Smiths and Dyers There is the By-crafts which are fifteen in number every one of them hath their Meeting-houses in the Towers of the Wall and are called at this day by the name of the By-crafts their ancient names is after the name of the founder THE TWENTY-FOUR WARDS OE THE TOWN THERE is foure and twenty Wards in the Town every Ward hath his Tower or Gate in the Walls which they were to keep in times of hostility with the Scots whereof these are some White Friers Tower Ward Nevils Tower Ward West-Spittle Tower Stanke Tower Pink Tower Gunners Tower West-Gate Tower Durham Tower Thickets Tower Carlile Tower Barthram Mumbugget Tower Evers Tower Saint Austines Tower Walke-Knowle Ward c. OF THE RIVER TINE AND THE COMMODITIES THE Port or Haven of this River is able to receive Ships of foure hundred tuns having Rocks on the North side of the Haven and Sands upon the South dangerous in a North-East Wind. Incidit in Seyllam qui vult vitare Charibdim Upon the North side of the Haven is an ancient strong Castle the Seat of the Priour of Tinemouth King Henry the eighth coverted the Castle from a Priory to be a defence for the River and Country against Forraigne Invasions 1. The Southside of the River is Warwick-shire in the County of Durham where is many Salt-Pans which makes white Salt out of Salt Water boyled with Coale 2. An other Commodity that this River bringeth forth is Coale in great abundance most of the people that liveth in these parts lives by the benefit of Coales and are carried out of this River into most parts of England South-Ward into Germany and other transmarine Countries John Johnston out of the Poëms of the Cities of Britain NEW-CASTLE Seated upon high rock she sees Dame Natures wonders strange Or else to others wittily doth vent them for exchange In vain why seek you Fire from Heaven to serve your turn The ground here either keeps it close or quickly makes it burn Nor that which folk with stony flash or whirlwind grim affrights But giveth life to earthly things and minds to living wights This melteth Iron Brasse and Gould so pliable and soft What mind th' allective shade of Gould stirs not nor sets aloft Nay more then so men say it doth dull Mettals change to Gold To say therefore it is a God our Alchymists are bold If God he be as thou glv'st out great Master of thy word How many Gods than doth this place and our Scotland afford Many thousand people are imployed in this trade of Coales many live by working of them in the Pits many live by conveying them in Waggons and Waines to the River Tine many men are imployed in conveying the Coales in Keels from the Stathes aboard the Ships one Coale Merchant imployeth five hundred or a thousand in his Works of Coale yet for all his labour care