Tower of the Old Castle of Ravensworth
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Identifier: historyofnewcast03welf Title: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidhistoryofnewcast03welf">History of Newcastle and Gateshead Year: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookyear1884">1884 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookdecade1880">1880s) Authors: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorWelford__Richard__1836_1919">Welford, Richard, 1836-1919 Subjects: Publisher: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookpublisherLondon__W__Scott">London, W. Scott Contributing Library: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookcontributorRobarts___University_of_Toronto">Robarts - University of Toronto Digitizing Sponsor: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksponsorUniversity_of_Toronto">University of Toronto View Book Page: https://archive.org/stream/historyofnewcast03welf/historyofnewcast03welf#page/n192/mode/1up" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Book Viewer About This Book: https://archive.org/details/historyofnewcast03welf" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Catalog Entry View All Images: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidhistoryofnewcast03welf">All Images From Book Click here to https://archive.org/stream/historyofnewcast03welf/historyofnewcast03welf#page/n192/mode/1up" rel="noreferrer nofollow">view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: r coals, 2s. 3d. ;for groats, Qd.; for soap, 8d. ; for straw, 4s. ; sum is 20s. Althoughthe mortality was high, the corporation were not to be deprived oftheir amusements. They no doubt made merry as usual at Michael-mas, and kept with due rejoicing the great festival of Christmas ; weknow that in February they diverted themselves with a wanderingcontortionist, for the tell-tale books have it in black and white :— Paid, which was given to a tumbler, for tumbling before Mr. Mayorand his brethren, 4s. In the papers preserved in the register office at Durham is a recordof the acquisition by Thomas Liddell of the family estate at Ravens-worth. It is the document by which bishop James granted pardonfor entry without licence into the castle of Ravenshelme, the manorsof Ravenshelme and Lamesley, and messuages, land, etc., there, andin Eighton Hedley, Over Eighton, Nether Eighton, Longacres,Northendes, Ravensworth, and Pockerley, acquired from WilliamGascoigne, knight, and Barbara his wife. Text Appearing After Image: A Tower OF the Old Castle of Ravensworth. 182 NEWCASTLE AND GATESHEAD. [1608. 1608. 5 and 6 James I.Bishop of Durham—William James. Mayor and Sheriff of Nezvcastle till Michaelmas:— James Clavering, Mayor, and Robert Shafto, Sheriff. Mayor and Sheriff elected at Michaelmas:— Mayor—Henry Chapman. Arms : Per chevron argent and gules ; in dexter chief a crescent sable.Sheriff—William Hall Arms : Argent, between three gryphons heads erased a fess engrailed sable,charged with a crescent or. EW members admitted into the hostmens company,4th January—G. Maddison, late servant to FrancisHall; William, son of Thomas Pattison. 8th April—Nicholas, son of Nicholas Tempest, deceased. Or-dered, that Mr. Francis Anderson, Mr. ThomasRiddell, Mr. Robert Shafto, and Mr, John Barker, measure coals, etc. February 4. At a visitation held in St. Nicholas church the following casesvvefe presented :—John Carr, John Forster, John Short, and JohnMorrison, for neglect of divine worship. They were Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. -
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