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May 30: 1728 chose C. Bulman to serve the remr of his time with

1707

Nathaniel Shaw Son of John Shaw of Denton in the
County of Durham Clerk Apprentice to John Young-
husband of Newcastle vpon Tyne Goldsmith for Seven
yeares by Indentures Dated fifteenth Aprill 1707 ...
29 Nov 1708 Robert Makepeace Son of Thomas Make-
peace of the towne & County of Newcastle vpon Tyne
Gent' apprentice to ffrancis Batty of the said towne 1707
& County Goldsmith for Seven yeares by Indentures
Dated 2 ffebry 1707

Att a Meeting 13 Sep 1709

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John Carnaby Son of Wm Carnaby of the Town & County
of Newcastle upon Tyne Gent' apprentice to ffrancis
Batty of the said Town and County Goldsmith for
Seven years from the 24 June 1709

Att a Meeting 3 May 1710

Henry Martin Son of Mark Martin of the town & County
of Newcastle upon Tyne Goldsmith apprentice to
ffrancis Batty of the said Town Goldsmith for seven
yeares from 25 March 1710

August 31 1717

1709

1710

John ffrench son of Josuah ffrench late of Leamington dec apprentice to Jona" ffrench of New Castle upon Tine Goldsmith for seaven years from 8th May 1717

November 11: 1717

William Dalton son of Roger Dalton Late of New Castle Baker
deceased apprentice to James Kirkupp Goldsmith for seaven
years from 17th of 7ber 1717

ffebry 34 1717 Wm Ramsay son of John Ramsay late a free Bro" of
this Company, this day enroled by his father in Law John
Younghusband alfo a free Bro' of this Company & pd 1s
May 5 1718 Michaell Jenkins Son of Henry Jenkins Master &
Marr apprentice to ffrancis Batty Goldsmith for Seaven y"
from the first day of September 1714

May 5: 1718 George Bulman son of George apprentice to ffrancis
Battey for seaven years from the 25th day of ffebry 1717
Dec 18 1718 William Whitfeild Son of John Whitfeild apprentice
to John Younghusband for seven years from the 12th of Sep

1713

Att a meeting Dec 18: 1718 the 8d Wm Whitfeild came into full Company & made choice of Jona" ffrench to serve the remain of his time with.

May 3d 1720 Thomas Makepeace Son of Thos Makepeace Gentl' decd apprentice to Robt Makepeace for 7 years from ffeb 9 1719 apprentice fee twenty pounds.

November 11: 1720 Isaac Cookson son of William Cookson of penrith gentl' apprentice to ffrancis Batty for seven years from the first day of october 1720 apprentice fee thirty five pounds. May 3a 1722 George Hymers son of Geo. Hymers late of Newcastle Skinner apprentice to Jonathan ffrench for seven years from the 30th of August 1721 : apprentice fee twenty five pounds. November 11: 1723: George Hetherington son of Nich® Hetherington late of Brampton in Gilsland in the County of Cumberland yeom deed apprentice to ffran: Batty for seven years from the 30th of October 1723 apprentice fee thirty pounds/ ffeb 2: 1724 John Younghusband Son of John Younghusband late of Newcastle Goldsmith deca Apprentice to James Kirkupp for seaven years from the 18th day of Nov 1724 apprentice ffee twenty five pounds.

APPENDIX.-EXTRACTS FROM MINUTE BOOK.

Augt 1st 1727 Edward Son of William ffrench apprentice to
Jonathan ffrench for seven years from 18th April 1727 appren-
tice ffee twelve pounds twelve shillings

May 6 1728 Robt Aynsley Son of Wm Aynsley Apprentice to
George Bulman for eight years from 1st March 1727 Apprentice
Twenty pounds.

2d ffebry 1730 NB He Imbezill Several parcels of his Masters
Goods & was discharg'd from his Service for the same & By an
order made this Day is not to admitted to his ffreedom.
May 6 1728 Luke Killingworth Potts son of Luke Potts appren-
tice to Robt Makepeace for seven years from the twenty fifth
Day of March 1728 Apprentice ffee fforty pounds.

2d ffebry 1730 NB He Imbezell'd Severall parcells of his Masters
Goods & was discharg'd from his Masters service & not to
be admitted as before.

Novemb 11 1728 Hesilrigg Metcalfe son of Rich Metcalfe of
Newcastle apprentice to James Kirkupp for seven years from
the first day of augt 1728 apprentice ffee thirty pounds.
Eodm die Thomas Stoddart Son of John Stoddart of Newcastle
apprentice to Isaac Cookson for seven years from the ffirst of
September 1728 apprentice ffee thirty five pounds.

3 May 1732 George Lawes Son of Matthew Lawes of Willington
in the parish of Ryton yeom' app' to George Bullman for Eight
years from the 2d day of March 1730

Eodm die Edward Gill Son of John Gill of New Castle upon Tyne Smith app' to Geo Bullman Goldsmith for 7 years from the 19th May 1731

Eodm die John Langlands Son of Reignold Langlands Langlands
(sic) of New Castle upon Tyne app' to Mr Isaac Cookson for
10 years by Ind'res bearing date 24 October 1731

Eodm die Stephen Buckle Son of Joseph Buckle of the City of
York Goldsmith app' to Mr Isaac Cookson for 7 years from 27th
Aprill 1732/

Tho Flecher Son of Tho Fletcher Brick-layer of the town & county of Newcastle upon Tyne Apprentice to Mr Robt Makepeace of ye said town ffor 7 years May ye 1 1731 Apprentice ffee fforty pounds

13th ffebr' 1732 Jeremiah Peat Son of Thos peat of Hawksdale in the County of Cumberland apprentice to Mr James Kirkup of New Castle upon Tyne Goldsmith for 7 years from 12th october

1732

4th May 1733 Thomas Blackett son of Thomas Blackett of Sedgefield in the County of Durham yeom apprentice to Mr Robert Makepeace of New Castle upon Tyne, Goldsmith for seven years from 25th day of June 1732

William Wilkinson son of William Wilkinfon apprentice to Robt Makepeace for seven years from the first day of Jany 1732 apprentice fee twenty pounds

Robert Peat Son of Thomas Peat of Hawxdale in the County of Cumberland Miller Apprentice to Mr James Kirkupp of the Town and County of New Castle upon Tyne Goldsmith for seven years from 25th Day of December in the year of our Lord 1733

Charles Story Son of Robt Story Cord-Winder of New Castle upon Tyne Apprentice to Mr George Bulman of the Town and County of New Castle upon Tyne Gold Smith for tenn years from the 3 of Dec 1735

John Laws Son of Mathew Laws of Swalwel aprentiss to George Bulman Goldsmith for seven year from ye Twenty Third of Aprill 1737 fee Thirty Pounds.

439

November 12: 1740

Rob Scott son of Andrew Scott yeman aprentis to James Kirkup Goldsmith for seven years from the Twenty fixth day of Aprill 1740

Augt 3 1742

Martin Hixon Son of John Hixon of Sedgefeild aprentis to
Isaac Cookson Goldsmith for Seven years from the Twentyth
March 1742

Febr 2: 1742

Robt Sharp Son of Robert Sharp of Stanington Yeaman aprentifs to George Bulman from yo 29 May 1742

May yo 2: 1744 John Goodrick Son of Frans Goodrick of Clifton
in the North Rideing of the County of York Gentleman
apprentice to Mr Isaac Cookson from the 1st of April 1743
May 3d 1745

Timothy Williamson Son of Dorothy Williams Aprentis to James
Kirkup Goldsmith for seven years from 1st March 1744/5
May 3: 1745

Robt Makepeace Son of Robt Makepeace Goldsmith Thos Make-
peace son of Robt Makepeace were this day Enterd in the
Companys Book.

May 3: 1745

Thos Gill Son of Edward Gill Goldsmith was this day Enterd
In the Company's Book.

John Bell Son of the late Christ Bell aprentis to Isaac Cookson
Goldsmith for seven years from 1 Augt 1747 was Enterd In
the Company Books.

Wm George Chalmers Son of the Revd Mr Chalmers of Kirk-
haugh aprentice to Isaac Cookson for seven years 1 July
1751 was Enterd In the Co. Books.

Wm Curry Son of William Curry Smith aprentice to Mr Rob
Makepeace for seven years 12 March 1752 was this day
Enterd In the Co Books.

James Robinson Son of John Robinson of Watermelock aprentice
to Isaac Cookson for seven years 1st day of November 1752
was Enter'd In the Companys Books.

Robert Mitchel fon of Robert Mitchel of New Castle Apprentice
to Jn Langlands for feven years 2 day of Octo. 1757 was
Enterd In the Company.

Rob Scott Son of Robt Scott of Kirkoswald in the County of
Cumberland Blacksmith apprentice to Mr John Langlands for
Nine years from the 10th day of October 1760 was enter'd in
ye Company

Ralph Maddison son of the Revd Mr Thos Maddison of Gateshead
in the County of Durham Clerk apprentice to Mr John Lang-
lands for seven years from the 25th of March 1761 was enter'd
in this Company.

Geo Dixon Son of Thos Dixon of Kirkoswell in the County of
Cumberland Mill Wright apprentice to Jn° Langlands for
Eight Years from the 15 day of Octo 1763 was entered in this
Company.

Deserted his Masters service on the 12th of Dec. 1767 so will be
no way Intitled to his freedom

Jn Mitchinson Son of Jn° Mitchinson of Gatifide in the County
of Durham Skinner & Glover apprentice to Jn° Kirkup for
Eight Years from the 22 day of Sept 1763 was enterd in this
Company

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XXVI. NOTE ON A FRAGMENT OF A ROMAN LORICA, OR CUIRASS OF BRONZE SCALE-ARMOUR, FROM THE WALL TURRET ON WALLTOWN CRAG.

BY THE REV. G. ROME HALL, F.S.A.

[Read on the 31st January, 1894.]

LAST summer, in the middle of July, when staying at Gilsland, I had the opportunity of again revisiting the important but now nearly obliterated Roman station of MAGNA (Caervoran), and the line of the Roman Wall along the picturesque Nine Nicks of Thirlwall.'

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In the Handbook of the Roman Wall (3rd edition, page 185), it will be remembered that our late friend and venerated vice-president, Dr. Bruce, speaks of the interesting discovery, in the autumn of 1883, of a wall turret laid bare on the westernmost height of these great basaltic crags, not far from Caer voran. No trace of it, however, is now to be found, as it was soon after entirely demolished by the whinstone quarrymen. Dr. Bruce denounces in terms not too strong, we shall probably all admit, an act of vandalism which might easily have been avoided. As the quarry is an extensive one it was understood,' he writes, that the turret would be spared, and that other portions of the cliff would be submitted to the operations of the miner. Not so, however; this priceless memorial of our country's early history has been utterly destroyed. The discovery of this turret led to the enquiry as to whether there might not be some others to the east of it. Mr. Clayton sent his chief explorator Tailford to examine the cliff. He found two others. Seeing, however, the fate of this one, it will be well to let them enjoy the protection of the soil which now covers them, until England becomes an educated nation.'

At the monthly meeting of our Society in October, 1892, we had the pleasure of listening to our colleague Mr. J. P. Gibson's graphic and interesting lecture on his then recent excavation, under the auspices of our Society, of one of the turrets in question, and of the murus and vallum in its neighbourhood, excellently illustrated as it E 3

VOL. XVI.

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was by a series of photographs. As it is presumed that the two wall turrets, one on the Walltown crag and the other on Mucklebank, the latter being the one excavated, were those which Tailford had found a few years earlier, we may hopefully conclude that the archaeological education of this northern portion at least of our country had considerably advanced in the interval. In passing along the rugged heights, crowned by well-preserved portions of the Roman Wall, as we were glad to see it on that lovely summer morning, we came to the turret a little distance westwards from the Walltown farmhouse. It was here, not on Mucklebank where the Roman centurial stone was discovered in the turret set like an eagle's eyrie on the almost inaccessible crag above King Arthur's Well,' that the rarely-found fragment of Roman scale-armour, which I now exhibit, was discovered. In the débris thrown out of the Wall turret by the quarrymen, in some impromptu diggings, on to the southern slope, it was only natural for a passing antiquary to search a little, especially as the winter frosts and rains had disintegrated the mass since the partial excavation had been effected in the previous summer. Of course, it was certain that hardly anything large or important could have escaped the vigilance of the self-appointed excavators;1 but by the help of the only implement at hand, a walking-stick, a few small fragments of Roman pottery, smother-kiln' and other kinds (but no trace of Samian), soon appeared to view. Among these indications of ancient habitation and the use of amphorae, mortaria, and different fictile vessels, of which perhaps more and larger traces since taken away would be found in the year preceding, I noticed a tinge of green rust denoting the oxide of bronze. After a little careful manipulation three scales or plates of a Roman lorica or cuirass came to light.

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As you will perceive, they are fastened together securely by fine but strong bronze wire; and the holes for attachment to the leathern or linen tunic or lining, two on each scale, the first still perfect, those on the second and third

I have not heard what they found here, if they indeed found anything which they would consider valuable. A careful excavation would probably be well rewarded.

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