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A47358 A topographie or survey of the county of Kent with some chronological, historicall, and other matters touching the same, and the several parishes and places therein / by Richard Kilburne of Hawkherst, Esquire. Kilburne, Richard, 1605-1678. 1659 (1659) Wing K434; ESTC R11347 205,576 444

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was a Chappell dedicated to the Virgin Mary and called the Chappell of our Lady of Court at Strete ALL HOLLOWES ALl Saints lieth at the North side of the County neere the Isle of Greane in the Bailiwick and hundred of Hoo Lath of Aylssord West Division of the County and North Division of Justices in that Lath it was in the Deanry and Diocess of Rochester the liberty of the late Bishop of Rochester claymeth there and the Church was called All Saints ALLINGTON ASlington lieth towards the middle of the County by the River Medway about one mile towards the North distant from Maidstone in the Bailiwick of Hoo Hundred of Larkefeild Lath of Aylesford West Division of the County and South Division of Justices in that Lath the liberty of Maidstone claymeth over the same It was in the Deanry of Malling and Diocess of Rochester there are ruines of an old Castle where Sir Thomas Wyat Thelder built a faire house The Castle was antiently built by the Noble Family of Columbarij in the time of the Saxons afterwards razed by the D●nes and after the conquest rebuilded by Earle Warren from whom it came to the Lord Fitz-Hughes and by his Daughter and heire to Sir Giles Astington of whom both it and the Parish took the Name but before it was called the Castle of Medway Sir Stephen of Penchester Constable of Dovor Castle in the time of King Edward ● was for some time owner of this Castle and built there a fai●e Tower called Solomen's Tower St. ALPHAGE PArt of this Parish viz. the Borough of Stapl●gate otherwise Stablegate is in the County of Kent Bailiwick of Bridge and Petham Hundred of Westgate Lath of St. Augustine East division of the County Division of Justices in that Lath and liberty of the late Archbishop of Canterbury but the Church is in the County of the City of Canterbury and the whole Parish was in the Dean●y and Diocess of Canterbury APLEDORE APuldore Apuldre Apultree Apeldre lieth at the South-side of the County by the River Rother about four miles a half toward the South-east distant from Tenterden in the Bailiwick of the seven hundreds part thereof viz. upon the Ree wall to Red hill is in the liberty of the Town and Port of New Romney and division of Justices of that Town and Port and the residue is in the hundred of Blackborne some small part whereof is in the liberty of Romny Marsh and division of the Justices of that Corporation but the residue of this Parish is in the lower division of Justices in the Lath of Scray in which Lath all the faid Parish is it likewise is all in the West division of the County was in the Deanry of Limpne and Diocess of Canterbury and the Church was called St. Peter and Paul A Fare is kept here yearly upon the day of St. Barnaby being the Eleventh day of Iune The Liberty of the I to Dean of Cunterbury claimeth over the Mannor of Apledore which was given to that Church as some affirm by Edsinus Arch-Deacon there in the year 1032. in the time of King Canutus but others affirm that that King gave the same to that Edsinus to the use of the said Church and the same afterwards coming to King Hen 8. he 33. of his Raigne again gave the same to that Church This Liberty claimeth over all the parish except so much thereof as is in the Borough of great Kenarton and hath in it at Court Leet extending it self over two Borought viz. Town-borough and Hoth-borough the Borsholders thereof are there chosen not at the Court Leet holden for the Hunderd of Blockborn nor do the inhabitants of these Boroughs ow any service to the Court Leet of the said Hundred onely at that Court a Constable may be chosen out of either of those Boroughs for that hundred in this parish stood a small Castle which in the year 892. in the time of King Alfred was taken and demolished by the Danes and 〈◊〉 thereof they there built and fortified a bigger but what became of the same afterwards I finde not onely it is probable that the same was ruined by the French who 10 th August 13●0 burnt the Town and by tradition upon the ruines of that Castle the present Church was builded the scituation whereof rendreth the same probable The Liberty of St. Augustine claymeth in this Parish and the Marshes about the Town were inned in the year 1349. ASH neer SANDWICH LIeth towards the East-end of the County about two miles towards the West distant from Sandwich in the Bailiwick of Eastry Hundred of Wingham Lath of St. Augustine East division of the County and division of Justices in that Lath the liberty of the late Archbishop of Canterbury claimeth there it was the Deanry of Bridge and Diocess of Canterbury and the Church was called St. Nicholas which Church untill the year 1282 was a Chappel to Wingham and Richborough was anciently a Chappel to this In this Church are or lately were many antient monuments and memorials of the interment of severall antient Families viz Goshall and Liverick Knights Septvans St. Nicholas Harfleet Clitherow and Kiriell ASH neer WROTHAM LIeth towards the West side of the County about three miles towards the North distant from Wrotham in the Bayliwick of Sutton Dartford Hundred of Axstone Lath of Sutton at Hone West division of the County and upper division of Justices in that Lath it was in the Deanry and Diocess of Rochester the Church was called St. Peter and Paul and the liberty of the Dutchy of Lancaster claymeth in this Parish ASHERST LIeth at the South-west edge of the County adjoyning to Sussex about five miles towards the South west distant from Tunbridge in the Bailiwick of the Lowy of Tunbridge Hundred of Wachlingstone Lath of Aylesford West division of the County and South division of Justices in that Lath it was in the Deanry of Malling and Diocess of Rochester and the liberty of the Dutchy of Lancaster claimeth at Chaford in this Parish The Church was once famous for a Rood or Crucifix miraculously growing as was pretended of which who so desires to read more I refer him to Mr. Lamberts Perambulation in Ashyrst ASHFORD EShetisford Echetiford Etishford Eshford lieth towards the South-east part of the County by the River antiently called Eshe or Eshet now Stoure about three miles and a half towards the South distant from Wye in the Bailiwick of Chart and Longbridge Lath of Scray East division of the County and division of the Justices in the Lath of Shipway In this Parish is a pretty Town wherein a Market is kept upon every Saturday and two Faires yearly viz. one upon the day of St. Iohn Port Latin being the sixth day of May granted by King Edw. 4. in the fifth year of his Raigne to the Dean and Chanons of St. Stephens Westminster then owners of the Mannor of Ashford and the other upon the day of the Decollation of St. Iohn
late Archbishop of Canterbury claimeth there and the liberty of St. Augustine claimeth over the Mannour of Norburn which about 1000. years since was given to that Abbey by Eadbald King of Kent It was in the Deanry of Sandwich and Diocess of Canterbury and the Church was called St. Augustine NORTON LIeth towards the Northside of the County about three miles towards the southwest distant from Feversham in the Bailiwick and Lath of Scray East divivision of the County and upper division of Justices in that Lath. The liberty of St. Augustine claimeth over the same for that it is in the Hundred of Feversham which belonged to that Abbey It was in the Deanry of Ospringe and Diocess of Canterbury and the Church was called St. Maries NORTHFLEET LIeth at the Northside of the County adjoyning to the River of Thames about one mile towards the West distant from Gra●esend in the Bailiwick of Hoo Hundred of Toltingtrow Lath of Aylesford West division of the County and North division of Justices in that Lath. It was in the Deanry of Shoreham a peculiar to the late Archbishop of Canterbury but in the Diocess of Rochester and the Church was called St. Bo●olph In the Church-yard whereof the liberty of the late Bishop of Rochester doth claim And in this Church are or lately were memorials of the interment of Lacy above 280. years since Of the Rikhils one above 250. years since and another above 220. years since Of Lye above 260. years since Of Wangdeford above 230. years since Of H●silt a Baron of the Exchequer of King Hen. 6. about 230. years since Of the Da●yes above 160. years since Of Bredon a bo●e 140. years since And of Hunt about 140. years since A Market is kept here upon every Tuesday after Easter Tuesday till Whitson Tuesday and three Fairs yearly viz. one upon St. Botolphs day being the 24 day of March another upon Easter Tuesday and the other upon Whitson Tuesday The Mannour of North Fleet was antiently belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury and this Parish ought antiently to have contributed towards the repair of the nineth Peer or Arch of Rochester Bridge St. Mary NORTHGATE LIeth towards the East part of the County and is in and adjoyning to the City of Canterbury part thereof viz. the Borough of Staplegate otherwise Stablegate is in the Co●nty of Kent Bailiwick of Bridge and Petham Hundred of Westgate Lath of St. Augustine East division of the County division of Justices in that Lath and the liberty of the late Archbishop of Canterbury claimeth over the same It was all in the Deanry and Diocess of Canterbury The Church standeth in the County of the City of Canterbury and was called St. Mary of Northgate NUTSTED LIeth towards the Northside of the County about three miles towards the South distant from Gravesend in the Bailiwick of Hoo Hundred of Tolting●row Lath of Aylesford West division of the County and North division of Justices in that Lath. It was in the Deanry and Diocess of Rochester and the Church was called St. Mildred OFHAM OFfeham lyeth towards the middle of the County about one mile and a half towards the West distant from West Malling in the Bailiwick of Hoo Hundred of Larkefeild Lath of Aylesford West division of the County and South division of Justices in that Lath. It was in the Deanry of Malling and Diocess of Rochester and the Church was called St. Michael This Parish ought antiently to have contributed towards the repair of the fifth Arch or Peer of Rochester Bridge ORE LIeth towards the north side of the County about one mile and a half towards the northwest distant from Feversham in the Bailiwick and Lath of Scray East division of the County and upper division of Justices in that Lath. The liberty of St. Augustine claymeth over the same for that it is in the Hundred of Feversham which belonged to that Abbey It was in the Deanry of Ospringe and Diocess of Canterbury and the Church was called St. Peter ORGARSWICK LIeth towards the southeast part of the County abou● three miles and a half towards the northeast distant from New Romney in the Bailiwick and Lath of Shipway Hundred of Worth East division of the County and division of Justices of the Corporation of Romney Marsh The liberty whereof claymeth over the same but the liberty of the late Dean of Canterbury also claymeth there The sa●e being given to that Church by King Hen. 8. 33. of his raigne It was in the Deanry of Limpne and Diocess of Canterbury But the Church is demolished ORLESTONE ORalanston Lieth towards the southeast part of the County about foure miles and a half towards the south distant from Ashford In the Bailiwick and Lath of Shipway Hundred of Ham east division of the County Part thereof is in the Division of the Justices of the Co●poration of Romney Marsh The liberty whereof claymeth over the same and the residue is in the division of the Justifies in the Lath of Shipway It was all in the Deanry of Limpne and Diocess of Canterbury Sir Robert Orlans●on was sometimes owner thereof The Church standeth out of the liberty of 〈◊〉 Marsh and was called St. Maries ORPINGTON ORpintone D●●pendun Orpin●un Lieth towards the West end of the County about one mile towards the South distant from St. Mary ●ray in the Bailiwick of Sutton Bromley Hundred of Ruxley Lath of Sutton at Hone West Division of the County and upper Division of Justices in that Lath. It was in the Deanry of Shoreham a peculiar to the late Archbishop of Canterbury but in the Diocess of Rochester The liberty of the Dutchy of Lancaster claymeth there also the liberty of the late Archbishop of Canterbury claimeth over the Mannor of Orpington which was given to that Church by Edsin Arch Deacon of Canterbury in the year 1032. in the t●me of King Canu●us At Newell in this Parish ariseth the head of the River Cray OSPRINGE LIeth towards the north side of the County about two miles towards the southwest distant from Feversham in the Bailiwick and Lath of Scray East division of the County and upper division of Justices in that Lath The Towne of Ospringe hath a Constable of it self and the liberty of St. Augustine claymeth over the residue of the Parish the same being in the Hundred of Feversham which belonged to that Abbey It was all in the Deanry of Ospringe and Diocess of Canterbury The Church standeth in the Town of Ospringe and was called St. Peter and Paul OTFORD O T●anford Ot●eford lyeth towards the middle of the West part of the County by the River Darent about three miles towards the North distant from Sevenoke In the Bailiwick of Sutton Bromley Hundred of Codsheath Lath of Sutton at Hone West division of the County and lower division of Justices in that Lath. The liberty of the Dutchy of Lancaster claimeth there and the liberty of the late Archbishop of Canterbury claimeth over the
Mannour of Otford It was in the Deanry of S●oreham a peculiar to the late Archbishop of Canterbury but in the Diocess of R●chester The Church was called St. Bartholomew and was antiently a Chappel to Shoreham Offa King of the Mercians in the year 791. gave Otford to Christchurch Canterbury which being afterwards taken away We●hard a potent Prelate by command of Feolagildus Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 830. restored the same to that Church Here was a sumo●uous building raised by William Warham Archbishop of Canterbury about 150. yeers since B●t Thomas Cranmer his Successor passed away the ●ame by exchange to King Hen. 8. A Faire is kept here ●early upon the day of St. Bartholomew being the 24. day of August which Saint was here holden in great Veneration The offerings unto whom here and the pretended successes thereof you may read in Mr. Lambards perambulation in Otford In the year 1016. at this place Canutus the Dane pitched his tents where King Edmund fought him and put him to flight with losse of 4500. Danes Here also about the year● 793. was a cruell battle fought between Offa King of Mercia and Alrick King of Kent wherein Offo prevailed and himself slew the said Alrick OTHAM OTeham Lieth towards the middle of the County about two miles towards the South-east distant from Maidstone in the Bailiwick and Hundred of Ey●orne Lath of Aylesford West Division of the County and East Division of Justices in that Lath. The liberty of St. Augustine claymeth there and the liberty of Maidstone claymeth over the same It was in the Deanry of Sutton and Diocess of Canterbury and the Church was called St. Nicholas In which is or lately was a memorial of the interment of Constenton above 230. years since Ralph of Dene founded a Monastery here of Chanons Regular to the honour of St. Laurence but they growing weary of the place pretended great intolerable scar●ities of provision for sus●enance there And thereupon were by Aela daughter and heir of the said Dene removed to Begham otherwise Bayham otherwise Beulin in Fant in Sussex neer Lamberherst where upon land given for that purpose by Sir Robert of Thurnham in the time of King Ri●h 2. a Priory was built to the honour of the Virgin Mary OTTERDEN LIeth towards the middle of the County about three miles towards the Northeast distant from Leneham in the Bailiwick and hundred of Eyhorn Lath of Aylesford West Division of the County and East division of Justices in that Lath. It was in the Deanry of Ospringe and Diocess of Canterbu●y and the Church was called St. Laurence PADLESWORTH neer Eleham LIeth towards the southeast part of the County about three miles towards the southeast distant from Eleham in the Bailiwick of Stowting Hundred of Loningborough Lath of Shipway East division of the County and division of Justices in that Lath. The liberty of Eleham claimeth over of much thereof as is in the upper half Hundred of Loningborough The liberty of Liminge claimeth over so much thereof as is in the lo●er half Hun●red of Loningborough and the liberty of the late Archbish●p of Canterbury also claimeth there It was in the Deanry of E●eham and Diocess of Canterbury And the Church was called St. Oswald PADLESWORTH neer Snodland PEadlesworthe lyeth towards the Northside of the County by the river Medway about three miles towards the North distant from West Malling in the 〈◊〉 of Hoo Hundred of Larkefield Lath of Aylesford West division of the County and south division of Justices in that Lath. The liberty of the late Bishop of Rochester claimeth there It was in the Deanry of Malling and Diocess of Roche●●er but the Church is ruinated This Parish ought antiently to have contributed towards the repair of the nineth Arch or Peer of Rochester Bridge PATRICKSBORN LIeth towards the East part of the County by the ●iver Stoure about two miles and a half towards the southeast distant from Canterbury in the Bailiwick and Hundred of Bridge and Petham Lath of St. Augustine East division of the County and division of Justices in that Lath. The liberty of St. Augustine claimeth over the same It was in the Deanry of Bridge and Diocess of Canterbury and the Church was called St. Maries The Mannour of Patri●ksborn did in the sixth year of King Edward the 3. belong to the Abbey of Bello loco in Normandy by the gift of Iohn of Pratellis made to the same in the time of King Iohn And confirmed by that King As also did the Priory sometimes standing here but suppressed in the second year of King Hen. 5. St. PAUL THe Borough of Longport in this Parish is in the County of Kent in the Bailiwick of Bridge and Petham Lath of St. Augustine East division of the County and division of Justices in that Lath. It h●th a Constable of it self And the liberty of St. Augustine claimeth over the same But the Church and re●idue of this Parish is in the County of the City of Canterbury and it was all in the Deanry and Diocess of Canterbury East PECKHAM GReat Peckham Pecham lieth towards the middle of the County about two miles and a half towards the south distant from West M●lling in the Ba●liwick of Twyford Lath of Aylesford West division of the County and south division of Justices in that La●h P●●t thereof is in the Hundred of Twyford and the residue in the Hundred of Littlefield It was all in the Deanry of Shoreham a pecul●ar to the late Archbishop of Canterbury but in the Diocess of Rochester The Church standeth in the Hundred of Twyford and was called St. Michael This Parish ought antiently to have contributed towards the repair of the fi●th Arch or Peer of Rochester Bridge West PECKHAM LIttle Peckham Pecham lyeth towards the middle of the county about three miles towards the southwest distant from West Malling in the Lath of Aylesford West division of the County and south division of Justices in that Lath. So much thereof as is in the Borough of Oxen●oth is in the Bailiwick and Hundred of Hoo and the resi●ue is in the Bailiwick of Twyford and Hundred of Littlefield The liberty of the late Dean of Canterbury claimeth there It was in the Deanry of Malling and Diocess of Rochester the Church standeth in the Hundred of Littlefield and was called St. Dunstan In the year 960. Edgiva widdow of King Edward surnamed the elder gave this Peckham to Christchurch Canterbury Iohn Peckham 1. King Henry 3 was Lord of Peckham This Parish ought antiently to have contributed towards the repair of the fifth Arch or Peer of Rochester Bridge And here was a Preceptory or Free-Schoole founded in the year 1408. by Iohn Culpeper one of the Justices of the Common Pleas in the time of King Hen. 4. And by him endowed with 63l 6s 8d per annum PEMBURY P●pingbury Lieth neer the South side of the County about three miles towards the South East distant from
from the stocks but more remarkably in this Parish WYE WI Lieth towards the southeast part of the County by the river Stoure about three mlies and a halfe towards the Northeast distant from Ashford in the Bailiwick of Chart and Longbridge Hundred of Wye Lath of Scray East division of the County and division of Justices in the Lath of Shipway The liber●y of the late Archbishop of Canterbury claimeth there but the liberty of Wye claimeth over the same where is h●ld a Court of Record upon every Monday three weeks for determining all actions both reall personal mixt It was in the Deanry of Bridge and Diocess of Canterbury and the Church was called St. Gregory and St. Martin which Church was Collegiate so made by Archbishop Iohn Kempe herein after mentioned about 210. years since And in the same is or lately was a memoriall of the interment of Thomas Kempe and Beatrice his wife Father and Mother of the said Archbishop about 230. years since And of one Andrew very antient The Steeple of this Church had antiently a long spire which was fired by lightning to the stone-work King William the Conquerour having o●tained victory over King Harold at a place then called Herst in Sussex founded there a Monastery which upon that occasion he named as still it is called Battle And to the same he gave the Mannour of Wye aforesaid by the name of his Royall Mann●ur o● Wye which then had 22. hundred● and a half subject to the same and royall liberties and customs And his grant mentioneth the same to have been of the Demesnes of his Crown which gift King Hen. 1. confirmed And at this Mannour house King Edw. 2. in the first year of his raign kept a royall Christmass The aforesaid Iohn Kempe born in this Parish whose Father was mean though descended from a younger brother of a good Family became Doctor of the Laws Archdeacon of Durham Dean of the Arches Vicar generall to Archbishop Stafford his predecessor in the Sea of Canterbury Bishop of Rochester afterwards of Chichest●r afterwards of London and afterwards Archbishop of York twice Lord Chancellour of England and Cardinal of St. Balbin afterwards 11. of Decemb. 1452. Archbishop of Canterbury and Cardinal of St. Rufine and in the time of King Hen. 6. founded here a Colledge of Secular Priests the head whereof was a Prebend These he appointed for divine Service and to teach the youth of that Parish which Colledge at the surrender thereof 36. Hen. 8. was valued at 93l 2s 0d ob per annum Much hath formerly been boasted of a precious fountain in this Parish working miracles touching which I refer them that desire further satisfaction to Mr. Camdens Britannia fol. 335. A Market is kept in this Town upon every Thursday and a faire yearly upon the day of St. Gregory being the 12. day of March. YALDING LIeth towards the middle of the West part of the County by the river Medway about fou●e miles towards the south distant from West Malling in the Bailiwick of Twyford Lath of Aylesford West division of the County and south division of Justices in that Lath. Most part thereof is in the Hundred of T●yford and the residue viz. the Borough of Rugmerhill is in the antient 〈◊〉 of Ayle●ford So much of this Parish as is held of the Mannour of West Farley is in the Borough of West Farley The Borsholder whereof is chosen at the Court Leet there and so much thereof as is held of the Mannour of Hunton is within the Borough of Hunton and the Bo●●h●lder there●●f is ch●sen at the Court Leet there and the inhabitants of neither of these Boroughs ow service to the Court Leet holden for the Hundred of Twyford within which Hund●ed they both are But at that Court a Constable for that Hundred may be chosen out of either of these Boro●ghs This Parish was all in the Deanry of Malling and Diocess of Rochester The Church standeth in the Hundred of Twyford and was called St. Peter and Paul A Faire is kept here yearly upon Easter Tuesday And thus having treated of the aforesaid severall Parishes and places in this County of Kent and considering that the City of Canterbury and the County thereof is compassed about with the County of Kent and was formerly parcell of the same as still the Castle there is I though fit likewise to treat something thereof But in respect so much and so fully h●th been formerly written of the same and of the said Castle and more especially by the aforesaid Mr. Lambard in his peram●ulation of Kent and Mr. William Somner in his antiquities of Canterbury printed in the year 1640. the last whereof hath so elaborately judiciously fully wrote of the same That there is lest but little if anything observable that I know of not there set down I shall therefore only briefly touch upon the same And first of the City which lyeth towards the Northeast part of Kent by the river S●oure about seven miles towards the East distant from Feversham And doubtless is one of the most antient Cities now in the Nation and a●tiently called Caergant or the Court of Ken●ish-men It is reported by some to have been founded with Winchester in Hampshire and Sha●tsbury in Dorse●s●ire by 〈◊〉 otherwise 〈◊〉 King of Britain almost 2500. years since The truth whereof may be questionable for that it is believed for certain that Shaf●●bu●y was founded by King Alfred many hundred years afterwards But as certain as it is that this City of Canterbury was famous in the time of the Ro●ane Government here and in the time of Ethelbert King of Ken● above 1050. years since This was his chiefe City and place of residence which afterwards was by Aethel●stan inriched with seven Mints viz. foure for himself two for the Archbishop and one for the Abbot And for divers Centuries afterwards this City was the chief place of Kent governed by a P●ae●ect Por●reve Bailiffe or Provest untill that in the year 1449. it came to be governed by a Mayor and so hath ●ver since continued And in the year 1461. it was made a County of it self It is an antient Corporation antiently a Hundred and within the division of the Justices of the same A Market is kept here upon every Wednesday and Saterday Twenty Churches were anciently in this City and the Suburbs thereof seventeen whereof viz. St. Alphage St. Andrew St. Mary Bredman St. Mary Breeden Holy Cross Westgate ●t George St. Margaret St. Mary Magdalen St. Mary No●●hg●te St. Mildred St. Peter All-saints St. Mary Castle St. Edmund St. Iohn St. Mary Queeningate and St. Michael were in the City And the other three viz. St. Dunstan St. Martin and St. Paul were in the Suburbs All which Parishes were in the De●nry and Diocess of Canterbury and are still in being except St. Mary Castle St. Edmund St. Iohn St. Mary Queeningate and St. Michael which are demolished The liberty of the late Dean of
little Chart and Hothfield and from thence between Ashford and Willesborough and from thence Northward to Wye Godmersham Chartham Milton Th●nington and Canterbury and from thence to S●urrey from thence between Fordwich and West Beer to 〈◊〉 and from thence to Sar● and so at the Westside of the Isle of Thanet into the Sea 2. At Postling Church and runneth from thence to Stanford from thence Westward to Sellindge Mersham and Sevington and from thence between Willesborough and Ashford meeting with the former stream runneth with i● to Wye Godmersham c. as before 3. At Liminge and runneth from thence to Eleham from thence between Berham and Kingstone to Bishop●borne and Bridge from thence to Patricks●orne and Beakesborne from thence between Littleborne and Ickham to Wickham Breaux Preston and Sturm●uth and from thence in at the Southwest side of the Isle of Thanet and b● that Northward ●●to the Sea 4. Neer great Mingeham and from thence runneth to Norburne Ham Worth and Sandwich and from thence to Rich●orough E●sfleet and nether Court and so meeting with the last stream runneth to Sarr and from thence as before into the Sea 7. Rother ARiseth a●o it Argo's hill in or neer Rotherfield in Sussex and runn●ng by Mayfield E●chingham Saleherst and Bodeh●m in Sussex comet● into Ke●● in the Parish of Sandherst and from thence runneth Eastward to Newe●den W●ttersh●m E●eney Stone and Apledore and 〈◊〉 thence turning Southward by the East end of the Isle of Oxney runneth by Iden and Playden in Sussex and between that and East Guldeford also in Sussex into the Sea at Rye This County hath in it 14. Corporations viz. In the Forraigne 1. GRavesend and Milton 2. Maidstone 3. Queenborough 4. Rochester 5. Romney Marsh In the Cinque Ports 6. Dovor 7. Feversham 8. Folkstone 9. Fordwich 10. Hith 11. Lid. 12. New Romney 13. Sandwich 14. Tenterden And one City viz. Rochester the City of Canterbury being a County of it self There are in this County 28. Market Townes viz. In the Forraigne 1. AShford 2. Bromley 3. Cranbrook 4. St. Mary Cray 5. Dartford 6. Eleham 7. Goudherst 8. Gravesend 9. Leneham 10 Maidstone 11. West Malling 12. Milton neer Sittingborne 13. Rochester 14. Sevenoke 15. Smarden 16. Tunbridge 17. Westram 18. Woolwich 19. Wrotham and 20. Wye In the Cinque Ports 21. Dovor 22. Feversham 23 Folkstone 24. Hith 25. Lid 26. New Romney 27. Sandwich 28. Tenterden And the Markets are held in these Townes as followeth viz. Monday at Eleham Tuesday at Le●eham and Wrotham Wednesday at St. Mary Cray Feversham Goudherst Gravesend Dovor Sandwich and Westram Thursday at Bromley Folkstone Lid Maidstone Wye● Friday at Rochester Smarden Tenterden Tunbridge Woolwich Saturday at Ashford Cranbrook Dartford Dovor Feversham Gravesend Hith West Malling Milton neer Sitting●orne New Romney Sandwich Sevenoke Likewise at Sandway in Leneham there is a Market for Bullocks upon every Tuesday after Al●ollo●● day till Christma● And a Market at Northfleet upon every Tuesday after ●aster-Tuesday till Whitson-Tuesday I have omitted Canterbury out of the names of these Market-Townes for that it is a County of it self but there is a Market in the same upon every Wednesday and Saturday There are in this County yearly 124. Faires most of which a●● kept in the severall Monthes of the year as followeth IAnuary 25. Paul's Conversion at Milton neer Gravesend February 2. Candlemas day at St. Mary Cray Maidstone 3. St. Blase at Bromley 14. St. Valentine at Feversham It holdeth ten days March 12. St Gregory at Wye 24. St. Buttolph at Northfleet 25. Our Lady day at great Chart Lamberherst St. Peters Sea●a●er Stoke Aprill 23. St. George at Charing Wrotham 25. St. Mark at Eatonbridge Tenterden May 1. Phillip and Iacob at Maidstone Wingham Wittersham 3. Finding of the holy Cross at Ware●orne called Ham Faire 6. Iohn Port Latin at Ashford Speldherst called Groombridge Faire 19. St. Dunstan at Cranbrooke Rochester 26. Translation of St. Augustine at Leneham Iune 9. St. Edmund the King at Maidstone called Garlick Faire 11. St. Barnaby at Apledore 24. Midsummer-day at Bilsington called Woodcock Faire Harietsham St. Iohns in Thanet Seasalter Tunbridge 29. St. Peter at Aylesford Hedcorne Hith Me●pham St. Peters in Thanet Sevenoke Iuly 7. Translation of Becket at Christchurch Canterbury called Becket Faire it holdeth nine dayes 13. Anacletus at Lid. 15. St. Swit●in at Horsmanden 19. St. Rusin at St. Margarets neer Dovor 20. St. Margarets at Betherisden 22. St. Mary Magdalen at Cowden Dartford Goudherst called Combwell Faire Stockbury 23. Apolinaris at Monk●on 25. St. Iames at Bromley Elmsted East Malling called Larkefield Faire Staple August 1. Lammas day at Bruckland Feversham it holdeth ten dayes West Malling 10. St. Laurence at Hawkeherst New Romney 15. Assumption of our Lady at Goudherst Stro●d 24. St. Bartholomew at Bobbing Buckland neer Do●or St. Iohns in Thanet Otford 29. Decollation of St. Iohn Baptist at Ashford September 1. Giles Abbot at Cranbrooke Farnborough Re●ul●er S●ip●orne 8. Nativity of our Lady at Chetham Westram 14. Holy Rood at Bersted Goodneston neer Sandwich 21. St. Matthew at Eastry West Malling Ware●orne 27. Cosmus and Dimianus at Chaliock 29. Michaelmas day at Christchurch Cànterbury it holds nine dayes Earith Higham Marden Seasalter Sittingborne it holds five dayes Smarden October 6. St. Faith at Maidstone 8. Pelagi●s at Cliffe neer Gravesend 9. St. Dennis at Eleham 13. Translation of St. Edward at Gravesend it holds a week 18. St. Luke at Charing Charlton neer Greenwich called Horne Faire great Mongeham Tunbridge 28. Simon and Iude at Biddenden Chilham November 1. All Saints at Stelling 6. St. Leonard at Badlesmer West Malling 11. St. Martin at Dovor it holds nine dayes 20. St. Edward the King at Hith Sutton Vallance 23. St. Clement at Sandwich hold three dayes 30. St. Andrew at Rochester December 6. St. Nicholas at Pluckley Sandherst Sevenoke 25. Christmas day at Seasalter 29. Thomas Becket at Christchurch Canterbury it holdeth nine dayes And the residue of the said 124. Fairs are kept on no certain day of the Month but on the dayes following viz. Ashwednesday being the Wednesday after Shrove sunday at Tunbridge Palme monday bing the Monday before Easter at Eleham 〈◊〉 in Sheppey Good Friday being the Friday before Easter day at Whitstaple Easter Monday at Eleham Kemsing Easter Tuesday at Northfleet Yalding Ascention day being the Thursday sevennight before Whitsunday at Brasted Earith Stelling Stone in Oxney Whitson Munday at Eleham Hadlow Sittingborne it holdeth three dayes Whitson Tuesday at Chevening called Chepsted Faire Northfleet Wednesday in Whitson week at Ightham called Coxcomb Faire THe severall Officers following are by the Sheriffe of this County returned to attend at the Assises holden for the same viz. All the Justices of the Peace of the County Mayors Of the City of Rochester of the Town of Maidstone of the Townes of Gravesend and Milton All the Coronors of the County Stewards of Liberties Of the late
Westwell Willesborough and Wye And the Churches of Ashford Betherisden Bough●ton Aluph Braborne Brooke Chating Great Chart Little Chart Crundall Eastwell Egerton Hastingligh Hincksell Hothfield Kennington Kingsnoth M●rsham Pluckley Sevington Smarden Westwell Willisborough Wye This Bailiwick hath also in it these Hundreds viz. Bircholt Barony Calehill Chart and Longbridge and Wye As also the Town of Ashford which hath a Constable of it self Eastry HAth in it Ash neer Sandwich Barefriston Betshanger Chillenden Deale part of Denton neer Eleham Eastry Eythorne Goodnestone neer Sandwich Ham Knowlton East Langdon Great Mongeham Little Mongeham Nonington Norburne Ringwold Ripple Sandwich Sholdon Sutton next Dovor Tilnestone Waldershare Walmer Wimlingswold Wingham Woodnesborough and Worth And all the Churches of these Parishes except Little Mongeham which is demolished But as to the acting of the Bailiffe of the said Bailiwick these Churches following being in the liberty of the Cinque Ports are exempted viz. Deale Ringwold Sandwich and Walmer This Bailiwick hath also in it these Hundreds viz. Corn●lo Eastry so much of Kinghamford as is in Wootton-Wingham And these Townes following which are in the liberty of the Cinque Ports and have Constables of themselves viz. Deal Ringwold Sandwich Walmer All which as also so much of Wood●esbury as is in the liberty of the Cinque Ports are exempted from the acting of the Bailiffe of this Bailiwick Eyhorn HAth in it East Barming West Barming Bersted part of Bicknor Boughton Malherbe Boughton Monchelsea Boxley Bredherst Bromfield Chart next Sutton Vallance Det●ing East Farley Frinsted Harietsham part of Hedcorne Hollingborne Hucking part of Hunton Langley Leeds part of Leneham Linton Loose Maidstone part of Marden Otham O●●erden part of Stapleherst part of Stockbury East Sutton Sutton Vallance Thurnham Vlcomb Wichling and Wormsell And all the Churches of these Parishes except Hunton Marden and Stapleherst And except West Barming which is demolished This Bailiwick hath also in it the Hundreds of Eyhorn and Maidstone As also the Town of Maidstone which hath a Constable of it self Hoo. HAth in it Addington Allhollowes Allington Aylesford Birling Boreham Chalke Chetham Cliffe neer Gravesend Cobham Cookstone Cowling Denton neer Gravesend Ditton Frindsbury Gillingham Gravesend Halling high Halstow Higham Hoo part of Horsmanden part of Hunton St. Iames Ightham I field Laborne Luddesdon East Malling West Malling St. Maries St. Margarets neer R●chester Meopham Merston Milton neer Gravesend Northfleet Nutsted Osham Padlesworth neer Snodland part of West Peckham Plaxtoole Rochester Ryarsh Shipborne Shorne S●odland Stansted Stoke Stroud Trottiscliffe Woldham and Wrotham And all the Churches of those Parishes except Horsmanden Hunton and West Peckham This Bailiwick hath also in it these Hundreds viz. Chetham and Gillingham Hoo Larkefield Shamell Toltingtrow and Wrotham And the City Townes and places following which have Constables of themselves viz. Aylesford Towne the Grange in Gillingham West Malling Town and the City of Rochester And as to the acting of the Ba●liffe of this Bailiwick the Grange aforesaid being in the liberty of the Cinque ports is exempted Lowy of Tunbridge HAth in it Asherst Bidborough part of Capell neer Tunbridge so much of Fant as is in Kent part of Hadlow part of Lighe neer Tunbridge part of Pembury part of Pensherst part of Speldeherst part of Tudeley Tunbridge And the Churches of Ash●rst Bidborough Capell neer Tunbridge Hadlow Pembury Tudeley Tunbridge This Bailiwick hath in it onely one Hundred viz. Wachlingstone And the Town and places following having Constables of themselves viz Hadlow Borough Helden Borough South Borough and Tunbridge Bridge Town Milton HAth in it Bapchild part of Bicknor Bobbing Borden Bredgate East Church Emley Halstow Hartlip part of Iwade Kingdowne neer Sittingborne Laysdown Milsted Milton neer Sittingborne Minster in Sheppey Murston Newington besides Sittingborne Queenborough Rainham Rodmersham Sittingborne part of Stockbury Tong Tunstall Vpchurch and Warden And all the Churches of those Parishes except Bicknor and Stockbury It hath also in it the Hundreds of Milton and the Isle of Sheppey over both which i● a Court Biron And the Town of Queenborough which hath a Constable of it self Scray HAth in it Badlesmer Boughton Bleane Buckland neer Feversham Challock part of Chartham Chilham Devington Doddington Easeling Feversham Godmersham Goodnestone neer Feversham Graveney Hartye part of Hedcorne Hernehill part of Iwade Leveland Linsted Luddenham Molash Newnham Norton Ore Ospringe Preston neer Feversham Selling Sheldwich Stalisfeeld Stone neer Feversham Tenham and Throwley And all the Churches of those Parishes except Hedcorne and Iwade But the Church of Feversham standing in the liberty of the Cinque Ports is exempted from the acting of the Bailiff of this Bailiwick This Bailiwick hath also in it these hundreds viz. Boughton under the ●lean Felborough Feversham and Tenham It hath also in it these Towns of Feversham and Ospringe which have Constables of themselves And as to the acting of the Bailiffe of this Bailiwick the Towne of Feversham being in the liberty of the Cinque Ports is exempted The Seven Hundreds HAth in it Apledore Benenden part of Betherisden Biddenden Cranbrook part of Ebeny Frittenden part of Gondherst Halden Hawkherst part of Hedcorne part of Kenarton Newenden Rolvenden Sandherst part of Shadoxherst part of Smarden part of Stapleherst Tenterden part of Warehorne Woodchurch And the Churches of Appledore Benenden Biddenden Cranbrook Frittenden Halden Hawkherst Kenarton Newenden Rolvenden Sandherst Shadoxherst Stapleherst Tenterden and Woodchurch But the Church of Tenterden standing in the liberty of the Cinque Ports is exempted from the acting of the Bailiff of this Bailiwick This Bailiwick hath also in it these hundreds viz. Barckley great Barnefield Blackborne Cranbrooke Rolvend●n Selbrittenden Tenterden And the Township of Newenden which hath an Officer of it self in the nature of a Constable but called a Bailiffe And as to the acting of the Bailiffe of the Bailiwick of the Seven Hundreds so much of Apledore upon the Ree Wall as is within the liberty of New Romney and the whole Town and Hundred of Tenterden being within the liberty of the Cinque Ports are exempted Shipway HAth in it Aldington B●lsington Blackmanstone Bounington Brenzet so much of Bromhill as is in Kent Bruckland Burmarsh Dimchurch Eastbridge part of Ebeney Fairefield Herst Hith West Hith Hope Ivechurch part of Kenarton Lid part of Limpney St. Maries neer New Romney part of Mersham Midley Newchurch Orgarswick O●lestone New Romney Old Romney Rucking part of Sellindge part of Shadoxherst Smeeth Snargate Snave Stone in Oxney part of Warehorne Wittersham And the Churches of Aldington Bilsington Bonnington Brenze● B●uckland Burmarsh Dimchurch Ebeney Fairefield Hith Hope Ivechurch ●id Limpney St Maries neer New Romney Newchurch Orlestone New Romney Old Romney Rucking Sellinge Smeeth Snargate Snave Stone in Oxney Warehorne and Wi●●ersham But the Churches of Blackmanstone Eastbridge Herst West Hith Midley and Orgarswick are demolished And as to the acting of the Bailiffe of this Bailiwick these Churches following being in the liberty of
one Constable who hath in his liberty Bilsington part of St Maries part of Newchurch part of Rucking and part of Snave And the Churches of Bilsington Newchurch Rucking 42. Oxney HAth in it one Constable who hath in his liberty Part of E●eney Stone W●t●rsham And all the Churches of those Parishes 43. Preston HAth in it one Constable who hath in his liberty Elmstone and Preston neer Fordwich And the Churches of both those Parishes 44. Ringslow Otherwise Tenet hath in it two Constables who have in their liberty Part of St. Laurence Minster in Thanet Monkton part of St. Nicholas And all the Churches of those Parishes 45. Ruxley HAth in it two Constables who have in their liberty Bexley part of Chesilherst Chelsfield part of Chidingstone Foot 's Cray St. Mary Cray North Cray Pauls Cray Cudham Downe Farnborough Hayes part of Hever Keston Nockhol● Orpington and West Wickham And all the Churches of those Parishes except Chidingstone and Hever 46. Rolvenden HAth in it one Constable who hath in his liberty Part of Benenden and Rolvenden And the Churches of both those Parishes 47. Selbrittenden OTherwise Selebrichtindene hath in it one Constable w●o hath in his liberty Part of Benenden part of Hawkeherst part of Newenden Sandherst And onely the Church of Sandherst 48. Shamel OTherwise Scamele hath in it two Constables who have in their liberty Chalke Cliffe neer Gravesend part of Cobham Cookstone Cowling Denton neer Gravesend Frinsbury Halling Higham Merston Shorne part of Stoke Stroud And all the Churches of those Parishes except Stoke 49. Isle of Sheppey HAth in it one Constable who hath in his liberty Eastchurch Layesdowne Minster in Sheppey and Warden And all the Churches of those Parishes 50. Somerden HAth in it two Constables who have in their liberty Part of Chevening part of Chidingstone part of Cowden part of Eatonbridge part of Hever part of Lighe part of Pensherst and part of Speldherst And the Churches of Chidingstone Cowden Hever Pensherst Speldherst 51. Stowting HAth in it two Constables they have in their liberty Elmsted Munkes Horton part of Sellindge part of Stelling Stanford Stowting part of Waltham And the Churches of Elmsted Monkes Horton Stanford and Stowting 52. Strete HAth in it two Constables who have in their liberty Part of Aldington Bo●●●ington Herst part of Limpne part of Sellindge And all the Churches of those Parishes 53. Tenham HAth in it two Constables who have in their liberty Doddington part of Hed●orne part of ●wade Linsted Tenham And the Churches of Doddington Linsted Tenham 54. Toltingtrow OTherwise Toltetem otherwise Tollentr hath in it two Constables who have in their liberty Grave●end Ifield E●ddesdon Meopham Milton neer Graves●nd North●leet and Nutsted And all the Churches of those Parishes 55. Twyford HAth in it two Constables who have in their liberty Part of Brenchley part of Capell neer Tunbridge West Farley part of Hunton part of Marden Nettlested part of East Peckham part of Pembury Teston part of Tudeley Watringbury part of Yalding And the Churches of West Farley Hunton Nettlested East Peckham Teston Watringbury Yalding 56. Tenterden HAth no Constable the Mayor is Mayor of the Town and Hundred which hundred hath in it Part of Ebeney Tenterden and the Church of Tenterden 57. Wachlingstone HAth in it two Constables who have in their liberty Asherst Bidborough part of Capell neer Tunbridge so much of Fant as is in Kent part of Lighe part of Pembury part of Pensherst part of Speldherst part of Tudeley And the Churches of Asherst Bidborough Pembury and Tudeley 58. Westram and Eatonbridge OTherwise Hostre●am hath in it one Constable who hath in his liberty Part of Brasted part of Cowden part of Eatonbridge Westram And the Churches of Eatonbridge and Westram 59. Westgate HAth in it two Constables who have in their liberty Part of St. Alphage St Dunstan part of Hackington Harbledowne Milton neer Canterbury part of St. Mary North-gate Thanington and part of Westgate And the Churches of St Dunstan Hackington Harbledowne Milton neer Canterbury Thanington Al●o Christchurch Canterbury is claimed to be in this Hundred 60. Whitstaple HAth in it two Constables who have in theor libe●ty Cosmus Bleane Swaycliffe Whitstaple and part of Nakington And the Churches of Cosmus Bleane Swaycliffe Whitstaple 61. Wingham HAth in it two Constables who have in their liberty A●h neer Sandwich Goodnestone neer Sandwich part of Nonington Wimlingswold Wingham And all the Churches of those Parishes 62. Worth HAth in it one Constable who hath in his liberty Blackmanstone Burmarsh Dimchurch Eastbridge part of West Hith part of Limpne part of Newchurch Orgarswick And the Churches of Burwarsh and Dimchurch 63. Wrotham HAth in it two Constables who have in their liberty Ightham Plaxtoole Shipborne Stansted Wrotham And all the Churches of those Parishes 64. Wye HAth in it two Constables who have in their liberty Part of Barborne Boughton Aluph Brooke Crundall Eastwell part of Walth●m Wye And the Churches of Boughton Aluph Brooke Crundall Eastwell and Wye There are also severall other Townes and places in this County which have Constables or other Officers of that nature of themselves and are not subject to the Constable of any Hundred some of which Townes and places are in the Forraigne and others in the liberty of the Cinque Ports of all which in order Alphabetically In the Forraigne Ashford TOwn hath one Constable who hath in his liberty that Town and the Church therein and so much of the Parish as is within the liberty of Ashford Aylesford Town hath one Constable it is an antient demesne and to the same belong part of Brenchley part of Horsmanden part of Hunton and part of Yalding and no other Church but Aylesford is within that liberty Brasted Ville hath one Constable whose liberty is the Ville of Brasted onely and the Church is in the same Hadlow Borough hath one Constable who hath in his liberty part of Capell neer Tunbridge and part of Hadlow and the Churches of both those Parishes Helden Borough hath one Constable who hath in his liberty part of Tunbridge but not the Church Longport Borough hath one Constable who hath in his liberty part of the Parish of St. Paul but not the Church Maidstone Town and Parish hath one Constable whose liberty extendeth over the same West Malling Town hath two Constables whose liberty extendeth over all the Parish except the Borough of St. Leonard and it hath the Church in the same Newenden Township hath no Constable but hath an Officer in the nature of a Constable called the Bailiffe whose liberty extendeth onely over this Township and not over any part of the rest of the Parish but it hath the Church in the same Ospringe Town hath one Constable whose liberty extendeth over the Town but not over the Parish Queenborough Corporation hath Officers of its own whose liberty extendeth over the Parish Rochester City hath Officers of its own whose liberty extendeth over the Parish
Seasalter Is no Hundred but a Constable of it self whose liberty extendeth over the Parish South Borough hath a Constable who hath in his liberty part of the Parish of Tunbridge but not the Church Tunbridge Town hath a Constable of it self whose liberty exten●eth over all the Parish that is not in the aforesaid Helden Borough or South Borou●h In the liberty of the Cinque Ports The Towns and places there have Constables and Officers of their own the names of which Towns and places and which of them have Churches therein follow Alphabetically PArt of Apledore but not the Church Beakesborne with the Church Birchington with the Church Part of Brenzet but not the Church So much of B●omhill as is in Kent the Church was in Sussex Part of Charlton but not the Church Deale with the Church Dovor with the two Churches in the same Part of Feversham viz. the Town wi●h the Church Part of Folkstone viz. the Town with the Church F●●dwich with the Church The Grange in Gillingham but not the Church Hith with the Church Part of West Hith but not the Church Part of H●ugham but not the Church St. Iohn's with the Church Part of Ivechurch but not the Church Ramsgate in St. Laurence but not the Church St. Nicholos but not the Church St. Peters with the Church Ringwold with the Church Part of New Romney viz. the Town with the Church Part of Old Romney with the Church Sandwich with the three Churches in the same Part of Snargate but not the Church Stonar the Church is demolished ●Walmer with the Church Woode otherwise Wood church the Church is demolished Part of Woodne●borough but not the Church Seventeen severall Franchises and Liberties do also claim in this County some whereof have Courts of Record in the same of all which and of direction of Writs of Habeas Corpus to remove Persons or Causes out of such of them as have Courts of Record and direction of Sheriffs Warrants to arrest in those liberties I shall now likewise proceed to treat Alphaletically 1. The Liberty of the late Archbishop of Canterbury THis Liberty hath in it a Court of Record to hold plea of all Actions reall personall and mixt And claimeth the Mannour of Brandred in Acrise part of Alcham the Borough of Staplegate in St. Alphage and St. Mary Northgate part of Ash neer Sandwich part of Berham the Denns of Biddenden and Spelherst in Biddenden part of Bilsington the Mannour of Bishopshorne the Mannour of Boughton under the Bleane part of Buckland neer Dovor part of Capell neer Folkstone the Mannour of Charing part of Charlton neer Dovor the Borough of Chelmanton in great Chart part of Chevening part of Chislet part of Cl●ff neer Dovor part of Cosmus Bleane the Mannour of Sissingherst in Cranbrooke part of Footes Cray part of Deale part of Denton neer Eleham part of De●ling part of Doddington so much of the Mannour of Westgate as is in St. Dunstans part of Egerton part of Elmsted part of Eythorne the Mannour of Gillingham part of Goodnestone neer Sandwich the Mannour of Graveney part of Guston part of Hackington part of Halsted part of Harbledowne part of Hawking part of Herne part of Herne●ill part of Hith part of Monkes Horton part of Hothfield part of Houghom part of Ifield part of Leneham the Mannour of Leveland part of Lid part of Liddon the Mannour of Liminge part of Linsted part of Littleborne the Mannour of Maidstone part of St Margarets neer Dovor part of Merston part of Milton neer Canterbury part of little Mongeham part of Nakinton part of St● Nicholas in Thanet part of Nonington part of Norburne the Mannour of Orpington the Mannour of O●ford part of Padlesworth neer Eleham the Manno●r of Petham the Mannours of Pluckley and Sherland in Pluckley the Mannour of Preston neer Fordwich the Mannour of Reculver part of Repple the Mannour of Bedderinden in Sandherst the Mannour of Saltwood part of Shebbertswold part of Shold●n part of Shoram the Denn of Holnherst in Smarden p●rt of Snargate part of Staple part of Stouting part of Stur●outh the Mannour of Sundrish part of Su●●on neer Dovor the Mannour of Tenham part of Thamington the Mannour of Tilnestone the Mannour of T●●bridge part of Vlcombe part of Waltham part of West Beer the Mannour of Westgate the mannour of Westwell part of Whitfield otherwise Beusfield the Borough of Tanker●on in Whitstaple the Mannour of Wingham part of Wi●●ersham part of Woodnesborough part of Wootton the Mannour of Wrotham part of Wye The direction of a Habe as Corpus to remove a Cause out of this liberty if the Defendant be out of custody Thus To the Steward of the Court of Record for the liberties of the late Archbishoprick of Canterbury But if the Defendant be i● custody then thus To the Steward and B●liffe of the Court of Record for the libert●es of 〈◊〉 late Archbishoprick of Canterbury and to either of them The She●●ffe th●s directs his Warrants upon process to that l●berty v●z To the Ba●liffe of the liberties of the late Archbishoprick of Canterbury 2. The Liberty of Ashford THis Liberty hath in it a Court of Record to hold pleas for all acti●ns the debt or damages not ●xceeding twenty marks Which li●erty claimeth over the Town of Ashford and all the Parish ex●ept the Boroug●s of Henwood otherwise Hewet and Rudlow The direction of a Habeas Corpus to remove a Cause out of this liberty if the Defen●ant ●e out of custo●y thus To the Steward of the Court of Record of the liberty of Ashford But if the Defendant be in custody then thus To the Steward and Bailiffe of the Court of Record of the liberty of Ash●ord and to either of them The Sh●●iffe thus directe●h his Warrants upon process to that liberty viz. To the Bail●ffe of the liberty of Ash●ord 3. The Liberty of St. Augustine THis Liberty hath a Court of Record to hold plea of a●●●ctions reall personall and mixt And claimeth all Ad●sham part of Apledore all Badlesmere part of Benenden part of Betherisden part of Betshanger part of Biddenden part of B●rchington part of Bobbing part of Boughton Monchelsea part of Bridge the Rectory of Bruckland part of Buckland neer Dovor all Buckland neer Feversham the Mannour of Burmarsh all Chellenden the Mannour Park and Parish of C●islet part of Cosmus Bleane part of Crundall all Devington part of Dimchurch all Ease●ing part of Elmsted the Mannour of Elmstone all Ewell part of Eythorne the Re●tory and so much as is out of the Ports in Feversham t●e M●nnour of Fordwich all Goodneston neer Feversham all Winchet Hill in Goudherst the Mannour of Guston part of Halden part of upper Hardress all nether Hardress all Hartye the Denns of Ockley Gillenden and Parocke in Hawkeherst neer the Church and all the Parish of Herne part of Hope all Hoth all Ickham the Vicarage of and at Mergate in St. Iohns part of lverburch part of Kenarton the Mannour and Rectory