. The Picture of Newcastle upon Tyne, : being a brief historical & descriptive guide to the principal buildings, streets, public institutions, manufactures, curiosities, &c. within that town & its neighbourhood for twelve miles round: and including an account of the Roman wall, and a detailed history of the coal trade .. . &C. 89 justly levied in times of war; and obtained the pri-vilege of traversing in the pleas of the crown—ofholding justly their lands, tenures, recognizances anddebts—that pleas should be held in Newcastle for altdebts or recognizances lent or made there—and thatmerchants r
. The Picture of Newcastle upon Tyne, : being a brief historical & descriptive guide to the principal buildings, streets, public institutions, manufactures, curiosities, &c. within that town & its neighbourhood for twelve miles round: and including an account of the Roman wall, and a detailed history of the coal trade .. . &C. 89 justly levied in times of war; and obtained the pri-vilege of traversing in the pleas of the crown—ofholding justly their lands, tenures, recognizances anddebts—that pleas should be held in Newcastle for altdebts or recognizances lent or made there—and thatmerchants resorting hither with merchandize, shouldbe permitted to stay in the kings peace, and in likemanner to depart, after payment of customs becomedue.* Henry III. confirmed these grants, July 2, 1235,—forbade Jews to reside in Newcastle—allowed theburgesses to work coals and stones in the Castle-field,and gave them the coals and stones of the Forthf—ordained, in 1251, that, to the four bailiffs of the town,a mayor should be addedj—and by charter, datedOct. 18, of the same year (a. r. 36.) granted themthe perpetual right of choosing their own coroners.{{ This is from animpression of theSeal of the cor-poration of New*castle, taken ongreen w ax, in inscription:Commune si-gillum NoviCastri Super. Tynam§ There • Brand, ii. 132, i^g is the representation of a stillh 3 f Gardiners Eng. Griev. p. y>t Wallis* Northumb. vol. ii. p. 187. Brown Brand, ii. 138, 141. Bourne, p. iB7-§ Bourne, p. 143* 90 PRIVILEGES, CHARTERS, &C. older seal, preserved in the Vetusta Monumenta of theSociety of Antiquaries of London.* Edward I, in 1282, summoned the town to sendto his parliament, at Shrewsbury, two of its if morewise and experienced citizens: this is the first ac-count on record, of boroughs sending members In 1293; he confirmed the charters ofthe 18th and S6th of Henry III.—and at York, , 1298, granted to the burgesses of Newcastle, thel
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