TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF CUDHAM, KENT. (See PLATE 1.) (Concluded from p 833.) 10th, 15th, 13 Eliz. Hundred of Rokeflev. Codeham, xiis. ijd. Lambarde's Kent, 1576, fol. 2444. CUDHAM. In the church, or late was, a memorial of the interment of Walleys about 150 years fince.-Kilbourne's Kent, 1651, fol. 168. Church dedicated to St. Peter and Paul. In it are, or were, memorials of the interment of Walleys above 200 years ago. Harris's Kent, 1719, fol. 90. CUDHAM. Ilafted's Kent, vol. 1. fol. 118. Domefday. Given by William I. to Odo, bishop of Baieux, of whom it was held by Gilbert Manninot. Taxed at 4 fulings. Arable land, 10 carucates. In demefne there are four, and 15 villains, with 6 bordurers having 6 carucates. A church and 11 fervants, and two milis* of ls. 2d. value. Wood for the pannage of 40 hogs. In the time of Edward the Confeffor, 201.; after, 161.; now, 241. 20 William I Gilbert Maminot held it as two knights' fees, parcel of the barony of Maminot, and held of the king in capite by barony. 1191, 3 Richard I. came to Geoffry de Say by marriage. 19 Edward III. Geoffry de Say had charter of free warren. Richard II.- -came to Sir W. Heron by marriage, with a tenement called North Barden. 1404, 6 Henry IV. allotted to Roger de Fienes by marriage. marriage. came to Sir Thomas Dacre by 13 Elizabeth, came to Sampfon Lennard by marriage. 1707, came to Thomas Streatfield; in which family it remains 1804. APPULDREFIEI DT Manor in CUDRAM. Hafted's Kent. 38 Henry III. a grant of a fair and market to Henry de Apuldrefeld. 11 Edward II. John de Infula had grant of a free warren. 48 Edward III. renewed to Stephen de Afhway, who had a free chapel annexed to it. 16 Edward III. Aug... Patent-roll in the Tower granted to John at Well and Robert William licence to give four marks, iffuing out of tenements called La Rye, in Otteford (which were held, as it is faid, of the archbishop), to Adam Fleming, the chaplain in the chapel of Apuldrefeld. This manor continued in the name of Ahway for many generations, till it came, by purchase, the eftate of Denny, who were poffeffed of it in the reign of Henry VIII. 35 Henry VIII. it was fold to George Dacre, who exchanged it with the Crown, which granted it to John Lennard, and paid 31. 11s. per annum to the guard of Dover cafile, in which family it continued till 1707, when the Earl of Suffex conveyed it to Thomas Know, who, in 1787, devifed it to his coufins, the Bartholomews; and it was, in 1757, bequeathed to the Gearys in which family it ftill remains, 1804. : It now pays a fee-farm rent to the Crown of 31. 11s. BERTREY, formerly called a manor, given by Williani 1. to Gilbert Maminot, from whom it went, by marriage, to the Says. A yearly fair on the 10th of Auguft. In the beginning of Richard II. it was joined to the manor of Apperfield. Hugh de Maminot, fon of Gilbert de Maminot, gave the tithes of Bertrey, in Cowdham, to the church of St. Andrew, in Rochefter. The prior of Rochester, 5 Edward III. demifed all their tithes of heaves, for the term of five years, at the rent of 8 marks, to Sir Henry Ridlington.-[This portion of the tithes is not at this time part of the poffeffions of the church of Rochefter.] 10 Richard II. the prior of the cathedral demifed the tithes for feven years at the rent of 6s. The Names of the Fields of the Tithe of Bertrede, in Codnam. Nickolin's croft, two acres, of which one moiety belongs to the rector. * These must have been windmills, as there is no water whatever in the whole parish. + Now called Aprefield, and confifts only of a good farm-house and a few cottages. From this account it appears to have been a place of more confequence, from the grant of a fair, market, a free warren, and a free chapel. But all thefe I rather fuppofe to be miftakes, as I find fuch privileges granted to Apuldrefield, which I think to be in a different part of the county. However, an old ruinated house still retains the name of the gaol; but this may be meant for the goal or boundary of the manor, GENT. MAG. October, 1804. Brodefielde, Brodefielde, 50 acres, the whole tithe of which belongs to the chamberlain. Helde, 8 acres, the whole of which belongs to the fame. Hardeme croft, 2 acres. Adlene s croft, 4 acres. Stitecroft, 3 acres. Glench, or Blench, 16 acres. priorefs of Kilbourn to the bishop of Rochefter. 27th of Henry VIII. came to the Crown at the fuppreffion of Kilburn ; and foon after the advowfon was grant ed to George Brooke Lord Cobham, to hold of the king in capite by the 40th part of one knight's fee. 4 Edward VI. July 20, advowfon of Sparwehel, at the upper end of the the vicarage granted to Sir Anthony St. fame, 2 acres. Cokke's croft, S acres. In Weltfield, one acre in one part of it, and a little at the end of the faid field; the refl belonged to the rector. acres. Herbonn, 12 acres. Nere-Strenely, Overeftrenly, 8 acres. Plechefley, 24 acres, of which one coppe to the rector. The chief rent payable to the Crown, called lath, or tithe filver, was 8s. as it was returned by the Survey in 1650. Prefent State of Cowdham.-Hafied's Kent, vol. 1. fol. 125. Nothing worthy of notice. The Ecclefiaftical Jurifdiction in the diocefe of Rochester and deanry of Dartford. The church dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul. It anciently paid 9d. chrifm-rent to the motherchurch of the diocefe." The countefs Juliana, widow of Hugh Bigot, and wife of Wakelin de Maminot, gave the church to the abbey of Beghain. See Reg. Cart. 150. 46 Edward III. 1871, Thomas de Wolton died poffeffed of the advowfon. 50 Edward IIL. Licence to grant to the priorefs of Kilbourn one acre of land with the advowson, faid to be held of the king in capite.-Tanner, 307; Dugdale, vol. I. p. 361. 1871, June 20. The Bishop of Rochefter appropriated this church to the priory of Kilbourn, faving a com petent portion to the vicar, and alfo to the bishop, and to the church and archdeacon of Rochefter due and accuftomed rights, &c.; and alfo to the prior and church of Rochester their portion of tithes of certain lands within the bounds of the faid church; and on this account referved a rent of 10s. yearly at St. Michael. Confirmed the 27th of the fame month, faving the monaftery's right to five fields and other fmall portions, in the whole 221 acres, in Apulderfield; which 10s, continued to be paid by the Leger. Roger Revel held it 11 Elizabeth; Gregory Fynes 13 Elizabeth. James I. Again vefted in the Crown, and fill continues in it. 15 Edward 1. the church was valued at 35 marks, and the vicarage at 6 marks. Valued in the King's Books at 131. 2s. 6d.; now a difcharged living; cer tified value 381. 5s. 10d.; tenths, 11. 6s. 3d. By commiffion, March 29, 1650, was returned as a vicarage, with a house and one acre of land, all worth 401. Vicars prefented by the Crown. David Lloyd, 1604; buried April, 1627. Hugh Morris, 1627; buried September 22, 1646. Robert Caffinghurft, 1646; buried October 27, 1665. Gregory Wheelock, September 19, 1700. * buried Thomas Walwyn, 1709; died 1747. Charles Whitehead, Jan. 20, 1747. William Ward Allen, inftituted March 13, 1800; died January, 1802. John Pratt, 5th February, 1802; vacant by ceffion, Nov. 30, 1803. Samuel Ayfcough, one of the Affifant Librarians of the British Museum, prefented Dec. 7, 1803. In the time of Henry VIII. William Harding, of Cranley, held three meffuages and 306 acres of land and pafture in Codeham, with the appurte nances, of the Lady Mary Dacre and other mefne lords, by fealty, and fundry rents of the value of 131. 4s. 10d.Manning's Surrey, 1804, vol. I. p. 539. Additions by the prefent Vicar. This parish is fituate in the Weft part of the county; and to the Weft is hounded by Tattesfield, in the county of Surrey, and Wefterham; South by Brafted and Nockhold; to the Eaft by Chelsfield; to the North by Farnborough, Down, Kestern, and Weft Wickham. The extent of the parish is about fix miles by two miles. Although Although this very extenfive parish has been in the poffeffion of many of the firft families in the county, it has feldom, if ever, heen their place of refidence. The bleakness of the fituation hath ever deprived the poor of protec tors in the perfons of the proprietors. The Kentish yeomen have ever been the principal inhabitants, and their chief pride to cultivate the fame lands "their forefathers tilled." The parish contains about 6000 acres, 1000 of which are wood-lands, the remainder in tillage and feeds. The foil of the greatest part a ftrong yet porous red clay, and much of it nearly covered with flints, tones, and chalk. The diftance of 17 miles deprives the farmers in a great neafure of the advantages to be derived from the metropolis, and obliges them to improve their land as far as they can by numerous flocks of theep, which are chiefly of the fmall South-down breed. The horfes are of the trong black breed, abfolutely neceffary for the culture of the lands, and for which five or fix are required for every plough. The cattle are few and fmall. The chief produce is wheat, barley, and oats, with fome turnips, and a few hops; fome Luteola, or Weld, or Dyers' weed, a plant little known in other counties except Kent: it is much ufed in the dying of yellow. It is fown chiefly with the clover, and drawn up when in flower. It is in appearance like a weak dock, but with yellow flowers, and fells from 151. to 201. a load of 15 cwt. The extreme bleaknefs of the fituation poftpones every appearance of fpring until May, then the progrefs of vegetation becomes rapid, but which confequently fhortens the duration of fummer. What may properly be called the village confifts of about 20 houfes, and thofe chiefly of labourers. The farmhoufes, except two or three, are difper fed at the diftance of one, two, three, or four miles from the church. The number of inhabitants is upwards of 500. There are few Diffenters of any denomination; but, from the distance of the greater part of the inhabitants from the church, there are confequently too many abfenters. except that There is no manufacture of population, which appears to afford a conftant employ for the fair-fex of Cudham. It appears rather extraordinary, that the oldeft monumental tomb-ftone in the church fhould have been paffed over nearly in Gilence by the various hiftorians of Kent. It is placed between the two chancels. It a very hard black ftone. I do not find any infcription or arms on it, but it is ornamented on each fide with ths. On the font are fimilar efcocheons without any infcriptions. To the age of the font we may fafely afcribe that of the monument; perhaps both before the Conqueft, as from Domefday it appears ibi eccl'ia." Over this tomb the tablet monument of Farrant, mentioned before, p. 831, is placed; to make room for which fome ornament had been removed, as a fmall part is remaining of a Gothic canopy. ; There appears to have been another perhaps images of St. Peter and St. Paul flood under them. There are feveral niches in the church, both within and without, on which images may have formerly flood, befides three pifcine for holy-water. In the Northern chancel is a very rough coffin-fashioned ftoue, which does not appear to have ever had any infcription. In the North aile are two fimilar ones, and a more modern one with a on it; the brass gone. are, the Earl Stanhope, Sir William The principal land-owners at prefent Geary, Ward, efq. of Wefterham, impropriaStreatfield, efq. John tor, James Moxham, efq. William Louttit, efq. Mr. Ounfted, Mr. Edge, Mr. Butcher, &c. There is only one good houfe in the parifh near Leaves Green; the prefent poffeffor Wright, efq. Only four land-owners are returned for the jurors lift. S. A. Mr UREAN, Chapter Coffee-houfe, Aug. 10. THE decline of the Fine Arts, par ticularly Painting, in this country, is apparent to every perfon converfaut in that fublime ftudy. The flow progrefs of the art at its early introduced for from two caufes; the existence tion into this country may be accountof the feudal fytiem for fo many ages, and the infularity of our fituation. The learning and arts of thofe times were confined to the narrow precincts of the monaftery, or limited to the Gothic hall of the baron. We were excluded by our local fituation from that free intercourfe with the Continent, which, by facilitating the introduction of arts and literature, tends to polifh, en lighten, |