Within this Chancel
Lies interred the Body of
Alfred, King of
Northumberland, who
departed this life

Jan. 10,

A. D. 705, in the 20th year
Statutum est omnibus.

At Seamer was anciently a castle belonging to the Percies, and at Acton, two miles north-west, are the ruins of another.

At we have already described Beverley, and the country from thence, we shall here conclude this journey.

Journey from Hull to Patrington; through Hedon or Headon.

At SUTTON, two miles west from Bilton, was a house of white friars in the reign of Edward I.

Three miles north-east from Bilton, at Burton Constable is the seat of the ancient family of Constable, lords Dunbar, rebuilt in the reign of Henry VIII.

HEDEN OF HEADON is situated an a river or creek, about half a mile from the Humber.

"Hedden hath been a far haven town: it standeth a mile and more within the creke that cometh out of Humbre into it. These crekes parting about the said town, did insulate and shippis lay about the town, but now men come to it by three bridges, wher it is evident to se that some places wher the shippis lay be overgrown with flagges and reades, and the haven is very sorely decayid. Ther were thre paroche chirches in the time of mind, but now ther is but one of St. Augustine; but that is very faire. And not far from this church garth appere tokens of a pile or castel, that was sumtyme ther for the defence of the town. The town hath yet

grete

grete privileges; with a mair and bailies, but wher it had in Edward III.d's days many good ships, and rich merchants, now there but a few botes, and no merchants of any estimation. Swarving and choaking of the haven and fires defacing much of the town, hath been the decay of it. Sum say that the staple of wool of the north parts was once here. Truth is that when Hull began to flourish Hedden decayed. The earl of Albermarle and Holdernesse was lord of Hedden and had a great manor place at Newton, a mile nearer the Humber."

There is a painting of a king and a bishop in the church, and the same at Beverley.

At NEWTON, early in the reign of King John, was an hospital for lepers, founded by Alan the son of Osborn; which was granted to Robert Consta ble. Great part of the town was burned in 1656, but the houses have been since rebuilt, and the town improved: to clear the haven a canal or new cut has been made, but not sufficient to restore it to its former utility. It has a market on Saturday,

Patrington, the ancient Prætorium, situated on a river which runs into the Humber, is a corporation town. The church is a sea-mark: the harbour is said to have been formerly good, but now only small vessels load and unload about a mile below the town. The market is on Saturday.

Two miles east from Patrington, at Newton or Out-Newton, was an hospital founded by William le Gros, Earl of Albermarle : granted to John Stanhope.

Three miles south-east from Patrington, at Burstalgarth, was a cell of Benedictine monks, subordinate to the abbey of St. Martin at Aumale, in 1115. It was sold in the reign of Richard II. as an alien priory to the abbey of Kirkstall.

Opposite the mouth of the river which runs from Patrington, in the river Humber, it Sunk island,

formed

formed from a sand-bank; given by Charles II. to Colonel Anthony Gilby, deputy-governor of Hull, about nine miles in circumference: there are about two thousand acres, enclosed with high banks, which produce grain, besides about six or seven hundred not inclosed. On the island are three or

four houses and a chapel.

About seven miles from Patrington is the SPURNHEAD, or long promontory running out into the sea, and making the north point of the Humber. It is supposed to be the Oceleum of Ptolomy, derived from the British word, Ychell, which signifies a high place.

An uncommonly large and regular tooth of some species of bulky animal, yet unknown, was found in June 1805, upon the sea shore at Spurn Point. The bottom part of it was quite flat and even, with alternate full and hollow black stripes across : it weighed twenty-five ounces; it measured twelve inches and a half round; and four inches long, notwithstanding part of the grains or fangs of which had been inconsiderately broken off by the person who discovered it. The upper was of various colours. and it was somewhat in form like a small .box-iron.

Journey from Hull to Hornsea.

Two miles from Hull, at SwINE or SWINHEY there was formerly a convent of Cistertian nuns, founded by Robert de Verlix, in the reign of King Stephen; at the Dissolution the site was granted to Sir John Constable.

About two years ago, in a garden at this place, a few ancient silver and copper coins were found, turned up by the gardener with his spade; one of which is precisely of the same kind as the one figured in the cuts of Roman coins, in Camden's Britannia, p. 95. No. xviii. and to which he alludes in his notes upon them, page 104, in the following words: xviii FLAVIUS CONSTANTINUS MAXI

MUS

MUS AVGUSTVs, the great ornament in Britain, stamped this coin in Constantinople, as we are taught by these characters underneath, CoNs with this GLORIA EXERCITUS; that is the Glory of the Army." It should be observed that the figures representing the head of Flavius on one side, and two men in armour, with bows and spears in their hands, standing on each side two banners on the other side, are remarkably legible, considering the very great antiquity of the coin, which is upwards of 1350 years old.

The village of BRANSBURTON, on the left of our road, about four miles west from Hornsea, was left by Lady Dacre to the lord mayor and aldermen of the city of London, in trust for Emanuel Hospital in York Street, Westminster, founded for old maids and batchelors in 1601.

HORNSEY is situated about a mile from the sea, near a mere or lake of fresh water, well stored with pikes, eels, and perch.

The spire of the church was formerly a seamark, but is now much decayed.

The market is on Monday. It is said that the sea was formerly ten miles distant from the town, but from continual incroachments has now reached it within a mile. Some years since a whole street called Hornsey Beck was washed away; and tradition reports that a village called Hyde was also destroyed in the same manner. Amber is found on

this coast.

At NUNKEELING, about three miles north-west from Hornsea, a priory of Benedictine nuns was founded by Agnes de Arches, in the reign of King Stephen.

At SKIPSEY, near the sea, six miles north from Hornsea, there was formerly a castle, built by Drugo, first lord of Holderness.

At ALDBROUGH, now a very small fishing town on the coast, about five miles from Hornsea, there is

an ancient Saxon inscription, round a stone fifteen inches diameter, commemorating the name of the person who built the church, which, though since rebuilt, retains the Saxon style of achitecture: It reads thus.

"Ulf het arcran cyrice for Hanum and for Gunthard saula."

i. e. "Ulf commanded this Church to be erected for the souls of Hanum and Gunthard."

Mr. Brook supposes Ulf here mentioned to be the same who gave his estates to the Church of York. In this gift was included Aldbrough, where he had a castle, now entirely levelled by inclosure, and its well in the high road.

The Roman road from Pretorium or Patrington to Gabranticorum Sinus, now Burlington Bay, runs through Aldburgh, whose name proves its high antiquity.

The descendants of Ulf's second son William, in the thirteenth century, assumed the name of Greystock, for the estate of that family in Cumberland, which descended to them from John Lord Greystock.

At NEWTON, near the sea, was an hospital, founded by William Gros, Earl of Alban, before the year 1199, which at the Dissolution was valued at 211. per annum.