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hi ambitious prelate, Hugh Pudfey, nephew to King Stephen, re-
sired and re-built feveral parts, which, during his time, had fuf-
Sred by fire*. Hatfield, a munificent prelate in the reign of
imri III. reftored fuch parts as he found in ruins, re-built
'e great hall, and that belonging to the conftable ; and added
■great tower, for the farther fecurity of the place f . To the
¡¡Id and amiable Tunftall is owing the magnificent gate, the chapel,
id iome adjacent buildings J ; and to biihop Cofins, the firft pre-
eof the fee after the reftoration, the prefent beauty and magnifi-
■iice of the place, after the cruel havock made here by the brutal
ptlrig. fÊÊÊ»
The city, or rather the precindts of the abby and caftle, were fur-
'unded with a wall, by Ralph Flambard §, in the beginning of the
Sjbof Henry I. The admiffion was through three gateways:
Wmellgatc, at the head of a bridge of the fame name ; Claypath
$, near the market-place; and the Water gate, beneath the end
|the Prebendaries walk. I do not find, that at any time the ftrength
fthe place was ever tried by a fiege.
Ihe cathedral ftands below the caftle. It was begun in 1093, by
Eimde Carilepho, biihop of the diocefe, who pulled down the old
furch, built by Aldwin. In this work he was affifted by Malcolm Ï.
m.otland, and Turgot, the fécond prior, and his monks ; who, at
|r own expence, and at the fame time, made their own cells, and
conveniencies for the monaftery.
palph Flambard, fuccefior to Carilepho, had the honor of completing
ls mperb ftructure, with exception of certain additions, fuch as the
rill an, tH i f t . Cath. Durham, DugdaU,i<). J Goodwin, 139.
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