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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Title: 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.
Author: Somner, William, 1598-1669.
Publication: 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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In the Windowes.

Orate pro anima Domini Willielmi Mellrose rectoris ecclesiae * 1.1 sanctae Mariae de Bredman. By it is his Device, being W. M. with a Rose over head.

Orate pro anima fratris Iohannis Fanting Rectoris sanctae * 1.2 Mariae de Bredyn. With his Picture, and Det mater Christi Fanting Iohn gaudia coeli.

These haply were benefactors to this Church about the same time that one Thomas Petyt of this Parish was, who in yeare 1498. by his Will v 1.3, gave five markes to the making of a new Steeple, and a new Roofe to this Church, like as did one Io••n Swan x 1.4 another Parishioner there at the same time, and an Alderman sometime Maior of the City, viz. lxvjs. viij^d. facturae novae testudinis & campanilis ibidem, cum conti∣gerit de novo fieri, as his Will expresseth it. It was presented to Archbishop Warham at his visitation holden Anno 1511. Quod Maior & Communitas Civitatis Cantuar subtrahunt deci∣mas & oblationes ratione opellarum fori piscari•• in dicta parochia scit. debitas ecclesiae supradicte. But the Chamberlaine of the City appearing and in the Townes behalfe denying the presentment to be true, it doth not appeare that the matter proceeded any further y 1.5. Here was sometime a Chantery for William Butler.

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* 1.1

William Mellrose.

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* 1.2

Iohn Fanting.

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v 1.3

In Regist. Dom. Archid. Cant.

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x 1.4

In ••od. Regist.

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y 1.5

Ex Registro Watham.

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