Church Plate in Kent - No. III

( 262 ) OHUROH PLATE IN KENT, No. III.* THE following article deals with the Church Plate of the Cathedral and the twenty-three parishes in the Rural Deanery of Canterbury. The sacred vessels, now in the custody of the Dean and Chapter, are, with possibly two exceptions, all of post-Reformation date, and before describing the somewhat meagre list of Church Plate now preserved in the Treasury, it will be interesting to take a cursory glance at the Mediseval Inventories detailing the wealth and splendour of the possessions of the Prior and Convent of Christ Church. By the labours of Dr. Wickham Legg and Mr. St. John Hope these Inventories have recently been transcribed and printedjf and a careful study of their contents will well repay the student of the usages of the Mediseval Church. For the purposes of the present article, however, we must confine our examination to a short summary of those portions of the Inventories which deal with the Altar Plate. The earliest extant list appears to be one now preserved amongst the Cottonian MSS. in the Library of the British Museum [Gralba, E. iv], and is dated 2 Pebruary 1315-16, in the days of Prior Henry of Eastry, to whom we are indebted for the beautiful stone work screen of the Cathedral Choir. In this Inventory six gold chalices and patens (Oalices et patene auree) are enumerated, of whieh the first was a great one with gems in tbe knop given by King Henry III. Another was the gift of Philip, King of France. Three others were * Continued from Ardusologia Oantiana, Vol. XXVI., p. 266. t Inventories of Christ Church, Canterbury. Transcribed and printed by J. Wickham Legg, F.S.A., and W. H. St. John Hope, M.A. (Westminster: Constable and Co. 1902.) CHURCH PLATE IN KKNT. 263 specially used at High Mass in the Quire, at the Morrow Mass, and at the Altar at the head of St. Thomas's shrine. The sixth chalice and paten were formerly Archbishop Winchelsey's. Their united value was 60 marks, a sum (says Mr. St. John Hope) equal to at least £1000 at the present day. The list of silver chalices and patens (Calices et patene argentee) enumerates seven in the vestry, twenty-seven at various altars, and twenty in different manors, some being gilt and others being plain. In addition to these there were four pixes (Cuppe ad, Corpus Domini), of which three were of gold, and six inasers mounted in silver. The latter, Mr. Hope surmises, served for wine and water, given to the Communicants after houselling. Sixty years later Edward the Black Prince, in addition to other valuable bequests, left to the High Altar of the Cathedral Church, wherein he was buried, a chalice of gold with his arms on the foot and the paten thereto, two cruets of gold, an image of the Holy Trinity " to put upon the said Altar," and his best cross of silver-gilt enamelled. In addition to the above the Prince bequeathed to the Altar of Our Lady of the Undercroft two great twisted silver candlesticks, two basins with his arms, a great gilt and enamelled chalice with the arms of Warrene, and two cruets wrought in the form of angels. During the Priorate of Thomas Chillenden (1390—1411) John of Buckingham, a monk of Christ Church (sometime Bishop of Lincoln), gave to the Church a large chalice of silver gilt engraved with his arms. Inventories of the goods pertaining to the Chapels of the Martyrdom, Archbishop Warham's Chantry, St. Michael the __rchangel, made in the opening years of the sixteenth century, mention, as belonging to the Chapel of the Martyrdom, two silver gilt chalices and patens, of which one chalice was engraved on the foot with the figure of Christ sitting in the sepulchre. It weighed 15£ ozs. The other " cum nodo amellato cum litteris insculpto JFfjesus et crucifixo cum Maria et Johanne insculp-5 in pede." The paten was enamelled with a representation of the martyrdom of St. Thomas, and weighed, with the Chalice, 2 1 | ozs.; both 264 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. were the gift of Richard Copton, S.T.P., Subprior, in the year 1500. In an inventory of the goods pertaining to Archbishop Warham's Chantry, made in 1507 soon after its dedication, there is no mention of any chalice or paten, but in the great Inventory of 1540 a gilt chalice, weighing 15£ ozs., is set down among the goods of the Chantry. In the year 1511 St. Michael's Chapel possessed one gilt chalice inscribed, " ©alt'ttm amjltam," with the Crucifix enamelled on its foot, and a paten inscribed, "Gloria Ubi tfomine qui MtM tat ite ViVQinte tltm $>t" (for patre), weighing, with the chalice, 23 ozs. In the Great Inventory made in 1540, soon after the surrender of the Monastery into the Zing's hands, and now preserved in the Cathedral library, the following vessels are enumerated:— " Pour chalices with four paxes, gilt, for side altars." " One grete chalice gylt w4 the Trynitie, with patent Crucifixe. Mary and John in the fote enameled, xiij oz." " One Chalice gylt wth the Images of Seint Peter and Paul graven in the patent, and divers other imagees graven on the fote, xxiij di." " One small chalice w"1 the Trinitie enamelled on the ffote, with J'hus also graven in the ffote poz. xxiij oz." " ii Caudlestickes white with yron in them poz, cvi oz." The Elizabethan Inventoriee shew a diminution of goods at almost every point; of the earliest, probably made at the time of Archbishop Parker's Metropolitical Visitation in 1563, there are several versions. In that called by Dr. Wickham Legg " A " we have the following entries:— "v Chalices w* their patents whereof one principall and the other smaller of silver and gylt." "ii Cruets of sylver and gylt without covers." The text called « D " begins— " In primis one Communion Cupp wth a cover of sylver and gilt made of two Chalices." " iii Chalyces wth their patentes whereof one principal & the other smaller of sylver and gilte." " Two sylver Bassoons lately belonging to Canterbury Colledg . . . . in Mr. Deane's Custody." CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 265 This Inventory mentions separately the ornaments given by Cardinal Pole ; these included— " Firste a payr of Candlesticks of sylver & gilt waying ccxxvij ounz. defased." " A greete crosse of sylver and gilte waying cxliij ounz. 1 quarter defased." " One senser wth a shipp & a spone of sylver parcell guylt waying cvi ounz. defased." On the verso are the following entries :— " A standing cup wUl a couer of sylver gilt." " A salte wth a couer pasell " [gilt]. "A loinge blacke standing nute [nut] with a couer all gilt." "A lesser standing nut garnishe[d] wyth sylver all guylt." " A Maser garnyshed with silver and gilte wythoute a couer." " xviij silver spones in the Custody of Mr Deane." " ij standing pott[s] made of iij Chalyses and other the Church plate." Between the above year and 1584, the date of the next Inventory, more plate was sold to pay the inferior ministers of the Church. On the appointment of Dr. Richard Rogers to the Deanery a fresh list was made, and the following are the only entries relating to the sacred vessels :— "Imprimis two lyvery potts of silver double gilte." " Item two bazens of silv1' parcell gylt." " Item one Communion Cuppe wth cov1' of silvr Double gilt." In 1634, probably on the occasion of Archbishop Laud's Metropolitical Visitation, another Inventory of Church goods was drawn up. In this list the following entries relate to the Communion plate :— " Item i plate for ye Communion table." " Two Flaggons double guilt one weighing 46 ounces, and the other 45 ounces and a half." " Two cupps double guilt wtu covers, the one weighing 25 ounces and three quarters. The other weighing 23 ounces and one quarter." " Two silver basons parsell guilt, ye one weighing 20 ounces one quarter, the other 19 ounces 3 quarters " The two last are still preserved in the " Treasury," and may perhaps be identified with the two " Sylvpr Bassoons " from Canterbury College (see p. 264). 266 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. " Two great Candlesticks & a great silver bason all guilt not yet weighed." These candlesticks are doubtless those still set upon the high altar, and may possibly be the pair presented by Cardinal Pole, and mentioned in the Inventory of 1563 as " defased." The alms-dish is also still in use. In a later hand the following additions bave been made: "A silver chalice double guilt & two plates of silver double guilt and a case to put them in." This is probably the chalice given by Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, in 1636, described on next page. During the Great Rebellion much of the plate enumerated in the above Inventory was destroyed, and at the Restoration the Dean and Chapter laid out £132 in the purchase of plate " for the Communion table," and the greater part of the older plate now in use dates from that period. The list of 1662 makes mention of the following vessels: — " Two great silver Flaggons double guilt." " Three silver Chalices guilt, two of them with their covers." "Two small silver Plates." " Two small silver Basons." No candlesticks are mentioned, perhaps because they had not yet been brought out of hiding, but in the list of 1689 they reappear as "two great silver candlestickes with a case." The Act Books of the Chapter inform us that in 1708 the two chalices were regilt and mended, and that in 1756 the following severe reparation was undertaken :— " It is Agreed & Decreed that the Chalices now in use at the Alter shall have new feet putt to them, and that they with the Plagons & the large Bason shall be new guilt, and that the two old Patens (now become useless) shall be sold together with the feet which shall be cut off from the two chalisses, and the money they shall produce shall be applyed towards defraying these alterations." In Mediaeval times the Church plate was kept in the vestry. The ancient apartment called the "Treasury" is now used as the Canon's vestry, and the plate is kept there in a fire-proof safe. CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL. NO. 1. CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL. NOS. 13 AND 14, CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 267 By the courtesy of the Sacrist, the Rev. G. H. Gray, M.A., I was allowed to make a careful examination of the sacred vessels, with the result that I have been enabled to add several particulars not included in the description published in our Seventeenth Volume. The Church plate of the various parishes of the Deanery calls for no special comment. Elizabethan cups have survived at Pordwich (the earliest), Holy Cross, and St. Alphege, the last, however, acquired at a much later date. Two chalices, that of St. Peter and St. Mary Magdalene, are perhaps remarkable as having beeu made during the Commonwealth period, but the most interesting piece is doubtless the embossed Jacobean dish, the gift of Alderman Wetenhall to St. Andrew's Church in 1615, of which we give an illustration. To the Incumbents of the various parishes my best thanks are due for much courteous assistance. CANTERBURY, THE CATHEDRAL. ' 1. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 9 inches; diameter of mouth 4^ inches, of foot 7 inches; depth of bowl, 3 inches; weight, 9 ozs. No Hall or maker's marks. The bowl is hemispherical in form, with a slight lip, and the arms of Christ Church are engraved on the side, surrounded by a shell-like border of mantling. The stem, at its junction with the bowl, has an ornamental collar of Elizabethan character. The knop, which is in the shape of an inverted cone, occupies the greater part of the short stem, and bears in relief the heads and forelegs of a lion, a horse, and a dog. The tall foot swells out from the knop into a base, shewing sixogeed angles or projecting points. From the apex of the foot to the base descend six handsome foliated mouldings. In one of the six ogeed compartments of the foot there is an engraved group of three animals: a lion sits between a dog on the sinister side, and a horse on the dexter, the horse having in its mouth a slip of oak with an acorn; the dog and the horse are standing. Beneath the group is engraved this motto: "CONCORDIA # CUM * CANDORE." 268 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. Beneath the footis engraved: "VOTIVVM • HUNC • CALICEM • DEO • OPT • MAX • HUMILLIME • OBTULIT • ALTARIQUE • HVIVS • ECCLESLE • CATHEDRALIS • SACRANDUM • RELIQVIT • THOMAS • HOWARDUS • SERENISS • MAG • BRIT • REGIS • AD CiESAREM • LEG AT US • HAC • TRANSIENS • 7 APRILIS 1636." The donor of this handsome cup was Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel and Surrey, and afterwards Earl of Norfolk also. He was born in 1585, being the son and heir of Philip, Earl of Arundel, and a grandson to Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, who was beheaded in 1572. He married Lady Alethea Talbot, daughter and ultimately sole heir of Gilbert, seventh Earl of Shrewsbury, and the animals upon the cup are drawn from the " supporters " of the arms of Thomas Howard and his wife. The occasion of this gift was his worshipping in the Cathedral on the eve of his embarkation as Ambassador from King Charles I. to the Emperor Ferdinand II. From the Inventories of the eighteenth century we learn that this cup was at that period used for the Communion of the Sick. 2. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 10 inches; diameter of mouth 4 | inches, of foot 5 inches; depth of bowl, 4& inches; weight, 8^ ozs. No marks. On the bowl, which is straight-sided and squarish in outline, are engraved the arms of Christ Church within stiff feather-like mantling. The stem has a small knop formed by a triple moulding. The foot is slightly convex. 3. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. A duplicate of the last, but weighing 9 ozs. Both these cups probably date from the Restoration, but new feet were put to them in 1756. 4 and 5. The two Paten-covers to the above cups are 1£ inches high and 5 | inches in diameter. They weigh 7 ozs. each. On the foot, surrounded by feather mantling, are the arms of Christ Church. 6. A ChaUce of Silver, gilt. Height, 9£ inches; diameter of mouth 3| inches, of foot 5 | inches; depth of bowl, 5£ inches; weight, 9^ ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1854. Maker's mark, J.A., in a two-lobed escutcheon. The bowl is deep, of oval form, and below the mouth is a belt of small arcading. The sacred monogram t,ij,(, appears within a CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 269 circle, and around are four trefoiled arches with cusped tabernaclework in each. Beneath the bowl is an elaborate collar with sixteen points to its rim, eight of them being trefoiled. The stem is octagonal, and has a knop with slight straight pilasters, alternating with hollow mouldings surmounted hy a cable moulding. The foot is octagonal, its outline shewing eight convex lobes, and eight small projecting angles alternately. Upon the eight faces of the slope of the foot are engraved these words (in Gothic lettering): " Ex Dono | Sophia? Small j Vidua? ob. 1857 | In usum Ecclesias | Christi Cantuar | Dicavit B. H. | Canonicus Senior | Die Pasch." Mrs. Sophia Small, a former resident in Canterbury, presented this cup to the Cathedral through the late Venerable Benjamin Harrison, Archdeacon of Maidstone 1845—1888. 7. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 8| inches; diameter of mouth 3§ inches, of foot 4 inches; depth of bowl, 4^ inches; weight, 15 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1886. Maker's mark, G.P. (George Pox). Inscribed under the foot: " D.D., R. Payne Smith Decanus anno regni Dnse. Victoria quinquagesimo 1887." 8. A Chalice of Silver. A duplicate of the last. These cups, which are quasi-Elizabethan in form, have belts of hyphens on the bowl, knop, and foot, and the arms of Christ Church are engraved on their bowls. The Very Rev. Robert Payne Smith, D.D., was Dean of Canterbury from 1871 to 1895. He had previously been Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford. Dr. Payne "Smith was an eminent Oriental scholar, and a member of the Committee for the revision of the Old Testament. 9. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2f inches; diameter, 8 | inches ; weight, 13 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1756. Maker's mark, W.Q., for William Grundy of Goff Square. The edge has a gadroon pattern, and on the under side of the foot is the sacred monogram, etc., en soleil. In the centre of the field are the arms of Christ Church in an oval, surrounded by mantling. On the reverse is the following inscription : " The Gift of Philip Weston in Berkshire, Esq." The donor, by his will made in 1727, bequeathed 40 marks, or £26 3s. 4>d., to the Dean and Chapter for the purchase of Communion vessels. He also left money for the purchase of a flagon for Lynsted Church, 270 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 10. A Paten of Silver. A duplicate of the last. 11. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2£ inches; diameter, 6£ inches, of foot 3f inches; weight, 12 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1887. Maker's mark, G.P. The arms of Christ Church are engraved on the central foot. In the centre of the field is a triple row of hyphens within a circle. 12. A Paten of Silver. A duplicate of the above. Nos. 11. and 12 were both given by Dean Payne Smith in 1887. 13. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 14 inches; diameter of mouth 4 | inches, of bulb 7 inches, of foot 6£ inches; weight, Q2\ ozs. troy. London Hall Marks of the year 1664. Maker's mark, on a plain shield a mullet above an escallop between pellets and annulets. Mr. Cripps records this mark as occurring on a pair of repousse candlesticks in the Imperial Treasury at Moscow, dated 1664. It also occurs on Communion Flagons, dated 1624, at St. Mary, Hornsey. Jug shaped, with spout and flattish lid surmounted by a cross pommettie. The bowl is globular, aud stands upon a short stem, divided by a round knop between a cable moulding, between which are dependent leaves in applique work. Similar ornamentation is applied to the lid. The lower part of the curved handle terminates in a serpent's head. On the bowl are the arms of Christ Church within stiff mantling. The foot unscrews from the body, 14. A Flagon of Silver. A duplicate of the last, weighing 60£ ozs. troy. 15. An Alms-dish of Silver. Height, 1£ inches; diameter, 11 inches; weight, 22 ozs. No marks. Punctured on the under side 20| ozs. The centre is bossed up to form a convex sexfoil, with a point between each pair of its curves. The rim has a small but elaborate, moulding, shewn in our engraving. CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL. NOS. 15 AND 16. wmmmm^ ii CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL, NO. 18. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 271 16. An Alms-dish of Silver. A duplicate of the last, but punctured on the under side 19f ozs. The late Canon Scott Robertson described these Alms-dishes as Elizabethan or Jacobean. It seems not unlikely, however, that they may be identified with the "Two sylver Bassons lately belonging to Canterbury College (Oxford)," mentioned in the Inventory of 1562. 17. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 18-f inches; weight, 52 ozs. No Hall Marks. The maker's mark was thought by the late Canon Scott Robertson to represent " a man's head and bust," but this is very doubtful. A mark similar to the above is noted by Mr. Wilfrid Cripps as used by a goldsmith who, circa 1660, made vessels that are at the Chapels of Kensington Palace, St. James's Palace, and Eton College. It seems not improbable that this dish may be identified as the " great silver bason" set down in the Inventory of 1634. A small egg-and-tongue moulding surrounds the outer edge, and in the centre is the sacred monogram, etc., en soleil. 18. Two Candlesticks of Silver, gilt. Height, 17£ inches, exclusive of the pricket, which is 5 | inches long. No marks. These candlesticks have their surfaces entirely covered with a peculiar diaper, similar in outline to the skin of a pine-apple, but perfectly smooth. This pattern occurs on the Ciboria or Pixes at Rochester Cathedral. They have lost their original bases, and from this fact it seems probable that they are the candlesticks mentioned in the Inventory of 1562 as " defased, given by the late L. Cardinall Poole." Candlesticks are mentioned in the Inventory of 1634, but not in that made at the time of the Restoration, probably because they had not yet been brought out of their hiding place. In 16S9 we have the following entry: " Two great silver candlesticks with their cases." When the rest of the Church Plate was regilt in 1756 the candlesticks were not included, perhaps because they were no longer used. 19. A Strainer Spoon of Silver. Length, 7 inches ; length of bowl If inches; width, 1 inch. No marks. The strainer first appears in the Inventory of 1745, and is probably not much earlier than that date. The bowl is perforated, and the handle thin and long. 272 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 20. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 8f inches; diameter of mouth 4 | inches, of foot 61 inches; weight, 14£ ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1898. Maker's mark, C.K., in an oblong stamp. Stamped Krall. Inscribed on the under side of the foot: "D.D.D. Georgius Rawlinson Canonicus e gravi inorbo recreatus Nativ. Dom. MDCCCXCVIII + Hune Calicem Cathedrali suse." The arms of Christ Church are stamped under the foot. This is a handsome Chalice, with a plain elliptical bowl, on a round stem, with large embossed knop, pierced with small quatrefoils, and jewelled with six amethysts and the same number of small pearls. The foot is circular, and is divided into six compartments, containing in relief representations of (1) a Dove; (2) an Angel displaying the instruments of the Passion upon a shield; (3) tbe upper part of a Crucifix between the Sun and Moon; (4) as No. 2; (5) a Pelican feeding her young; (6) the Agnus Dei. The whole elaborately jewelled. Tbe Rev. George Rawlinson, M.A., sometime Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, was Camden Professor of Ancient History in the University of Oxford from 1861 to 1889. In 1872 he was appointed a Canon of Canterbury, and from 1888 until his death in 1903 was Rector of All Hallows, Lombard Street, in the City of London. Canon Rawlinson was the author of a well-known translation of the works of Herodotus, of a History of the Five Great Monarchies of the Eastern World, and of many other books relating to kindred subjects. 21, 22, 23, and 24. Four Collecting-plates of Base Metal. Diameter, 11 inches. Stamped on the under side " Registered Dec 6th, 1875." These are partially closed in at the top, and are inscribed respectively (Gothic lettering): (1) "Freely ye have received, freely give;" (2) "Open thine hand wide;" (3) "God loveth a cheerful giver;" (4) "The love of Christ constraineth us." The Dean and Chapter also possess a pocket Communion service for clinical purposes of silver, gilt and chased, with London Hall Marks of the year 1842. Makers' mark, ^g (Rawlins & Sumner). CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 273 CANTERBURY, ALL SAINTS. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 5 | inches; diameter of mouth 4f inches, of foot 4£ inches; depth of bowl, 4 | inches; weight, 17 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1698 (new sterling). Maker's mark, AN., for William Andrews. Inscribed in script round the bowl, "__.. dono H. Bralesford, Bectcf Parochice Omnium Sanctorum Anno 1700." The bowl is almost cylindrical, with slight lip and flat base; the thick hollow stem has a very small knop. The Rev. Humphry Bralesford was instituted to the united benefices of All Saints and St. Mildred in 1684, and resigned both livings in 1708. All Saints is now held with the Rectory of St. Alphege, but the Church has been closed for Divine Service for several years. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, 1\ inches; diameter h\ inches, of button 2f inches; weight, 7 ozs. The marks are the same as on No. 1. Has a vertical edge with a narrow rim, ornamented by thread moulding; the same is used on the foot. 3. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2| inches; diameter 7§ inches, of foot 2f inches; weight, 8 ozs. The marks are the same as on No. 1. On the under side, "All Saints, Cant., 3700." 4. An Alms-dish of Silver. Height, 3£ inches; diameter 12£ inches, of foot 3 | inches; weight, 30 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1774. Maker's mark, I.I. (John Innocent probably). Inscribed on the under side, " All Saints, Cant?, 1775. Giveci by the Revd S. Premoult, a native of the Parish." The Rev. Samuel Fremoult was Rector of Wootton, near Barham, from January 1739-40 until his death in September 1779. He was also Curate of Barham, to which parish he gave in 1753 " One large Chalice of silver, with a glory engraven upon it, for the use of the Communion; weight, 28 oz. ld " (Barham Parish Register). This cup is no longer to be found at Barham. Mauy of the Fremoult family were buried at St. Mildred's, Canterbury. yo_, xxvrr. V 274 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. CANTERBURY, ST. ALPHEGE. 1. A ChaUce of Silver. Height, 7f inches; diameter, 4£ inches; depth of bowl, 4 | inches; weight, 13 ozs. No marks. Inscribed on the bowl, "Sl Alphege In Canterbury June the Pirst * 1714 *." This is apparently an Elizabethan cup. The bowl is shaped like an inverted truncated cone, with a slight lip. Two bands of conventional foliage between interlacing fillets surround it. The stem is divided by a small annular knop, whence it swells out on either side, and is united to the bowl and foot by a small reed moulding. The foot is slightly convex. 2. A Paten of Silver. Height,. 2 | inches; diameter, 8£ inches; weight, 10 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1706. Maker's mark, S.L., with a coronet above the letters and a mullet beneath, (?) Gabriel Sleath. Inscribed on the under side, " S4 Alphege in Canterbury 1709." A plain circular vessel on a central trumpet-shaped foot. Tbe edge of the Paten and its foot is ornamented with a gadroon moulding. 3. An Alms-dish of Silver.*' Diameter, 8 | inches; weight, 9 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1734. Makers' mark, T. & (?) S.; above the letters a crowned rose. Inscribed on the under side, " S4 Alphege in Canterbury." In the centre of the field, surrounded by mantling, are the following arms: " Gules, three seeded roses argent, a chief vair." Crest: "A lion's head erased." These are the arms of Taylor of Bifrons. The donor was probably the Rev. Herbert Taylor, M.A., who was Rector of St. Alphege from 1 August 1726 to 1753, when he resigned on his collation to the Vicarages of Bridge with Patrixbourne. 4 and 5. Two Flagons of Base Metal. Height, 141 inches; diameter of mouth 44 inches, of foot 8^ inches. Inscribed under the foot, " S' Alphege in Canterbury." * There were formerly two Alms-dishes. In the Vestry-book, under the year 1864, we read: " One of the Silver Alms-dishes was stolen from the Church about a }'ear ago & has not since been found dr replaced.—E, G." [Edward (Jilder, Vicar of St. Pmvstan's and Rival Pean], ST. ANDREW'S, CANTERBURY, NO. 5. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 275 CANTERBURY, ST. ANDREW. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7f inches; diameter of mouth 4£ inches, of foot 4 inches; weight, 12^ ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1790. Makers' mark, P.B. over A.B., in a square stamp, for Peter and Ann Bateman. The egg-shaped bowl is supported by a plain stem swelling out into a trumpet-shaped foot, on which is inscribed, " + Sl AndreAv the Apostle, Canterbury, 1791." 2. A Paten of Silver. Height, 1 inch; diameter 5J inches, of foot 8 inches; weight, 4 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1871. Maker's mark, E.G. over B., in a three-lobed stamp. Inscribed upon the first depression, " + S' Andrew the Apostle + Canterbury, Christmas 1871 +. " 8. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, 1£ inches; diameter 4 inches, of button IJ inches; weight, 3 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1770. Maker's mark, T.W., in an oblong stamp. 4. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 9 inches; weight, 11 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1791. Makers' mark, P.B. over A.B., in a square stamp, for Peter and Ann Bateman. Inscribed round the first depression, " + Sf Andrew tbe Apostle -f- Canterbury, 1791 +." 5. An Alms-dish of Silver, gilt. Diameter, 9-^ inches; weight, 8J ozs. No plate marks. Inscribed upon the under side, between a very small shield of arms (bearing apparently three pheons on a bend) and a slipped rose, " Charles Wetenhall sometyme Maior of the City of Canterbury, borne in Cheshire, gave this to the parish of Sl Andrew, for ever, who dyed 1615. John Gosby and Thomas White, Ch.-wardens." This is a wine-taster, and a beautiful specimen of seventeenthcentury repousse work. In the centre of the field is a broad bowl with a plant in it, surrounded by a circular wreath of oak-leaves with acorns. Around this is an arcade of sixteen round-headed arches, filled alternately with pairs of acorns and covered two-handled cups. T 2, 276 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. The following are extracts from the accounts of the Churchwardens of the parish:— " 1562. Receaved of M1' Henry Aldeye Alderman for the overpluse of the great Chalice iiij1' iijs. " Receaved more for the Lytell Chalice wayinge viii oz. and i qr. at v8 the oz. xljs iijd. " 1595. Paide for x plate Candellstikes & iij woode Candellstiks xxd. " 1616. Item payd for gildinge the peece of Plate that Mr Wetenhall gave to the parish l11 4s 0d. " Item for a bagge to put in the Plate M1' Wetenhall gave 0 0 4d. " 1620. Rec. of the gouldsmith for 2j ounces 3 qrs. of silver at592d ' 5u12s4d." In an Inventory, dated 1684, of Church goods in some of the City Churches in Canterbury, now preserved amongst the Tanner MSS. in the Bodleian Library [126, 97}, are the following entries relating to the Church Plate then existing at St. Andrews:— " One Communion Cup double gilt with a cover. Walter Southwell, John Lade, Churchwardens, at the bottom of it." " A Silver patten wrought work double gilt with upon it ' Charles Wettenhall Maior of the City of Canterbury borne in Cheshire gave this to the parish of Sfc Andrew for ever who died 1615. John Gosby & Thomas White Ch.-wardens.' " Three large pewter flagons. " Three pewter plates to put them upon." Charles Wettenhall was Mayor of Canterbury in 1598. 6 and 7. Two Flagons of Sheffield Plated Ware. Height, 12 inches ; diameter of mouth 3 | inches, of foot 5£ inches. The lids, which are bossed up in the centre, are ornamented with a gadroon moulding round their edge. 8 and 9. Two Pewter Plates. Diameter, 9£ inches. The marks are a crowned rose and . . . . tha fly. Inscribed in script on the under side, " Edward Jacob, William Peele, Churchwardens, 1708." ST. DUNSTAN'S. 1. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 7J inches ; diameter of mouth 4J- inches, of foot 3f inches ; weight, 10 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1774. Maker's mark, ff. (?) ®, (Frederic Deveer?). Inscribed : " Given to the Parish of S' Dunstan's, Kent, By I Eliz: Allen, 1775." A plain bell-shaped bowl with Up; the stem has a small oval knop. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 277 2. A Chalice of Silver. A duplicate of the last. Both are stamped under the f 0 0 t SJ). 3. A Paten of Siher. Height, 2 inches ; diameter, 6 | inches ; weight, 6£ ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1639. Maker's mark. The Rev. W. A. Scott Robertson (Archceologia Cantiana, Vol. XVL, p. 389) says, "T.C. in a shaped shield, with an object perhaps a fish over the letters," but this is by no means clear, the mark being nearly obliterated. The convex side is engraved with four conventional sprays of Elizabethan foliage. Mr. Scott Robertson thought this portion formed part of an earlier paten-cover, and that the broad rim was welded round it in 1641 [sic]. 4. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 94 inches; weight, 15 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1720 (new sterling). Maker's mark obliterated. Inscribed on the under side, " The Gift of Elizabeth Scranton, Spinster, to Sl Dunstance Church in Canterbury." A triple moulding surrounds the rim, and on the first depression are the following arms: Within a lozenge and surrounded by mantling, two bars, in chief three beasts' heads. 5. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 6 inches; weight, 3 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1869. Maker's mark, B.P.W. Inscribed on the flat rim, " S4 Duustan's, Canterbury, Christmas 1869." A cross patonce within interlacing circles is in the centre of the field, 6. A Paten of Base Metal. Diameter, 9TV inches. 7. A Flagon of Base Metal. Height, 10 inches. 8. A Flagon of Pewter. Height, 13 inches ; diameter of mouth 4£ inches, of foot 6-§ inches. Marks: imitation silver-plate marks, X crowned, ft.©. A tall straight-sided tankard with hinged lid, with finial, bold R-shaped handle, and splayed-out foot. 278 CHUECH PLATE IN KENT. CANTERBURY, ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 8^ inches ; diameter of mouth 4 | inches, of foot 4 inches; weight, 15 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1753. Makers' mark, T. R. & G., for Richard Gurney and T. Cooke. C. Inscribed: " S' George, Canterbury | Jo. Head, D.D., Rector. James Harnett, Robert Le Geyt, Churchwardens, 1753." A plain bell-shaped cup, with stem divided by a small round knop between fillets. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, If inches; diameter 5£ inches, of button 2 inches ; weight, 7 ozs. Marks and inscription as on No. 1. The Venerable John Head, D.D., fourth son of Sir Francis Head, Bart., was Rector of St. George the Martyr and St. Mary Magdalen in Canterbury from 1730 to 1760. In the latter year he was collated to the Rectory of Ickham, and from 1748 to 1769 was Archdeacon of Canterbury. He married Miss Jane Geekie, and died in Dec. 1769, and was buried in the chancel of Ickham Church. Robert Le Geyt, fifth son of Philip Le Geyt, was a native of Jersey. His first wife, a daughter of John Belvoir of Montgomeryshire, died 1766, and was buried at St. George's, By his second wife Ann Chandler he had three sons, of whom the eldest, Philip, became successively Vicar of St. Nicholas-at-Wade, Chislet, Ringwould, and Marden. 3. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 13 inches; weight, 34 ozs. Date letter obliterated. The maker's mark is very clear, viz., T.C, with a dolphin above and fleur-de-lis below the letters. This mark occurs on two patens of the Church of St. Edmund the King and Martyr, London, made in 1679. This is an interesting piece of seventeenth-century silversmiths' work. The greater part of the surface is hammered, so that it has the appearance of frosted silver. On the flat rim are four cartouches left plain, bearing severally the following texts: " Give to the poor and thou shalt have treasure in heaven," " If thou hast much give plenteously," etc., " Let him that is taught iu the Word," etc., "If there be first a willing mind," etc. Also the following arms and inscription : " Three bars dancette. And cheeky, on a fesse three leopards' heads erased. D.D.D. Eliz. Lovejoy, A.D. 1691." In the centre of the field in an oval within rays is the legend, " God loveth a cheerful giver." CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 279 Elizabeth Lovejoy, widow of the Rev. George Lovejoy, M.A., sometime Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, and Head Master of the King's School, Canterbury, from 1665 to 1684, died in 1694, and was buried in the Church of St. Peter in the Isle of Thanet. By her will (printed in Lewis's History of Thanet, col. p. 93, No. xlvii) she left numerous bequests to the Church of St. Peter, Thanet, and was a liberal benefactress to the hospitals of Canterbury, to the Grammar School and Hospital of Islington, and to the Grammar School of Wycomb in the County of Buckingham. During her lifetime she gave to the Church and parish of St. Peter, Thanet, two silver flagons. 4 and 5. Two Flagons of Silver. Height, 11^ inches; diameter of mouth 4 inches, of foot 7 inches; weight, 48 ozs. Marks as on No. 3. Tankards with domed lids and splayed-out feet. Engraved on tbe front with the sacred monogram, etc., en soleil, and the words, " This Communion Plate was bought for the use of S' George the Martyr in Canterbury by the voluntary Contributions of the Minister and some of the principal Parishioners. Jo. Head, D.D., Rector. James Harnett 1 n u , j „ Robert Le Geyt j Churchwardens. 1753. In an Inventory, dated 1684, now preserved amongst the Tanner MSS. in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, we find the following entries:— " One silver Communion Cup with a cover weighing 28 ounces, with upon it S' George of Canterbury, dated April the 4rtl, 1618. " One silver patten bearing the same date with the same inscription. " Two pewter flaggons." CANTERBURY, ST. GREGORY * 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7{f inches; diameter of mouth 4r\ inches, of foot 5£ inches; weight, 13 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1881. Maker's mark, T.P., in an oval stamp. Inscribed underneath the foot, " SJ Gregory the Great, Canterbury | To the Glory of God, 1882." The plain elliptical bowl is supported on a hexagonal stem with plain knop. The foot is sexfoil. * Built in 1848, as a memorial to Arohbishop Howley. 28.0 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 2. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 7 inches ; weight, 6 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1874. Makers' mark, J. E.B.W. S. Inscribed on the under side, " To the Glory of God, S. Gregory's, Canterbury, 1891." The central depression is gilt. 3. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 8T 5-g- inches; diameter of mouth 3 | inches, of foot 4 inches ; weight, 13 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1850. Makers' mark, E.J. B. in a four-lobed stamp. S.W. The sacred monogram, etc., is engraved on the bulb-shaped bowl, which is gilt inside. The stem is of baluster form. 4. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 8 inches; weight, 11 ozs. The marks are the same as on No. 3. Inscribed: " S' Gregory the Great, 1852." The sacred monogram, etc, is in the centre of the field. 5. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 10 inches; weight, 17 ozs. Marks and inscription as on the last. 6. An Alms-dish of Silver. A duplicate of the last, but having the London Hall Mark of the year 1848. 7. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 10| inches. London Hall Marks of the year 1851. Makers' mark and inscription as on No. 3. A ewer-shaped vessel with narrow neck, handle, cover, and spout. The sacred monogram, etc., is engraved on the foot. CANTERBURY, HOLY CROSS. 1. A ChaUce of Silver. Height, 8 | inches; diameter 4inch.es, of foot 3 | inches; depth of bowl, 4 | inches; weight, 14 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1585. Maker's mark, G.E., in monogram. This is a good typical Elizabethan cup. Round the deep straightsided bowl is a band of conventional foliage between fillets, with pendants at the interlacing points. An egg-and-tongue moulding unites the bowl to the short stem, which is divided by a plain round CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 281 knop, and swells out in both directions. The foot is convex, and has a thread moulding succeeded at its outer edge by the egg and tongue. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, 1{ inches; diameter 4f inches, of foot 1^ inches; weight, 4 ozs. The marks are the same as on the cup. On the button, between slips of foliage, is the date " 1587." The convex side is ornamented by a band of foliage similar to that on the cup. 3. An Alms-dish or Credence Paten of Silver. Height, 3 inches; diameter 12 inches, of foot 4f inches; weight, 27 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1769. Maker's mark obliterated. Inscribed on the under side, " Holy Cross, Westgate, Cant^, given by the Revd M1' Sam1 Fremoult, 1775."* The sacred monogram, cross, etc., en soleil, are engraved in the centre. 4. A Paten of Silver. Diameter, 7 inches ; weight, 11 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1887. Makers' mark, J.W. over E.C. Inscribed: " Holy Cross Church, Canterbury, Philip Wood Loosemore, M.A., Vicar. The sacred monogram, etc., en soleil, is in the centre of the field. 5. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 12 inches; diameter of mouth 2 inches, of foot 5 inches; weight, 26| ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1883. Inscribed: " To the J Glory of God j and in | Loving Memory of Joseph Harris Cowper | Born at Davington 1867, died at Clyro August 1880. Given to the Holy Cross Church, Canterbury, By the Father and mother of the child 1883. Qui alienaverit anathema sit." A ewer-shaped vessel with hinged hd surmounted by a double cross. Round the bulb is a band with three circles bearing respectively the Agnus Dei, a cross patonce, and the sacred monogram. The donor, Mr. John Meadows Cowper, is well known to Kentish antiquaries and genealogists for his numerous transcriptions of Parish Registers. He is also the author of Lives of the Deans of Canterbury, Our Parish Eooks and what they tell us, Memorial Inscriptions in Canterbury Cathedral, and many other useful works. * See under All Saints, p. 273. 282 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. CANTERBURY, ST. MARGARET. 1. A ChaUce of Silver, gilt. Height, 8£ inches; diameter of mouth 4 | inches, of foot 4£ inches ; weight, 18 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1708 (new sterling). Maker's mark, W.A., with a mitre above the letters in a four-lobed stamp. The bowl is bell shaped, with a lip, and has a raised triple moulding round its centre, above which is engraved the cross, etc., en soleil, and beneath is the following inscription: " Hune Calicem in sacra? mens® usum Deo & Scffi Margt£e Cant'8 Eccl'03 obtulit quorundam Generosorum pia Liberalitas impetrante Thoma Johnson, A.M., ejusdem Ecclii8 Ministro, A.D. 1709." Underneath the foot, 16 = 5. Thomas Johnson was Rector of St. Margaret's from 1713 to 1727; he was also a Minor Canon of the Cathedral and Vicar of Brookland. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver, gilt. Height, 1| inches; diameter 5f inches, of button 1\ inches; weight, 7 ozs. Tbe marks are the same as on No. 1. The rim is moulded, and the cross, etc., en soleil, is engraved iu the centre of the field. Inscribed as No. 1, with the exception that " Hanc patinam " is substituted for " Hune Calicem." 3 and 4. Two Flagons of Silver. Height, 12| inches; diameter of mouth 4f inches, of foot 7 inches; weight, 62 ozs. The same marks as the last two. The inscription is the same as on No. 1, with the exception of the words " Hanc lagenam " for " Hune Calicem." These are fine tankard-shaped vessels, with well-moulded domed lids surmounted by a conventional rose. Scratched beneath the foot are the following figures, 57 .6. 5. An Alms-dish of Silver. Height, 4 inch; diameter, 10 inches; weight, 19 ozs. The same marks as on the above. Inscribed as No. 2. Tbe cross, etc., en soleil, is engraved in the centre of the field. On the underside, 17 = 15. 6. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 1\ inches; weight, 13 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1725. Maker's mark, R.B., in an oblong stamp with the upper corners cut off (? Richard Bayley).. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 283 Inscribed: " S' Margaret's | Canterbury | 1726 | T. Johnson, Minister | W. Carter, T. Denn, Churchwardens." Also the following text, '' S* Matt. 5, ver. 16, Let your hght so shine before men that they may see your good works," etc. The cross, etc., en soleil, is in the centre of the field. 7. An Alms-dish of Silver. A duplicate of the last, but inscribed with the legend, " Proverbs 19, ver, 17, He that hath pity on the poor Lendeth to the Lord," etc. Base metal handles have been added to the last two vessels, probably in recent years. 8. A Cruet of Base Metal. Height, 11 inches. Modern, church furnisher's type. CANTERBURY, ST. MARTIN'S. 1. A Paten of Silver, gilt. Height, 1^ inches; diameter 6 | inches, of foot 2£ inches; weight, 6£ ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1685. Maker's mark, T.K., with a leaf below the letters. The paten has a moulded edge. The sacred monogram, etc., en soleil, is engraved in the centre of the field, surrounded by the following inscription : " Deo : et: Su Martini Ecclesia? dedicatum #." 2. A Paten of Silver, gilt. Height, 1 | inches; diameter 8 | inches, of foot 3 | inches ; weight, 13£ ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1772. Maker's mark, T. over M., in an oval stamp. Very flat, with a moulded edge. The sacred monogram, etc., en soleil, is engraved in the centre of the field. 3. A Chalice of Silver, gilt. Height, 8£ inches; diameter of mouth 5 inches, of foot 4£ inches; weight, 15f ozs. Birmingham Hull Marks of the year 1870. Maker's mark, P.E. The elliptical bowl is ornamented in its lower parts by wavy applique work. The cylindrical stem is slightly jewelled. The foot is sexfoil. 284 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 4. A Flagon of Silver, gilt. Height, 13 inches ; diameter of mouth 2f inches, of foot 4 inches ; weight, 28| ozs. The marks are the same as on No. 3. Flask shaped, with spout and cover, surmounted by a cross patonce. The above vessels are kept in an ancient coffer covered with leather and strongly bound with ornamental wrought-iron work. 5. An Alms-dish of Brass. This is an interesting dish of beaten brasswork. In the second depression is a seven-petalled rose, which occupies the greater part of the field, in the centre of which is a silver medal representing St. Martin dividing his cloak with the beggar. This dish is said to have been given to the Church about sixty years ago by the late Mr. Daniel Finch of the Cathedral Precincts and some time Auditor to the Dean and Chapter. CANTERBURY, ST. MARY BREDIN. 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 71 inches; diameter of mouth 3^ inches, of foot 4 inches; depth of bowl, 44 inches. London Hall Marks of the year 1811. Maker's mark, R.G., in a rectangular stamp (Robert Garrard of Panton Street). Inscribed round the edge of the foot, "Saint Mary Bredin, Canterbury, purchased 1811." The bowl is wine-glass shaped, engraved with the sacred monogram, etc., en soleil. Round the foot is a bead moulding. 2. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2£ inches; diameter 5 | inches, of foot 2| inches. Marks and inscription as on the Chalice. The Paten bas a beaded edge; the sacred monogram, etc., is on the foot. 3. A Paten of Silver. Height, 2J inches; diameter 6 inches, of foot 2f inches. London Hall Marks of the year 1885. Inscribed as the last, but with the date " 1886." 4. A Paten of Silver. Diameter 4T 7-g- inches, of foot 2f inches. London Hall Marks of the year 1876. Inscribed: " Presented to S' Mary Bredin's Church by the Revd G. B. Lee Warner, M.A., Vicar." CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 285 The Rev. G. B. Lee Warner, M.A. of Brasenose College, Oxford, third son of the Rev. Daniel Henry Lee Warner of Boxwell, Gloucestershire, was Vicar of St. Mary Bredin from 1851 until his death 7 Jan. 1880. During his incumbency the Church was rebuilt. 5. A Flagon of Silver. Height, 13 inches; diameter of mouth 4J inches, of foot 5§ inches. London Hall Marks of the year 1777. Maker's mark, B.S., for Ben Stephen of Ludgate Hill. Inscribed on the edge of the foot, " Saint Mary Bredin, Canterbury, purchased 1811." This is a fine ewer-shaped vessel, gilt inside, on a raised foot. It has a removable cover, with round finial, and a hinged lid to the spout, on which is a beaded moulding. 6. A Chalice of Silver. London Hall Marks of the year 1873. Made to match No. 1. Gilt inside. 7. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 9 | inches. Marks and inscription as on No. 1. In the centre, which is much bossed up, is engraved the sacred monogram, etc., en soleil. The edge is beaded. 8. An Alms-dish of Silver. A. duplicate of the last, but not bossed up in the centre. 9. An Alms-dish of Base Metal. Diameter, 9 | inches. Beaded edge. CANTERBURY, ST. MARY BREDMAN* 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7 inches; diameter of mouth 3^ inches, of foot 3 inches; weight, 9 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1770. Maker's mark, T.W., in rectangular stamp (Thos. Wynne, entered 1754). The bell-shaped bowl has a moulded lip, and bears the following inscription within a wreath of foliage: " S' Mary Bredman | The Revd J. Duncombe | Rector. Iwik?r}C l l u r c l l w a r d e n 8 -" * The Church (which had been rebuilt in 1822) was pulled down a few years ago, The Plate is kept at the offices of the Capital and Counties Bank, 286 CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 2. A Paten of Silver. Height, 1\ inches; diameter of mouth 7 inches, of foot %\ inches; weight, 10^ ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1822. Maker's mark, E.B., under certain other letters no longer legible. Inscribed on the first depression, " Parish of S* Mary Bredman, Canterbury." The Rev. John Duncombe was born in the year 1730, and was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In the year 1757 Archbishop Herring presented him to the livings of St. Andrew with St. Mary Bredman in Canterbury. In 1776 Archbishop Seeker appointed him one of the Six Preachers, and in 1773 Archbishop Cornwallis gave him the Vicarage of Herne. He was also Master of the Hospitals of St. Nicholas, Harbledown, and of St. John in Canterbury, of both of which he published accounts in Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica. In addition to these he wrote a History of Heme and Reculver, and edited Gostling's Walk about Canterbury and Archbishop Herring's Letters, and was the author of several poetical effusions, the chief of which is entitled The Feminead. He died in 1786, and his memorial tablet was formerly in the Church of St. Mary Bredman. In the Inventory of: 1684 [Tanner MSS., Bodleian, 126, 97], mention is made of the following Plate in this Church :— " One small silver Communion Cup with a cover, marked at the top of the cover 1573." " One pewter flaggon." " One pewter plate." CANTERBURY, ST. MARY MAGDALENE* 1. A Chalice of Silver. Height, 7 | inches; diameter of mouth 4 | inches, of foot 4 | inches; weight, 12 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1650. Maker's mark, W.M., with some object between pellets below the letters, in a plain pointed shield. It is not clear what the object is, but it is not a mullet as in the mark recorded by Mr. Cripps as occurring on a piece of plate belonging to Viscount Midleton dated 1658. * The benefice is united with that of St. George the Martyr. The Church, with the exception of the tower, was pulled down in the year 1871. The Church Plate is kept at the offices of the Capital and Counties Bank. CHURCH PLATE IN KENT. 287 The capacious bowl is straight-sided, with a flatfish base, and is ornamented by a single belt of conventional foliage between fillets interlacing three times in hour-glass curves. The stem is very short, and divided by a large flat knop. The letters ^^' are rudely engraved on the side of the bowl. 2. A Paten-cover of Silver. Height, 1£ inches; diameter, 6 inches; weight, 8 ozs. The marks are the same as those found on No. 1. 3. An Alms-dish of Silver. Diameter, 10 inches ; weight, 23 ozs. London Hall Marks of the year 1763. Makers' mark, T.H. over R.M., in a four-lobed stamp. This is a salver, with shaped edge, on three feet. The following inscription is engraved on field: — " This waiter was given | for the use of the Inhabitants | of the Parish of Saint Mary Magdalene | attending the Holy Communion, In | Memory of William Gray, late Alderman | and Father of the City, deceased, who served | the office of Mayor in the year 1748 and 1760 | was a member of the Corporation 60 years [