and beaft; and by the performance of this Service thele lands arc
¡‘ holden.”
[ Leave Durham, and journey through a beautiful country, having,
tar the city, views of land, broken into moll delightful and
Cultivated knowls ; and, on the left, of fine hanging woods : the
ind much inclofed, and the hedges planted. On the right, lies
mncefpe/h caftle, originally the feat of the Bulmers, afterwards
mt of the Nevils, Earls of JVeJlmoreland, forfeited by the rebellion
of the laft in the time of Queen Elizabeth. The great
«pie of Merrington is feen on the left. Turn out of the high
;oad, and ,pafs through the bifhop’s grounds, and park, anden-
ty a fine view of the Were, running along a deep bottom,
founded by wooded, and well-cultivated banks. On the fouth fide
bands
biflxrps-Aukland, a good town, with a large and fquare marketplace.
On one fide is a handfome gateway, with a tower over it.
This is a modern edifice, defigned by Sir Thomas Robinfon-, that
built hy biihop Skirlaw* having been long fince deltroyed. Through
His gateway lies Aukland-caftle, long the refidence of the bilhops of
Dtrbm. It has loft its caftellated form, and now refembles fome
if the magnificent foreign abbies. It is an irregular pile, built at
lifferen t times j but no part is left that can boaft of any great anti-
juity. Over a bow-window are the arms of biihop Tunftal, who
fcd in the beginning of the reign of Elizabeth. This was originally
imanor-houfe belonging to the fee, and was firft encaftallated -f- by
»(hop Beke who alfo built a great hall, and adorned it with
S e p t . 6.
Bishops-A u k *
LAND*
* & eland, Itin* I. 73* f Leland, Itin. I . 73*
X x 2 marble