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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

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

HORSMANDEN LIeth towards the Southside of the County by the River Medway about one mile and a half towards the Northwest distant from Goudherst 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 hundred of Brenchley and Horsmanden is in the Bailiwick of Twyford Other part thereof is in the hundred of Larkefeild and Bailiwick of Hoo. And the residue viz. the Borough of Rugmerhill is in antient Demesne of Aylesford and aforesaid Bailiwick of Hoo It was all in the Deanry of Malling and Diocess of Rochester The Church standeth in the hundred of Brenchley and Horsman●en and was called St. Margaret A Faire is kept here yearly upon the day of St. Swithin being the fifteenth day of July HORTON-KIRBY LIeth towards the Northside of the County by the River Darent about three miles towards the Southeast distant from Dartford in the Bailiwick of Sutton Dartford hundred of Axstone Lath of Sutton at Hone West division of the County and Upper division of Justices in that Lath. The Liberty of the Dutchy of Lancaster claimeth there and the liberty of the ●ate Dean of Canterbury claimeth over the lands late of S● Anthony Roper in this Parish It was in the Deanry of Dartford and Diocess of Rochester and the Church was called St. Maries One William Kirby was sometimes owner of Horton-Kirby which occasioned the addition of Kirby to Horton the antient name of this Parish to distinguish the same from the other Horton in this County next following MONKS-HORTON LIeth towards the Southeast part of the County by the River Stoure about three miles towards the Northwest distant from Hith in the Bailiwick and Hundred of Stowting Lath of Shipway East division of the County and division of Justices in that Lath. The liberty of the late Arch-bishop of Canterbury claimeth there It was in the Deanry of Eleham and Diocess of Canterbury and the Church was called St. Peter In this Parish was a Priory a Cell to Lewes consisting of black Monks of the order of Cluniacs founded by Robert Ver Constable of England son of Bernard Ver to the honour of God the blessed Mary St. Iohn the Evangelist and St. Pancras the Charter of the Foundation is without date but I conceive the same to be in the time of King Hen. 2. The Priory at the suppression 26. Hen. 8. was valued at 95l 12s 2d per annum and the Mannour belonged to the same This Priory occasioned the addition of the word Monkes to Horton the antient name of this Parish to distinguish the same from the Horton last before mentioned HOTH LIeth at the Northside of the County near the sea about five miles and a half towards the Northeast distant from Canterbury in the Bailiwick 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 for that it is in the Hundred of Blengate which belonged to that Abbey It was in the Deanry of West Beere and Diocess of Canterbury and the Church was called St. Mary Holy Crosse. HOTHFEILD LIeth towards the middle of the Southeast part of the County by the River Stoure about two miles and a half towards the Northwest distant from Ashford In the Bailiwick of Chart and Longbridge Lath of Scray East division of the County and division of Justices in the Lath of Shipway Part thereof is in the hundred of Chart and Longbridge and the residue in the hundred of Cal●hill The liberty of the late Archbishop of Canterbury claimeth there It was in the Deanry of Cha●ing and Diocess of Canterbury the Church standeth in the Hundred of Chart and Longbridge and was called St. Maries Alexander Eden a Gentleman of this county here took and killed that execrable Rebell Iack Cade in the year 1450. For which he had 1000. Marks reward from the then King Hen. 6. HOUGHAM LIeth at the southeast side of the county adjoyning to the sea about two miles and a half towards the southwest distant from Dovor In the Bailiwick of Stowting and East division of the County Part thereof is in the liberty of the Cinque Ports and of the Town and Port of Dovor and in the Lath of St. Augustine Oth●r part thereof is in the Hundred of Bewsborough and Lath of St. Augustine And the residue is in the hundred of Folkestone and Lath of Shipway All this Parish other than what is as before in the liberty of the Cinque Ports is in the division of the Justices in the Lath of St. Augustin● ●nd that is in the division of the Justices of the Town and Port of Dovor The Liberty of the late Archbishop of Canterbury also claimeth in this Parish It was in the Deanry of Dovo● and Diocess of Canterbury and Robert of Hougham was sometimes Owner of the same The Church standeth in the hundred of Bewsborough and was called St. Laurence HUCKING LIeth towards the North part of the middle of the County about foure miles and a h●lf toward● the Northeast distant from Maidstone in the Bailiwick and hundred of Eyhorn Lath of Ayl●ford West division of the County and East division of Justices in that Lath. The liberty of the ●a●e Dean of Canterbury claimeth there It was in the Deanry of Sutton and Diocess of Canterbury and the Church was called St. Margaret HUNTON HVntington Huntindune lieth towards the middle of the County by the river Medway about foure miles towards the southwest distant from Maidstone in the Lath of Aylesford West division of the County and south division of Justices in that Lath. So much thereof as is either in the hundred of Larkfeild or Antient Demesne of Aylesford is in the Bailiwick of Hoo. So much thereof as is in the Hundred of Maidstone is in the Bailiwick of Eyhorn and the residue being in the Borough of Hunton is in the Bailiwick and hundred of Twyford which Borough hath a Court Leet of it self where the Botsholder is chosen and the Inh●bitants thereof ow●no service to the Court Leet of the Hundred Onely at that court a Constable of that hundred may be chosen out of this Borough This Parish was in the Deanry of Shoreham a peculiar to the late A●chbishop of Canterbury but in the Diocess of Rocheste● The Church standeth in the hundred of Twyfo●d 〈◊〉 at the Northside of the Chancel of the same is a Fa●● monument of Fane of Buston otherwise Burri●estune otherwise B●rgericestune in this Parish At the southsi●e of that chancell is a memoriall of the Interment of Clinton a noble Family and Lord of Hunton whose seat called the Courtl●dge neer this Church is ruinated but the ●cite thereof and Mote to the same are yet visible and in the south Isle of this Church is a memoriall of the Interment of Head sometimes owner of Buston aforesaid The Mannour of Hunton was antiently belonging to Christ church