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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

fishponds c. The suburbs of Sand-Gate escaped the fury of these Warres except some neer the walls of the Town which was fired One remarkeable thing is recorded of two Carpenters hewing of a tree bloud issued out of the timber in what part of the wood they cut Below East is the Ballist Hill where women upon their heads carried Ballist which was taken forth of small ships which came empty for Coales Which place was the first Ballist shoare out of the town since which time the trade of Coales increasing there is many Ballist shoares made below the water on both sides of the River Upon the North side of the River is the Ewes Burne over which is a wood Bridge which goeth down to a place called the Glasse-Houses where plaine Glasse for windowes are made which serveth most parts of the Kingdom Below East is many shores built for casting of Ballist out of ships which brings profit to the town and the occupiers of the same OF THE NOBLE AND ANCIENT FAMILIES OF THE NORTH AND THEIR CASTLES THE North parts of England hath been in the Romans time and in after ages the Bulwarks and Fortresses of England against the inrodes of the Scots Newcastle for the East parts of this land and Carlile for the West The two great Princes of the North were the Earles of Northumberland at Alnwick and Westmerland at Raby Castle in the Bishopprick of Durham The first famous for the great overthrow he gave Malcolme King of the Scots and his Sonne Edward slain at his Castle of Alnewick The second Earle made famous for taking David King of Scots prisoner and the overthrow of his Army at Nevils-Crosse neer Durham The Lord Dacres and Lord Lumleyes were famous in their generations the first lived in Cumberland in his many Castles the other in the Bishopprick of Durham in Lumley Castle both of them having lands in Northumberland who held their land of the King in Knight service for his warres against the Scots The Bishops of Durham had their Castles in the frontiers in Norhamshire and Elandshire The Nobility and Gentry of the North are of great antiquity and can produce more ancient Families then any other part of England many of them Gentry before the Conquest the rest came in with William the Conquerour The Noblemen and Gentry of the North hath been alwayes imployed in their native countrey in the warres of the Kings of England against the Scots all of them holding their lands in Knights service to attend the warres in their own persons with horse and speare as the manner of fighting was in those dayes Some Gentlemen held their lands in Cornage by blowing a Horne to give notice that the Scots their enemies had invaded the land The Scots their neighbouring enemies hath made the inhabitants of Northumberland fierce and hardy whiles sometimes they kept themselves exercised in the warres being a most warre-like Nation and excellent good Light-Horsemen wholly addicting themselves to Mars and Armes not a Gentleman amongst them that hath not his Castle or Tower and so it was divided into a number of Baronies the Lords whereof in times past before King Edward the first's dayes went commonly under the name of Barons although some of them were of no great living It was the policy of the Kings of England to cherish and maintain Martiall Prowesse among them in the Marches of the Kingdome if it were nothing else but with an honourable bare title Some Gentlemen of the North are called to this day Barons The Ancient Families and Names of the Gentry are many which hath continued from William the Conquerour unto these late dayes The Grayes of Chillingham and Horton Barons of Warke-castle Ogles of Ogle-castle Fenwickes of Wallington Widdrington of Widdrington-castle Delavale of Seaton-Delavale Ridleyes of Williams-Weeke Muschampes of Barsmore the chiefe Baron of Northumberland in Edward the first's reigne Mitfords of Midford Fosters of Edderston Claverings of Callalie Swinburnes of Swinburne now of Capheaton Radliffes of Delston Harbottle of Harbottle-castle extinct Haggerston of Haggerton Hebburne of Heburne Blankenship of Blankenship Fetherstonhaugh of Fetherstonhaugh Herons of Chepehase Horsley of Horsley Craster of Craster Laraines of Kirkharle Collingwoods of Eslington Whitfield of Whitfield Carnaby of Halton Lisles of Felton Strudders of Kirknewton Selbyes of Twisel Eringtons of Bewfrom Weldon of Weldon Bradforth of Bradforth Rodom of Little Haughton Carres of Ford-castle Creswell of Creswell Halls of Otterburne Thirlwall of Thirlwall-castle Killingworth of Killingworth These ancient Noble Families continued many years valiant and faithfull unto the Kingdom of England and flourished all in their times untill the two powerfull Earles of the North rose in rebellion in Queen Elizabeths reigne who drew along with them many Gentry of the North who overthrew themselves and confederates and many ancient families of the North Since many ancient names have been extinct for want of Heires Male and have been devolved upon other names and families Since the union of both Kingdoms the Gentry of this Country hath given themselves to idlenesse luxury and covetousnesse living not in their own houses as their ancestours hath done profusely spending their revenues in other Countries and hath consumed of late their ancient houses The Castles in the North are many and strong Morpith-Castle so called from the death of the Picts in that place Alnewick-Castle where the Earles of Northumberland kept their Court famous for two battels fought against the Scots who received a shamefull overthrow by the valour of the Earles of Northumberland Upon Tweed and Borders are Wark-castle a Barony of the Grays Norham-castle belonging to the Bishops of Durham Barwick upon the left banck and river a strong Town of Warre opposite sometimes against the Scots the farthest bounds of the English Empire Upon Till a River falling into Tweed above Norham is Ford-castle To the West beyond the River riseth Floddon-Hill made famous by the death of James the fourth King of Scotland slain in a memorable battell by Thomas Howard Earle of Surrey Generall of the English in the reigne of Henry the Eighth Upon the East Sea is Bambrough-castle and Dunstonbrough-castle builded by the Saxons and sometimes the Royall Seats of the Kings of Northumbers Bambrough-castle afterward converted into a Priory and did homage and vassalage to their Lord Priour Many battells and skirmishes hath been in this North and alwaies hath been victorious against the Scots Besides the forenamed battels of Alnewick-castle and Floddon at Solommosse fifteen thousand Scots were put to flight eight hundred slain and one and twenty of their Nobles taken prisoners by the English There was Lord Wardens of the East West and middle Marches appointed who had power by Martiall Law to represse all enormities and outrages committed in the Borders They had their Laws called Border Laws In the North toward the Borders is many Hills one of them most eminent called Cheviot Hill upon the top of it is Snow to be seen at Midsummer and a Land mark for Sea-men that comes out of the East parts from Danzieke through the Baltick Seas and from the King of Denmarks country it being the first land that Marriners make for the Coast of England These Chiviot Hills is made famous for the hunting of the Earl of Northumberland at the hunting the Earl Duglas of Scotland who met him with his forces and engaged one the other where was great bickerings and skirmishes to the losse of many men where both Earles fought valiantly called to this day Cheviot Chase There is many Dales the chief are Tinedale and Reedsdale a country that William the Conquerour did not subdue retaining to this day the ancient Laws and Customs according to the County of Kent whereby the lands of the father is equally divided at his death amongst all his sonnes These Highlanders are famous for theeving they are all bred up and live by theft They come down from these Dales into the low Countries and carry away horses and cattell so cunningly that it will be hard for any to get them or their cattell except they be acquainted with some Master Thiefe who for some mony which they call Saufey mony may help they to their stoln goods or deceive them There is many every year brought in of them into the Goale of Newcastle and at the Assises are condemned and hanged sometimes twenty or thirty They forfeit not their lands according to the tenure in Gavelkind the Father to Bough the Sonne to the Plough The people of this Country hath had one barbarous Custome amongst them if any two be displeased they expect no law but bang it out bravely one and his kindred against the other and his they will subject themselves to no Justice but in an unhumane and barbarous manner fight and kill one another they run together clangs as they terme it or names This fighting they call their Feides or deadly Feides a word so barbarous that I cannot expresse it in any other tongue Of late since the union of both Kingdoms this heathenish bloody custom is repressed and good laws made against such barbarous and unchristian misdemeanours and fightings In this North Country groweth plenty of hadder or ling good for Cattell to feed upon and for Moor-Fowle and Bees this hearbe yeeldeth a flower in June as sweet as Hony whereof the Picts in time past did make a pleasant drink wholsome for the body of Man Upon the West parts of Northumberland the Picts Wall is out of the ruines of which is built many Towers and Houses in that part where the Picts Wall stood in some of the wast ground the Wall is to be seen of a great height and almost whole many stones have been found with Roma upon it and all the names of the Roman Emperours Consuls and Proconsuls both in Stone and in Coine of Silver and Brasse with their Emperours Image upon them So the Picts Wall goes through Northumberland into Cumberland where I end my Peregrination and Travell keeping my selfe within the limits and bounds of Northumberland FINIS * Camden

memory will continue untill there be no more time Aere vel marmore perennius viz. His gift of twenty pound per annum for ever to the foure Churches in Newcastle Dignum laude Virum Musa vetat Mori There is a Tombe as is reported belonging to the Fitz-Williams not placed who going Embassador into Scotland dyed and was interred in Saint Nicholas 2. Is Allhallowes omnium animarum Panton theon from the ancient name of that part of the Towne Pampeden having a broad and square Church and more populous then all the three other Parishes and able to contain more people then the rest having three Galleries There is few Monuments or Tombes in it Onely one stately Tombe of that worthy benefactor Roger de Thornton having a large jet stone curiously ingraven with his Armes and the Armes of that noble Family of the Lord Lumley who married a daughter of Thorntons He dyed in the Reigne of Henry the seventh There was one Thomas Smith Shipwright of this Parish that gave foure pound eighteen shillings ten pence yearly for ever to the distressed poor of that Parish 3. Church is Saint Johns a pretty little Church commended by an Arch-Prelate of this Kingdome because it resembleth much a Crosse In this Parish the Earles of Westmorland had his house as others good benefactors to this Towne 4. Saint Andrews the ancientest of all the foure as appeareth by the old building and fashion of the Church In it is to be seen a pardon of a Pope for nine thousand yeares to come Likewise there is an ancient large Stone of one Adam de Athell of Gesmund with this inscription hic jacot Dominus Adamaus de Athel Miles qui obiit Anno 1887. The Parson of the Towne is the Bishop of Carlile who hath his Vicar or Substitute and a faire old house belonging to the Vicar THE STREETS AND BUILDINGS OF THE ANCIENT TOWNE OF PAMPDEN I COME in the next place to describe every part of this Towne what it was in the times of the Heptarchy of this Kingdom and in after succeeding ages First of Pampeden alias Pantheon It hath retained his name without much alteration since the Romans recided in it After the departure of the Romans the Kings of Northumberland kept their recidence in it and had their house now called Pandon-Hall It was a safe bulwarke having the Picts Wall on the North side and the River of Tine on the South This place of Pandon is of such antiquitie that if a man would expresse any ancient thing it is a common proverb As old as Pandon In it is many ancient buildings houses and streets Some Gentlemen of Northumberland had their houses in it There is an ancient place called the Wall-Knowle called since Saint Michael upon the Wall-Knowle having a high and strong Tower now called the Carpenters-Tower adjoyning to that place upon the Town-Wall There is below towards the River of Tine an ancient Religious House called Trinity-House not many houses in England named by that name now converted to another use for the Masters of Trinity-House which have many priviledges and immunities granted unto them for services done by sea In this part of the Town of Pandon below is many narrow Streets or Chaires and ancient buildings through the midst of it the River of Tine flows and ebbs and a Burne runs called Pandon-burne This place called the Burne-Banek stands very low It is recorded that in Edward the thirds time an hundred and forty houses was drowned by overflowing of water ●ince the houses towards the Key side are heightned with ballist and a high stone Wall without which Wall is a long and broad Whars or Key which hindereth the like inundation In the upper part of this Pandon is an ancient Religious House founded by the Kings of Northumberland now called the Mannours formerly Saint Augustine Friers where the Kings of Northumberland was enterred since in succeeding ages inlarged and beautified with stately buildings Cloysters and a faire Church The kings of England since the Conquest kept house in it when they came with an Army Royall against Scotland and since the suppression of Monasteries made a Magazine and Storehouse for the North parts Now of late that princely fabrick demolished and layd levell with the ground The pride covetousnesse luxury and idolatry of these houses brought a sudden ruine upon themselves and houses In this place of Pandon is a Bridge called Stock-Bridge where Fishers come up with their fish and sould them here THE GRANTS AND CHARTERS TO THE TOWNE THE antiquity of this Towne is known to be from that time that the Romans had command in the Northern parts who built the Picts Wall After their departure the Saxons became masters of this countrey then the Danes The Danes being vanquished and expelled this land the English enjoyed it untill William the Conquerour made all England vassals and obey his Norman laws as far as the River of Tine King William overthrew the Northern forces in Gateside-Foil neer Newcastle Since which time great is the priviledges that Kings and Princes hath endowed this Town with Robert sonne of William the Conquerour built the Castle called New-Castle against the often inrodes of our neighbouring Scots King John gave the first Grant to Newcastle and endowed it with many priviledges and immunities to the good men of the same King Henry the third made it a Corporation whereas formerly it belonged to the County of Northumberland as by Henry the thirds Charter doth appear Noveritis nos concessisse demisisse hae Charta nostra confirmasse pro nobis haredibus nostris probis hominibus nostris de Novo-Castello super Tinam haeredibus corum villam nostram cum Novo-Castello cum omnibus pertinentibus suis ad seod firmum c. The Town of Pampden was granted to the beloved Burgesses and good men of Newcastle in King Edward the firsts reign as by his Charter appears Sciatis quod dedimus concessimus haee Charta nostra confirmavimus pro nobis haeredibus nostris dileetis Burgensibus probis hominibus nostris ville Novieastri super Tinam onmes terras tenementa cum pertinentibus in Pampeden in Biker juxta predictam Villam Novicastri c. Et quod predicta Villa Novicastri terrae tenementa predicta in Pampeden unica Villa de cetero sint unus Burgus ad uniendum concludendum dictae Villae Novicastri in angmendationem emendationem securitatem ejusdem Villae c. All the Kings and Queens of England successively granted unto the Town some honour or priviledge and inlarged their Charters Edward the third gave them the Forth for the good services of the Townes-men Edward the fourth gave them power to choose yearely Mayor and Aldermen in lieu of Baylisses After Kings granted to the Mayor and Communalty all the Royalties of the River of Tine from Sparrow-Hawke unto Heddon-Streames and that no ship load and unload