A heavy blow was dealt to the town by Edward IV. After he had concluded peace with France, the men of Fowey continued to make prizes of whatever French ships they could capture, and refused to give up their piratical ways. This so incensed the king, that the ringleaders in the matter were summarily executed, a heavy fine was levied upon the town, and its vessels handed over to the port of Dartmouth, as a lesson against piracy. This treatment of Fowey seems a little hard in view of the fact that Dartmouth men were constantly raiding the coasts of Brittany. The church, built in the reign of Edward IV. and restored in 1876, has one of the highest towers in Cornwall. The interior has a good timber roof, a carved oak pulpit, an old font, and several interesting monuments to the Treffry and Rashleigh families. The finest and most interesting house in the town is Place House, the seat of the Treffrys, who have been connected with Fowey for many generations. Many of the apartments are exceedingly interesting, especially the hall, with its fine oak roof. The present owner allows the hall and other portions to be shown to visitors. [Illustration: _Valentine & Sons, Ltd._ FOWEY. Showing the two little forts at the mouth of the harbour, across which in mediaeval time a chain was drawn.] HEXHAM AND HADRIAN'S WALL =How to get there.=--Train from King's Cross and St. Pancras _via_ Newcastle-on-Tyne. Great Northern Railway. =Nearest Station.=--Hexham. =Distance from London.=--289 miles. =Average Time.=--Varies between 5-1/2 to 8 hours. 1st 2nd 3rd =Fares.=--Single 40s. 10d. ... 24s. 4d. Return 81s. 8d. ... 48s. 8d. =Accommodation Obtainable.=--"Tynedale Hydropathic Mansion," etc. =Alternative Route.=--Train from Euston and St. Pancras _via_ Carlisle. London and North-Western Railway. Hexham has a beautiful position, surrounded with woods and hills on three sides, while the broad Tyne flows past the historic town. Above the surrounding roofs the hoary Abbey Church rises, with its one low central tower and flat roofs. The history of Hexham begins with the granting of some land to St. Wilfrid in 674, on which he built a monastery and church. A few years later Hexham was made a See, and the "Frithstool" still remains from the time when its cathedral received the right of sanctuary. This early cathedral was destroyed by the Danes, and the building left a battered ruin. When monasticism rose to its height, after the Norman Conquest, a priory of Canons of St. Augustine was founded there. Its wealth and numbers gradually increased until, at the end of the thirteenth century, an entirely new building replaced the Saxon one, and Hexham became exceedingly powerful.