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The Manor House and Great Park of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Otford
"ANTIQUITA'l'HS SEU HISTORIARUM UELIQUIJE 1:!UNT TAN. QUAJ\1 'l'ABUL.lE
NAUFRAGII; CUM, DEFICIENTE E'J! FERE SUBMEBSA RERUJ.1 lllEMORIA,
NIHILOMINUS ROMINES INDUSTRII ET SAGAOES, PERTINAOl QUADAM ET
SCRUPULOSA DILIGENTIA, EX GENEALOGIIS, FASTIS, TITULIS, MONUMENTIS,
NUMISMATIBUS, NOMINIBUS PROPRIIS ET STYLIS, VERBORUlll ETYMOLOGIIS,
PROVERBIIS, TRADITIONIBUS, ARCHIVIS1 ET INSTRUllfENTIS, TAM PUBLICIS
QUAM PRIVATIS, HIS'l'ORJARUJIJ FRAGMEN'fIS, LJBRORUM NEUTIQUAM HISTORICORUM
LOCIS DISPERSIS,-EX HIS, INQUAM, OMNIBUS VEL ALIQUIBUS,
NONNULLA A TEMPORIS DILUVIO ERIPIUNT ET CONSERVANT. 1ms SANE
OPEROSA, SED MOR'l'ALIBUS GRA'fA ET CUM REVlilRENTIA QUADAM CONJUNCTA,
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"ANTIQUITIES, OR REMNANTS OF HTS'rORY, ARE, AS WAS SAID, TANQUAllt
'1'ABUL2E NAUFRAGII; WHEN IN'Dt:STRTOUS PERSONS, DY AN EXAC'l' AND
SCRUPULOUS DILIGENCE AND OBSERVA'rION, OUT OF MONUMENTS, NAMES,
WORDS, PROVERBS, TRADITIONS, PRIV A'rE RECORDS AND l!:VIDENCES, ll'RAG·
MENTS OF STORIES, PASSAGES 01' BOOKS 'l'HA'f CONCERN NO'l' S'l'ORY, AND
THE LlK, DO SAVE AND RECOVER SOMEWHAT FROM THE DELUGE OF
TIME."-Advamcement 1/f Le011•aing, ii.
rrhrenlogia (t;antiana :
BEING
TRANSACTIONS
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VOLUME XXXI.
l.onDon:
PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY
B'f
)JITCHELL HC'GBES & CLARKE, 140 W.-\RI>Ol'R ST., OXFORD ST.
1915,
The Council of the Kent .LJ..1·ohaJological Society is not answerable
fo1· any opinions put fonoard in this Worlc. Each Contributor is alone
1·esponsible for his own remarks.
List of Officer1,, Societies in Union, x-xix:; Rules and
PJ.GH
Honorary Members, xx-xxii ; List of Members, x:x.iii-xxxviii
Proceedings, etc., 1913 and 1914 .................................... xxxix
THE FITTINGS OF MEDUJVA.L CHURCHES. By A.ymer Vallance xl
WESTRIIAM CHURCH. By Dr. Maude ...... ......... ...... ...... lii
THE BRITISH OPPIDUM, SQUERRYES CouRT . . . . . . •• • . . . . . . . • . . • . lvii
SuNDRIDGE CHURCH. By Rev. Oanon G. M. Livett . .. . . .... lix
CHIPS'.l'EA.D PLACE. By a. L Phillips . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . Ixi
PRESENTATION '.1'0 REV. w. GARDNER-W .A.TERMAN ... .•. . . . .•. Ix.ii
EnENDRIDGE. By Rev. H. L. Somers Oocks....... .. . .. .. . . . . . . . !xiii
EDENBRIDGE CIIURCH. By Rev. Canon G. M. Lit>ett ...... ... lxvii
COWDEN CHURCH:. By Rev. Oanon G. M. Livett ............... lxxv
Cs:rnDINGSTONE C1rnRCB.. By Rev. Oanon G. M. Livett ... lxxvii
HEYER ..................................................................... lxxix
ST. NICHOLAS, AsH NEXT SANDWICH. By R.H. Goodsall .. .lxxxvii
OBITUARY-W. EsSINGTON HUGHES ...... ..................... ... ci
1. THE MANOR HOUSE AND GREAT p ARK OF THE ARCH.B
ISHOP OF CANTERBURY AT OTFORD. By Oaptain 0.
Hesketli ... . . . . . . . ..... .. . . . . .... . . . . . . . .... ..... . . . . ...... . . . . .. 1
2. FUR'£HER NOTES FROM KENTISH WILLS. By A.rthur
Hussey....... .............................................. ...... 25
a. TltE STODMA.llSH PLASTER PANELS. By 1 A. Lekfeldt 54
4. DANIEL DEFOE AND KEN'£ : A C1U.P'£ER IN O.A.Pl>L·LEFEnNE
HISTORY. By William Minet, M.A.., F.S. ..d. . 61
bOWl'ENTS.
l'AGll
5. Non:s ON THE RE?,L,HNS OF ·wESTENHA.NGER RousE,
KENT. By Geoi'fle Clinch, F'.G.S., F.S.A. (Scot.) ... 76
u. ST. MARY'S, \¥°ES'rENHANGER. RECTORS AND PATRONS.
By Rev. T. Shipde1n Frampton, jjf.A., F.S.A............. 82
7. lX'flt.l.C'l'S FROM ORtOINAL DOCU)fEN'l'S IJ,LUS'l'RA.'rINU
'l'lIE PROGRESS OF THE REFORM.A.'l'ION IN KEN'r. By
Rev. 0. Eveleigh Woodruff, M.A............................ 92
8. Two HE.A.DOORN CLOTH HALLS. By H. S. Cowper, F.S.A. 121
9. °M:ON1J}IENT.A.L Bn.a.SSES JN KENT. By Ralph Grfffen,
F.S.A. ... ... . .. .. .... ... ... ... . .. ... . ..... .. . . .. ... . .. ... ... .. . ... 131
10. "THE VALLEY OF HoLMESDA.LE." lTs EvoLU'rION A.ND
DEVELOPMENT. By Oapt. H. W Knocker............... 155
11. Ex.TRACTS FROM SOME LOST KENTISH REGIS'l'ERS. By
Leland L. Duncan, M. V.O., F.S . .LI.. . . . .. .. . . . . . ... .... .. . .. 178
12. So:r,ru K.ENTISH Cmrnt'J'IES, 1594. By JJ:lajor F. Lambarde 189
13. A WE.ALDEN CJU.RTER OF A.D. 814. By H. S. Oowper,
F.S..LI. . ... ... ...... ...... ... .•. ... ...... ...... ... •.• ...•..... ...... 203
14. THE RECi'ORs AND VICARS OF ST. MrLDRED's, TENTERDEN.
With an Appendix. By A. H. Taylor ... ......... ...... 207
15. FURTHER NO'l'ES ON PHIL. SYMONSON, MAKER OF THE
MA.l' OF KEN'!' DA.'l'ED 1576-1596. By the Hon. H.
Hannen
16. (i) RESEARCHES A.ND, DISCOVERIES IN KENT, 1912-1915.
271
By George Payne, F.S. .LI. . . .. ••• ... . • . •.• .. ... .• •. •.. ••• . . . 275
(ii) RoMAN REMAINS A.'l' Hoo ST. WERBURGH. By J. J.
Robson . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
(iii) ANCIENi' ·w ALLING AT ST. AUGUSTINE's, CANTERBURY.
By Dr. 0. Cotton .... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . 290
(iv) RECENi' DISCOVERIES .A.'1' ST. AUSTIN'S ABBEY,
CANTERBURY. By Sir William H. St. Jolin Hope,
Litt.D., D.O.L . ......... .................................... 294
(v) SANDWICH AND DEAL DIS'l'RIC'l'. By Steplien Manser 297
LIST OF BOOKS AND PAM:PHLE'J'S ADDED TO TIIE SOCIETY'S
LIJmAJl.Y SINCE 1911 ............... ................... , . . .. . . . 299
GENERA.I, OOEX .................... , ............... , • . . • . • .. .. • • .. .. • . • • 303
l L LUST RATIONS.
St. Nicholas, Ash next Sandwich:-
Plan ............................................................... lxxxviii
View from the South-west ................................. .. . .. . xc
Interior .. . . . . .. .. . . .. .. . . .. . ... ... ... . .. ... .. . .. . .. . ... . .. .. .. . .. .. xcu
Manor House, Otford : Ruins of House now existing and
shewing the Gallery with a floor superimposed used
as Cottages ............................................. facing l
Sketch Plan . .. .. . . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. .. . .. . . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. ,, 5
Ruin at end of eighteenth century, as drawn by
Mr. Petrie .. ......................................... .
Interior of the existing Main Tower .............. .
Fireplace and Oak Panelling in Parlour of the
" Bull" Inn, Ot£ord ................................ .
North End of " Hall " now existing ................ ..
Stodmarsh Plaster Panels, No. 2 .......................... .
" " No. 7 .......................... .
Westen hanger House. Plan ............................... ..
Entrance Gateway, from a Sketch, c. 1750 ;
Buildings on the west of the house, probably of
late fifteenth-century date .......................... .
Headcorn :-
Cloth Hall, No. 1 ...................................... .
Plan ........................................................ .
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Sections and Details . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . ,,
IUng Post ................................. .............. .
Cloth Hall, No. 2 ............ ........................... f acin_q
Plan ... ... ...... ... ...... ... ... .. . ... .................. ... ... ,,
Details ..................................................... .
Spandrel of Tie-beam ................................... .
"Valley of Holmesdale" :-
(i) Map of Pre-Saxon Physical ]features ........ .
(ii) Map of some P1·e-N orman lfoads ........... .
(iii) Map of Lathes and Bailiwicks ................. .
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126
126
126
128
128
155
157
168
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"Valley of Holmesdale" (conti1iued) :-
(iv) Map of Hundreds in West Kent, Court Leets
in Holmesdale ............... .................. .facing
(v) Map of Domesday :Fiefs and Manors ........ .
( vi) Map of .Holmesdale Sub-Manors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,,
Map to illustrate Harleiau Charter 83 A. I. .. . . . . .. . .. . ,,
St. Mildred's, Tenterden :-
The Tower .. . .. . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . .. . . .. ,,
North Side, shewing the "Vice" or stair turret ...
Resea1·ches and Discoveries in Kent:-
Plan of Chalk Quarry at Twydall ............ ........ .
Flint Implements-Plates I., II., III., IV., V.,
VI., and VII . ......................................... .
Plate VIII . ............ ................................... .
Saxon Wall at St. Austin's, from the garden near
the OeroeteL'Y Gate ................................. ..
St. Austin's Abbey, Canterbury, Remains of the
Round Tower, begun by Abbot Wulfric ........ .
'l'ombs 0£ Early-Saxon Bishops, lately discovered
at St. Austin's Abbey, Oa.nte1·bury ............. ..
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290
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l\tnt rtbttologtcal otttt!!.
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OFFICERS, RULES, AND MEMBEllS.
JUNE, 1915.
t )
latnt arcbttologtcal octet.
l?nfOent.
THE LORD NORTHBOURNE, F.S.A.
1:i tce:::l? re(l:Jetttf3,
'£HE EARL AMHERST.
THE EARL BEAUCHAMP.
THE MARQUESS CAMDEN.
THE EARL OF DARNLEY.
'l'HE EARL OJ!' RADNOR.
THE EARL OF ROMNEY.
TRE EARL STA.NHOPE.
THE LORD ASHCOMBE.
THE LORD OURZON Oli' IC1£DLESTON.
THE LORD HARRIS, G.C . .M.G.
'l'HE LORD HOTHFIELD.
THE LORD SAOKVILLE.
THE LORD WEARDALE.
Tlm ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.
THE LORD BI8HOP OF ROCIIESTER.
Tl:IE LORD BISHOP OF DOVER.
THE DEAN OF CANTERBURY.
SIR H. B. COHEN, BART.
SIR DAVID LIONEL SALOMONS, BAR'!'.
AUGUSTUS A. ARNOLD, ESQ., F.S.A.
l?. S. W. CORNWALLIS, ESQ.
CAPT. G. L. COURTHOPE, M.P.
THE REV. T. S. FRAMP1'0N, M.A., F.S.A.
REV. CANON G. M. LIVE'fT, F.8.A.
GEORGE l\URSHAM, ESQ.
'l'H:ID REV. C. EVELElGH WOODRUFF, M.A.
OllOt'llt)l @l:Jitot.
LELAND L. DUNCAN, El:lQ., M.V.O., F.S.A.
MAJOR FANE LAMBARDE, F.S.A.
VOL. XXXl. I!.EV, O. EVELEIGH WOODRUFF, M.A.
onotat)l Settet4t'!?•
RICHARD COOKllJ, ESQ., Tlt.c 0/'(!lt, IJctUng, 1llaiastmw.
W,onorm:A? JFinancfal .Secretat·!!•
THE B.l!JV. W.A.T.IJlRMAN G.A.B.DNER-WATEltM.AN, M.A., Loo.Ya, 1)/a.iastone.
onotatA?· m:temmtef.
C. W. POWlllLL, ESQ., D.L., J.P., S11eld/111i/'st, J.lu-nbr·idgo WvUs.
(ALL '.L'HESE GENTLEMEN AIUll EX•OFI!'ICIO MblM.BEltS OF Tl:11': COUNCIL,)
LIS"T OF OFFICERS.
letteil emhern of tfJe etouncil.
W. BRUCE B.tl.NNERMAN, ESQ., F.S.A.
HUBER'r BENSTED, llJSQ.
L. M:. BIDEN, EsQ. . . . .
REV. J. A. BOODLE, M.A. •
H. MAPLETON ClIAl'MAN, :ElSQ.
F. W. COCK, EsQ., M.D., F.S.A.
T. COLYER-FERGUSSON, ESQ., lI.A.,, F.S.A.
Sm WM. MABTIN CONWAY, F.S.A.
CHARLES COT'l'ON, EsQ., F.ll..O.P. .
H. S. COWPRR, ElSQ., F.S.A. . .
A. RANDALL DAVIS. ESQ., 1\1,R.C.S.
F. H. DAY. EsQ.
-\• R'l'HU R l•'INN, ESQ. . . . .
l!,. F. GIRAUD, ESQ. . . . .
RALPH GRIFFIN, EsQ., 1'.S.A.
HON. HENRY HANNEN
ARTHUR Huss1n, ESQ. ,
CAPT. H. W. KNOCKER .
HE1rnERT MONCKTON, EsQ.
H. WESTERN PLUMP'rRE, ESQ.
MAJOR P. H. G. POWELL-CO'f'l'ON
w. H. Annm VALLANCE, EsQ., F.S.A.
H.1;:v. C. H. WILKIE, M.A. • . • . •
GEltALD WooDs WOLL.ASTON, EsQ., M.v.o.
(!!t' ll!Sttel:S,
THE LORD Non·rHBOURNE, F.S.A.
H. MAPLETON CHAPMAN, ESQ.
HERBERT l\'IONCKTON, ESQ.
11,ton. «u?Jttorl:S.
HERBERT HORDERN, ESQ., J.P.
CAPTAIN CHAS, F. HOOPER, J.P.
«ttOtttttllntl:S,
l'rqydun.
lJea'l'Sted.
BrmnlC?/·
1Fcst Mall·bng.
Oanterb11ry.
L(l'Tldon.
0r0/1Je.cnd.
.11lUngtim Oastlc.
o,wterlniry.
8ta-pleltmwt.
Bytlie.
Roc•lw#ei•.
Lyda
Fa11erslW11n.
Londcm.
West Farllliglt.
Wltit,Ytablc.
&vcnoaJ1,S.
JI aU.tmte.
Non;i,ngton.
B·iroM111{Jton.
London.
Little Gltart.
Lonilo1i.
MESSRS. w. J. KING AND SON, 01·avescnd.
FHAM. WEST PECKHAM,
EAS'i' MALLING. RYARSH. YALDING.
EAS'L' PECKHAM. SNODLAND.
NoTE.-See note unde1· the Maidstone Disfrict.
15. argatt iDttritt:
MAUGHAM C. COLL1NGWOOD, EsQ., 4Lower Nol'thdown ATenue, Margate.
BIRCHINGTON. MARGATE.
GA.RLlNGE. NORTHDOWN.
WESTGATE,
NoTE. -BROADST.A.Ill.S and S•1·. PETER's, in the Margate Oounty
Oourt a1·ea, are pla,ced in the Ramsqate District.
16. lltamgatt 1lJff$ttict:
R. E. BOULTER, EsQ., Effl.ngham House, Ramsgate.
ACOL.*
BROADSTAIRS.'"
CKILTO'N.
MINSTEit.
M0N:KTON.
PEGWELL BAY.
MA.NST0N. RA.MSGA.TE.
NOTE.-* In the Margate Oounty
under Sattdwiclt District.
ST. LA.WRE'N0E.
ST. NICHOLAS.
ST. PETER'S.*
SA.RRE.
Oourt area, ,J.lso see note
LOCAL DIS'l'RIO'l'S AND. HON. LOCAL SECRE'l'A.RIES. xvii
17. lltocl)eter 1lll (f$tritt:
E. F. COBB, EsQ., High Rtreet, Rochester.
Ar,LHAf,LOWR, Hoo.
BURHA1'1.
CHAl'HAi\J.
C!,IFFE.
COOLING.
CUXTON.
FRINDSDURY.
GH.LINGHAJ\I,
HAl,LING.
HIGH HALs·.row.
HIGHAill.
Hoo ST. iVIARY.
Hoo 8'1'. WERBURGH.
lsr,E OF <:l-RAIN.
LUTON,
NEW BROlfPTON.
OLD BROMP'l'O:X.
ROCHESTER.
:,;'l'OKE.
S·rnoon.
UPNOR.
WOULDHAM.
18. lltomne 1llltf$tl'tct:
ARTHUR. !<'INN. lsQ., Wesibroke IIouAe, Lydd.
Horii AU, S,\lN'l'>'.
fVYOHURCJI.
N1,:w !tmtNEY.
01,u RoMNT•:Y.
HRl-:NZB'rT.
BROOKf,AND.
HURMARSH.
DYMCHUltcH.
FAIRFIELD.
LYDD.
Ll'J''l'l,ERTON i,;.o N -81\A.
NEWCHUIWH.
:,;1•. :IL\Rv·:,; in the 1\forh
K:-:AHGA'l'J.
AVI•:.
19. SanlJU>ict, 1lllitl'td:
STEPHEN :MANSER, EsQ., Carter House, South Street, Deal.
ASH. GOODNESTONE near KANDWICIJ.
ASHLEY. Dover. STAPLI>.
BARFRES'l'ON. HAM. STOUitMOIITH.
CHILLElWEN. KNOWLTON. W Al,DEWH!Alm.
EASTRY. NONlNGTON. WER'fMAURH.
ELMS'fONE. PRESTON next WING II AM.
EYTHORNE. Wingham. WOODNEKBOHOUGH.
RICHDOROUG!:I. 'WORTH.
NoTE.-Tl1is a1·ea, l1itlierfo included pa1·tl.1J in tlie Deal Di.frict
and partZ,y in the Ramsgate District, is a new Di.Yfricf correspo11di11,q
witli tlte Oount.v Oou1·t Disfi•ict of Srmclwiclt.
20. .Stbenoakf$ IJfott•(ct:
C. J. PHILLIPS, EsQ., The Glehe, Oak Lane, Sevenoaks,
acting p1·11 trm. for
CAPT. H. W. KNOOKER, London Road, Sevenoaks.
BRASTED. 0TFORD. SHOREHAM.
CHEVENING. PLATT. S'l'ANSTEAD.
CHIPSTEAD. PLA.XTOL. STONE STREET,
0ROCKHA?>l HILL. RIVERHEAD. SUNDRIDGE.
DUNTON GREEN. SEAL. UNDERRIVER.
HALSTEAD. SEAL ST. I,AWRENOE. WESTERHAM.
IDE HILL. SEVENOAKS. \VOODL.AXDI>.
IGHTHAM. SEVENOAKS WEALD. WROTHA.III.
KE.IIISING. SHJPDQUR}(E.
YOL, XUf, C
KENT ARCRlEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
21. $lJeppe!? i.ltf$tt:ftt :
JORN COPLAND, EsQ., Sheerness.
E.ASTCliURCli. LEYSDOWN. SHEERNESS.
ELlllLEY. MINSTER. SHEPPEY.
HAR'l'Y. QUEENBOROUGH. WARDEN.
NoTE.-Tlie above places form the County Oourt District of
Shee·rness.
BAPCHILD.
BICKNOR.
BORDEN.
BREDGAR.
FRlNSTED.
HARTUP.
!WADE.
KINGSDOWN near
22. .S tttingbotn·ne D {f$tt·f ct:
(Vaoa.nt by death.)
LOWER H.ALSTOW.
MILSTEAD.
:'IJILTON near
Sittingbou rne.
MURSTON,
NEWINGTON near
Sittingbourne.
R.AINHAM.
RODllfERSH.AM.
SITTINGBOUllNE.
TONGE.
TuNSTALL.
UPCHURCH.
WORMSHILL.
Sittingbourne.
23. onbtitJge il9tf$ttfct:
CHARLES R. BOSANQUET, EsQ., Wood.sgate, Pembury.
BIDBOROUGH.
CAPEL.
0HIDDINGSTONE.
COWDEN.
FOUR ELMS.
GOLDEN' GHEEN.
HADLOW.
HEVER.
MARK BEECH.
MARSH GREEN.
PENSHURST.
TONBRIDGE.
ED ENBRIDGE. HILDlillSllOROUGH. 'fUDELEY,
FORDCOMBE. LEIGH.
NoTE.-.A.ssigned to this Dist1·ict are: COWDEN, which lies in the
OO'Unty Oourt District of East Grinstead, Sussex, and the pa?·ts of
BIDBOROUGl! a'/1.d TONilll.lDGE which lie in the Oounty Oou1·t District
of Tunbridge Wells.
24. unbrilJge ffl.tllf$ 1l!){f$tl'itt:
CHA.RLES W.A:TSON POWELL, EsQ., Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells.
ASHURST. LAM.BEBBURS'£. PEMBURY.
BRlWOHiiEY, LANGTON. Il.USTH.A.Lt.
GROOMBRIDGE. MA.Tli'lELD. Sou•rHBOROUGH.
liOBBMONDltN. PADDOOK Woon. l:i:PEuDHURST.
N OTE.-See note wnde1· tl e Tonbrid_qe District.
5. if..on1Jo1t antJ :ffontgn 1l!)iS$ttit:
(,Vacan b;y- deii,th,)
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