The antiquities of Canterbury. Or a survey of that ancient citie, with the suburbs, and cathedrall Containing principally matters of antiquity in them all. Collected chiefly from old manuscripts, lieger-bookes, and other like records, for the most part, never as yet printed. With an appendix here annexed: wherein (for better satisfaction to the learned) the manuscripts, and records of chiefest consequence, are faithfully exhibited. All (for the honour of that ancient metropolis, and his good affection to antiquities) sought out and published by the industry, and goodwill of William Somner.

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The antiquities of Canterbury. Or a survey of that ancient citie, with the suburbs, and cathedrall Containing principally matters of antiquity in them all. Collected chiefly from old manuscripts, lieger-bookes, and other like records, for the most part, never as yet printed. With an appendix here annexed: wherein (for better satisfaction to the learned) the manuscripts, and records of chiefest consequence, are faithfully exhibited. All (for the honour of that ancient metropolis, and his good affection to antiquities) sought out and published by the industry, and goodwill of William Somner.

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Somner, William, 1598-1669.

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London :: printed by I[ohn] L[egat] for Richard Thrale, and are to be sold at his shop at Pauls-Gate at the signe of the Crosse-Keyes,

1640.

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Contents

• title page
• illustration
• TO THE MOST REVE∣REND FATHER IN GOD, WILLIAM, BY THE DIVINE PROVIDENCE, LORD ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBVRY, PRIMATE OF ALL England and Metropolitan, one of the L L. of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Councell, and Chancell or of the Vniversity of OXFORD.
• THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
• A Table of the Chapters contained in this Booke.
• imprimatur
• map
• THE ANTIQVITIE OF CANTERBVRIE.
• The Citie wall, and Gates therein.
  • The Gates.
• chapter - 3
• The Castle.
• chapter - 5
  • subsection
• chapter - 6
  • charter - 1
  • charter - 2
  • charter - 3
  • charter - 4
  • In the quire-window.
  • In the South-window.
  • subsection
• Division of the City into Wards.
• Westgate-Ward.
• Newingate Ward.
• Northgate Ward.
• Worthgate Ward.
  • Maynards Hospitall.
  • In the Chapell.
• Ridingate Ward.
• Burgate Ward.
• Cathedrall, and Parish Churches.
  • subsection - 1
  • subsection - 2
    • The History of the Churches Fabrick.
  • A Survey of the present Church, with the monuments there∣in, as also of the more ancient buildings within the pre∣cinct both of it, and the Palace, with the ambitus or pre∣cinct it self.
    • On the South-side.
    • On the North side.
    • sub-subsection
    • Dignissimis Dominis Domino Maiori & fratribus Consiliariis urbis Cantuariensis Salutem.
    • Prior articulus.
    • Secundus articulus.
    • Tertius Articulus.
    • Quartus Articulus.
    • Nomina supplicantium sunt.
    • sub-subsection
    • Hard by the former.
    • Not farre hence.
    • On the South-side of the Body.
    • On the same side.
    • There also.
    • On the North-side of the Body.
    • There.
    • There also.
    • There also.
    • In the Lady-Chapell.
    • In S. Michaels Chapell.
  • A Catalogue of the principall benefactors to the Church.
    • Donationes Maneriorum & Ecclesiarum ecclesiae Christi Cantuarie. & nomina donantium, unà cum privilegiis & libertat' eid. eccles. concessis.
  • Ecclesiae appropriatae ecclesiae Christi Cantuar.
  • subsection - 5
    • Augustine. 1.
    • Lawrence. 2.
    • Mellitus. 3.
    • Iustus. 4.
    • Deus-dedit, or Adeodatus. 6.
    • Theodorus. 7.
    • Brithwald. 8.
    • Tatwyn. 9.
    • Nothelmus. 10.
    • Cuthbert. 11.
    • Bregwyn. 12.
    • Lambert. 13.
    • Athelard. 14.
    • Wlfred. 15.
    • Theologild or Fleologild. 16.
    • Celnoth. 17.
    • Athelred. 18.
    • Plegmund. 19.
    • Athelm. 20.
    • Wlfhelm. 21.
    • Odo. 22.
    • Dunstan. 23.
    • Aethelgar. 24.
    • Siricius. 25.
    • Aluricius aliàs Alfricus. 26.
    • Elphege. 27.
    • Living. 28.
    • Agelnoth. 29.
    • Eadsin. 30.
    • Robert. 31.
    • Stigand. 32.
    • Lanfranke. 33.
    • Anselme. 34.
    • Ralfe or Rodulph. 35.
    • William Corboyl. 36.
    • Theobald. 37.
    • Professiones.
    • Thomas Becket. 38.
    • De anno Iubileo apud Cant.
    • Richard. 39.
    • Baldewin. 40.
    • Reginald. 41.
    • Hubert Walter. 42.
    • Stephen Langton. 43
    • Richard Wethershed. 44.
    • S. Edmund. 45.
    • Boniface. 46.
    • Robert Kilwardby. 47.
    • Iohn Peckham. 48.
    • Robert Winchelsey. 49.
    • Walter Reynolds. 50.
    • Simon Mepham. 51.
    • Iohn Stratford. 52.
    • Iohn Vfford, or Offord. 53.
    • Thomas Bradwardin. 54.
    • Simon Islip. 55.
    • Simon Langham. 56.
    • William Wittlesey. 57.
    • Simon Sudbury. 58.
    • William Courtney. 59.
    • Thomas Arundell. 60.
    • Henry Chicheley. 61.
    • Iohn Stafford. 62.
    • Iohn Kemp. 63.
    • Thomas Bourgchier. 64.
    • Iohn Morton. 65.
    • Henry Deane 66.
    • William Warham. 67.
    • Thomas Cranmer. 68.
    • Reginald Poole 69.
    • Matthew Parker. 70.
    • Edmund Grindall. 71.
    • Iohn Whitgift. 72.
    • Richard Bancroft. 73.
    • George Abbot. 74.
    • William Laud. 75.
  • A Catalogue of the Priors of Christ-Church, with a brief touch of the contemporary Monks of note.
    • Henry. 1.
    • Ernulphus, or Arnulphus. 2.
    • Conradus. 3.
    • Elmerus or Ailmerus. 4.
    • Gosfridus. 5.
    • Ieremias. 6.
    • Walterus. 7.
    • Walterus parvus. 8.
    • Wibertus. 9.
    • Odo. 10.
    • Benedictus. 11.
    • Herlewinus. 12.
    • Alanus. 13.
    • Honorius. 14. Roger Norris. 15. Osbertus. 16.
    • Gaufridus or Galfridus. 17.
    • Iobn Sittingbourne. 18.
    • Rogerus de la Lee. 19.
    • Nicholaus de Sandwico. 20.
    • Hic requiescit Rogerus.
    • Rogerus de Sancto Elphego. 21.
    • Adam Chillenden. 22.
    • Thomas Ringemer. 23.
    • Henricus de Eastry. 24.
    • Richard Oxinden. 25.
    • Robert Hathbrand. 26.
    • Iohn Finch. 29.
    • Thomas Chillenden. 30.
    • Iohn Woodnesborough. 31
    • William Molush. 32.
    • Iohn Salesbury. 33.
    • Iohn Elham. 34.
    • Thomas Goldstone. 35.
    • VVilliam Selling. 38.
    • Thomas Goldstone. 39.
    • Thomas Goldwell. 40.
  • A Catalogue of the Arch-deacons of Canterbury.
    • Thus the other.
    • Parochial Churches.
    • In the Chancell.
    • In the South-Chancell.
    • In the same Chancell.
    • In the body.
    • On the second Piller from the West end
    • In the West-window.
    • In the West-wall, without.
    • St George.
    • In the Chancell.
    • In the Body.
    • St Peter.
    • In the next window.
    • In the Chancell.
    • In the body.
    • St Mary Magdalen.
    • St Andrew.
    • In the Windowes.
    • St Mary Castle.
    • St Mildred.
    • In the Windowes.
    • In the Windowes.
    • All Saints.
    • St Paul.
    • In other of the Windowes.
    • Against a Pillar.
    • By the South-wall.
    • St Mary Northgate.
    • Upon a plate set in the North-wall.
    • Holy crosse of Westgate.
    • St Dunstan.
    • St Mary Bredin.
    • St Edmund of Ridingate.
    • St Margaret. In the Chancell.
• Ecclesiasticall government of the City.
  • Revocatio Iurisdictionis ecclesiarum exemptarum.
  • De Archipresbiteris sive Decanis ruralibus. cap. 5.
  • subsection
• AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING SVCH Authenticall Instruments, escripts and writings as are quoted and cited in the precedent worke.
  • King Offa's Charter of the donation of certaine Lands to Christ-Church.
  • The Foundation of Herbaldowne-Chantery.
  • subsection
  • Fenestrae in superiori parte ecclesiae Christi Cant. incipientes a parte septentrionali.
  • Foundation of the Vicarage of Cosmus-Bleane.
  • The Foundation of Eastbridge-Chantery.
  • The grant of Poore Priests Hospitall with the Lands and appertenances to it, by the late Queene, to the Citie.
  • The indorsement.
  • An act of Parliament for paving the streets.
  • Composition between the Parson of St Margaret and the Hospitall of Poor Priests.
  • Composition between Christ-Church and St Augustines, about lands lying by the Campanile of Christ-Church.
  • Concerning the Schoole at Canterbury.
  • Commissio.
  • Inquifitio.
  • Sententia diffinitiva.
  • Ab ista sententia praedictus magister Robertus appellavit ad sedem Apostolicam, & pro tuitione Curiae Cant. Vnde Officialis Cur. Cant. inhibuit Commissario, &c.
  • Sed quia pars appellans appellationem suam praefatae Curiae Cantuar. suggestam, sufficienter prout debuit non probavit, pars appellata dimissa fuit ab examine dictae Curiae Cant. per literam subscriptam.
  • Scrutinium factum circa feretrum beatissimi patris Dun∣stani Archiepiscopi, ex mandato Reverendissimi patris ac Dni Domini Willielmi Warham Cantuar. Archiepisc. & Domini Thomae Goldston sacrae paginae professoris, ejusdemque ecclesiae Prioris dignissimi Anno Domini 1508. die 22do Aprilis.
  • A Grant or Demise of part of the demeasnesse of Re∣culver Monastery made by Archbishop Agel∣noth to two of his Ministers.
  • The Kentish manors, in the Conquerors time, belonging both to the Archbishop and Monkes of Canterbury, and recorded in the Booke of Doomsday.
    • De maneriis Archiepiscopatus. De Stursaete.
    • De Wingeham.
    • De Burne.
    • De Petham.
    • De Aldintune.
    • De Limminge.
    • De Raculf.
    • De Northewode.
    • De Boctune,
    • De Taeneham.
    • De Cerringes.
    • De Plukele.
    • De Geldingeham.
    • De Meidestane.
    • De Nordflita.
    • De Bixle.
    • De Earhede.
    • De Bradestede.
    • De Otteford.
    • De Sunderhersce.
    • De Wroteham.
    • De Mellingetes.
    • De Derente.
    • De Einesforde.
    • De Hulecumbe.
    • Incipiunt maneria Monachorum in Kent.
    • De Eastrege.
    • De Tilemannestune.
    • De Sandwic.
    • De Muneketune.
    • De Eadesham.
    • De Iiecham.
    • De Saesaltre.
    • De Certeham.
    • Godmeresham.
    • De Cert.
    • De Litlecert.
    • De Apeldre.
    • De Welle.
    • Holingeburne.
    • De Boctune.
    • De Merseham.
    • De Aelmesland.
    • De Werehorne.
    • De Broke.
    • De Langeport.
    • De Niwendenne.
    • De Berewicke.
    • De Hede & Saltwde.
    • De Prestetune.
    • De Liveland.
    • De Leanham.
    • De Fearnlege.
    • De Pecham.
    • De Meapeham.
    • De Cliva.
    • De Orpintune.
    • De Saendlinge.
    • De Fremingeham.
    • De Gravenea.
    • De Hlose.
    • De Surlinge.
    • De Huntindune.
    • De Burricestune.
  • The Record of Archbishop Winchelsey his Inthroni∣zation, shewing in and after what forme the Archbishops of Canterbury anciently were inthronized: and thence intitled. Forma Inthronizationis Archiepiscopi.
  • A Grant of power delegated to the Prior of Christ-Church by a Count Palatine, to create Notaries.
  • A forme or faculty of a Notaries creation by vertue of the precedent delegation.
  • The Kings writt forbidding such Notaries the exer∣cise of their office, and damning the credit of their Instruments, intituled
  • A Composition made Anno 1242. between the Abbey of St Austins, and the Priory of Christ-Church, about divers things, especially maritime customes at and about Minster and Sandwich.
  • A Composition between the same houses about a Kay and house at Fordwich.
  • The forme of electing and installing the Prior of the Church of Canterbury.
  • The Chapters Confirmation of the Parsonages of Hakinton and Tenham appropriated to the Archdeaconry of Canterbury by Stephen Langton the Archbishop.
  • An enlargement of the same Archdeacons Iurisdiction by the same Archbishop.
  • The same Archbishops Charter of Revocation of cer∣taine Churches in the times of Baldwin and Hubert his predecessors exempted from the Archdeaconry, intituled
  • A personall Composition betweene the Chapter and the same Archdeacon touching Juris∣diction in the Vacancy.
  • A Composition betweene Saint Augustines Abbey and the Citie of Canterbury about limits and liberties, intituled by Thorne Compositio cum Civibus Cant.
  • The Ordination of the Vicarage of St Paul Cant.
  • The Ordination of the Vicarage of St Mary Northgate Canterb.
  • The Ordination of the Vicarage of Holy-Crosse of Westgate, Cant.
  • The Ordination of the Vicarage of St Dunstan, Cant.
  • The tenor of the same Vicarages augmentation.
  • A Record shewing the ancient forme and Custome of payment of Tithes in Canterbury, taken out of the Archbishops princi∣pall Registry.
  • Another Record to the same purpose, taken out of the Registry of the Consistory at Cant. being a depo∣sition or witnesses examination taken in a suite, Anno 1457. there commenced, for tithes, by the then Parson of St Elphege, Cant.
  • An abstract out of the Life of St Elphege, written by Osborne a Monke of Canterbury in the Conquerors time, of what concernes the siege and spoile of Canterbury (both Cathedrall and Citie) happening in the yeare 1011. never be∣fore Printed.
  • Foundation of Lukedale Chantery.
  • A Grant made by Archbishop Wlfred to the family at Christ-Church permitting them to enjoy certain houses which themselves had built (it seemes) upon the reedifying of the Monastery.
  • An Apologie for Archery, by Mr Iohn Bingham, in his Notes upon Aelians Tactiks, pag. 24. &c.
  • A Discourse of the Priviledge commonly called Clergy, branched into the five following Particulars, viz.
  • Litera proclamatoria seu citatoria quorum interest.
  • The Copy of an ancient Ms. shewing and setting forth the forme of some kinde of Law-trialls a∣mongst the English-Saxons.
  • Records extracted from the Tower of London, touch∣ing the liberties of Canterbury.
  • A Codicill (or Charter) of Kenulf King of Mercia, of the gift of certaine Land in Canterbury (at a place now called Binney) to Wlfred the Archbishop.
• The Epilogue to his Countrymen.
• THE TABLE.