Church Plate in Kent

( 113 ) CHUROH PLATE IN KENT. BT THE REV. C. E. WOODRUPF, M.A. ABOUT fifteen years ago the late Canon W. A. Scott Robertson printed, in the sixteenth Volume of our Society's Transac - tions, a chronological list of the Church Plate in the various parishes of the county, prefaced by forty pages of valuable introductory matter. This admirable piece of work, however, was incomplete in two respects : the list did not include all the churches (from some parishes no returns were received); and further, no pieces of plate acquired after the year 1760 were entered. In the following volume of Archceologia Cantiana (Vol. XVII.) Canon Scott Robertson commenced a full inventory of the plate in each parish, taken in alphabetical order. Unfortunately, owing to failinghealth he was unable to complete what he had begun so well, and his inventory—carried no further than the letter C—ends with an account of the sacred vessels belonging to Canterbury Cathedral. The present writer having been requested by the Council of our Society to continue and, if possible, complete the list of church plate within the county, has considered it advisable to abandon the arrangement previously adopted, and to group the parishes, not alphabetically, but in their respective deaneries—a plan very generally followed by other archEeological societies, and onewhich seems to offer a better prospect of ultimately.making the inventory complete. The first instalment, which is now offered to our Members, comprises the church plate of the deaneries of East Charing, Ospringe, and Westbere; and the thanks of the Society are due to the incumbents of the various parishes for their obliging courtesy in making the necessary returns, and in permitting the examination of the sacred vessels in their keeping, In the Deanery of East Charing VOL. xxv. I 114 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. great assistance has been rendered by the Rev. H. W. Russell, Rector of Hothfield, and in that of Westbere by Mr. C. H. Woodruff. The Rev. J. A. Boodlle, Rural Dean of Ospringe, has given kindly help in that deanery; while to Mr. P. C. Jackman of Faversham we are indebted for the excellent photographs of the interesting Elizabethan cups at Faversham and Oare. The style of printing adopted has been copied from that used by the Rev. T. S. Cooper in his Inventory of Surrey Church Plate, commenced in Vol. X., and continued in subsequent volumes of the Surrey Society's Collections, as it seemed to afford a clear and concise model. During the last fifteen years so much has been done to facilitate the reading of the marks on Old English plate (especially by Mr. Wilfrid Cripps in the later editions of his valuable work on the subject), that it seems no longer necessary, when the marks are clearly those of the London Hall, to do more than state the fact, and give the date in accordance with Mr. Cripps's table of date-letters. The deaneries now dealt with afford no specimens of any great rarity. There are no pre-Reformation vessels; indeed, within the whole county the late Canon Scott Robertson could only discover two Mediaeval patens, and not a single chalice, but several of the pieces are of considerable interest and beauty, notably the fine standing cup at Charing, the Elizabethan cups at Hothfield and Oare, and the Elizabethan pear-shaped flagons at Westwell. Modern vessels have been added to the church plate of several parishes during the past fifteen years. Some of them are of considerable value, and good specimens of revived Mediseval taste, while others leave not a little to be desired in this respect; but in no case have we to lament the alienation of ancient vessels consecrated to sacred uses in order to make way for a pseudo-Mediseval set from the " Church furnisher." I t may not be out of place here to offer a word of advice as to the cleaning of old silver. Those who have examined many pieces of church plate are only too familiar with the scratched surface which so often mars the beauty of the hammered silver, caused by constant rubbing with plate CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 115 powder in order to produce a polish. With the church plate of Stinsford in Dorsetshire are preserved the following instructive directions, dated 1737 : "To keep the Gilt Plate clean, from the silversmith who made i t " (the celebrated Paul Lamerie), " clean it now and then with only warm water and soap, with a sponge, and then wash it with clean water, and dry it very well with a soft Linnen Cloth, and keep it in a dry place, for the damp will spoyle it."* With which we may compare the instruction given by the silversmith who made the church plate for Carlisle Cathedral in 1679: "Be careful to wipe with a clean soft linnen cloath, and if there chance to be any stains or spotts that will not easily come off with a little water, the cloath being dipped therein, and so rub the Chalice and flagons from the topp to the Bottome, not crosswise, but the Bason and Patens are to be rubba roundwise, not acrosse, and by no means use either chalke, sand, or salt."f " These simple directions" (says Mr. Cripps) " are still as good a guide as those can wish for who value their old silver and silver-gilt plate." The weights, unless otherwise stated, are given in avoirdupois. As the object in giving the weight is merely to facilitate identification, it has not been thought necessary to reduce to troy weight. O.E.P. = Old English Plate, Sixth Edition, by W. J. Cripps, F.S.A. Q.A. = Gilda Aurifabrorum, 1890, by W. Chaffers. * Church Plate of Dorset. 1889. Nightingale, t Cripps's Old English Plate, Sixth Edition, p. 15. I _ 116 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. EAST CHARING DEANERY. ASHFORD, CHRIST CHUROH. EGERTON. „ ST. MART. GREAT CHART. BOUGHTON ALUPH. HOTHFIELD. BOUGHTON MALHERBE. KENNINGTON. CHARING. LITTLE CHART. CHARING HEATH. PLUCKLEY. EASTWELL. WESTWELL. ASHFORD, CHRIST CHURCH (CHAPEL OP EASE). 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 8f inches; diameter, 3 | inches mouth, 4 | inches foot; weight, 14 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1844. Maker's mark, R.H. The sacred monogram within rays appears on the bowl. The stem is of baluster shape. 2. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 9£ inches; weight, 16^ ozs. London Hall Marks of 1835. Maker's mark, P.S. (Paul Storr). Sacred monogram in the centre. 3. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 11 inches; diameter, 3£ inches ; weight, 50^ ozs. Marks as on No. 2. A tankard-shaped vessel with spout and lid, surmounted by a Latin cross. The Plate was presented by the South-Eastern Eailway Company, and " S.E.E." has been roughly scratched on the pieces. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 117 ASHFORD, ST. MARY* 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7§ inches; diameter of mouth 4>\ inches, of foot 4£ inches; weight, 15-rV ozs- No Hall Marks. Maker's mark, C.B. (circa 1620). Plain bell-shaped bowl, plain collar; a simple moulding between the collar and the bowl. 2. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7 | inches; diameter of mouth 4£ inches, of foot 4£ inches; weight, 14-*- ozs. London Hall Marks of 1632. Maker's mark, an escallop shell in a shaped stamp. Hound the inside of the foot is inscribed " Ashford, An0 Dom. 1633, 13 oz. 12 dwts., Cost £3 :16sh." Oi similar shape to No. 1. 3. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 14 inches; diameter of mouth 4£ inches, of foot 7£ inches; weight, 55f ozs. London Hall Marks of 1710 (new sterling). Maker's mark, Bo., a mitre above and a mullet below the letters, in a shaped stamp (John Bodington). Tankard-shaped with domed lid surmounted by a round knob. On the front of the drum is inscribed "Ashford, March 27, 1711," with the sacred monogram surrounded by rays. Beneath the foot is engraved "51 . 13." 4. A Flagon of Silver. Weight, 57f ozs. Measurements, marks, and inscription as on No. 3. 5. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 6 inches ; weight, 5-i ozs. London Hall Marks of 1784. Maker's mark, H.B. (Hester Bateman). Plain, with a beaded rim. 6. A Paten of Silver. Marks and measurements as No. 5. 7. A Paten of Silver. Marks and measurements as No. 5. * The Churoh Plate of this parish was fully desoribed hy the late Canon Soott Bobertson in Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. XVII., p. 262. 118 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 8. A Chalice of Silver, gilt.* Height, 8 | inches; diameter of mouth 4£inches, of foot 6 | inches; weight, 25f ozs. London Hall Marks of 1896. Makers' mark, W.K. (Keith and Co.). This is a very handsome Chalice of Mediseval shape. The plain conical bowl, which is set in a small engrailed calix, is supported by a hexagonal stem having traceried openings both above and below the knop, which is jewelled with six amethysts. The spread of the foot has six compartments, upon one of which is a Crucifix in relief, and on the others circular bosses set with amethysts. There is a cresting at the junction of the stem and foot, and the spread of the latter terminates in a vertical edge pierced with quatrefoils, below which is a sexfoil with mullet points between the convex lobes. Under the foot is the name of the makers, " Keith and Co., London," and the following inscription: " Presented by the Vicar to the Parish Church of Ashford, Kent, in memory of his uncle Thomas Walker, September 1896. Reguiescat in Pace." The Eev. P. E. Tindall was collated to the Vicarage of Ashford in 1888. 9. A Paten, silver-gilt.*' Diameter, 7 inches; weight, 6£ ozs. Plate marks and inscription as on the last. 10. An Alms-dish of Brass.* Diameter, 19£ inches. On the upper surface of the rim is inscribed, " "We offer unto Thy Divine Majesty." In the centre is a cross between the emblems of the four Evangelists. 11. An Alms-plate of Silver. Diameter, 9\ inches; weight, 14 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1780. Makers' mark, J f (Daniel Smith and Robert Sharp). The rim has a beaded moulding; in the centre of the field is the sacred monogram within rays. On the reverse is engraved, "Ashford Parish, 1785." In the Inventory of 1552 we find the following entries: " Esshetisford. One Chalice with a paten of sylver, double gilt, waying xiij ounces." This was retained for the use of the parishioners, but the Churchwardens sold "ij chalices with their pattens of sylver, 1 pax of sylver, 1 payer of sensers of sylver waying iiij onces, etc., xii11 xs xd." (Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. VIL, p.' 102.) * Not included in the Inventory printed in Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. XVII., p. 252. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 119 BOUGHTON ALUPH, ALL SAINTS* 1. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 9 inches; diameter of mouth 4 | inches, of foot 5 inches ; weight, 22£ ozs. London Marks of the year 1637. Maker's mark, R.W., with a mullet (?) underneath the letters in a shaped stamp. This mark occurs as early as 1605 on a rose-water dish belonging to the Clothworkers' Company (O.E.P., Sixth Edition, p. 375). A plain cup; the bowl is 5 inches deep. On its stem is the usual round moulding instead of a knop. On the foot is inscribed, " The gift of Cap4 Robert Moyle of Buckwell, Esq., to ye Church of Boughton Aluph." 2. A Paten of Silver, gilt. Height, 1 | inches; diameter, 6£ inches, of foot 2 | inches; weight, 10 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1637. Maker's mark, R.W. Inscribed on the foot, " The gift of Cap1 Eobert Moyle of Buckwell, Esq., to ye Church of Boughton Aluph." 3. A Flagon of Silver, gilt. Height, 10| inches; diameter of mouth 4 | inches, of foot 1\ inches; weight, 56 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1650. A straight-sided tankard-shaped vessel, with a nearly flat lid; the handle is well curved and the lid flange small. It is inscribed on the foot, "The gift of Mra Priscilla Moyle, widow, to the Church of Boughton Aluph." Captain Eobert Moyle of Buckwell was a great-great-grandson of Walter Moyle of Buckwell, whose brother, Sir Thomas Moyle, possessed Eastwell Park. The donor died on 23 Eebruary 1639-40, aged 43. His widow Priscilla, the donor of No. 3, was the daughter of Dr. Eotherby, Dean of Canterbury. She also gave one of the church bells now in the tower of the Church; her bell is dated 1653. She died iu 1661, aged 67. The Church also possesses two Pewter Plates, diameter 94- inches, inscribed " Parish of Boughton Aluph, 1807." Marks, a crowned rose and the words " Made in London," also X under a fleur-de-lis, and the words " Superfine Hard Metal." * Vide Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. XVII., p. 293. The following Inventory, however, includes several particulars not contained in the earlier hst. 120 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. BOUGHTON MALHERBE, ST. NICOLAS. 1. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 10^ inches; diameter of mouth 5 inches, of foot 8 inches; weight, 22 ozs. The only marks are the letters Q.V- O u P o n a shield. This handsome cup has a bowl which is nearly cylindrical, engraved with the arms of Thomas, second and last Lord Wotton of Marley, viz.: " Argent, a cross patee, fitched at the foot sable," impaling those of his wife Mary, one of the four daughters and coheirs of Sir Arthur Throckmorton of Paul's Perry, viz., " Gules, on a chevron argent three bars-gemelles sable," all surmounted by an earl's coronet and enclosed within feather mantling. The baluster stem has a large knop set in calix of acanthus-like foliage, beneath which is a band of depressed leaves between two bead mouldings. The foot is multifoil, with cinquefoils at the spring of each convex lobe. 2. A Paten of Silver, gilt. Height, If inches; diameter, 8 inches; weight, 9 ozs. No marks. The broad rim is ornamented with a wreath of flowers in repousse work. Canon Scott Eobertson conjectured that these pieces of plate were given to the Church of Boughton between the years 1660—75 by the Countess of Chesterfield, daughter of Lord Wotton (who died 1630), in memory of her father and mother. Katharine Wotton married first Henry, Lord Stanhope, eldest son of the Earl of Chesterfield, who died during his father's lifetime, and his widow was remarried to John Vander Kerkhoven, a Dutchman. She was created Countess of Chesterfield in 1660, and resided for many years with her husband in Holland. Hence it seems probable that the Chalice and Paten were made in that country. 3. A Chalice of Plated Ware, with a cover.* Height, 12 inches. Ornamented on the bowl and cover with vine-leaves and grapes in repousse work. 4. A Chalice of Plated Ware.* A duplicate of No. 3. 5. A Bread-box of Plated Ware.* Height, 1 inch; 3£ inches square. Nos. 3, 4, and 5 were presented to the Church by the Eev. E. Moore, Eector of the Parish from 1843 to 1893. * These vessels are not included in the Inventory printed in Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. XVII. BOUGHTON MALHERBE, NO. 2. BOUGHTON MALHERBE, NO. 1. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 121 6. An Alms-dish of Brass.* Diameter, 16 inches. This handsome and intez'esting dish was probably made at Nuremberg early in the sixteenth century. The rim is ornamented by repousse work, between which and the central depression is a double inscription in old German. That on the outer side seems to be, " Ich wart geluk alzeit," which may perhaps be translated, " I look for happiness always." The inner legend is repeated four times, but the lettering is very indistinct. I t was probably given to the Church by Lady Chesterfield at the same time as the Chalice and Paten mentioned above. 7. An Alms-dish of Brass.* Diameter, 12 inches. Inscribed, "He that hath pity on the poor lendeth unto the Lord." 8. An Alms-dish of Brass* Diameter, 15 inches. Inscribed, " In usum Ecclesise Scli Nicholai de Bocton Melherb." CHARING, SS. PETER AND PAUL. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6\ inches; diameter of mouth 4 inches, of foot 4 | inches; weight, 9$ ozs. London Hall Marks of 1688. Maker's mark, T.C, with a dolphin above and a fleur-de-lis below the letters (O.E.P., p. 388). This plain little cup is of good proportions and of convenient size. The bowl is almost cylindrical, with a slight lip and flat bottom, whence springs the spreading foot. There is no knop. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Diameter, 4-g- inches ; weight, 3£ ozs. The same marks as on No. 1. 3. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 13 inches; diameter of mouth, 4 inches; weight, 544 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1705 (new sterling). Maker's mark, E.A. A plain tankard-shaped vessel, tapering slightly towards the mouth, with domed hinged lid, surmounted by an acorn-shaped finial. Inscribed round the drum, " Charing Church in the County of Kent, 1706." * These vessels are not iuoluded in the Inventory priutod in Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. XVII. 122 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 4. An Alms-dish of Silver. Height, I f inches; diameter, 8 inches ; weight, 15| ozs. London Hall Marks of 1707 (new sterling). Maker's mark, E.A. Inscribed on the under side, " Charing Church." 5. A Cup with Cover, silver-gilt. Height, 19 inches; diameter of mouth 5§ inches, of foot 5f inches; weight, 37 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1599. Maker's mark, I.E., over three pellets, in a circular shield (recorded O.E.P., Sixth Edition, p. 415). Inscribed upon the upper part of the bowl, " The Gift of Mrs Elizabeth Ludwell to the Parish Church of Charing for the use of the Communion Table, 1765." This beautiful " Standing Cup " was not made for sacred purposes, nor is it so used at the present time. The egg-shaped bowl is ornamented with escallop-shells in repousse work, which is repeated on the Cover and foot; the former is surmounted by an open-work pyramidal spire. Tbe baluster stem is richly chased, and has a disc round its upper part united to the richly-chased knob by three scroll brackets, terminating above in griffins' heads. The egg-and-tongue moulding appears on the lower edge of the Cover and foot. This cup bears some resemblance to the " Edmonds'" Cup belonging to the Carpenters' Company, of which Mr. Cripps gives a wood-cut (CIS,P., Sixth Edition, p. 310) ; " it forms," he says, " a link between the Elizabethan and the plain baluster stems which are so often found in the seventeenth century." 6. A Two-handled Cup with Cover of Silver. Height, 9f inches ; diameter of mouth 8^ inches, of foot 4£ inches; weight of Cup 51| ozs., of Cover 19 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1676. Maker's mark, H.I., with a trefoil between two pellets above (? Samuel Hitchcock). Inscribed on the Cover, " Gift of Mrs Ludwell to the Parish Church of Charing for the use of the Communion Table, 1765." This heavy porringer (capable of holding a gallon of wine) is quite unsuitable for sacred use, but is a good specimen of the applique work in vogue from 1675—85 (O.JE.P.,j>. 274). The bowl is set in a calix formed of acanthus-leaves formed of thin plates of silver, and similar ornamentation is used on the Cover, which is surmounted by a finial on which are chased four sheeps' heads. On one side of the bowl are the arms of Dx. John Ludwell, surrounded by stiff mantling, " Gules, on a bend argent, between two castles, three eagles displayed." And on the other side, within a lozenge, are the same arms, impaling " Azure, a lion rampant argent between eight fleurs-de-lis or, for POOLE," :$. • '<•#* .707 &- k «r'< — —' CHARING, NO. 5. 1599. CHARING, NO. 6. 1676. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 12 3 Mrs. Elizabeth Ludwell (nee Poole), in addition to these two fine pieces of plate, bequeathed to the Vicar and Churchwardens of Charing £2650 for the maintenance of a free school in this parish, and amongst other charities elsewhere she founded two exhibitions in Oriel College, Oxford, with preference to candidates from the parish of Charing. Mrs. Ludwell died 1765, and a memorial tablet on the north side of the nave of Charing Church commemorates her various benefactions. In 1552 the Churchwardens made the following return to King Edward VI.'s Commissioners: " Imprimis, a Challyse with a patent of sylver, parcell gylt, waying xiiij ouncs." " Item, sold to Master John Brent a chaleys and a pax of silver, weying xxj ounces & haulf a quarter, for v1' vis viija." CHARING HEATH, HOLY TRINITY* 1. A Chalice of Plated Ware. Height, 6f inches; diameter of mouth %\ inches, of foot 4£ inches. 2. A Paten of Plated Ware. Diameter, 5 inches. 3. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 11 inches; diameter of mouth 3 inches, of foot 4£ inches; weight, 24 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1870. Maker's mark, A.S. 4. A Brass Alms-dish. Diameter, 16 inches. EASTWELL, ST. MARY. 1. A Flagon of Silver, gilt. Height, 14| inches; diameter of mouth 8£ inches, of foot 4f inches; weight, 75 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1712 (new sterling). Maker's mark, P.E., under a mullet, for Edmund Pearce, entered 1704. (O.E.P., p. 397.) Inscribed under the foot, " Eastwell Church, 1843." This very handsome flagon is straight-sided, with hinged lid and handle, the whole being covered with chased repousse work, the most prominent feature being the winged heads of cherubs, repeated several times on the lid and drum. * This is a new ecclesiastical distriot formed out of the parishes of Lenham and Charing in 1874. 124 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 2. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 9f inches; diameter of mouth and foot, 4^ inches; weight, 28| ozs. The marks, badly stamped upon the foot, are : Lion passant, sovereign's head, and J.C.E. in a shield. There is no date letter. Inscription and ornamentation as No. 1. 3. A Paten of Silver (?), gilt. Height, 3 inches; diameter, 11-rV inches ; weight, 25.J ozs. No marks. Inscribed as No. 1. This Paten, which stands on a rather high central foot, is unusually large. In the centre of the slight depression is the sacred monogram surrounded by elaborated chasing. 4. An Alms-plate of Silver, gilt. Diameter, 10 inches; weight, 23_ ozs. London Hall Marks of 1739. Maker's mark, G.W., in black letter, under a triple plume (George Wickes, King's Arms, Panton Street, entered 1739). (O.E.P., p. 403.) Inscribed on the under side, " This Plate, with Elagon, Chalice, and Patine, presented to Eastwell by Emily Georgiana, Winchelsea and Nottingham, 1843." Round the first depression, which has a gadrooned edge, is a conventional pattern in relief. In the centre of the second depression is the sacred monogram surrounded by rays. The donor of this handsome set of plate was Emily Georgiana, second wife of George William Finch-IIatton, ninth Earl of Winchelsea, and daughter of the Right Hon. Sir Charles Bagot, G.C.B. Lady Winchelsea died in 1848, aud was buried in a small chapel erected at the south-west end of the nave of Eastwell Church, where her remarkable efiigy in white marble, the work of Macdonald of Rome, represents her seated in an attitude of meditation. I t seems probable that when Lady Winchelsea in 1843 decided upon giving a new set of plate to the Church, she selected two pieces from the family plate chest, viz., the Flagon, made 1712, and the Alms-Plate 1750, and to complete the set ordered a new Chalice to match the Flagon, and a " Patine." At the same time the sacred monogram may have been engraved upon the old vessels in order to give them a more ecclesiastical appearance. In the Inventory made for King Edward VI.'s Commissioners in 1552 the Vicar and Churchwardens of Eastwell made the following return: " First iij Chaleys of Sylver, parcell gylt, waying in all twenty and eight ounz." (Archceologia Oantiana, Vol. VIIL, p. 144.) mg&m EASTWELL, NO. 1. 1712. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 125 EGERTON, ST. JAMES. 1. A Chalice of Silver, parcel gilt. Height, 6£ inches; diameter of mouth 3f inches, of foot 3| inches; weight, 9f ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1562. Maker's mark, R.D., linked in' a plain shield, for Richard Danbe (O.E.P., Sixth Edition, p. 363). 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, 1 inch; diameter, 4 | inches, of foot 1£ inches; weight, 3f ozs. Marks as on No. 1. The bowl of the cup is bell-shaped and has a single band of conventional foliage, between raised mouldings, about midway between the lip and base. A band of similar character is engraved on the Paten-cover between fillets, filled in with zig-zags. The stem is divided by a small plain knop, and terminates above and below in a vertical edge. The foot is of ogee shape. The band of foliage on the cup and cover are gilt; probably this was done when these vessels were mended and sot straight by Messrs. Carrington of Regent Street in 1900. 3. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 10^ inches; weight, 15f ozs. London Hall Marks of 1683. Maker's mark, E.M., with a pellet between the letters and a smaller N. above and below, in a four-lobed stamp. This plate has a slightly raised rim; on the under side are the letters g -^ 4. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 12 inches; diameter of mouth 3 inches, of foot 5^ inches; weight, 26£ ozs. London Hall Marks of 1853. Maker's mark, E.E. over J.B. A straight-sided vessel with spout, handle, and ogee-shaped lid with finial, and a single band of moulding encircling the drum below the lower junction of the handle. The base is inscribed, " Presented to the parish of Egerton by Amy and Mary Austen May 26th, 1854." 126 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 5. A Spoon of Silver. Length, 8£ inches; weight, 2£ ozs. London Hall Marks of 1781 (?). Maker's mark, S.Z., in an oval stamp. On the handle are the letters ~ u p -^ From the Churchwardens' Accounts we learn that this spoon was purchased for 17s. 6d. in 1781-2 by Geo. Harrison and Pell Wilson, Churchwardens. 6. A Flagon of Pewter. Height, 13£ inches; diameter of mouth 4 | inches, of foot 5f inches. In 1552 Egerton retained two Chalices of Silver, gilt, weighing respectively 24 and 23 ozs. (Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. VIIL, p. 146.) GREAT CHART, ST. MARY. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 9f inches; diameter of mouth 3§ inches, of foot 4£ inches; weight, 18 ozs. 15 dwts. London Hall Marks of 1761. Makers' mark, T.W., with a C. above and W. below, for Whipham and Wright. 2. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 5^ inches; weight, 6 ozs. 7 dwts. Marks as on No. 1. 3. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 12£ inches; diameter of mouth 3|- inches, of foot 7£ inches; weight, 47 ozs. 2 dwts. Marks as on No. 1. 4. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 9| inches; weight, 13 ozs. 9 dwts. Marks as on No. 1. All the above pieces are inscribed, " The gift of Mrs Eleanor Toke* of Godinton in the Parish of Great Chart in the County of Kent, 1762." 5. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 7 inches; weight, 8 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1771. Maker's mark, in a shaped stamp, A.L., a cup above and a mullet below, for Aug. Lesage. {O.E.P., p. 348.) There is a ring at the side for the celebrant's finger. * The wife of Nicholas Toke and daughter of John Cookman, M.D.: she died 1763. • r HOTHFIELD, NO. 1. 1562. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 12*1 6. A ChaUce of Silver. Height, 7 inches; diameter of mouth 3£ inches, of foot 3 inches; weight, 8 ozs. 12 dwts. London Hall Marks of 1799. Maker's mark, in a shaped stamp, J.E. (for John Ernes, 1796—1808). (O.E.P., p. 408.) Inscribed on the bowl are the arms of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, with CCCC. underneath. The cup was a College prize won by the Rev. Dr. D'Oyly, editor of D'Oyly and Maiit's Bible, and given to this Church in 1875 by his son, the Eev. Charles John D'Oyly, then Eector of the parish. . HOTHFIELD, ST. MARY. 1. A ChaUce of Silver. Height, 7f inches; diameter of mouth and foot 4f inches; weight, l i f ozs. London Hall Marks of 1562-3. Maker's mark obliterated. This interesting cup has a straight-sided bowl whieh spreads considerably towards the lip. Bound the bowl is a very handsome triple band of foliage, the character of which may be seen from the wood-cut given in Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. XVL, p. 341, and from the accompanying plate. The stem, divided by a small round knop, is united to the bowl by a frill-like disc, above which is a little band of chased saltires between pellets, and a similar band unites the stem to the base, which is ornamented with a band of foliage between fillets filled in with zig-zags. In the Inventory of Church goods 1552, there is mention of "on Chalice of silver weyinge xvj uncs di,and a quarter" (Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. IX., p. 272). What became of it is not known. Iu 1609 the churchwardens made the following answer to one of the Visitation Articles: " We have yett noe fonte, but this summer we hope to have one. We have a comely pulpitt cloth & cushion, a Communion cupp of silver, but no surplice." From this it seems probable that the cup had only recently been obtained, as a fire had destroyed part of the Church and most of its contents ten years before. 2. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2f inches; diameter, 8-jSg- inches, of foot 3f inches; weight, 16f ozs. London Hall Marks of 1703-4 (new sterling). Maker's mark, in a shaped stamp, G., wi th a smaller A. within, over a pellet, the mark of Erancis Garthorne, entered 1697 (O.E.P., p . 396). In the centre, surrounded by feather mantling, is engraved the coat of arms of Thomas, sixth Earl of Thanet, viz., " Sable, an eagle 128 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. displayed ermine," impaling the arms of his wife Catherine, daughter and coheir of Henry Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, viz., " Sable, three bucks' heads caboshed argent." On the under side is the following inscription: " The gift of ye Bight Honl e Thomas, Earl of Thanet, to ye Parish Church of Hothfield in Kent, A0 Dni 1708." 3. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 13£ inches; diameter, 7J inches; weight, 60| ozs. London Hall Marks of 1707 (new sterling). Maker's mark, G., with a smaller A. within, over a pellet. A straight-sided tankard-shaped vessel with hinged lid, etc., of the usual type. The same inscription and coat of arms as on No. 2 is engraved on the drum. In the Churchwardens' Accounts for the year 1762 is the following entry: " Received for the old Plate 15s." The proceeds helped to pay for the re-founding of the bells. There is no evidence as to what " the old Plate " was. KENNINGTON, ST. MARY. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6£ inches; diameter of mouth and foot, 3f inches; weight, 10 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1634. Maker's mark, an escallop shell (O.E.P., p. 372). This is a perfectly plain vessel with bowl shaped like a truncated cone, and trumpet stem. 2. A Paten of Silver. Height, 1 inch ; diameter 4£ inches, of foot 1$ inches; weight, 5 ozs. Marks as on No. 1. Inscribed : " Kennington, 1634." The Paten forms a cover to the cup. 3. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 1\ inches ; diameter of mouth 3$ inches, of foot 4£ inches; weight, 14 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1871. A pretty modern cup of Mediseval shape. The bowl is conical and inscribed, " I will receive the cup of Salvation and call upon the name of the Lord. In memory of parents greatly loved, A.D. April 27th, 1871, given to the Church at Kennington in the County of Kent by Charles Pemberton Carter." The stem is divided by a chased knop, and spreads out into a sexfoil base, on which is engraved the sacred monogram and a cross. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 129 4. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 6f inches; weight, 8 ozs. Marks as on No. 3. Inscribed round the rim: " 0 Lamb of God that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us." On the under side is engraved the arms of CARTER of Kennington House, viz., "Azure, two lions rampant combatant or." Motto: " A posse ad esse." 5. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 7 inches; weight, 7 ozs. Marks as on No. 4. Inscribed round the rim: " Unto you therefore which believe He is precious." CARTER arms and motto. 6. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 11^ inches; weight, 2 5 | ozs. Marks as on Nos. 4 and 5. A flask-shaped vessel with spout, handle, and lid, surmounted by a cross. Eound the globe, between raised bauds, is the following inscription: " He that believeth in Me shall never thirst." At the base the Rame inscription occurs as on No. 3. 7. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 10 inches ; weight, 17 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1872. Makers' mark,H.L. over K.L. In the centre is the sacred monogram. Eound the rim is the legend, " He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord." CARTER arms and motto. The Carter family was formerly seated at Winchcombe, near Crundale. Mr. Charles Pemberton Carter, the donor of Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, is the younger son of the late Dr. Henry Carter of Kennington Hall. 8. A Flagon of Pewter. Height, 12| inches; diameter of mouth 4 | inches, of foot 6\ inches. A tankard-shaped vessel of the usual type with hinged lid, surmounted by an acorn-shaped ornament. The following letters are engraved on the Flagon: E.L., C.W. (Churchwarden), K.P. (Kennington Parish). Also the words " London superfine " between two saltires surmounted by crowns. 9 and 10. Two Pewter Plates. Diameter, 9? inches. Inscribed I.M., K.P. Under each plate is the maker's name, "John Anderson," enclosing a mural crown, from which issues a demi-lion. In 1552 the Church of " Kenyngton " possessed " one Challeys beying doble gilt, wayeing xi ounces" (Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. IX., p. 275). V ^ 130 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. LITTLE CHART, ST. MARY. 1. A Paten of Silver. Height, 1£ inches; diameter, 4 | inches, of foot 2\ inches; weight, 10 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1619. Maker's mark, in a shaped stamp, I.S. , over a pellet. (Cf. O.E.P., Sixth Edition, p. 377.) This Paten is quite plain except for three lines round the upper surface of the slightly raised rim, and a similar ornamentation upon the under surface of the foot. It was evidently intended to be used as the cover of a chalice. 2. A Chalice of Plated Ware. Height, 7£ inches ; diameter of mouth 3f inches, of foot 4^ inches. 3. A Flagon of Plated Ware. Height, lOf inches; diameter of mouth 4 inches, of foot 6§ inches. 4 and 5. Two Patens or Alms-dishes of Plated Ware. Diameter, 9 inches. On the drum of the Flagon is the following inscription : " Chart Parva. This Flagon, with the Chalice and two Plates, were the gift of J. B. Backhouse, Eector, 1829." On each piece is engraved the sacred monogram with cross and nails within rays. The Eev. J. B. Backhouse was collated to the Eectory in 1811; he had previously held the Vicarage of Cheriton. 6. A Chalice of Silver.* Height, 8^ inches ; diameter of mouth and foot, 3 | inches ; weight, 10^ ozs. London Hall Marks of 1619. Maker's mark, I.S., over a pellet in a shaped stamp. The bowl of this well-proportioned cup is deep and straightsided, with a slight lip. The stem is divided by an annular knop between plain mouldings, and swells out to a vertical edge, where it joins the ogee-shaped foot. On the bowl are engraved the arms of Darell of Calehill, viz., " Aaure, a lion rampant argent, crowned or, armed and langued gules;" above, the following inscription, "The guift of Sr Eobert Darell, Knighte, 1619." Sir Eobert Darell was the second of the ten sons of John Darell, Esq., of Calehill, by his wife Ann, daughter of Eobert Horne, Bishop of Winchester. Sir Eobert Darell married first Alice Peyton, and secondly Jane Toldervey. His eldest son, Sir John, married first Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Edward Dering, and secondly Bridget Denne. Sir Eobert's daughter Mary married Sir Francis Clerke of Ulcombe. Sir Eobert died 1645-6, aged 76. * This cup is not at the present time in use in the Church, but is in the keeping of one of the churchwardens. PLUCKLEY, NO. 1. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 131 PLUCKLEY, ST. NICHOLAS. 1. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 5 | inches; diameter of mouth 2 | inches, of foot 3 | inches; weight, 8 ozs. The only mark is R.H. The bowl of this interesting cup is like a shortened bell. On the baluster stem are three cherubs' faces in relief. The foot is sexfoil, and its spread divided into six compartments, upon one of which a crucifix is engraved. An overlapping leaf ornament runs round the lobes of the foot. Canon Scott Eobertson, in his chronological list, placed this vessel under the year 1621 (Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. XVL, p. 382). 2. A Paten-cover of Silver, gilt. Diameter, 3| inches; weight, 1 | ozs. No marks. This cover is very thin ; it has no central foot or button. The sacred monogram, etc., within rays, is engraved on the convex side. 3. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 7^ inches; diameter of mouth 3f inches, of foot 3 | inches ; weight, 16\ ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1629. Maker's mark, R.S. in an oblong shield. The deep straight-sided bowl has an engraved band of overlapping leaves, with three floral ornaments above and below, round its centre. The short stem is divided by a plain annular knop. In 1552 the Church of Pluckley possessed " one challyse of silver weying x ounces & a haulff" (Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. X., p. 289). 4. A Paten of Silver, gilt. Height, 1$ inches; diameter of mouth 7 | inches, of foot 2| inches; weight, l i f ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1697. Maker's mark, B.A., with mullet above and quatrefoil below, in a shaped stamp. 5. A Paten of Silver, gilt. Height, 1£ inches; diameter 4 | inches, of foot If inches ; weight, 5 | ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1791. Maker's mark, P.O. K 2 132 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 6. A Flagon of Silver, gilt. Height, lif inches ; diameter of mouth 3£ inches, of foot 6 inches; weight, 36| ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1791. Maker's mark, I.E. A tankard-shaped vessel of the usual type, with domed lid, thumb-piece, and handle. The sacred monogram, etc., surrounded by rays, is engraved on the drum. 7. An Alms-basin of Silver. Diameter, 9 | inches; weight, 16|ozs. London Hall Marks of 1794. Maker's mark, I.E. (probably John Robins). The sacred monogram, etc., is engraved on the face. 8. A Spoon of Silver-gilt, perforated. Length, 7^ inches ; weight, | oz. Marks as No. 7. 9. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6| inches; diameter of mouth 3f inches, of foot 4^ inches ; weight, 9 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1887. Maker's mark, A.S. The sacred monogram, etc., within rays, is engraved on the bowl. The foot is hexagonal and cusped. 10. A Paten-cover of Silver. Diameter, 5 | inches; weight, 3^ ozs. London Hal l Marks of 1881. Maker's mark, G.L. (George Lambert). 11. An Alms-basin of Brass. Diameter, 12^ inches. The sacred monogram within a sexfoil in the centre. Eound the rim are the words, " I t is more blessed to give than to receive." WESTWELL, ST. MARY. 1. A Chalice of Silver-gilt, with a cover. Height, 9 inches ; diameter of mouth 5£ inches, of foot 4 | inches; weight, 25£ ozs. The cover is 6 | inches in diameter, weight 6 ozs., and is surmounted by a cross. London Hall Marks of 1634. Maker's mark, R.C., with a pheon beneath. The bowl is bell shaped and quite plain. The stem is divided by a plain knop; the foot is of the usual shape of the period. Under the edge of the foot is engraved " E. T. Westwell." WESTWELL, NOS. 3 AND 4. 1594 AND 1597. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 133 2. A Paten of Silver, gilt. Diameter, 9 inches; weight, 9J ozs. London Hall Marks of 1685. Maker's mark, E.G., with a mullet above and below, in a four-lobed stamp. On the rim of the face is the following inscription: " Patina dm" Deo dicata in usum paroch. de Westwell in Com. Kane. ISx dono Bic'i Godden Ar. et Annce uxoris eius. Anno Dni. 1688." 3. A Flagon of Silver, gilt. Height, l i f inches ; diameter of mouth 34 inches, of foot 4 | inches; weight, 38| ozs. London Hall Marks of 1594. Maker's mark, I.M., over some oblong-shaped object, and a pellet in a plain shield (recorded O.E.P.,^. 373). 4. A Flagon of Silver, gilt. Height, l i f inches; diameter of mouth 31 inches, of foot 4^ inches; weight, 40 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1597. Maker's mark, a two-headed eagle displayed between the letters T. S. (O.E.P., p. 373). These very handsome pear-shaped Elizabethan flagons are sufficiently described by the accompanying Plate. They may be compared with the flagon at Biddenden, engraved in Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. XVII., p. 282, and with a flagon at Worplesdon in Surrey made in 1598, of which an illustration is given in vol. x. of the Surrey Archaeological Society's Collections. They were presented to the Church of Westwell before 1630 by Gregory Baker, concerning whom the following quaint entry is found in the oldest of the Church Registers : " 1630, Gregory Baker, born at Eipple in the Parish of Westwell in the County of Kent, seeing all went into the city, and none into the temple (where, because he had found great consolation, he desired to make some poor oblation), gave to this Church at Westwell 2 guilt flagons, and a gilt communion Cuppe with a cover, weighing in all one hundred and three ounces, Eev. John Viney being at that time Vicar there." The Baker family purchased the manor of Eipple from the Darells of Calehill in 1553. In 1552 the Vicar and Churchwardens of Westwell, in reply to King Edward VI.'s Commissioners, said that they possessed " one chalyce of silver parcel gylt xix unces " (Archceologia Oantiana, Vol. XIV, p. 298). 134 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. OSPRINGE DEANERY. BADLESMERE. LYNSTED. BOUGHTON BLEAN. NEWNHAM. BRENTS. NORTON. DAVINGTON. OARE. DODINGTON. OSPRINGE. DUNKIRK. OTTERDEN. EASTLING. PRESTON. FAVERSHAM. SELLING. „ ALMSHOUSES' OHAPEL, SHELDWICH. GOODNESTONE. STALISFIELD. GRAVENEY. TEYNHAM. HERNHILL. „ ST. ANDREW'S LEAVELAND. MISSION CHURCH. LUDDENHAM. THROWLEY. BADLESMERE, ST. LEONARD* 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6 inches; diameter of mouth 3|r inches, of foot 3£ inches. London Hall Marks of 1574. The bowl, which is 3£ inches deep, is ornamented with a narrow belt of foliage between two fillets, interlacing at three points. At each point of intersection a sinall fleur-de-lis projects both above and below the belt. Upon the moulding, which forms the knop of the stem, there is a belt of hyphens without fillets. Beneath the foot are scratched the following numbers: " 123 " and " 939." 2. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2f inches; diameter 7f inches, of foot 2f inches. London Hall Marks of 1735. Maker's mark, T.R. (Thomas Rush). Inscribed: "E. Sacris Ecclesia Parochiali de Badlesmere in Com. Cant. A.D. 1736." 3. A Paten of Silver. Height, 1^ inches; diameter, 4§ inches. Marks, the same as on No. 2. * The Churoh Plate of this parish is desoribed in Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. XVII., p. 267. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 135 BOUGHTON-UNDER-BLEAN* 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6§ inches; diameter of mouth 3£ inches, of foot 3f inches; weight, 10| ozs. London Hall Marks of 1679. Maker's mark, D.G., with a mullet above and below in a sis-lobed stamp (G-.A., p. 124). The plain straight-sided bowl is supported by a very thick stem, divided by a narrow rim of silver in place of a knop. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Diameter, 4 | inches; weight, 4 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1679. Inscribed in script letters, " Boughton Bleane, 1680." 3. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 13£ inches; weight, 32 ozs. The Hall Marks are, (1) lion passant, (2) W.G., in script capitals in a shaped stamp, probably the mark of William Grundy.f This flagon, which is kept in its original wooden case covered with leather, is ewer-shaped with a square foot, upon which is inscribed, " Boughton sub Blean, Cant. | Henrico BZeaton, Vicario'' And on the neck, " Maria filia \ Doctissimi Johanni Johnson \ nuper Vicarii \ Dedit | A.D. 1776." The Eegister shews that Maria, daughter of John Johnson, Vicar, and Margaret his wife, was baptized July 18th, 1693. The Eev. John Johnson, who is here commemorated, was a celebrated divine who wrote " The Unbloody Sacrifice," and other well-known books. A native of Erindsbury, where his father was Vicar, he was Vicar of Boughton from 1687 to 1697, when he became Vicar of Appledore, and subsequently in 1707 Vicar of Cranbrook, where he built against the south wall of the nave aisle of the Church a curious and highly-inconvenient baptistery, by means of which he hoped to reconcile to the Church his Anabaptist parishioners. The Eev. John Johnson died 1725. Henry Heaton was Vicar of Boughton Blean from 1752 to 1777. He was likewise Eector of Ivychurch, Prebendary of Ely, and Master of Eastbridge Hospital, Canterbury. * Described in Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. XVII., pp. 294, 295, with an illustration. t The Hall Marks were placed upon the curved lid. It is probable that after being punched the lid did not fit, and a little of the metal had to be cut away, for the lion is cut in two, suggesting that the leopard's head and date letters have been entirely out off. 136 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 4. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7 inches; diameter of mouth 3 ! inches, of foot 4 \ inches ; weight, 15 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1871* Of Mediseval design, slightly jewelled. 5. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 6£ inches; weight, 6 ozs. Marks as on No. 4. A facsimile of the ancient Paten at Clyffe-at-Hoo, and it bears the same inscription, " Benedicamus Fatrem et filium eum spiritu sancto." 6. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 10£ inches; weight, 20 ozs. Marks as on No. 4. Elask-shaped on a sexfoil foot; it is slightly jewelled. These modern vessels were given to the Church by the late Mr. Edward Neame of Selling Court on the reopening of the Church after restoration on December 15th, 1871. The Vicar of the parish at that time was the Rev. E. I i . Lee, who had previously been for nineteen years Curate in charge of Clyffe-at-Hoo, hence the copy of the Mediaeval Paten of that parish. Mr. Edward Neame, who died in 1887, was a son of Mr. John Neame of Selling, the donor of the whole of the Church Plate now at Selling. 7. An Alms-dish of Pewter. Diameter, 10^ inches. Inscribed underneath, " Boughton Blean, 1739." In the Churchwardens' Accounts for 1739-40 is the following entry: " Dec1' 1st, pd Mr Sharp the pewterer, as by his bill, 12s." 8. An Alms-dish of Brass. Diameter, 17 inches. This handsome dish was presented to the Church of Boughton by the late Dr. Harvey Goodwin, Bishop of Carlisle 1869—92, whose daughter is the wife of the Venerable W. Maxwell Spooner, Archdeacon of Maidstone, who was Vicar of Boughton from 1875 to 1887. Eound the central depression is the following inscription in Greek capitals, the second half of Hebrews, xiii. 16: "TOIAYTA1S TAP 9YSIAIS EYAPESTEITAI O 0EOS." * Not 1862, as given in Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. XVII., p. 294. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 137 9. An Alms-dish of Brass. This is an old brass dish of German workmanship, probably of seventeenth-century date. In the centre is a representation of the spies, with a very large bunch of grapes. BRENTS, ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST* 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7£ inches; diameter of mouth 3§ inches, of foot 4 inches; weight, lOf ozs. London Hall Marks of 1880. Conical bowl and foot. The baluster stem has four square projecting bosses on the knop. 2. A Paten of Silver {?). The only marks are S.S. in an oval stamp. 3. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 10-~£ inches; diameter of mouth 2-fir inches, of foot 5 | inches; weight, 23| ozs. London Hall Marks of 1880. Tankard shape, with hinged lid. DAVINGTON, ST. MART MAGDALENE. 1. A Chalice of Silver, parcel gilt. Height, 7 inches ; diameter of mouth 4 inches, of foot 5 | inches ; weight, 13 ozs. Birmingham Hall Marks of 1849. Makers' mark, J . H. and Co. The Chalice is of late Mediaeval design, parcel gilt. Eound the conical bowl is the following inscription: "S* Mary Magdalene, Davington. Humbly offered by Katherine Willement, March xxv, MDCCCXLIX." The hexagonal stem is divided by a six-lobed knop, and spreads out into a sexfoil foot. * This is an ecclesiastioal distriot formed out of the parishes of Paversham and Preston in 3881. The Churoh was erected at the sole cost of the late Mrs. Hall of Syndale as a memorial to her husband, W. Hall, Esq., who died in 1876. 138 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 2. A Paten of Silver, parcel gilt. Diameter, 7\ inches; weight, 8 ozs. Marks and inscription as on No. 1. 3. A Cruet of Ruby Glass, mounted in silver gilt. Height, 14 inches. 'No Hall Marks. Inscription as on No. 1. The glass pear-shaped body is supported by a base of silver with sexfoil foot, and its neck is ornamented with a pierced and chased silver collar. The hinged lid, in the form of a coronet, is surmounted by a pelican vulning herself. The upper part of the handle is filled in with tracery in the form of a Catherine wheel. 4. An Alms-dish of Latten. Diameter, 11 inches. Ornamented with vine-leaves and grapes in repousse work. Davington Priory was founded by Eulk de Newenham in 1153 for Benedictine nuns. After the dissolution of the smaller religious houses in 1537 the estates of the Priory passed through the hands of many owners until the lands, Church, and donative were purchased by Thomas Willement, E.S.A., in 1845. Mr. Willement, who was a well-known antiquary and herald, restored the Church and part of the ancient Priory, in which he resided until his death in 1871. His wife Katherine, the donor of the above plate, died 4 August 1852. A small Paten of latten, said to have been found in the grounds, is preserved at Davington Priory; its central depression seems to contain a representation of the Trinity, with the legend, " Bendicamus patrem et filium et sane spirit'm." The Church of Winterbourne Gunner, Wilts, possesses a plated Paten and Flagon inscribed, " T. Bennett, Patron of Davington, 1792," Thomas Bennett purchased Davington Priory from Henry Jenkinson Sayer towards the latter end of the eighteenth century ; he died in 1813, bequeathing the estate to his daughter Mary, the wife of Eobert Turner, with remainder to her five children. The vessels given to Davington Church by Thomas Bennett in 1792 were given to the Eev. E. G. Griffith, Eector of Winterbourne Gunner, by Thomas Willement.* * Nightingale, CJmrch Plate of Wilts, p. 35. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 139 DODINGTON, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6| inches; diameter of mouth 3^ inches., of foot 3 | inches ; weight, 9 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1632. Maker's mark, I.M., over aboar passant, in a plain shield (O.E.P., Sixth Edition, p. 381). There is no inscription or ornamentation. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver for the above. Height, 1 inch; diameter 4^ inches, of the foot 2*f inches; weight, 3 | ozs. The plate marks are the same as on the Chalice. Inscribed on the foot, "The Communion Cup, Doddington, 1633." 3. A Paten of Silver, on a foot. Diameter 7{ inches, of the foot 2f inches; weight, 10 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1700 (new sterling). Maker's mark, AN., for William Andrews, Mugwell Street (G.A., p. 170). Inscribed on the foot, " Deo Salvatori S. Doddington." 4. A Paten of Silver, on a foot. Diameter 9 inches, of the foot 3 | inches ; weight, 14 ozs. London Hall Marks for the year 1724. Maker's mark, R.B., in an oblong shield, for Richard Bayley, Poster Lane (G.A., p. 170). Inscribed beneath the foot, " Deo Salvatori S. Doddington." 5. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 10 inches; diameter of mouth 3£ inches, of foot 4 | inches ; weight, 40 ozs. London Marks for the year 1734. Maker's mark, T.E., in a lobed escutcheon with a mullet above (probably Thomas England). Inscribed beneath the foot, " The Communion Elaggon of Doddington, Kent, 1734." A jug-shaped vessel with hinged lid, spout, and scroll handle. 140 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. DUNKIRK, CHRIST CHURCH. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7§ inches; diameter of mouth 3 | inches, of foot 3 inches; weight, 8 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1840. Maker's mark, J.A. over J.A., in a four-lobed stamp. The bowl is bulb-shaped on a plain stem and foot. 2. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2 inches; diameter, 7 inches; weight, 10 ozs. Same marks as No. 1. 3. An Alms-plate or Credence Paten of Silver. Diameter, 9 inches; weight, 16 ozs. London Hall Ma.rks of 1841. Makers' mark, *?• _s. ™-- in a four-lobed stamp. 4. A Flagon of Plated Ware. Height, 16f inches. 5. A Plate of the same. Diameter, 9£ inches. Inscribed with the sacred monogram aud " Christ Church, Ville of Dunkirk." Dunkirk, formerly an extra-parochial liberty in the Eorest of Blean, was the scene of the " Courtenay Eiots " in 1838. The Church was built in 1840. The first Vicar was the Rev. J. W. Horsley. EASTLING, ST. MARY. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6f inches; diameter of mouth 3^ inches, of foot 3 | inches; weight, 8 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1637. Maker's mark, P.B., between two crescents in an escutcheon (O.E.P., p. 381). The bowl is shaped like ah inverted truncated cone, with very slightly splayed lip, and is inscribed, " The Communio [sic'] Cupp of the Parish of Eastling in Kent, 1638." The stem is divided by a plain annular knop. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 141 2. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2£ inches; diameter 10 inches, of foot 3f inches ; weight, 16 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1683. Maker's mark, E.R., in script, linked within a shield. A large plain Paten on a foot, inscribed round the first depression, "Por the use of the Communion Table of ye Parish Church of S' Mary Eastling in Kent, given by M'' Michael Jones and Mrs Sarah Loads, M1'9 Jane Hollyway, An. Dom. 1708." 3. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 5 inches ; weight, 4 | ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1725. Maker's mark, T.L., between two cinquefoils (probably Timothy Ley). 4. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 13^ inches ; diameter of mouth 4£ inches, of foot 7 inches; weight, 32 ozs. 12 dwts. London Hall Marks of the year 1781. Maker's mark, H.B., in script (Hester Bateman; entered 1774, O.E.P., p. 411). This is a straight-sided, vessel, with well splayed-out foot; the domed lid is surmounted by an oval-shaped ornament with spiral mouldings. On the drum, between two palm branches, is the following inscription: " This Plaggon was given to the parish of Eastling in the year 1781 by the Eeva Maurice Gleyre, Eector thereof upwards of 25 years, as a Token of bis Eegard for his Parishioners." Maurice Gleyre, a native of Lausanne in Switzerland, was presented to the Eectory of Eastling hy the Earl of Winchelsea in 1752. He had previously been Vicar of Eoulness. 5. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 14 inches; weight, 16£ ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1877. Maker's mark, G.L., in monogram (Lambert, Coventry Street, London). The depression is sexfoil, aud in the centre of the field is the sacred monogram. Eound the rim is inscribed in Gothic lettering, " Qui dat pauperi non indigebit." On the reverse, " Presented JanJ 1878 to S' Mary's Church, Eastling, by the Eevd George Birch Eeynardson, Eector, in affectionate memory of his beloved wife Erances Vere Birch Eeynardson, who died Oe* 31st, 1876." The Eev. George Birch Eeynardson, Eector of Eastling from 1842 to 1892, was the second son of General Thomas Birch by his wife Etheldred Anne Eeynardson of Holywell Hall, co. Lincoln. He married first Julia, youngest daughter of Sir John Trollope, Bart., and secondly Erances Vere, daughter of Fiennes Wykeham- Martin, Esq., of Leeds Castle. 142 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. PAVERSHAM, ST. MART OE CHARITY. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6 inches; diameter of mouth and foot 3£ inches ; weight, 7£ ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1562. Maker's mark illegible. Two bands of foliage between fillets, one at the lip, the other a little below midway, encircle the bell-shaped bowl, which is united to the knopless stem by a reed moulding. The foot, which is of the usual character, is ornamented by a belt of hyphens. 2. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 5£ inches; diameter of mouth 3£ inches, of foot 3 inches; weight, 7 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1576. Maker's mark, A., in a shaped stamp. 3. A Paten-cover of Silver, gilt. Height, 2| inches; diameter, 3 | inches. Marks as on No. 2. This beautiful and interesting little cup and cover are in bad condition. The cover has lost its finial ornament, the stem has been shortened in very clumsy fashion, and the gilding has almost disappeared. The bowl is bell-shaped, engraved on its upper part with two fillets, having four pendant ornaments, whose points rest upon a triple band of moulding, below which is a belt of seven rows of hyphens. A calix of acanthus-leaves unites the bowl to the stem. The cover and foot are much alike, both bearing varieties of the egg-and-tongue moulding, hyphen belts, and three groups of repousse work representing fruit. Nothing is known of the history of this cup, which until lately was used in the Mission Church, Water Lane, Faversham. It was probably made for secular purposes. 4. A Paten of Silver. Height, If inches; diameter, 6 | inches; weight, 9 ozs. London Marks of 1634. Maker's mark, G.M., with a bird beneath in a heart-shaped shield. Inscribed on the rim, " The gift of Jane Lawrence, 1634." 5. A Paten of Silver. Weight, 9 | ozs. Marks, measurements, and inscription are the same as on No. 4. FAVERSHAM, NOS. 2 AND 3. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 143 6. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 17 inches; diameter of mouth 6 | inches, of foot 10 inches; weight, 158 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1643. Maker's mark, W.M., in a shaped stamp, with a mullet above and below the letters. Inscribed on the drum, " Ex dono Stephi Haward, gent.," and the arms of the donor, viz., " Or, a bull's head caboshed between three mullets of five points, all sable." Crest: "A man's arm holding a heart." 7. A Flagon of Silver. Weight, 156£ ozs. The counterpart of the last. 8. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 13£ inches ; diameter of mouth 6J inches, of foot 8J inches; weight, 80£ ozs, Marks and inscription as on No. 6. 9. A Flagon of Silver. Weight, 80 ozs. The counterpart of the last. These gigantic tankards (" among the tallest in England," says Canon Scott Eobertson*) were purchased hy the Mayor and Corporation of Faversham in 1643 for £120, in accordance with the bequest of Stephen Hayward. They are fitted with leathercovered cases, and are still placed upon the altar on the first Sunday in each month. 10. An Alms-dish of Silver. Height, 1£ inches; diameter, 1 2 | inches; weight, 37| ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1715 (new sterling). Maker's mark, PT. , with a crowned rose above, the mark of Benjamin Pyne (O.E.P., Sixth Edition, p. 395). Inscribed round the first depression, " In Ueclesia Parochiali De Faversham Shadraoh Cooke A.M. Parocho + Pars Donationis Domini Henrici Hatch Benefactoris JEgregii Benevolo Thomce Gibbs Armn quater Prcetoris necnon Juratorum Sf Oommunitatis Mensce Domini Sacrata Anno 1716." 11. An Alms-dish of Silver. Weight, 37^ ozs. The counterpart of the last. Henry Hatch, a native of Sandwich, merchant-adventurer, Jurat, and benefactor to the Church and town of Faversham, died 10 May 1533. His widow Joan afterwards married Sir Henry Amcotts, Citizen and Alderman and once Lord Mayor of London. Shadraoh Cooke was Vicar of Faversham from 1715—24. * At Ashby-de-la-Zouoh, Leicestershire, there is a flagon ll & inches in height, date 1752. Trollope's Church Plate of Leicestershire, p. 4. 144 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 12. A Paten of Silver. Height, 5 inches; diameter 12 inches, of foot 5 inches; weight, 2 lbs. 5 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1716 (new sterling). Maker's mark, G.L., over a pellet in a heart-shaped shield. Inscribed on the under side, " The Gift of William Pysing, now Jurat, sometime Mayor of Eaversham, and Erances his Wife, for the sole use of the Holy Communion in the Parish Church of Eaversham, Kent, 1716." On the field, " This is my Body which is given for you, do this in remembrance of Me." William Pysing was Mayor of Faversham 1709 and 1718. His wife Frances was probably a daughter of . . . . Franklyn (see Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. XXII. , p. 197). 13. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 8 inches; diameter of mouth 3 | inches, of foot 3£ inches; weight, 13 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1722. Maker's mark, T.E., in a lobed oblong. Inscribed on the bowl, " Ex dono Ann Terry,"* beneath the following coat of arms: " Ermine, on a pile a leopard's head jessantde- lis;" impaling, " A chevron between three covered cups," for SPILLETT. Ann Terry, wife of Isaac Terry, Gent., three times Mayor of Faversham, and daughter of Edward Spillett, Gent., once Mayor of Faversham, died 24 February 1729, aged 70 years. The bowl is straight-sided with a slight lip. The stem has a plain knop. 14. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, § inch; diameter, 4 | inches. The same inscription and Hall Marks as on No. 13. 15. A Chalice of Silver. Weight, 13J ozs. A duplicate of No. 13. 16. A. Paten-cover of Silver. A duplicate of No. 14. * The donor's name and arms were sometimes placed upon Churoh Plate in pre-Beformation days. See the will of William Benet of St. Andrew's, Canterhury, who died 1471, who left his hest piece of plate, weighing 52 ozs., to the Church of St. Clement in Sandwioh to be made into a chalice, on which he directs that his name should be engraved on the foot, " as it ys upon the fote of the Chalice that I gave to the Churoh of St. Andrew in the City of Canterbury " (Dist. Probate Office, Canterhury, A., i. 6). In the Accounts of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Melford, Suffolk (1529), is the following entry: "A Chalice ye gift of Mr John Clopton double' gilt with his arms upon ye foot and at ye back side, 22J ozs." CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 145 17. A Spoon of Silver. Length, 8 inches; weight, 2 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1769 (?). Maker's mark, Ed., with pellet above and below. The bowl of this spoon, which is rat-tailed, is perforated with thirty-four holes. 18. Two Pewter Plates. Diameter, 9£ inches. On the under side, vy E a co° k under a crown, the badge of Henry Little in London. A rose crowned. Imitation silver hall marks: T.H., lion, leopard's head, a cock under a crown. No list of Faversham Church goods in the time of King Edward VI. is extant, but Mr. E. F. Giraud, Town Clerk of Faversham, has printed in Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. XVIIL, p. 103, a complete copy of an Inventory taken in 1512, and preserved amongst the municipal archives. The Church appears to have been particularly well furnished with plate at that date, but as Mr. Giraud's Paper is of easy reference, it will be sufficient to state that in 1512 Faversham Church possessed nine Chalices with Patens, all of silver and gilt, four being " great," three others were ornamented with enamelled or engraved figures or texts, and two were plain. Nine Candlesticks, two of silver parcel gilt, seven of latten. One Chrysmatory of silver parcel gilt and six Cruets, four of silver parcel gilt, two of pewter. Three Paxes gilt, two of silver (one being set with stones), one of wood gilt, of the Birth of Our Lord. Two Pixes, one of silver and gilt, the other of gilt copper (containing a small silver cup) for use in visitation of the sick. Two Ships (Thuribles) and three Censers. Two Crosses, both gilt, one (a crucifix) of silver, one of copper. EAVERSHAM, ALMSHOUSES' CHAPEL. The Almshouses' Chapel in South Road, built in 1863, possesses a handsome set of electro-plated Communion vessels, comprising:— 1. A Chalice. Height, 8£ inches. 2. A Paten. Diameter, 7£ inches. 3. A Flagon. Height, 14 inches. 4. An Alms-dish. Diameter, 9 inches. VOL. xxv. I, 146 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. GOODNESTONE, ST. BARTHOLOMEW. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, h\ inches; diameter of mouth 3 | inches, of foot 3 inches; weight, Q\ ozs. The only mark looks like H.C., linked. The deep conical bowl has a belt of Elizabethan foliage between fillets, interlacing twice; twice they only curve towards each other; at these points there are pendants. A belt of similar character is engraved on tbe foot. This cup is placed by Canon Scott Eobertson under the year 1562. 2. A Paten of Plated Ware. Diameter, 8 inches. 3. An Oval Dish of Plated Ware. Eight inches by 5 | inches, on four round feet $ inch high. 4. A Flagon of Plated Ware. Height, 9 | inches ; diameter of mouth 3 | inches, of foot 5 inches. All perfectly plain. GRAVENEY, ALL SAINTS. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6 inches; diameter of bowl 3^ inches, of foot 4 inches; weight, 6^ ozs. London Hall Marks of 1646. Maker's mark, W.T., with two annulets above the letters, in a square stamp. The bowl is 3J inches deep, and is inscribed in punctured lettering, " Graueney in Kent." 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Diameter, 44 inches; weight, 3 ozs. The same marks and inscription as upon No. 1. The above vessels are in the custody of Mr. G. Hougham of Graveney Court, Churchwarden of the parish, and are not in use at the present time. 3. A Chalice of Plated Ware. Height, 8 inches; diameter of mouth 4 inches, of foot 3 | inches. Quite plain. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 147 4. A Paten of Plated Ware. Height, 4 inches; diameter 9 | inches, of foot 5J inches. Quite plain. 5. A. Flagon of Plated Ware. Height, 11 £ inches; diameter of mouth 3^ inches, of foot 5£ inches. A straight-sided vessel with hinged lid. There is a gadroon pattern round the top and near the foot. 6. The parish also possesses a pocket Communion service in a leathern case, comprising Chalice, Paten, and Bottle, all bearing the London Hall Marks of the year 1836. Maker's mark, ^ This set was presented for the use of the Vicar of Graveney for the time being by the Eev. G. P. Marsh, 24 January 1851. The Eev. G. P. Marsh was Curate in charge of the parish during the incumbency of the Eev. Joshua Stratton. He was also Eector of Warden in Sheppey, but resided in Boughton Blean. HERNHILL, ST. MICHAEL.' 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6£ inches ; diameter of mouth B\ inches, of foot 4 inches ; weight, 9 ozs. No marks. On the howl, which is almost square in outline, with a slight lip, is the following inscription: " W.F. EW: : C, 1667." The stem is divided by a plain round knop. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, 1 inch; diameter 4£ inches, of button 2£ inches; weight, 3 | ozs. No marks. Inscribed, " The Cup of Hearnhil, E.S. * M." fc 2 148 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. LEAVELAND, ST. LAURENCE. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6| inches; diameter, 3-J-g- inches; weight, 8. ozs. London Hall Marks of 1735. Maker's mark, T.R., in a two-lobed escutcheon (Thomas Rush). Inscribed, " E. Sacris Ecclesise Paroohialis de Leaveland Com' Cant., A.D. 1736." 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, 1 f inche s ; diameter, 4£ inches ; weight, 4£ ozs. London Hall Marks of 1735. Maker's mark, R. after obliterated letter, probably T. 3. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2| inches; diameter, 10- inches; weight, 16 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1683. Maker's mark, E.R., linked. Inscribed, " Given An. Dom. 1708 by M,s Jane Holloway for the service of ye Communion Table of the Parish Church of Leaveland in the County of Kent." LUDDENHAM, ST. MART. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6 inches; diameter of mouth 2>\ inches, of foot 3 | inches; weight, d>\ ozs. London Hall Marks of 1695. Maker's mark, T.K., with a fish above and a trefoil below (O.E.P., Sixth Edition, p. 392). The bowl of this perfectly plain cup is a deep truncated cone inverted, with a well-splayed-out lip. The stem is trumpet-shaped, without a knop. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, IJ- inches; diameter 4>\ inches, of foot 2£ inches; weight, 4 ozs. Marks as on No. 1. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 149 3. A Paten of Plated Ware. Height, 1^ inches; diameter 5£ inches, of foot 2 | inches. Inscribed, " Luddenham Parish, 1842." The sacred monogram, etc., within rays, is in the centre of the field. 4. A Flagon of Plated Ware. Height, 9^ inches, on a stand 2£ inches high. Added to the Church Plate with No. 3 in the year 1842. LYNSTED, SS. PETER AND PAUL. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6 inches; diameter of mouth 3f inches, of foot 3 | inches; weight, 8 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1664. Maker's mark, LI. Inscribed on the bowl, " Ex dono Henrici Eve, D.D., hujus Faroch. de Linsted, Vic, 1680." The bowl is deep and shaped like an inverted truncated cone; its only ornament is a cable moulding round the lower edge. The stem is very short, and at once curves out into a plain circular disc forming the foot. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, | inch; diameter 4 | inches, of foot 2 | inches; weight, 5 ozs. No marks. Inscribed on the foot or button as No. 1. 3. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2f inches; diameter 8-fo inches, of foot 3-^ inches; weight, 13 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1704 (new sterling). Maker's mark, A.R., in a shaped stamp. Inscribed round the rim, " Given by me, Eliza Eve, iD memory of my Deare Spouse Mr Henry Eve for ye service of ye Communion Table of ye Parish Church of Lynstead, 1704." Henry Eve, the donor of Nos. 1 and 2, was appointed to the Vicarage of Lynsted in 1649, on the sequestration of Mr. Fotherby, and retained his benefice until his death in 1686. He was made a doctor by royal mandate, and in addition to Lynsted held the benefice of Buckland and Midley, as well as much private property in the neighbourhood of Lynsted. Some curious particulars concerning him may be found in Archaologia Cantiana, Vol. XXL, pp. 187-8. Eliza Eve, the donor of No. 3, was the widow of his son Henry, who lived at a house called " Edwards " in the parish of Lynsted. 150 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 4. An Alms-plate of Silver. Height, 1 inch; diameter, 7f inches ; weight, 13 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1718. Maker's mark, R.A., under a crown, in a shaped stamp, the mark of Robert Abercromby (O.E.P., Sixth Edition, p. 402). Inscribed on the under side, " The Gift of Mary Johnson of Linstead in Kent, Widow, 1747." This is a salver on four curved feet, with shaped edge. 5. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 13J inches; diameter of mouth 4 | inches, of foot 7| inches ; weight, 66 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1755. Maker's mark, T.R., in script, in an oblong stamp. Inscribed round the drum, " For the service of the Communion Table of the Parish Church of Lynsted in Kent, bought in the year 1755 pursuant to a gift or request in the Will of Philip Weston, late of Berkshire, Esqr , deceas'd." A tall tankard-shaped vessel with domed Hd, etc. At Canterbury Cathedral there are two Patens, made in 1756, inscribed "The gift of Philip Weston of Bostock in Berkshire, Esq." NEWNHAM, SS. PETER AND PAUL. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 8J inches; diameter of mouth 44 inches, of foot 4 | inches; weight, 1 3 | ozs. London Hall Marks of 1778. Maker's mark illegible. The bowl is of oval shape, gilt inside; round the lower half are convex flutings. The stem is ornamented with a beaded moulding round the knop, and a similar moulding appears on the foot. 2. A Paten of Silver. Height, 3£ inches; diameter 7 inches, of foot 3J inches ; weight, 9 | ozs. There are no marks. The edge of this Paten is scalloped. There is a cable moulding round the foot. 3. An Alms-plate of Silver. Diameter, 8 | inches; weight, 11£ ozs. London Hall Marks of 1774. Maker's mark, H.B., in script (Hester Bateman). A plain silver plate with beaded edge. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 151 4. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 12^ inches; diameter of mouth 3^ inches, of foot 4 inches. London Hall Marks of 1774. Maker's mark, O.J. (?) [Orlando Jackson]. This is a handsome vessel, probably made for a chocolate-pot. The lower part of the ogee-shaped drum is fluted, and a gadroon pattern appears on the hinged lid. None of the above pieces have any inscription, but the plate is said to have been given to the Church by Anne Thornicroft of Sharsted, who inherited this estate from her mother Mary Delaune. One of her sisters, Elizabeth, married firstly Lord Abergavenny, and secondly Alured Pinke. Anne Thornicroft died 1791, leaving Sharsted to her nephew Alured Pinke. NORTON, ST. MARY. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7$ inches; diameter of mouth 4f inches, of foot 4 | inches ; weight, 13f ozs. London Hall Marks of 1672. Maker's mark, D.R., crowned, over a pellet (O.E.P., Sixth Edition, p. 387). On the deep bell-shaped bowl is engraved the sacred monogram and cross flory fitchee, and the following inscription: " Ex Dono Honor•atifsimce Domince Aspeley et Domince Poultney. Aliarumq'e vieinatu Palatii Divi lacobi juxta Westmonasterium, 1672." The short trumpet-shaped stem, instead of the usual knop, has a disc bent downwards round its upper part. Under the wide-spreading foot are the words, " Given to the Church of Norton at the procurement of'Mr Edward Lake,Eector: Eichard Tassell, Church Warden, 1672." 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, 1£ inches; diameter, 6£ inches; weight, 6 | ozs. The marks are the same as on No. 1. The cover has the usual circular foot. It requires a little repair. 3. A Paten of Silver. Height, If inches; diameter 7-^ inches, of foot 3 | inches; weight, 13f ozs. London Hall Marks of 1671. Maker's mark, W.S., over a cinquefoil, probably Walter Shute (O.E.P., Sixth Edition, p. 380). Inscribed, "Ex Dono Nbbilifsimce Domince Franciscce Villiers et Domince Nobilifsvmce Essexice Griffin, 1672." The sacred monogram and cross are engraved in the centre. Under the foot is the same inscription as under No. 1. 152 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 4. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 10^ inches; weight, 9 | ozs. Marks as on No. 1. Inscribed, " Ex Dono Thomce Thynne, Armigeri, Aliorumgue e Familice Hluftrisimi Jacobi, Ducis Eboracensis, 1672." On the under side is the same inscription as under No. 1. 5. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 10| inches; diameter of mouth 4£ inches, of foot 6§ inches; weight, 24| ozs. London Hall Marks. The date letter has been stamped twice and is not quite clear, but it is probably for the year 1671. Maker's mark as No. 3. A tall tankard-shaped vessel of the usual type, with flat hinged lid, thumb-piece, and handle, inscribed round the drum, " Ex Dono Honoratifsima Domince Elizabethce, Helictm Iohannis Keeling, militis, nuper fummi Iustitiarii totius Anglice De Banco JRegio, 1672." Cross and sacred monogram. Underneath the foot is the same inscription as under No. 1. Dr. Edward Lake, born 1641, was appointed to the Rectory of Norton in 1669, and in the following year he was made chaplain and tutor to the princesses Mary and Anne, daughters of James, Duke of York. In 1675 Lake was made Archdeacon of Exeter, and in 1683 Eector of St. Mary-at-Hill in the City of London, when he resigned Norton. During his Court appointment Lake kept a diary, which contains some interesting comments upon the affairs of the time. It was published by the Camden Society in 1847 (vol. i.). His best known work was a manual, designed primarily for his royal pupils, entitled, " Officium Eucharisticum : A preparatory service to a devout and worthy reception of the Lord's Supper," which reached a thirtieth edition in 1753, and was republished by one of the leaders of the " Oxford movement" in 1843. Lake died 1 February 1704, and was buried in the Church of St. Katherine by the Tower. Lady "Aspeley" was probably Frances, the wife of Sir Allan Apsley, Treasurer of the Household to the Duke of York. She died 1698. The Lady Frances Villiers, youngest daughter of Theophilus, second Earl of Suffolk, was the first wife of Sir Edward Villiers, Knt., Marshal of the Eoyal Household, and mother of the first Earl of Jersey. She died 1689 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Thomas Thynne, the "Tom of ten thousand," was the son of Sir Thomas Thynne of Eichmond in Surrey. His unhappy marriage with Elizabeth, Countess Ogle, and his barbarous murder by the hired ruffians of Count Konigsmark in 1682, are matters of history. OARE, NO. 1. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 15 3 OARE, ST. PETER. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 5| inches; diameter of mouth, 3 | inches. Weight, 7 ozs. 15 dwts. No marks. Ascribed by Canon Scott Eobertson to the year 1562. A piece of the lip bears traces of having been mended, and this may formerly have borne the Hall Marks. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Weight, 1 oz. 12 dwts. No marks. This cup is an interesting one, as offering a variety of ornament not often met with. Near the lip of the beli-shaped bowl is a band of characteristic Elizabethan foliage between fillets filled iu with hatching, and interlacing seven times. Eound the centre and lower part of the bowl are two belts of hyphens filled in with hatching, the lower one being surmounted by fillets which interlace seven times above the horizontal line. A similar band appears on the stem, which is further ornamented with five vertical bands filled in with zigzags. The base has a band of foliage between fillets filled in with hatching, interlacing four times, and is rounded off to a flat edge ornamented with a reed moulding. The reed ornament also appears at the junction of the howl and stem, the latter being divided by a small annular knop bearing the egg-and-tongue moulding. The Paten-cover has apparently been altered in modern times by the removal of the rim. Its foot is a small concave disc ornamented by fillets filled in with hatching, and united to the Paten by two rings crossing one another at right angles. Ou the convex side of the Paten there is a' band of Elizabethan foliage poorly engraved. OSPRINGE, SS. PETER AND PAUL. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7 inches; diameter of mouth, 3£ inches ; weight, 10£ ozs. The only mark is the maker's, P.B. , with a crescent below and above, between pellets, in a straight-sided escutcheon rounded above and below. The same mark occurs on the Eastling cup, dated 1638. Inscribed round the bowl, " Auspriuge Church in Kent." This is a plain, straight-sided cup, slightly splayed at the lip. The stem, which is divided by a knop, and the foot are of the usual type. 154 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Diameter 4$ inches, of the foot or button 2 inches; weight, 3 ozs. The same marks as on the Chalice above. 3. A Paten of Silver. Height, If inches; diameter of top 6\ inches, of foot 2f- inches ; weight, 8 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1719 (new sterling). Maker's mark, E.A., in a shaped escutcheon, a pierced mullet below and a pheon above the letters. Inscribed in the centre, " Ospringe ex Dono Elizabethas Thomas, 1720." 4. A Paten of Silver. Measurements, marks, and inscription as on the last. 5. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 11| inches; diameter of mouth 4 | inches, of foot 7 inches; weight, 36^ ozs. Marks and inscription as on Nos. 3 and 4. A tankard-shaped vessel with flat lid. 6. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 9 inches; weight, 13 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1858. Makers' mark, E.B. over J.B. Inscribed in the centre, " St. Peter & St. Paul, Ospringe, 1858." 7. A Chalice of Silver. Weight, 20£ ozs. London Hall Marks of 1866. Maker's mark, I.E. This is a handsome vessel of late Mediseval type. The bowl is hemispherical and bears the legend, " I will receive the Cup of Salvation and call upon the name of the Lord." The hexagonal stem is diapered and divided by a six-lobed knop, carrying as many shields charged with the sacred monogram. The same ornament is engraved upon the sexfoil base. 8. A Credence-paten of Silver. Diameter, 7f inches; weight, 6 ozs. Marks as on No. 7. Inscribed, " SS. Peter & Paul, Ospringe, 15 June 1866." CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 155 9. A Paten of Silver, parcel gilt. Diameter, 7 inches; weight, 6^ ozs. Marks as on No. 7. Inscribed, " Lord evermore give us this bread, SS. Peter & Paul, Ospringe, 15 June 1866." 10. A Flagon of Silver. Weight, 32| ozs. Marks as on No. 7. A flask-shaped vessel with narrow neck, hinged lid, and scroll handle. The neck and foot are elaborately chased, and the following legend is engraved on the widest part of the drum: " Glory be to God on high." Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 were presented to the Church during the incumbency of the Eev. William Nathaniel Griffin, B.D., Hon. Canon of Canterbury, who held the living for forty-four years (1848-92), and was a good benefactor to the Church. 11. A Spoon of Silver, perforated. Presented by the Eev. C. E. Matthews, Assistant-Curate of the parish, 1889-93. 12 and 13. A small Bread-box of Silver and Christening-shell. Birmingham Hall Marks of 1874. The gift of the Eev. W. K. Kefford, Assistant-Curate of the parish, 1897-1900. OTTERDEN, ST. LAWRENCE. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 8| inches; diameter of mouth 3^ inohes, of foot 3 | inches ; weight, 12^ ozs. London Hall Marks of 1733. Maker's mark, CM. , under a crown, for Charles Martin, entered 1729 (G.A., p. 171). The sacred monogram, cross, and nails, within rays, are engraved on the bowl, which is straight-sided, curving outwards slightly at the lip, and rounded off at the base. The stem is rather thick, and divided by a round knop with a plain raised moulding. The foot, which is of the usual type, is too small for the stability of the cup. 2. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2 inche s ; diameter 7 inches, of foot 2£ inches; weight, 12^ ozs. Marks as on No. 1. A plain vessel on a central foot, beneath which the sacred monogram is engraved. 156 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 3. An Alms-basin of Silver. Height, 1\ inches ; diameter, 9 inches; weight, 24 ozs. Marks as on No. 1. The sacred monogram, etc., is engraved in the centre of the depression. 4. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 11 inches; diameter of mouth 4 inches, of foot 1\ inches; weight, 34 ozs. Marks as on No. 1. . The sacred monogram, etc., is engraved on the drum. A straightsided tankard-shaped vessel, with domed lid of the usual type. The above vessels were all obtained during the incumbency of the Eev. John Symonds, who was also Vicar of Stalisfield. The Church Plate of Stalisfield bears the same date. John Symonds, who was a son of Samuel Symonds, Eector of Murston, was buried in Otterden Church 1747-8, aged 80 years. PRESTON-NEXT-PAVERSHAM, ST. CATHERINE. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6£ inches; diameter of mouth 4£ inches, of foot 3f inches ; weight, 9 ozs. The only mark resembles a buckle. On the bowl are three bands of hyphens between interlacing bands of strap work, with one such band on the foot. Inscribed round the lower part of the bowl, "Preston NEXTE EAVEESHAM." An engraving of this cup is given in Archceologia Oantiana, Vol. XVL, p. 372. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, \ inch; diameter, 4 | inches; weight, 1 oz. 14 dwts. There are no Hall Marks. A belt similar to those engraved upon the chalice appears on the convex side. 3. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2 inches; diameter 5 | inches, of foot 2 | inches ; weight, 5 | ozs. London Hall Marks for 1720 (new sterling). Maker's mark, PE. (William Petley). Inscribed, "Eccl. de Preston juxta Faversham dono dedit G. Sykes, Vicarius, 1721." CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 157 4. A Flagon of Silver. Height, l i f inches; diameter of mouth, 4 inches; weight, 45 ozs. ~ London Hall Marks for 1758. Makers' mark, R. G. (Richard Gurney and Thomas Cooke). Inscribed round the foot, " Ecclesise Parochiali de Preston juxta Faversham dedit Georgius Sykes ejusdem Vicarius in usum Eucharistse, A.D. 1759." This is a straight-sided tankard-shaped vessel with hinged cover. The sacred monogram is engraved on the drum. The Eev. George Sykes was Vicar of Preston from 1715 to 1766. A full account of him is given in Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. XXL, pp. 149, 150. 5. A Paten of Silver. Height, | inch; diameter, 10 inches; weight, 17^ ozs. London Hall Marks for 1853. Makers' mark, J-JInscribed, " Presented to the Eev. James Peto, Vicar, and to Will™ Kite and Eredk Neame, Churchwardens of Preston, as a token of thanks for the unremitting attention shewn by them during the Eepairs and Eestorations of their Parish Church, A.D. 1854." The sacred monogram is engraved in the centre of the field. 6. An Alms-dish or Paten of Pewter. Diameter, 9 | inches. Inscribed, " P.O." 7. An Alms-dish of Brass. Diameter, 12 inches. Inscribed " To do good and to distribute forget not." I.H.S. in centre. SELLING, ST. MARY. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7 inches; diameter of mouth 3f inches, of foot 3 | inches; weight, 11 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1840. Makers' mark, j.'B.$ (Edward Barnard, Edward Barnard, jun., John and William Barnard). The bowl, which is straight-sided and deep, is gilt inside. The stem and foot are trumpet-shaped and without knop. Inscribed under the foot, " S* Mary, Selling. The gift of John Neame, 1840." 158 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 2. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2 inches; diameter 8 inches, of foot 3£ inches; weight, 1Z\ ozs. Marks and inscription as on No. 1. 3. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 13| inches; diameter of mouth 3£ inches, of foot 5£ inches; weight, 39 ozs. Marks and inscription as on No. 1. A straight-sided vessel, with handle, spout, and hinged lid, surmounted by a cross. 4. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 7f inches; weight, I I J ozs. Marks and inscription as on No. 1. Mr. John Neame, tbe donor of the above plate, lived at Selling Court, and for many years served the office of churchwarden. He was much respected by the parishioners, who, on his death in 1849, placed a stained-glass window and tablet to his memory at the west end of the Church. No information is obtainable as to what became of the old plate. SHELDWICH, ST. JAMES. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 9 inches; diameter of mouth 4i\ inches, of foot 4 | inches ; weight, 13 ozs. 4 dwts. C. London Hall Marks of 1764. Makers' mark, T. W. in W. a four-lobed escutcheon (Thomas Whipham and Charles Wright). 2. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 9 inches-; diameter of mouth 4J inches, of foot 4f inches; weight, 13 ozs. 5 dwts. Marks as on No. I. 3. A Paten of Silver. Height, \\ inches; diameter 5£ inches, of foot 2£ inches; weight, 5 ozs. 18 dwts. Marks as on No. 1. 4. A Paten of Silver. Measurements, weight, and marks the same as the last. 5. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 12£ inches; diameter of mouth 3 | inches, of foot 1\ inches; weight, 49 ozs. 18 dwts. Marks as on No. 1. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 159 6. An Alms-basin of Silver. Height, f inch; diameter, 10 inches; weight, 16 ozs. 7 dwts. All the above bear the following inscription:—" The Gift of the Eight HonWe Lady Sondes to the Parish Church of Sheldwich, 1764." The donor of the above plate was Frances, second daughter of the Eight Hon. Henry Pelham, and niece of Thomas, Duke of Newcastle. She married 1752 the Hon. Lewis Monson, who in 1760 was created Baron Sondes of Lees Court in the parish of Sheldwich. STALISFIELD, ST. MARY. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 8£ inches; diameter of mouth 4 | inches, of foot 4J inches; weight, 16 ozs. London Hall Marks for the year 1733. Maker's mark, I.E., with a mullet above, for John Eckford, jun. (O.E.P., Sixth Edition, p. 402). The bowl is bell-shaped; the stem, divided hy a plain band, swells out into a well-proportioned foot. The sacred monogram, within rays, on the bowl is the only ornamentation. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, If inches; diameter 6 inches, of foot 2 inches ; weight, 8£ ozs. The marks are the same as on No. 1. The cover fits the cup, and bears the sacred monogram in the centre and upon the reverse of the foot or button. The above vessels are of the same date as those belonging to the neighbouring parish of Otterden, and were acquired during the incumbency of the Eev. John Symonds, who held both benefices for many years, and was buried in Otterden Church 1747-8. 3. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 6 inches. Birmingham Hall Marks for the year 1882. Makers' mark, T.T. and Co. A plain silver plate with the sacred monogram in the centre. 4 and 5. Two Glass Cruets with plated stoppers, surmounted by Maltese Crosses. 160 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. TEYNHAM, ST. MARY. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7 J inches; diameter of mouth 3 | inches ; depth of bowl, 4 inches; weight, l i f ozs. No marks. Ascribed by the late Canon W. A. Scott Eobertson to the year 1562-3. The bowl, which is straight-sided, has a band of the usual Elizabethan foliage round the lip, which is somewhat splayed, and another of similar character near the middle. Tbe stem is divided by a narrow knop, and is ornamented by a reed moulding where it joins the bowl. 2. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 7| inches; weight, 10| ozs. London Hall Marks of 1691. Maker's mark, W.E., with a mullet above and below. There is bead moulding round the outer edge. The following inscription is within a feathered circle in the centre of the field: " The Church Plate of Tennam in Kent, S.H., 1692." 3. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 8| inches. London Hall Marks of 1701. Maker's mark, Aw. (for William Andrewes). A straight-sided tankard-shaped vessel with spreading foot. The purchase or thumb-piece to the flat lid takes the form of a small winged figure. Inscribed on the drum, " The Parish Plate of Tenham, 1701: E.P., Churchwarden." TEYNHAM, ST. ANDREW'S MISSION CHURCH. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7 inches; diameter of mouth 3f inches, of foot 4f inches : weight, 9 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1873. Maker's mark, J.C.S. 2. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2 inches; diameter 8 inches, of foot 3 inches. London Hall Marks (date letter not properly stamped, ? 1878). The cup is of Mediseval shape, with conical bowl, gilt inside. The stem is hexagonal, and is divided by a round knop having a raised eight-sided belt; it swells out below into the foot, which has eight convex lobes. In the centre of the paten is the cross and sacred monogram within short rays. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 161 THROWLEY, ST. MARY. 1. A ChaUce of Silver. Height, 1\ inches; diameter of mouth, 8 | inches; weight, 10 ozs. London Hall Marks for the year 1562-3. Maker's mark, a cross rising from a sphere, and having smaller spheres at its extremities (as on a chalice at Horncastle, 1569, O.E.P., p. 370). The bell-shaped bowl is ornamented with one rather poor belt of foliage, and is inscribed, " For the use of the Communion Table of Throwley in Kent, 1777." 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, 1^ inches; diameter, 4 inches; weight, 4 | ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1599. Maker's mark, R.C., with three pellets above and below, in a plain shield (O.E.P., p. 314). Inscribed, " Throwleigh in Kent, 1600." 3. A Silver Flagon. Height, 13 inches; diameter of mouth 4 inches, of foot 7i inches ; weight, 64 ozs. London Marks for the year 1777. Maker's mark, W.H. (William Hunter, G.A., p. 148). Inscribed, " H.F." A tankard-shaped vessel of the usual type, with domed lid, thumb-piece, and scroll handle. The sacred monogram, with cross and nails en soleil, is engraved on the drum, and the inscription, " For the use of the Communion Table of Throwley in Kent, 1777." 4. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 9J inches; weight, 16 ozs. The Hall Marks, inscription, and ornamentation are the same as those found upon the last. vol.. xxv. M 162 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. W E S T B E K E DEANERY.* RECULVER. ST. LAWRENCE. ST. NICHOLAS-AT-WADE. ST. PETER'S. SEASALTER. SWALECLIFFE. WESTBERE. WESTGATE. WHITSTABLE. BIRCHINGTON.f 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 8 | inches; diameter of mouth 44 inches, of foot 3 | inches; depth of bowl, 5 inches; weight, 15 ozs. London Hall Marks for 1678. Maker's mark, T.C, with a fish above the initials, as on Church Plate at Canterbury (St. Dunstan's, St. George's, and St. Peter's), Charing, Minster, Paddlesworth, Reculver, Sutton (by Dover), and Wootton. Upon the foot is engraved, " The chalis of Birchington made in • ye yeare of our Lord 1678. John Aylwin, Minister; John Goar, John Creak, Churchwardens." On the stem there is the usual round moulding to form a knop. On the bowl the sacred monogram I.H.S., with cross and nails en soleil, is thrice repeated and gilt. * The Church Plate in this Deanery has been examined by Mr. C. H. Woodruff. Dr. Cotton has Icindly supplied some additional information relating to the Ramsgate vessels. t See Archaologia Cantiana, Vol. XVII., pp. 284, 285. BIRCHINGTON. BROADSTAIRS. CHISLET. HERNE. HERNE BAT. HOATH. MARGATE. MINSTER. MONKTON. RAMSGATE. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 163 The following entries in the Churchwardens' Accounts relate to this Chalice:— 1678 Paid for the new Cup to the Goldsmith £03 07 00 1679 Pd more for drink when we agreed about the Cup £00 02 03 Pa M1' Ayling for ye Cup . . . £02 14 09 (John Goar's Account.) 1679 Pa more for my part for ye Cup . . £02 14 09 (John Creake's Account.) Apparently the cup cost £8 16s. 6d. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Diameter, 5£ inches; weight, 4 ozs. Inscribed: " Birchington Church Plate, 1678." The Churchwardens' Accounts contain the following entry : 1585. " ffor iiij ounces and somewhat more of a silver plate at v s. and viij the ounce, xxiij s." The weight given here is exactly that of the above paten-cover, and probably the date 1678 was put on when the new cup was purchased. An older inscription has plainly been rubbed out. 3. A Paten of Silver, with foot. Diameter, 6 inches; weight, 6^ ozs. London Hall Marks and maker's mark as on No. 1 (1678). These marks are on the top of the paten ; on the foot underneath is the lion passant only. The surface is slightly engraved and gilt. In the centre is engraved the sacred monogram en soleil, which also appears upon the button or foot. 4. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 8£ inches; diameter of mouth As\ inches, of foot 5£ inches. London Hall Marks for 1873. Maker, Cox and Sons. With hexagonal stem and knop ; the foot has jewels set in five of its compartments, and i,\),t, on the sixth. Presented in 1878 by a lady, who also gave the paten (No. 5). 5. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 6 | inches. London Hall Marks, etc., as on No. 4. The " Lamb and Flag " are engraved in the centre, and six jewels are set in the rim. u 2 164 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. BROADSTAIRS* 1. A Chalice with bowl of Silver, and stem and foot of giltplated metal. Height, 8f inches; diameter of mouth 4 inches, of foot 6 inches; depth of bowl, 3 inches. London Hall Marks for 1865. Maker's mark WWW. Inscribed on one side of the foot, " Ear dono | E. A. C. | in die | Fenteeostes MDOCCLXIX." On the opposite side of the foot an ornamental cross is engraved. Of Mediaeval pattern, with hemispherical bowl. The stem is hexagonal, and has a knop 2f inches in diameter; on its six faces appear tJj.C. and a cross alternately. The foot is hexagonal; its edge has six convex lobes, and between each pair of them appears a small angular projection. 2. A Paten of Silver, gilt. Diameter, 4£ inches. Birmingham Hall Marks for 1862. Makers' mark, J . H. and Co. Inscribed: "•{•/» memoriam D.D. | Eliza Bavenshaw | 1867 | Deo et Sacris." 3. A Paten of Silver, gilt. Diameter, 5^ inches. London Hall Marks for 1870. Maker's mark, G.A., in a two-lobed stamp. Inscribed: "Em dono | A. C. Fond | 1870." 4. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 11^ inches. Widest diameter 5 inches, of mouth 3 inches, of foot 5 inches. Weight, 28 ozs. 10 dwts. London Hall Marks for 1868. Maker's mark, G.L. (George Lambert.) The handle, flat at the top, is not curved, but descends in a straight line 5£ inches long, at an acute angle, to its point of junction with the body. Around the body is engraved a belt formed of roundels with ten pellets indented. The foot is hexagonal. 5. A Spoon. Length, 6 | inches. Inscribed: "I n Memoriam Harriet Taylor; at rest March 10, 1869." The handle is moulded like a twisted cord, and there are vineleaves on the bowl. * See Archaologia Cantiana, Vol. XVII., pp. 306,307. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 165 6. A Brass Alms-dish. Diameter, 12 inches. Inscribed as No. 5, with sacred monogram and text, " He that giveth to the Poor lendeth to the Lord." 7—10. Four Collecting-plates of Electroplate. Diameter, 14 inches. 11. A Flagon of Electroplate. Height, 10£ inches. 12, 13. Two Glass Cruets. Height, 8 inches. 14. A Lavabo of Electroplate. Diameter, 6 inches; depth, f inch. 15. A Brass Alms-dish. Slightly engraved. CHISLET, ST. MARY. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6 | inches; diameter of mouth 4 inches, of foot 3J inches; weight, l i f ozs. London Hail Marks of the year 1562. Maker's mark, R.O., linked in a plain shield. The bell-shaped bowl is ornamented with a single band of Elizabethan foliage between fillets interlacing eight times; this and the knop and reed-mouldings of the stem are gilt. 2. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2£ inches; diameter 8 inches, of foot 3 inches; weight, 11| ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1734. Maker's mark obliterated. Inscribed: " This Salver was Bought for ye use of the Parish Ohurch of Chislet Bit Rob* Tritton & Hen" Wraith, Ohurchwardens 1737." 9 9 8. A Flagon_of Silver. Heig'ht, 11 £ inches; diameter of mouth 4£ inches, of foot 5 | inches. London Hall Marks of the year 1734. Maker's mark, T.T. (Thomas Tearle). Inscribed as No. 2. Tankard shaped, with straight, Blightly tapering sides, domed lid, etc. 166 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 4. A Chalice of Silver. Measurements, etc., as No. 1, of which it is a copy. London Hall Marks of the year 1818. 5. An Alms-plate of Silver. Diameter, 8£ inches; weight, 9 | ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1736. Maker's mark, T.T. (Thomas Tearle). Inscribed as No. 2. 6. A Silver Spoon. London Hall Marks of the year 1895. 7. A ChaUce of Silver. Height, 4£ inches; diameter of mouth 2f inches, of foot 2£ inches; weight, 4>{ ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1881. 8. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 4 inches. Marks as on the last. 9. A Cruet of Silver. Height, G\ inches; weight, 9 ozs. Marks as on No. 7. Inscribed: " Presented to ihe Mission Ohurch of Sl John the Evangelist, Marsh-side, Chislet, by the Vicar, Curate, Churchwardens, and two friends, 1882." 10. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 5 | inches; weight, 3 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1884. 11. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 5£ inches; weight, 2 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1883. Nos. 7—11 belong to the District Church at Marshside. HERNE, ST. MARTIN* 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 8 inches; diameter of mouth 3$ inches, of foot 4 | inches; weight, 15| ozs. London Hall Marks for 1867. Makerig mark, S.S. (Goldsmiths' Alliance, Limited.) Of Mediawal pattern. The knop has six lozenge-shaped projections ; the foot is six-lobed. Inscribed in Old English letters under the rim, " Calicem salutaris accipiam et nomen Domini invocabo." Sacred monogram on foot. * Not recorded iu Canon Scott Robertson's Chronological List. mm ' r V HERNE, NO. 5. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 167 2. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2\ inches; diameter 6 inches, of foot 4 inches ; weight, 9f ozs. London Hall Marks for 1871. Maker's mark, S.S. Inscribed round rim (in Old English letters), " Accipite, comedite Hoc est Corpus Meum." Sexfoil depression with sacred monogram in centre. Six-lobed foot. 3. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 6J inches; weight, 4 | ozs. London Hall Marks for 1868. Maker's mark, S.S. Plate-shaped, with sexfoil depression in centre. Inscribed as (No. 2, and below "A.M.D.G. Given with a chalice to the Ohurch of fit. Martin Heme by the Guild of St. Martin 1868." 4. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 12£ inches; diameter of mouth 1£ inches, of foot 4f inches; weight, 30£ ozs. London Hal l Marks for 1867. Maker's mark, S.S. (Goldsmiths' Alliance.) A narrow-necked globular flagon, with grape-vine border below the neck. Inscribed round the centre (in Old English letters), " Christus est immolatus nostrum Pascha," with sacred monogram. 5. An Alms-dish of Silver. Height, If inches; diameter, 9& inches ; weight, 13£ ozs. No Plate Marks. Inscribed (in script characters): "Ad colligendas Eleemosynas Eucharistieas in Farockict de Heme Samuel Milles arm. ibidem natus Dono dedit 1726." This dish is saucer-shaped, the rim being divided into twentyfour shallow lobes, and the whole surface is covered with elaborately chased and embossed ornament. The upper portion is divided by a twisted-rope pattern into twelve compartments, containing alternate rectangular and circular central devices surrounded by foliated ornament. The flat portion of the dish is occupied by concentric circles, the outer of which contains the inscription, the next a running design of foliated scroll-work, aud the centre a conventional sexfoil pattern. This handsome piece of plate is a good example of a type in use in several Churches as alms-dishes or patens, but which were no doubt made for secular purposes, probably to hold fruit, cake, or sweetmeats. It may be compared with one of closely similar type in Bredgar Church, of which an illustration is given in Archceologia Oantiana, Vol. XVL, pp. 348-350, but the Herne dish is without the handles seen in the Bredgar example. Canon Scott Robertson gave reasons to shew that these dishes were made circa 1632. One at,.St. Andrew's, Canterbury, appears to be of almost identical dimensions. (See illustration.) 168 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. Samuel Milles, son of Christopher Milles of Herne, was born in 1657 and died 1727. He was M.P. for Canterbury in George I.'s reign, and steward of the temporal courts of the Archbishop and of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury. He married Anna, sister of Sir Thomas Hales, Bart. A black and white marble pyramidal monument to his memory is in the North Chantry Chapel, now called the Milles Chapel, in Herne Church. It originally occupied the place of the sedilia in the chancel, and was removed at the expense of Lord Sondes. The Milles family (now represented by Earl Sondes) were for many years lessees of the great tithes of this parish, and occupied the old Bectory which stood in the hamlet of Eddington, opposite Underdown Farm. Samuel Milles was the last of the family who resided at Herne. His son Christopher was of Nackington. (See Hasted, vol. iii., p. 621.) HERNE BAY, CHRIST CHURCH. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7£ inches; diameter of mouth 4 inches, of foot 7 inches; weight, 21 ozs. London Hall Marks for 1894. Maker's mark, H.E.W. Presented to the Parish Church, Herne Bay, by the Rev. T. B. Watkins, Vicar of the Parish, and the Misses H. and E. Watkins in the year 1895. 2. A Paten of Silver (?). Diameter, 8 inches; weight, 11 ozs. No Hall Marks. Engraved with a cross on the rim, and inscribed, " I believe in the Communion of Saints " ; I.H.S. in centre. Presented by Amelia NichoUs in memory of her husband, 1884. 3. A Plated ChaUce. Height, 10| inches; diameter of mouth 4£ inches, of foot 4 inches. 4. A similar Chalice. 5. A Plated Paten. Height, 2 | inches; diameter 9f inches, of foot 4 inches. 6. A Plated Flagon. Height, 18 inches; diameter of mouth 4 inches, of foot 7 inches. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 169 HERNE BAY, ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7 inches; diameter of mouth 3f inches, of foot 4£ inches; weight, 12f ozs. London Hall Marks for 1897. 2. A similar Chalice. Jewelled with three amethysts in each. Presented by the Bev. M. S. Edgell, late Vicar of Swanley, Kent, and Mrs. Edgell in the year 1899. 3. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 6| inches; weight, 6£ ozs. London Hall Marks for 1897. 4. A Paten of Silver. Height, If inches; diameter of mouth 6.J inches, of foot 3£ inches ; weight, 9£ ozs. London Hall Marks for 1897. 5. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 12£ inches (to top of cross); diameter of mouth 4^ inches, of foot 2^ inches; weight, 28f ozs. London Hall Marks for 1897. HOATH, HOLY CROSS. 1. A ChaUce of Silver. Height, 6| inches ; diameter of mouth 3^ inches, of foot 3£ inches; depth of bowl, 3|inches ; weight, 8| ozs. London Hall Marks for 1562. Maker's mark uncertain. Two bands of the well-known Elizabethan interlaced fillets with running foliage encircle the upper part of the bowl and are repeated on the foot. Just below the bowl, and at the junction of the stem and foot, are reeded mouldings. Inscribed below the lip, "T-E Borow of Hode in ye ps. of Recoluer." This is a fine Chalice, and is in an excellent state of preservation. 170 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 2. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2 inches; diameter, 7§- inches, of foot 3 inches; weight, l i f ozs. London Hall Marks for 1818. Makers'mark, j ^ in a square. The edge is gadrooned. Inscribed in centre, "1578 | Hoath of the \ Parrish of Reculver." Beneath," The old Salver, of which the centre plate of this was a part, was enlarged to the present size at the expence of the Borough of Hoath November 15th, 1818." The late Canon Scott Bobertson, in the introduction to his notes on " Church Plate in Kent" (Archceologia Gcmtiana, Vol. XVL, pp. 361,362), says: "The old Paten-cover, with its date 1578, remains intact, but it is surrounded by silver added to it iti the year 1818, when it was made large enough for effectual use," and he adduces this as an instance of alteration deserving high commendation; but it is evident on examination that the Paten has been •entirely remade, and no part of the old metal visibly remains. 3. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, *1\ inches; weight, lOf ozs. Hall and Makers' Marks the same as the Paten. Inscribed beneath, " Given to the Ohapel of Hoath by the Revd 0. B. Naylor, Vicar, November 15th, 1818." Plate-shaped with raised boss in the centre, and gadrooned edge. 4. A Flagon of Electroplate. Height, 8£ inches; diameter of mouth 2f inches, of foot 4. inches. MARGATE. ALL SAINTS, WESTBROOK. 1. A ChaUce of Silver. Height, 7 | inches; diameter of mouth 3 | inches, of foot 5 inches; weight, 13 ozs. London Hall Marks for 1886. Maker's mark, *$• A Mediaeval-shaped Chalice, with plain sexagonal knop and sixlobed foot. A Maltese Cross is engraved on the foot. Inscribed underneath the base, "All Saints Church, Westbrook, 1886." 2. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6 | inches; diameter of month 2>\ inches, of foot 4£ inches; weight, 10 ozs. London Hall Marks for 1896. Makers' mark, | ^ A plain Chalice of Mediseval pattern, with circular knop and foot; a Maltese Cross is engraved on the latter. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 171 3. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 6£ inches; weight, 6 ozs. Plate marks the same as No. 1. A lozenge pattern enclosing quatrefoils is engraved round the rim, with a Maltese Cross in the centre. Inscribed as No. 1. 4. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 5_ inches; weight, 4 ozs. Plate marks the same as No. 2. A Maltese Cross is engraved on the rim. 5. A Paten of Electroplate. Diameter, 5f inches. Inscribed underneath, •" To the Glory of God and in Memory of •£. E. J. R.Dec. 22nd, 1895. All Saints, Westbrook." 6. A Flagon of Silver. Height, l i f inches; diameter of mouth 2£ inches, of foot 4f inches; weight, 30 ozs. Plate marks as No. 1. A lozenge pattern enclosing quatrefoils is engraved round the centre of the bowl. The neck is narrow and the foot six'-lobed. The lid is surmounted by an ornamental finial. Inscribed on the foot as No. 1. MARGATE. HOLY TRINITY. 1. A ChaUce of Silver, gilt. Height, 9 | inches ; diameter of mouth 4£ inches, of foot 4 | inches; weight, 22J ozs. London Hall Marks for 1828. Maker's mark, LB., surmounted by a crown. (John Bridge.) On one side of the bowl is engraved the sacred monogram en soleil, with cross above and nails below, and on the other the Taddy arms : Ermine, on a bend gules three crosses-crosslets fitchy argent, in the sinister chief point a hawk wing endorsed or. Inscribed on the foot, " Trinity Ohapel \ Margate | The Gift of James Taddy, Esq., of the Dane \ 1829." A massive Chalice of the usual type of this period, having a deep straight-sided bowl, circular knop, and six-lobed foot. 2. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. A duplicate of the above. 3. A Paten of Silver, gilt. Height, 2f inches; diameter 8f inches, of foot 3f inches ; weight, 20£ ozs. Plate marks, engraving, and inscription as No. 1. The rim and foot are six-lobed. 172 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 4. A Paten of Silver, gilt. A duplicate of the above. 5. An Alms-dish of Silver, gilt. Diameter, 121 inches; weight, 27 ozs. Engraved and inscribed as No. 1. Of similar design to the Patens. 6. An Alms-dish of Silver, gilt. A duplicate of the above. 7. A Flagon of Silver, gilt. Height, 12 inches; diameter of mouth 4 | inches, of foot 7 inches; weight, 55£ ozs. Plate marks, engraving, and inscription as No. 1. The sacred monogram is on the front, and the inscription and coat of arms on each side. A straight-sided flagon with spreading eight-lobed foot. 8. A Flagon of Silver, gilt. A duplicate of the above. 9. A Strainer of Silver, gilt. Height, If inches; diameter, 4£ inches; weight, 4 ozs. London Hall Marks for 1829. Makers' mark, g-jj- With plain handle, and engraved with a fleur-de-lis. 10. A Spoon of Silver, gilt. London Hall Marks for 1826. Maker's mark, W.C. (William Chawner, Spoonmaker.) A fleur-de-lis is engraved on the handle. This massive set of Communion Plate is too heavy for convenient use, and except on special occasions their place is taken by the following smaller vessels of inferior metal. Mr. James Taddy of the Dane, and his brother Edward of Hartsdown, contributed largely to the building of Trinity Church. Mr. Taddy belonged to a well-known Thanet family, and had been a merchant in London. He married Judith, widow of Gilbert Flesher, Esq., and died without issue 29 June 1828. A hatchment and marble tablet in St. John's Church, Margate, perpetuate his memory. 11. A Chalice of Electroplate. Height, 6f inches; diameter of mouth 3f inches, of foot 4£ inches. With hemispherical bowl, circular knop and foot, and sacred monogram and cross on side. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 173 12. A similar ChaUce. 13. A Chalice of Electroplate. Height, 5^ inches; diameter of mouth 2f inches, of foot 3 | inches. Plain, with conical bowl and circular foot. 14. A Paten of Electroplate. Height, If inches; diameter, 6^ inches. With sacred monogram and cross in centre. 15. A Flagon of Electroplate. Height, 10| inches. Of globular form with narrow neck. Sacred monogram and cross on side. MARGATE. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST. 1. A ChaUce of Silver, gilt. Height, 7 | inches; diameter at mouth 4& inches, at foot 3 | inches; weight, 14| ozs. London Hall Marks for 1703 (new sterling). Makers' mark, R. s. L. Inscribed underneath foot, " A Gift io St. John's Baptist in ye lie of Thennet in Kent, 1703" (in script lettering). A large Chalice of the usual type of this period, the bowl representing an inverted truncated cone. 2. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Of the same dimensions and weight as No. 1. London Hall Marks for 9 1754 (the date letter is very indistinct). Maker's mark, R.W. Inscribed underneath foot, " St. John the Baptist in the He of Thamnet [sic] in Kent." A copy of No. 1. 3. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 8 | inches; diameter at mouth 4^ inches, at foot 5 | inches; weight, 20| ozs. London Hall Marks for 1890. Maker's mark, T.P. Inscribed underneath foot, " St. John the Baptist, Thanet Dedicated to the Glory of God \ In memory of Mary Ann Bellars 1890." A Mediaeval-shaped Chalice. The knop has open Gothic tracery, and a jewel is set in each of its six projecting bosses. The foot is six-lobed, with a jewel in five of the lobes, and a cross of diamonds and sapphires in the sixth. The Bev. William Bellars, M.A., was Vicar of St. John's 1888—95. • 174 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 4. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 8j inches ; diameter a t mouth 4f inches, at foot 6^ inches; weight, 25 ozs. London Hall Marks for 1897. Makers' mark, - ^ Inscribed : " To the Glory of God and for the use of the Church of St. John the Baptist, Thanet. A thank-offering for ten years of happv married life from W. H. T. A G ana F. L. A G, Ja^"18, 1898." The Bev. W. H. Trelawney Ashton Gwatkin, Vicar 1895—1902. A Mediaeval-shaped Chalice on the Nettlecomb pattern. The six projecting bosses of the knop are jewelled with rubies, pearls, and sapphires. Tbe foot is six-lobed and is jewelled with five large carbuncles. In front is a crucifix with pearls and an emerald below, contained in a vesica-shaped border set with diamonds. 5. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6| inches ; diameter at month 3 | inches, at foot 4 | inches; weight, 9 ozs. London Hall Marks for 1889. Maker's mark, T.P. Inscribed : " For the service of God, and in memory of A. L. T, April 28, 1891." " We walked in the House of God as friends." A Mediaeval-shaped Chalice with spherical knop, fluted. A cross is engraved on the circular foot. 6. A Paten of Silver, with foot. Height, 3 inches ; diameter 9 inches, of foot 4 inches ; weight, 12| ozs. London Hall Marks for 1697 (new sterling). Maker's mark, AN. (for William Andrewes, the maker of much' Church Plate in Kent from 1697—1707). Ornamented round the edge and foot with gadroon moulding. Inscribed underneath, " St. John the Baptist in the Isle of Thanet." 7. A Paten of Silver, gilt. Diameter, 6 | inches; weight, 4 | ozs. London Hall Marks for 1890. Maker's mark, T.P. Inscribed as No. 3. 8. A Paten of Silver, gilt. Diameter, 7 inches; weight, 7J ozs. Plate marks as No. 4. On the rim is a Maltese Cross, set with a carbuncle in the centre and diamonds on the edges. '9. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 6 inches; weight, 4 | ozs. Plate marks as No. 5, CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 175 10. A Flagon of Silver, gilt. Height, 12 inches; diameter of mouth 3 | inches, of foot 5$- inches; weight, 50 ozs. London Hall Marks for 1719 (new sterling). Maker's mark, S.L. (. Samuell Lea). On the side is engraved the sacred monogram, below which is inscribed (in script letters), " The Gift of Madm Sarah Petit \ to the Ohurch of St. John Baptist | in Thenet A.D. 1720." Of the usual upright-sided, plain tankard pattern, with spreading foot and domed lid. Tbe Petits resided at Dentdelion, in this parish. Valentine Petit, by his will proved 29 July 1626, bequeathed " to the Church' of the parish of St. John, three flaggons or potts of pewter certaine years past delivered to Mr. Wheatlie the Minister there to be used with the Communion Wine." [District Probate Office, Canterbury, A. 66,1.] 11. A Flagon of Silver, gilt, matching the preceding, but lighter, weighing 42 ozs. only, with identical plate marks and inscription. Sarah Petit, the wife of Captain John Petit, was a daughter of Major George Sumner, killed at Wye fight in 1648. She died in 1729, aged 88. Mockett, in his Journal (p. 193), says: " Madam Sarah Petit gave, by her will, £147 towards the Communion plate, a velvet pall, and other purposes. Wainscot rails round the Communion table, cushions to kneel on, and a branch for the middle aisle, were purchased with the above sum." 12. An Alms-dish of Silver, gilt. Plate shape; diameter, lOf inches; weight, 24 ozs. H. London Hall Marks for 1774. Makers' mark, c. A. C. Inscribed: " The Gift of John Baker and Sybilla his wife (of North Down) to the Ohurch of St. John the Baptist in Thanet 1774." In the centre, within an oval with a beaded frame, is engraved the coat of arms of John Baker: Lozengy, on a chief three lions rampant. 13. An Alms-dish of Silver, gilt. Diameter, lOf inches; weight, 24 ozs J London Hall Marks for 1698. Maker's mark, ? ST. (? Joseph Stokes.) Inscribed: " John Baptist in Thanet, Kent, 1714." _ In the centre are engraved the Boyal Arms. George I. landed twice at Margate, and it is probable that the above piece of plate was given to the Church to commemorate that one of the Boyal visits. 176 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 14. An Alms-dish of Brass. Diameter, 151 inches. Embossed and engraved. Inscribed: " St. John the Baptist, Thanet. To the Glory of God and in Memory of the Eeverend Edward Hamilton Blyth, Vicar 1880—88." 15. A Silver Spoon. Perforated on one side for straining. Weight, 1| ozs. London Hall Marks for 1821. Maker's mark, W.C. (William Chawner). 16. A Spoon of Silver, gilt. Weight, | oz. With a figure of St. George on the top and a spiral stem. A modern spoon of foreign manufacture. 17. A Strainer of Silver, gilt. Height, If inches; diameter of mouth 4£ inches, of foot 2>\ inches. London Hall Marks for 1822. Maker's mark, W.S. (William Sumner). Inscribed : " Parish of St. John's, Margate, Isle of Thanet. J. Jenkins, B. Salter, Churchwardens. 1823." 18. A Cruet of Glass, silver mounted. Height, 11 \ iueh.es. London Hall Marks for 1894. Inscribed : " St. John's, Margate, in Memory of Mary Rayner Bellars, died 12 May 1894, presented hy her daughter." 19. J. similar Cruet. 20. A Cruet of Glass, silver mounted. Height, 8£ inches. 21. A similar Cruet. All these cruets are surmounted with Maltese Crosses. In 1578 the following presentment was made at the Archdeacon's visitation : " They lack a cover of silver for their Communion cup." CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 177 MARGATE. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST. ST. BARNABAS' MISSION CHURCH. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6$- inches; diameter at mouth 4£ inches, at foot 5 inches; weight, 16f ozs. London Hall Marks for 1890. Maker's mark, T.P. A Mediaeval-shaped Chalice, with fluted knop and circular foot, engraved with a Greek Cross. 2. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 6£ inches; weight, 4f ozs. Plate Marks as No. 1. A cross is engraved on the rim. MARGATE. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST. DISTRICT CHURCH OP ST! AUGUSTINE. 1. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 8 inches; diameter of mouth 4f inches, of foot 6£ inches ; weight, 22 ozs. London Hall Marks for 1900. A Mediaeval-shaped Chalice on the Nettlecomb pattern. The six projecting bosses of the knop are set with amethysts. The sixlobed foot is set with amethysts and topazes, with en graved crucifix in front. 2. A Paten of Silver, gilt. Diameter, 6 inches ; weight, 5 ozs. London Hall Marks for 1894. Scale-pan shape, with the sacred monogram in the centre. 3. Two Glass Cruets with silver tops and handles. VOL. xxv. N 178 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. MARGATE. ST. PAUL'S, CLIETONVILLE. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7 | inches; diameter of mouth 3f inches, of foot 4f inches. London Hall Marks for 1872. Makers' mark, Jg- (Cox and Sons). Of Mediaeval pattern, with circular knop and six-lobed foot. Bound the knop are three hemispherical studs, and three project from alternate compartments of the foot. Under the rim runs a tendril pattern. Inscribed underneath the foot, " Hsu S. Pauli templi Margate, 1873." 2. A Chalice of Silver. A duplicate of the above. London Hall Marks for 1873. Makers as No. 1. Inscribed underneath the foot, " Uso S. Pauli Templum Margate [sic], MDCCCIXXIII." 3. A Paten of Silver. Height, 1£ inches; diameter 6 | inches, of foot 2f inches. Plate marks as No. 2. The sacred monogram ds engraved in the centre. Inscribed underneath the rim, "•[• In usum Ecclesice Scti. Pauli Margate, MDCCOLXXIII." 4. A Paten of Silver. A duplicate of No. 3. London HaU Marks for 1885. Makers' mark, M.B. ' A.T. Inscribed as No. 3, with date MDCCCLXXXV. 5.' A Flagon of Silver. Height, l i f inches; diameter of mouth 3J inches, of foot 5 | inches. Plate marks as No. 2. A straight-sided flagon, with sacred monogram engraved on the side and a Maltese Cross on the top. Inscribed as No. 2. 6. A Spoon of Silver. Length, 6^ inches. London Hall Marks for 1870. Maker's mark, O.L. Inscribed: "St. Paul's Ohurch." CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 179 MINSTER, ST. MARY. 1. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 11 inches; diameter of mouth 4^ inches, of foot 6£ inches; weight, 60 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1720 (new sterling). Maker's mark, BA., in a four-lobed stamp (Richard Bayley). Inscribed on the drum, " S' Mary's Mynstre in Tenet, 1721." A straight-sided tankard-shaped vessel with domed lid and purchase. This flagon appears to be the only silver vessel now possessed by this fine Church and important parish. Canon Scott Bobertson in Archceologia Oantiana, Vol. XVL, mentions two Silver Patens inscribed, " The gift of Elizabeth Thomas, 1720." Both, however, had disappeared before the induction of the Bev. A. E. Molyneux in 1893, and nothing is known as to what became of them. 2. A ChaUce of Plated Ware. Height, 9 inches. 3. A Chalice of Plated Ware. Height, 9 inches. 4. A Paten of Plated Ware. Diameter, 9 inches. 5. A Paten of Plated Ware. Diameter, 9 inches. MONE!TON, ST. MARY MAGDALENE. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7£ inches; diameter of mouth 3£ inches, of foot 3 | inches; weight, 11 ozs. London Hall Marks for 1634. Maker's mark, T.B., in lozenge, with three pellets above and three below the initials. Inscribed on side (in script lettering), " Mouncton in Thanett in Oomitat. Oantij, 1634." 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, 1 inch; diameter, 4 | inches; weight, 4 | ozs. Hall Marks the same as No. 1. 3. A Paten of Silver, with foot. Height, 2 inches; diameter 6£ inches, of foot 2 | inches; weight, 8^ ozs. London Hall Marks for 1750. Maker's mark, E.R., in oblong border. Inscribed underneath, "Monkton in y° Isle of Thannett in Kent, 1750." N 2 180 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 4. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 12J inches; diameter of mouth 3 | inches, of foot 5 inches; weight, 29£ ozs. London Hall Marks for 1877. Maker's mark, S.S., in oblong border (Goldsmiths' Alliance, Limited). RAMSGATE, CHRIST CHURCH. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 9| inches; diameter of mouth 3 | inches, of foot 3 | inches; weight, 13 ozs. 15 dwts. London Hall Marks of the year 1847. Makers' mark, %|; The sacred monogram within rays is engraved upon the plain bell-shaped bowl, which is supported by a baluster stem. 2. A Chalice of Silver. A duplicate of the last. 3. A Paten of Silver. Diameter 8& inches, of foot 3 | inches; height, 4f inches; weight, 15 ozs. 15 dwts. London Hall Marks of 1847. Maker's mark same as Chalice. 4. A Paten of Silver. A duplicate of the last. These are plain patens on a central foot. The sacred monogram is engraved in the centre of the field. 5. An Apostle-spoon of Silver, with figure of St. Simon [with saw]. Length, 8 | inches; weight, 2{ ozs. London Hall Marks of 1891. Makers' mark, E. & SNS. Inscribed: " With thanksgiving, A. B. C. 1891." 6. A Chalice of Plated Ware. 7. A Chalice of Plated Ware. 8. A Flagon of Plated Ware. Height, 10 inches. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 181 RAMSGATE, ST. GEORGE. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 8 | inches; diameter of mouth 4§ inches, of foot 4£ inches; weight, 14J ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1823. Maker's mark, LC. over W.R. Inscribed on the bowl, " To Saint George's by \ The Revd George Townsend, M.A., Prebendary of Durham and Vicar of Northallerton, Yorkshire, | in testimony of his sincere wishes for the spiritual and temporal happiness of his fellow Townsmen, 1826." The bowl is bulb-shaped and the sacred monogram is engraved thereon. The Bev. George Townsend was a native of Bamsgate and the son of a popular and much respected Minister of the Independent Chapel in that town, who died in 1837. St. George's Church was consecrated in 1827. 2. A Chalice of Silver. A duplicate of the last. 3. A Paten of Silver. Height, 1^- inches; diameter 5f inches, of foot 8£ inches; weight, 7£ oz;s. Marks and inscription as on No. 1. 4. A Paten of Silver. A duplicate of the last. 5. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 12 inches; diameter of mouth 4 | inches, of foot 5 | inches. Marks and inscription as on' No. 1. A straight-sided tankard-shaped vessel gilt inside; it has a hinged lid with thumb-piece.u The sacred monogram en soleil, with cross above and nails below, is engraved on the drum. 6. An Ahns-dish or Credence Paten of Silver. Diameter, 9 | inches; weight, 16£ ozs. Marks and inscription as on No. 1. The sacred monogram is engraved in the centre of the field'. 7. An Alms-dish or Credence Paten of Silver. Diameter, 9 | inches ; weight, 14£ ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1826. Maker's mark, LC. Inscribed as No. 1. The sacred monogram is engraved in the centre of the field. 182 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 8. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6 | inches; diameter of mouth 3£ inches, of foot 3 inches; weight, 5 | ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1892. Maker's mark, W . B . J . , in a shield. Inscribed on the egg-shaped bowl, " To the Glory of the Triune God, and in loving memory of Wriothesly Baldwin, called to rest Oct. 29th, 1896." Mr. Wriothesly Baldwin resided for many years at 1 Clifton Lawn, Bamsgate. The Chalice was the gift of his widow. 9. A Cruet of Silver. Height, 8f inches; weight, 124- ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1898. Maker's mark, B. J.W. 10. A Cruet of Glass, with silver mounts. London Hall Marks of 1893. Makers' mark, | ^ Inscribed round the neck, " Ascension Day, A.D, 1893." Inscribed on the band round the body, "4* To the Glory of God and in memory of J. J. Hampshire, Churchwarden from Easter 1889 to Easter 1891. At rest February 5th, 1892 4.." Mr. Hampshire was a retired builder from Chislehurst, and a zealous Church worker and Churchwarden in St. George's Parish. RAMSGATE, ST. LUKE. 1. A-Chalice of Silver. Height, 6| inches; diameter of mouth 4£ inches, of foot 4 inches; weight, 8£ ozs. There are no Hall Marks. Maker's mark, I.S., in monogram within a beaded oval stamp. The bowl is bell-shaped, supported on a knopless stem and foot, all perfectly plain. This cup, which was probably made in the first half of the seventeenth century, was formerly the property of the Vicar and Churchwardens of Broomfield in Essex, but was sold by them in 1876 to Messrs. Cox and Co. of London, from whom it was subsequently purchased by the Rev. J. B. Whiting, Vicar of St. Luke's, and presented by him to this Church. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 18 3 2. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6§ inches; diameter of mouth 2 | inches, of foot 5 | inches. London Hall Marks of the year 1683. Maker's mark, R.P. Inscribed: " 1683." This cup is unusually small for the period to which it belongs. On the bowl, which is shaped like an inverted truncated cone, the sacred monogram is engraved. Like No. 1, it formerly formed part of the Communion Plate of Broomfield in Essex. 3. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 11 inches; diameter of mouth 4£ inches, of foot 5 | inches ; weight, 44£ ozs. T London Hal l Marks of the year 1743. Makers' mark, R. G. in script (Gurney and Co., entered 1739). A tankard-shaped vessel with slightly bulging sides, having a lip and domed lid, to which a cross has been added by the Bev. J. B. Whiting, by whom this flagon was presented to the Church of St. Luke in the year 1876. 4. 5, and 6 are small Silver Chalices made to match No. 2. They all bear the London Hall Marks of 1884, in which year they were presented to the Church by the Rev. J . B. Whiting. 7. A ChaUce of Silver. Height, 6 | inches; diameter of mouth 3 | inches, of foot 3£ inches; weight, 7 | ozs. No marks. This is apparently an Elizabethan cup. The bell-shaped bowl is ornamented with a single band of conventional foliage near the lip, and is united to the plain trumpet-shaped stem by a band of reed-moulding, which also appears at the junction of the stem and foot, which latter is engraved with a triple band of hyphens. This interesting cup—hallowed by centuries of use, as is evident by the thinness of the silver at the lip—is doubtless one of the many lamentable instances of alienation on the part of the custodians of Church property, which we trust are now less common than a few years ago. It was purchased from a dealer in London by Alfred Markby, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, by whom it was presented to the present Vicar of St. Luke's in 1887 for use in the Mission Church at Northwood. 8. A Paten-cover of Silver. Diameter, 4 inches; height, 1 inch; weight, 2£ ozs. No marks. The Cover fits the Cup (No. 7), and is apparently of the same date. There are three rows of hyphens on the convex side, and the Tudor rose withiu four circles is engraved on the button or foot. 184 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 9. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 6£ inches ; weight, 4 | ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1857. A floriated cross is engraved in the centre of the field. 10. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 5_ inches; weight, 3 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1884. The sacred monogram, gilt, is in the centre of the field. 11. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 5| inches; weight, 2 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1883. The central depression is gilt; on the rim is a cross. RAMSGATE, ST. MARY. 1. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 10$- inches ; weight, 18f ozs. The marks are obliterated except what appears to be a small Court hand a, the date letter for the year 1696-7. The following inscription and arms are engraved upon the upper side: '' To perpetuate the memory of the late John Fagg, gentleman, whose private charity and public-spirited benevolence were active, uniform, and extensive. This Plate is presented to the Communion Table by the Revd Richard Harvey, Clerh, the first Ourate, who in conjunction with his much esteemed and respected Friend, after various attempts and endeavours for upwards of twenty years, at length established Ramsgate Ohapel, Mr. Fagg giving the ground upon which it is erected, and becoming, with Mr. Harvey, one of the original and most considerable proprietors. Easter Sunday, March 27^,1796." Gules, two bendlets vair, for FAGGE ; and Argent, on a chevron gules, between three bears' gamibs erased and erect ermines, as many crescents erminois, for HARVEY. Also the letters J.F. and R.H iu script. On the underside are the letters "A.C." and "18 ozs. less 3 dwts." St. Mary's, the first Church in the town of Bamsgate, was consecrated by Archbishop Moore in the year 1791 as a chapel-ofease to the Mother Church of St. Lawrence. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 185 2. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 9 inches; diameter of mouth 41 inches, of foot 5 | inches; weight, 19 ozs. Birmingham Hall Marks of the year 1867. Makers' mark, J . H. and Co. This Chalice is of Mediaeval design. The lower part of the elliptical bowl is ornamented with conventional foliage in relief. The stem is hexagonal, and is divided by a knop richly chased and bearing on six circular lobes of blue enamel the letters I.E.S.U.S. »J* The sexfoil foot is ornamented with alternate crosses and fleur-de-lis on an enamelled ground. 3. A Paten of Silver, gilt. Diameter, 5f inches; weight, 4f ozs. Marks as on No. 2. A floriated cross is engraved on the under side. 4. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 7 inches ; diameter of mouth 3£ inches, of foot 5 inches ; weight, 15 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1893. Inscribed under the foot, " Church of St. Mary, Ramsgate, Easter Day, 1894." The shallow bowl is hemispherical in form, and is supported by a hexagonal stem, which is ornamented with a knop set with six amethysts. The sexfoil foot is also jewelled with five large stones, and a cross formed of five smaller ones. 5. A Paten of Silver, gilt. Diameter, 5f inches; weight, 5 i ozs. Marks as on No. 4. The sacred monogram and cross are in the centre of the field. 6. A Ciborium of Plated Ware, gilt. Height, with cover, 7^ inches ; diameter of mouth 2 | inches, of foot 3 inches. There are no marks except " Jones and Willis/' The following inscription is engraved upon the case, " In memory of Frederic Purcell Prior, Fellow of the Guild of St. Alban the Martyr, who entered into the fellowship of the Saints in Paradise, the 5th day of September, A.D. 1887. The Bread which we break is it not the Communion of the Body of Christ ? " 186 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. RAMSGATE, ST. PAUL'S (CONSECRATED 1887). 1. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 7\ inches; diameter of mouth 3f inches, of foot 4£ inches; weight, 11£ ozs. London Hall Marks for 1873. Maker, I.E. This is a vessel of Mediaeval shape. On the hemispherical bowl is a cross potent within a circle. The knop of the stem is ornamented with six fleurs-de-lis; on the sexfoiled foot is the sacred monogram on a chased ground. Inscribed under the foot, " Given to the service of God in memory of the loving labours of Annie Cowell, who died August 22nd, 1873." 2. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 7£ inches ; diameter of mouth 3 \ inches, of foot 4 inches; weight, l i f ozs. London Hall Marks for 1887. Mediaeval shape. The bowl is ornamented with a band of thorns between two fillets. The hexagonal stem is divided by a knop of pierced work, above and below which three sides of the stem are ornamented with tracery like that of a fourteenth-century two-light window. The base is a plain sexfoil. 3. A Paten of Silver, gilt. Diameter of foot, 6 inches; weight, A\ ozs. London Hall Marks for 1887. Maker, M.R. over A.P. In shape like a scale pan; Maltese Cross on the concave side. 4. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 5$ inches; weight, 4 ozs. Hall Marks and inscription as on No. 1. Upon the rim, four crosses potent within circles; in the centre, the sacred monogram on a chased ground. 5. A Cruet of Glass, with silver stopper and mounts. I t bears the symbols of the four Evangelists round the drum. RAMSGATE, HOLY TRINITY (CONSECRATED 1845). 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7 inches; diameter of mouth 3£ inches, of foot 3^ inches ; weight, 7 | ozs. London Hall Marks for the year 1845-6. Makers' mark, R.P. over G. The bowl is bulb-shaped and inscribed, " Trinity Ohurch, St. Lawrence, 1846." CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 187 2. A Chalice of Silver. A duplicate of the last. 3. A Paten of Silver. Diameter 7 inches, of foot 3f inches; height, 2f inches; weight, l i f ozs. Marks and inscription as on No. 1. Sacred monogram in the centre. 4. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 8£ inches; weight, 11 ozs. Marks and inscription as on No. 1. 5. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 8£ inches; weight, 11 ozs. Marks and inscription as on No. 1. 6. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 11£ inches ; diameter of mouth 3f inches, of foot 6 inches ; weight, 36£ ozs. Marks and inscription as above. A tankard-shaped vessel with lip, dome lid, and thumb-piece. The sacred monogram is engraved on the drum, which has one band of moulding. RECULVER, ST. MARY. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6f inches; diameter of mouth 4 inches, of foot 4& inches; depth of bowl, 3f inches; weight, 7f ozs. London Hall Marks for 1684. Maker's mark, T.C, with a dolphin above" and a fleur-de-lis below the initials. This maker's mark is found on several other pieces of Kentish church plate dated 1677—88. Inscribed on the side of the bowl, " The gift of John Hill \ of Reculver, Ohurohwarden | 1685." A plain Chalice with inverted cone-shaped bowl and trumpet stem. In 1614 the churchwardens presented at the Archdeacon's visitation, " We have a Chalice." 188 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 2. A Paten of Silver, with foot. Height, 1| inches; diameter 7§ inches, of foot 3 | inches. Marked and inscribed (round the rim) as the Chalice. 3. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 8| inches; diameter of mouth 4 inches, of foot 6 inches ; weight, 34f ozs. Marked and inscribed as the Chalice and Paten. Of the usual type, with flat top, straight sides, and spreading foot. All these vessels were bequeathed by the will of John Hill. ST. LAWRENCE. 1. A ChaUce of Silver. Height, 8f inches; diameter of mouth 4 inches, of foot 3f inches; weight, 14 ozs. 2 dwts. 13£ grs. (troy weight). London Hall Marks for 1833. Maker's mark, O.G. Inscribed under the foot, "St. Lawrence, Thanet." Inverted bell shaped, with fluted bowl, knop on the stem, and ogee foot, with eight fluted mouldings at equal distances around it. 2. A Chalice of Silver. A duplicate of No. 1. 3. A Paten of Silver, with foot. Diameter, 9 inches; height, 2£ inches ; weight, 14 ozs. 7 dwts. 2f grs. (troy). London Hall Marks of 1721 (new sterling). Maker's mark, L. E. (Timothy Ley). * Inscribed round the rim, " The Gift of Mr Thomas Thomson to the Parish Ohivrch of St. Lawrence in the Isle of Thannett in Kent, 1721." 4. A Paten of Silver. A duplicate of No. 3. 5. A Paten of Silver, with foot. Diameter, 9 inches; height, 2 | inches ; weight, 17 ozs. 6 dwts. 8i grs. (troy). London Hall Marks of 1797. Maker's mark, W. S. (P William Shaw). Inscribed underneath, " The Parish of St. Lawrence, Isle of Thanet, 1798." CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 1S9 6. A Paten of Silver, with foot. Diameter, 8 inches; height, 2£ inches; weight, 10 ozs. 14 dwts. 4f grs. (troy). London Hall Marks of 1722. Maker's mark, E.V., in a circle, with small circles above and below the letters (probably Edward Vincent, O.E.P.). Inscribed underneath, " Parish of St. Lawrence, Thanet, 1840," "W also in Boman letters, -^ ^ 7. A Flagon of Silver. Height, l l£ inches; diameter of mouth 4 inches, of foot 6% inches; weight, 42 ozs. 3 dwts. 2f grs. (troy). London Hall Marks of 1741. Maker's mark, 33.©. (Benjamin Cartwright). (A Plagon at St. John's, Dinsdale, is by the same maker, O.E.P.) Inscribed: " This plate was bought \ for the Ohurch of \ St. Lawrence, in Thanet, \ in the year 1742 | ." B. Tyler, Vicar. H. Harnett 1 ,-,, , •, R.Eason j Churchwardens. The Churchwardens' Accounts contain the following entries:— 1741 To bring tbe Flaggon from Margett . .003 To a New Flaggon bought by M1' Lad at Canterb 16 00 0 Becd. of M1' Harnett for on Peice of Plate sold by Mr Troward and Mr Long . . . 4 19 2 8. A Strainer Spoon of Silver. Length, 4£ inches, with bent handle and round perforated bowl; weight, f oz. (avoirdupois). London Hall Marks of 1798. ST. NICHOLAS-AT-WADE, ST. NICHOLAS. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7 inches; diameter of mouth 3 | inches, of foot Sh inches ; depth of bowl, 3 | inches; weight, 10 ozs. London Hall Marks for 1630. Maker's mark, D.G., with an anchor between the letters. This mark occurs on a small Paten at St. Mary's, Beverley, Yorkshire, of the same year as the Monkton Chalice. (O.E.F., p. 379.) At the Archdeacon's Visitation in 1630 the Churchwardens made the following presentment: " We want a fair communion cup, a flagon, a chest for keeping of the books and ornaments, etc., for providing which we likewise claim a day." 190 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, 1 inch; diameter 4£ inches, of foot IA inches ; weight, 3-^ ozs. Plate Marks the same as the Chalice. 3. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 8 inches (no foot); weight, 8 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1677 (?). Maker's mark, D.G., in a lozenge, with a mullet below (? and above) the initials. This mark appears to be almost identical with that used by Dinah Gamon, entered 1739, and if this is her mark the date of the Paten may be as late a3 1775, the date letters for 1677 and for that year (a black letter U) being much alike. Punctured on the rim with the initials A'c\y0 ' of St. Nicholas in -Thannet. 4. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 10£ inches; diameter of mouth 41- inches, of foot 6£ inches; weight, 43| ozs. London Hall Marks of 1727. Maker's mark, (?) a rose in an oval. This flagon has a large handle, hinged cover, and domed top of the usual type. 5. A Paten of Silver, with foot. Height, 4J inches; diameter 8& inches, of foot 3% inches; weight, 14 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1844. Maker's mark, j ^ with a pellet in centre. Inscribed on foot, "St. Nicholas Atwade, Isle of Thanet. The Gift of the Bev" John Hilton, Vicar 1847." The sacred monogram with cross en soleil are engraved in the centre. The stem is ornamented with a lobed pattern. ST. PETER'S. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 9& inches; diameter of mouth 5 inches, of foot 5£ inches; weight, 16| ozs. London Hall Marks of 1687. Maker's mark,T.C.,in shaped shield, with a dolphin above and a fleur-de-lis below the initials (O.E.P., p. 388). (See illustration.) The silver of this Chalice, and of the other pieces given by Mrs. Lovejoy, is frosted or covered with a granulated ornament; around the mouth and the base of the bowl is a belt of entwined ^mz- ST. PETER'S, NO. 1. 1687. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 191 thorns. In four ovals on the bowl are the following inscriptions: (1) " Ex donis Eliz. Lovejoy, A.D. 1688." (2) " St. Peters Ohurch in Thanet." (3) The impaled arms of the Eev. George Lovejoy and his wife : Azure, three bars dancette or, for LOVEJOT ; Cheeky, azure and or, on a fess three leopards' heads caboshed of the second, for . . . . (4) I.H.S., with cross and nails en soleil. [For Lovejoy, see Hasted, vol. iv., pp. 360, 365.] 2. A Chalice-cover of Silver. Diameter, 5£ inches; weight, 5f ozs. Plate marks the same as No. 1. Inscribed on the top, in two ovals, " St. Peter's Ohurch in Thanet." "Ex donis Eliz. Lovejoy, A.D. 1688." 3. A Paten of Silver, with foot. Height, If inches; diameter 7f inches, of foot 3 | inches; weight, 9£ ozs. Plate marks as No. 1. Bound the rim are the following inscriptions and arms : (1) " Ex donis Eliz. Lovejoy, A.D. 1688." (2) " St. Peter's Ohurch in Thanet." (3) The arms of Mrs. Lovejoy. 4. A Paten of Silver. A duplicate of No. 3. 5. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 10| inches; weight, 17£ ozs. Plate marks as No. 1. Inscribed in the centre (in four lines), " God | Loveth a cheerfull | Giver | 2 Cor. 9,7 "—all within an oval sun. On the rim are six sentences and two coats of arms : (1) " Ex donis Eliz. Lovejoy, A.D. 1688." (2) " St. Peter's Ohurch in Thanet." (3) " If thou hast much give plenteously; If thou hast little do thy diligence to give of that little."—Job iv., 8. (4) " Give to the poor and thou shalt have treasure in Heaven."—St. Matt, xix., 21. (5) " If there be first a willing mind, It is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not."—2 Cor. viii., 12. (6) " Let him that is taught in the Word communicate to him that teacheth in all good things."—Gal. vi., 6. (7) Arms of the Rev. George Lovejoy and (8) of his wife. 6. A Flagon of Silver. Height, lOf inches (the body, without the lid, being 8^ inches) ; diameter of mouth 4£ inches, of foot 6\ inches; weight, 46 ozs. London Hall Marks for 1702* Maker's mark, in shaped shield, AN. (for William Andrewes). Inscribed: " Elizabetha Lovejoy per ultimam voluntatem suam Legavit Eeclesice S. Petri in Insula Thannet." * Erroneously asoribed to 1697-8 in Archaologia Cantiana, Vol. XVI. 192 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 7. A Flagon of Silver. A duplicate of No. 6. 8. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 9 | inches; diameter of mouth 4f inches, of foot 6f inches ; weight, 21 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1882-3. Of Mediaeval design, with Gothic floriated ornament at the base of the bowl, tracery on the stem and knop, and a six-lobed foot with granulated ornament and six ovals, containing the followiug inscriptions: (I) "D.D. Henricus Whitehead die natali patris sui." (2) The sacred monogram, with cross and nails. (3) " Alfredi Whitehead, Vicarii, A.D. 1882." (4) Keys of St. Peter. (5) " St. Feter's Ohurch in Thanet." (6) Arms of Whitehead family. The Bev. Alfred Whitehead, M.A., was Vicar of St. Peter's from 1871 to 1898. His son, the Et. Bev. Henry Whitehead, D.D., became Bishop of Madras in 1899. 9. A Chalice of Electroplate. Height, 8£ inches; diameter of mouth 3 | inches, of foot 5f inches. Of Mediaeval pattern. The knop is set with six garnets. The foot is six-lobed, engraved with roses and cross, and inscribed, "St. Peter's Church in Thanet, a thank-offering from Richard Edward Borton, Epiphany, A.D. 1869." 10. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 15| inches; height, 2 inches; weight, 58 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1892. Inscribed: " Ad Gloriam Dei et in Memoriam Andrew Gibb Samson, obiit 13 Sep. 1891." The rim is ornamented with a gold Maltese Cross, set with seventeen diamonds. 11. A Flower-vase of Silver. Height, 12 inches; diameter of mouth Q\ inches, of foot 5 inches; weight, 22\ ozs. London Hall Marks of 1892. Inscribed as No. 10. 12. A dwpUcate Vase. 13. A Flower-vase of Silver. Height, 8 inches; diameter of mouth 4 | inches, of foot 3 | inches. London Hall Marks of 1892. Inscribed as No. 10. 14. A duplicate Vase. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 193 15. A Glass Cruet, silver-mounted. Height,. 8J inches. London Hall Marks of 1897. Inscribed on band round centre, " In loving Memory of William Stuart Yardley, sometime Priest in this Ohurch, A.D. 1898." 16. A similar Cruet. Without inscription. SEASALTER, ST. ALPHAGE* 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 8 inches; diameter of mouth 3f inches, of foot 3f inches; weight, 14£ ozs. No Hall Marks. Maker's mark, a Rose-spray, under the rim and on the foot. A plain Chalice. The bowl is shaped as an inverted cone. A band of semi-circular section runs round the middle of the stem, and the foot is domed. This maker's mark is found on a Chalice, dated 1630, at Bilsington, and on others dated 1630 and 1633, at Burmarsh and Stodmarsh in this county. This cup is probably of the same date as the Paten-cover described below, which was made to fit it, viz., 1637. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, 1^ inches; diameter 4 inches, of foot If inches; weight, 2f ozs.. Plate mark, a leopard's head. Inscribed on foot, " An0 Dm, 1637." In 1577 the following presentment from this parish was made at the Archdeacon's visitation: "They lack a cover of silver for their Communion cup." Apparently sixty years were allowed to pass before the deficiency was made good. 3. A Paten of Silver, with foot. Height, 2 inches; diameter 6 | inches, of foot 2J inches; weight, 8£ ozs. London Hall Marks of 1750. Maker's mark, T.R. (? Thomas Rush, the maker of a flagon at St. Mary's, Sandwich, given in 1738). Inscribed: " Seasalter in Kent, 1750." This Paten has a sunken centre and banded edge. 4. A Flagon of Electroplate. Height, 13^ inches; diameter of mouth 2f inches, of foot 5 | inches. Inscribed on the side with sacred monogram and cross. * Not in Canon Scott Robertson's Chronologioal List. VOD. XXV, 0 194 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. SWALECLIPPE, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 5f inches; diameter of mouth 3f inches, of foot 3f inches; depth of bowl, 3£ inches; weight, I I J ozs. London Hall Marks for 1562. Maker's mark, a fleur-delis, in an ornamental shield. [This mark is found on a plain chalice of the same date at High Halden, Kent.] The bowl of this Chalice is divided into three almost equal spaces by two raised bands. There is a reeded moulding just above the spread of the foot. The cup appears to have been mended, and the stem has possibly been slightly shortened just below the bowl. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, If inches; diameter 4 inches, of foot 1£ inches ; weight, If ozs. No Plate Marks. Inscribed on foot, " SWACLIF, 1607." In 1581 the following presentment was made at the Archdeacon's visitation: " We lack a cover to our Communion cup." 3. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 9 inches; weight, 14 ozs. London Hall Marks for 1850. Maker's mark, J.A. Plate shape. Inscribed round the rim, "Presented to the Parish of Swalecliffe by the Reva Jackson Delmar, Rector of Swalecliffe, A.D. 1857." In the centre is the sacred monogram en soleil. 4. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 9£ inches; weight, 17 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1870. Inscribed round the foot, " Presented to the Parish Church of Swalecliffe by John Goodwin, Churchwarden, 1872." Bound the body in Old English letters, "Pascha nostrum immolatus est Christus." A flask-shaped flagon, with narrow neck and 3f-inch foot. 5. A Plate or Alms-dish of Pewter. Diameter, 91 inches. Inscribed on the rim, ®± ; on the bottom, " made in London," with other pewter marks. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 195 WESTBERE, ALL SAINTS. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 5 inches; diameter of mouth 3 inches, of foot 2f inches, of stem l{ inches; depth of bowl, 3£ inches; weight, 6 ozs. London Hall Marks of 1562-3. The bell-shaped bowl is ornamented on the upper portion with the usual pattern of interlaced fillets and foliage. The plain trumpet-shaped stem and foot is without a knop, and may be of later date than the bowl. 2. A ChaUce of Silver. Height, 4f inches; diameter of mouth 2 | inches, of foot 2f inches; depth of bowl, 3 | inches; weight, 4f ozs. Sheffield Hall Marks of 1892-3. Makers' mark, *f% in shield. A. copy of the old cup (No. 1), inscribed, " In usum Ecclesiae de Westbere ex dono Bectoris, A.D. 1892." 3. A Paten-cover of Silver (fitting the old Chalice, No. 1). Height, lg inches; diameter, 3£ inches; weight, If ozs. No Hall Marks. Dated 1578 on foot. The figures of the date are enclosed in a circle of zig-zag ornament, and a palm branch is engraved above and below. Bound the rim are concentric circles of hyphens. In 1577 the Churchwardens of Westbere made the following presentment at the Archdeacon's visitation: " We lack a cover of silver to our Communion Cup; we have a cover but not of silver." This paten-cover was no doubt provided in consequence of the above presentment. 4. A Paten of Electroplate. Height, 2£ inches; diameter, 5£ inches. Inscribed on rim, "All Saints, Westbere, 1872." In centre, sacred monogram en soleil with Maltese Cross on rim. 5. A Flagon of Electroplate. Height, 8f inches; diameter of mouth 3 inches, of foot 4 inches. Inscribed and ornamented as No. 4. 6. A Tankard of Pewter. Height, 6 inches; diameter of mouth 3i inches, of foot 3 | inches. Marks, a T. in shield, a lion rampant in shield, orb, crown, and W. Inscribed on side, "WESTBEER, 1757." o 2 196 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. WESTGATE, ST. JAMES. (CONSECRATED 1873.) 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 6 inches; diameter of mouth, 3^ inches; weight, 9£ ozs. 2. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 7^ inches; weight, 9^ ozs. 3. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 5^ inches; weight, 8 ozs. 4. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 12 inches; weight, 38 ozs. WESTGATE, ST. SAVIOUR.* 1. A ChaUce of Silver. Height, 8 inches ; diameter of mouth 4£ inches, of foot 3 | inches; weight, 16£ ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1884. 2. A Chalice of Silver. A duplicate of the last. 3. APaten of Silver. Diameter, 5f inches; weight, 9J ozs. London Hall Marks of 1884. 4. A Paten of Silver. A duplicate of the last. 5. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 11 inches; weight, 35£ ozs. London Hall Marks of 1884. WHITSTABLE, ALL SAINTS. 1. A ChaUce of Silver. Height, 9| inches; diameter of mouth 4i\ inches, of foot 4 inches; weight, l i f ozs. London Hall Marks for 1782. Maker's mark, G.S. (? George Smith). The bowl is oval. The stem is banded in the middle. On the bowl (near the top) is inscribed (in Boman capitals), "The Gift of Bobert Knock | To the Parish of Whitstable | 1783." I was informed that this Chalice had been altered in shape by the predecessor of the present Vicar, and that it had originally a spreading lip. * This is an ecclesiastical parish, formed in the year 1884 out of the civil parishes of Minster, Birchington, and Abo], CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 197 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, 1£ inches; diameter of mouth 44 inches, of foot 1|- inches; weight, 5i ozs. London Hall Marks of ? 1783 (imperfectly struck). Inscribed on foot, in script capitals, B.K. Made to fit the Chalice, and modelled probably after an earlier cover. 3. A Paten of Electroplate. Diameter, 6£ inches. The rim is ornamented with a Maltese Cross. 4. A Flagon of Silver. Height, ll£ inches; diameter of mouth 4 inches, of foot 6 inches ; depth inside, 7f inches; weight, 36f ozs. London Hall Marks for 1783. Maker's mark, G.S. Inscribed on the side (in Eoman capitals), " The Gift of Robert Knock j to the Farish of Whitstable, 1783." • With domed top and straight sides, widening slightly towards the base, and spreading foot. 5. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 10 inches; weight, 15 ozs. London Hall Marks for 1783. Maker's mark, G.S. Inscribed in the centre, B.K., and round these letters, " The Gift of Robert Knock" etc. (as Nos. 1 and 4). Plate shaped, with beaded edging. The centre is slightly convex. 6. A Spoon, perforated for straining. London Hall Marks for 1868. With twisted stem and trefoil-shaped top. The Communion Plate of Whitstable was stolen in the year 1770, as we learn from the following advertisement, which appeared in the Canterbury Post, 2 October 1770: " Church Bobbed. Whereas lately the chest that contained the Communion plate in the Parish Church of Whitstable was broken open, and the following articles were stolen thereout, viz., A silver chalice and cover, wrought with flowers, which holds about one pint and a half. A silver paten, about seven inches in diameter, with a crimpt edge; on the bottom •of it is engraved, ' Whitstable.' A plain pewter flagon, with 'Whitstable ' engraved on the front, and 30s. or 40s. in money. Whoever will discover the person or persons who committed the above Robbery shall receive £10 reward. The Parish officers of Whitstable."