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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… though there were several parliaments in king Edward I.'s time, before the 18th year of his reign, yet there is no … 15th. John de Bishopsgate, Henry Starchy. 16th. Roger de St. Martin, Richard de Hadley. 19th. At Westmin. Thomas … 6 Edward Master. 31st. 1678. Edward Hales, esq. William Jacob, M. D. 31st. 1679. Thomas Hardres, Edward Hales, esq. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… of a mayor, chosen on Sept. 14, and sworn in on the day of St. Michael, a recorder, twelve aldermen, and twenty-four … this was held by the court to be a good return See Strange's Reports, vol. i. p. 1674. The sword was obtained by Thomas … form a court. It appears that this city formerly regarded St. Thomas Becket as its patron and tutelar saint, and …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… but few, in number only five; whereas about king Stephen's time, I find that, besides these mills, there were six … chronicle, says, that king Stephen gave to the abbot of St. Augustine, the mill which he had within the city near … was so called because it once belonged to the abbot of St. Augustine, and that as early as king Stephen's reign, …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… by king John in his 6 th year, by the name of the King's Change, to the archbishop for one hundred marcs per annum, … money; but antiently, as appears by the statute of the 1 st year of king Henry VI, cap. 4, they were not allowed to be … mints or offices belonging to the mint, in the parish of St. Mary Bredman. This mint was most probably abolished at …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… are horse races yearly on Baiham Downs, at which the king's plate is run for, and which, from their nearness to … who are very numerous, especially in that part and about St. Peter's, the number of them being estimated at more than four …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… STAPLEGATE. The VILLE of the PRECINCTS of the ARCHBISHOP'S PALACE. THE VILLE of the PRECINCTS OF CHRIST-CHURCH. The WHITE OR AUGUSTINE FRIARS. KINGSBRIDGE, or ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL, and COKYN'S HOSPITAL. The FOLLOWING … are situated without the walls of the city. The PRIORY OF ST. GREGORY. ST. JOHN HOSPITAL. The ABBEY OF ST. AUGUSTINE. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… a convent here, stood at a small distance southward from St. Peter'sstreet, of which there are remaining only some … where formerly stood two gates; one called Northgate, in St. Peter'sstreet, facing that of the Black Friars; the other … Franciscans came first into England in king Henry III.'s reign, about the year 1224. 4 How they were afterwards en …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… proceed with him afterwards to Dover. 5 In king Edward I.'s reign, anno 1272, there happened at Canterbury a great … carrying their swords openly, in which manner they visited St. Thomas's shrine; of which proceedings, some citizens were … as other edifices of note, both within the monastery of St. Augustine, and without. 11 It appears by an antient …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… this city, so early in the beginning of king Henry VIII.'s reign; for I have, (and I cannot but repeat it) always … as the other inhabitants of it; the parishes of St. Alphage and Northgate being still in a great measure … or tenements, with the gardens and appurtenances in St. Alphage parish. At present the number of men, women, and …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… At the beginning of this century, in digging a cellar in St. Alphage parish, the workmen came to an old foundation of … of mosaic work was discovered in digging a cellar in St. Margaret's parish. Several other remains have been found, as far as …