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prestan_n lie_v towards_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o county_n about_o one_o 〈◊〉_d towards_o tâ—e_v loâ—th_n distant_a from_o feversham_n in_o the_o bailiwick_n and_o laâ—h_n â—f_n sâ—ray_v east_n division_n of_o the_o county_n and_o upper_a division_n of_o justice_n in_o that_o lath._n the_o liberty_n oâ—_n the_o late_a dean_n of_o canterbury_n claim_v over_o the_o manor_n of_o preson_z and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o parish_n as_o be_v within_o the_o manor_n of_o câ—pton_n hammemaâ—sh_n or_o selgraâ—e_n they_o be_v give_v to_o that_o church_n by_o king_n hen._n 8._o 33._o of_o his_o reign_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o st._n augustine_n claim_v over_o the_o parish_n for_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hundred_o of_o feversham_n which_o belong_v to_o tâ—at_a abbey_n it_o be_v in_o the_o deanery_n of_o ospâ—inge_n and_o diocese_n of_o canterbury_n and_o the_o church_n be_v call_v st._n katherine_n preston_n near_o fordwich_n lie_v towards_o the_o east_n end_n of_o the_o county_n by_o the_o 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