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PAGE List of Officers, xii, xiii; List of Local Secretaries, xiv; Committees, xv; Corresponding Societies, xvi, xvii; List of Members, xviii- xxxix Report for 1965 xlii Rules lxiii 1. Two Kentish Carmelite Houses—Aylesford and Sandwich By S. E. Rigold, F.S.A.1 2. Two Kentish Hospitals Re-examined. Addenda and Corri- genda 29 3. An Acheulian Site at . By P. J. Pester, F.S.A. 30 4. The Distribution of Lay Wealth in Kent, Surrey, and Sussex, in the Early Fourteenth Century. By R. E. Glasscock 61 5. Excavations at Eccles, 1964. Third Interim Report. By A. P. Detsicas, M.A., F.S.A. 69 6. The Origins of the Preceptory of West Peckham. By Charles L. Tipton, Ph.D. 92 7. Men of Kent. 2. Harvey of Eastry. By Colin Matson 98 8. Springhend—Map of Discoveries. By W. S. Penn, B.Sc. . 107 9. Oyster Fisheries on the North Kent Coast. By Robert H. Goodsall 118 10. Some Fields and Farms in Medieval Kent. By Alan R. H. Baker 152 11. S. Germanus in Britain. By John Evans, F .S A 175 12. Higham Priory. By A. F. Allen 186 13. Gold Bracelets from Little Chart. By M. S. Gordon 200 14. The Vanishing Houses of Kent. 5. The Old Vicarage, Maid- stone. By E. W. Parkin 205 15. Abbey Reconsidered. By Canon W. Teller, M.C., D.D. 215 16. An Ice-house at Green-Street-Green, Daren.th. By John .E. L. Caiger 221 CONTENTS

PAGE 17. West Kent Quarter-Sessions Orders in the Reign of Charles I. By R. D. Clarke, M.A 227 18. Kent Archives Office. Accessions, 1964-65 239 19. Kent Archmological Society Library 243 20. Shorter Notes 246 21. Researches and Discoveries in Kent 257 22. Reviews 285 23. Obituaries 298

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PAGE Two Kentish Carmelite Houses—Aylesford and Sandwich: Fig. 1. Aylesford, Carmelite Friary facing 9 Plate IA. Aylesford Friary. Footings of Walking- Place Tower and New Quire, from west facing 10 Plate IB. Aylesford Friary. South and West Ranges of Cloister, from north-east Plate II. Sandwich Friary. 1936 Excavations. South wall of South Range, show- ing projection for Frater-pulpit from west facing 11 Fig. 2. Sandwich, Whitefriars 14 Fig. 3. Sandwich, Carmelite Friary facing 14 Fig. 4. Aylesford Friary. Floor-tiles 21 Fig. 5. Sandwich Friary. Floor-tiles 26 Fig. 6. 27

An Acheulian Site at Cuxton: Fig. 1. Site plan 31 Fig. 2. Contour map of the Cuxton district 31 Fig. 3. Geological sketch-map of the Cuxton district 35 Fig. 4. Section in the south side of Trench 2 36 Figs. 5 to 11 Hand-axes 45 to 51 Fig. 12. Cleavers 52 Fig. 13. Rolled and stained implements 53 Fig. 14. Chopper, points, and scrapers 54 Fig. 15. Planes and scrapers, and utilized flake 55 Fig. 16. Cores, end-scrapers, and utilized blade 56 Fig. 17. Flakes with prepared striking-plat- forms, and implements from the loam 57

The Distribution of Lay Wealth in Kent, Surrey, and Sussex, in the Early Fourteenth Century: Fig. 1. Kent assessment in 1331 64 Fig. 2. The 1334 assessment in Kent, Surrey and Sussex facing 67 vii ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE Excavations at Eccles, 1964: Fig. I. facing 77 Plate I. Plate IIA. The Granary Plate JIB. Main Drain below Room 51 Plate IIIA. Room 46, showing Flue and blocked Testudo Arch Plate IIIB. Testudo Arch, Chimneys, Water Supply and Outflow Drain before Recon- facing 78 struction in Phases B and C Plate IVA. Room 63, Hypocaust and Partition Walls Plate IVB. Room 43, the Praefarnium of Period VB-C Fig. 2. 83 Fig. 3. facing 84

Men of Kent. 2. Harvey of Eastry: Plate I. facing 98 Plate II. facing 102

Springhead—Map of Discoveries: Map facing 108

Oyster Fisheries on the North Kent Coast: Map facing 118 Plate IA. Rochester Admiralty Court, 1965 Plate IB. Corporation Regalia . Plate HA. Building at the Horsebridge, Whit- stable, now demolished facing 130 Plate nB. Yawl about 1890 Plate III. Whitstable dredgermen at work about 1890 yin ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE Some Fields and Farms in Medieval Kent: Plate IA. A view in East Kent, of fields to the south-west of Eastry Plate 1B. A view in the Weald, looking north across the valley of the Kent Water near Tunbridge Wells . . Plate IIA. A view across the Vale of Holmesdale, facing 152 looking south from the North Downs escarpment near Wrotham towards the High Weald Plate IIB. A view across Romney Marsh, looking north-west from . . . . Fig. 1. Some field patterns in East Kent, 1799 153 Fig. 2. Some field patterns in the Weald, 1799 154 Fig. 3. Some field patterns in the Vale of Holmesdale, 1799 155 Fig. 4. Some hypothetical. field and settlement patterns associated with a growing population and partible inheri- tance 160 Fig. 5. Inheritance of the holding of Richard le Brun in 1227 162 Fig. 6. Inheritance of the holding of William Peyforer in 1262-63 163 Fig. 7. Some population densities in the diocese of , 1377 and 1563 172 Higham Priory: Fig. 1. 188 Plate IA. General view of cottages on east side showing the N-S wall on right and E-W part with outbuildings on left Plate IB. East wall of cottage showing medieval masonry and blocked doorway . . facing 188 Plate IIA. Fragments of purbeck marble tomb slab taken from East wall Plate IIB. 14th century doorway taken from inside demolished cottage Gold Bracelets from Little Chart: Plate IA, B and C facing 200 ix ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE The Vanishing Houses of Kent. 5. The Old Vicarage, : Fig. 1. 206 Fig. 2. 208 Plate IA and B Plate HA and B Plate III. acingf 210 Plate IV. Fig. 3. 211

Faversham Abbey Reconsidered: Plate I. facing 216

An Ice-House at Green-Street-Green, Darenth: Plan 224

Shorter Notes: A Roman Silk Damask from Kent: Fig. 1. Detail of the Holborough Damask 247 Fig. 2. General repeat pattern of the Hol- borough Damask 248

Researches and Discoveries in Kent: Fig. 1. Flint Artefacts from Holt Hill, near Aylesford 259 Fig. 2. Funton Marsh Romano-British Salt Panning Site, sections 261 Fig. 3. Site plan 262 Fig. 4. Evaporating vessels, Funton 263 Fig. 5. Funton: fragments of evaporating vessels, wedge-shaped triangular bricks, and firebar 264 Fig. 6. Tonge Medieval Manor 266 Fig. 7. Chalkwell, Hucking 270 Fig. 8. 1. Hythe: Polychrome pottery frag- ment. 2. Teynham: Fifteenth- century rounded. 3. Aldington: Medieval pottery counter. 4. Bear- sted: Flint arrowhead. 5. Huck- ing: Neolithic chisel 276 Plate I. facing 284