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Title: Picturesque views, on the River Medway, from the Nore to the vicinity of its source in Sussex : with observations on the public buildings and other works of art in its neighbourhood
Year: 1793 (1790s)
Authors: Ireland, Samuel, d. 1800 Apostool, Cornelis, 1762-1844 Thomas and John Egerton (Firm)
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Publisher: London : Published by T. and J. Egerton ...
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onal poverty and diflrefs ofa neighbouring country, fo aggravated byretaining their ancient inftitutions and pre-** judices, as to have, in part, been theQccafion of impelling them to (o defperate aQ^ remedy, ( 124 )remedy, as the convuhion and overthrow oftheir empire, Edward II. refided feme time in BoxleyAbbey, during which refidence he granted aroyal charter to the citizens of London, bywhich they were firft empowered to ele(5l amayor from their own body, and at theirown pleafure. The abbey was formerlymuch famed for a wooden figure, called thePvood of Grace, the work of a needy carpenter,with which the priefts for a long time de-luded their credulous and filly followers, tillthe knavery being detected, the idol was de-faced : and even the abbey and town, faysLambard, acording to the juft judgment of God, haftened to utter decay and beggary. The clear yearly revenue of this abbey, atthe diflblution, amounted, according to Speed,to two hundred and eighteen pounds ninefailHngs. From
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S N ( i^S ) From hence I fhall condud the reader tothat noble and extenfive edifice, Leeds Caftle,which is fituated about three miles fouth-eaftof Maidflone. A Httle river, commonly calledthe-Len, which rifes at Ewell, and diredls itscourfe by Runham, Farborne, and Harrieft-fliam to this caftle, unites its ftream in theneighbourhood with our Medway. Leeds Castle was anciently part ofthofe poiTeffions lavifhly beftowed by Wil-liam the Conqueror on his brother, Gdo,Bifliop of Baieux, (fo frequently mentionedin this work) on whofe difgrace it was grantedby tiie King to the eminent family of Creve-quer, called, in ancient charters, DeCrevequerand De Crepito Corde: from the family ofCrevequer it was given by Edward IL toBartholomew, Baron of Badilftner, who tr^ea-cheroufly fortified it againft his Soviereignand benefactor j and, in the latter end of theyear 1321, thought fit to give a peremptory refufal ( i2r6 ) refufal to Ifabel, the Queen, who folicited anights lodging in this caflle. It

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