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of_o northumberland_n and_o then_o again_o l._n 30._o the_o four_o year_n of_o edward_n the_o six_o r._n the_o first_o year_n of_o q._n mary_n in_o biddenden_n p._n 77._o l._n 28._o for_o sir_n anthony_n mayney_n knight_n and_o baronet_n r._n sir_n anthony_n mayney_n knight_n in_o bidborough_n p._n 78._o l._n 36._o for_o convey_v it_o r._n convey_v the_o whole_a manor_n at_o wever_v in_o boxley_n p._n 90._o l._n 2._o the_o twenty_o four_o of_o q._n mary_n r._n the_o second_o of_o q._n mary_n in_o my_o description_n of_o dodingdale_n at_o canterbury_n p._n 94._o l._n 13._o john_n bentham_n r._n john_n betenham_n in_o my_o description_n of_o the_o dungeon_n at_o canterbury_n the_o same_o page_n l._n 29._o for_o par_fw-fr cirocearum_fw-la r._n par_fw-fr chirothecarum_fw-la in_o chalk_n p._n 96._o l._n 52._o for_o and_o that_o prince_n afterward_o devolve_v it_o to_o sir_n george_n brook_n r._n and_o from_o that_o prince_n it_o afterward_o devolve_v by_o grant_n to_o george_n lord_n 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in_o my_o description_n of_o leeds_n castle_n p._n 214._o l._n 8._o for_o his_o son_n r._n his_o great_a grandchild_n in_o my_o description_n of_o gould_n and_o shepway_n at_o maidston_n p._n 223._o l._n 8._o for_o to_o sir_n walter_n and_o gervas_n henly_n esquire_n r._n to_o thomas_n henly_n esq_n leave_v out_o sir_n walter_n in_o sheals_n at_o maidston_n p._n 223._o l._n 45._o for_o walter_n henly_n esquire_n r._n thomas_n henly_n esquire_n in_o my_o description_n of_o parrocks_n and_o ewell_n at_o west-malling_n p._n 232._o l._n 19_o for_o the_o last_o of_o which_o r._n the_o first_o of_o which_o in_o hogshaws_n at_o milsted_n p._n 239._o l._n 11._o for_o sir_n jo._n took_n r._n mr._n jo._n took_n in_o milton_n septuans_n p._n 239._o l._n 34._o for_o sir_n thomas_n fog_n r._n sir_n francis_n fog_n and_o then_o l._n 38._o for_o sir_n rob._n honywood_n r._n mr._n rob._n honywood_n in_o my_o description_n of_o st._n marry_o crey_n at_o orpington_n p._n 260._o l._n 39_o it_o come_v be_v leave_v out_o and_o then_o l._n 41._o richard_z the_o second_o be_v omit_v in_o gore_n court_n in_o otham_n p._n 263._o l._n 54._o for_o by_o purchase_n make_v the_o inheritance_n of_o thomas_n floyd_n esq_n r._n by_o purchase_v make_v the_o demeasn_a of_o nathaniel_n powell_n esquire_n who_o not_o many_o year_n since_o convey_v it_o to_o thomas_n floyd_n esquire_n since_o my_o writing_n this_o book_n i_o find_v that_o sir_n walter_n and_o thomas_n henly_n his_o brother_n purchase_v land_n at_o otham_n and_o gore_n court_n of_o sir_n henry_n isley_n before_o his_o attaint_n that_o at_o otham_n descend_v to_o the_o successor_n of_o thomas_n henly_n that_o at_o gore_n court_v devolve_v to_o colepeper_n who_o have_v marry_v one_o of_o the_o coheir_n of_o sir_n walter_n henly_n in_o archer_n court_n at_o river_n p._n 282._o l._n 53._o this_o must_v be_v add_v but_o part_n of_o archer_n court_n be_v by_o bandred_a or_o brandr_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o four_o convey_v it_o to_o sir_n george_n browne_n of_o bechworth_n castle_n who_o successor_n sir_n thomas_n browne_n alienate_v it_o to_o mr._n isaac_n honywood_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n bequeath_v it_o to_o his_o nephew_n col._n henry_n honywood_n esquire_n now_o proprietary_a of_o it_o the_o manor_n of_o archer_n court_n with_o the_o demeasn_a annex_v to_o it_o hold_v in_o grand_a serjeantie_n with_o this_o condition_n unite_v a_o strange_a one_o that_o the_o present_a owner_n or_o owner_n shall_v hold_v the_o king_n head_n when_o he_o pass_v to_o calais_n and_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o sea_n shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o vomit_v in_o swanscampe_n p._n 307._o l._n 42_o &_o 43._o for_o the_o fourteen_o of_o richard_n the_o second_o r._n the_o thirteen_o of_o richard_n the_o second_o and_o then_o again_o the_o same_o page_n l._n 45._o this_o be_v omit_v who_o have_v before_o a_o considerable_a interest_n in_o swanscampe_n by_o descent_n from_o his_o ancestor_n richard_n tabot_n who_o have_v marry_v elizabeth_n one_o of_o the_o two_o coheir_n of_o jo._n come_v earl_n of_o badzenoth_n and_o joan_n his_o wife_n one_o of_o the_o sister_n and_o coheir_n of_o aymer_n de_fw-fr valence_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n and_o lord_n of_o swanscampe_n at_o west-well_a p._n 355._o l._n 15_o &_o 16._o for_o and_o so_o it_o rest_v in_o the_o crown_n until_o not_o many_o year_n since_o it_o be_v grant_v to_o sir_n nicholas_n tufton_n of_o hothfied_a r._n and_o be_v exchange_v with_o thomas_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n by_o the_o crown_n in_o the_o twenty_o nine_o year_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o who_o predecessor_n have_v a_o large_a share_n in_o it_o long_o before_o but_o be_v again_o reassume_v by_o q._n elizabeth_n in_o the_o vacancy_n of_o that_o sea_n and_o afterward_o it_o rest_v in_o the_o crown_n until_o almost_o our_o memory_n and_o then_o it_o be_v grant_v away_o to_o sir_n nicholas_n tufton_n of_o hothfield_n father_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a io._n earl_n of_o thanet_n 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