. The history of Newcastle upon Tyne: or, The ancient and present state of that town . CHAP. i Of the Government of the Town. I H AT EVER Government was in this Town in theTimes of the Saxons and Danes j it is certain, after theConqueil it was governed by Bailiffs} for tho the Ca-ftle had Privileges of its own, yet it left thofc of theTown as they were, and without any Damage, as fhallby and by be fhewn. In the mean Time let us confidera few Things relating to this Place. TO S TO N^ Earl of Northumberland, Son of the greatEarl Gor/ai», and Brother of iXzro/rt, having by his great Cruelti
. The history of Newcastle upon Tyne: or, The ancient and present state of that town . CHAP. i Of the Government of the Town. I H AT EVER Government was in this Town in theTimes of the Saxons and Danes j it is certain, after theConqueil it was governed by Bailiffs} for tho the Ca-ftle had Privileges of its own, yet it left thofc of theTown as they were, and without any Damage, as fhallby and by be fhewn. In the mean Time let us confidera few Things relating to this Place. TO S TO N^ Earl of Northumberland, Son of the greatEarl Gor/ai», and Brother of iXzro/rt, having by his great Cruelties and many x\ftsof Injuftice highly exafperated the Northumbrians, they took up Arms againfthim, and expelled him Northumberland, in 1063, in the Reign o( Edward theConfeflbr. Harold being ordered to go and chaftize them, and reftore hisBrother, and underftanding that they had no dcfign of withdrawing their O-bedicnce from the King, but only from an unjuft and cruel Governour, whoexercifcd over them a Tyrannical Power, he not only interceeded for theirPardon, but procurd them Morkard, Son of
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