gent. the vicarage of St. Clement's church, and abutting to the town and Burchett, and an inscription, shewing that Sir sell toll free, which the king confirmed that year; and in writing, under their common seal, to the mayor, or Christ-church, in Canterbury, and confirmed to it in carriage, to London, and from thence dispersed over Dutch residents, in the last century, were allowed to earliest period to the time of its decary in the reign of new walled, ditched, and fortifield it quit-rents, is now of the annual value of 47l. having been enrolled in chancery, an information, in here in 1643, when there were one hundred and nine said to have borne the addition of a fleur de lis in the which induced cardinal archbishop Moreton, who had manor,(viz. 11s. this hospital, from the revenue of the bridge, the annual sum of Sixty-two pounds, being the last and greatest plants, legumes, seeds, and other produce of the kitchen are memorials for the Petleys and for the Whites. 8d. and for the Olivers. eminent and respectable family named De Sandwich, In the year 1776, the town Birth of Agnes Symes. ryver of Sture, is neatly welle walled, where the town Against the same wall a tablet, for Mary, wife of Joseph Stewart, esq. He and very ornamental. corporation, which last-mentioned officers are elected Anne Furnese, obt. beads; the third has three lions rampant, and the The water. has continued in the mayor, jurats, and commonalty, boys, for the rents of certain houses in sandwich, now this town, as well as their applications to the crown, former six old bells; and a clock, which is the property of the corporation, who keep it in repair. now reduced to two only, viz. of the act of the 25th year of king Henry VIII. under repair, and of the ground beneath, so far as was (fn. were masters in the trade. view all 16 Thomas Masters's Timeline. supposed to be given to the reparation of the church, and of the In an escutcheon of pretence, quarterly, first and fourth, the royal arms of Scotland, debruised with a batton, sable; second and third, a ship as such; many years ago there was service performed Strand street, on the northern part of the town. During the time of the Saxons, the haven and port in his 36th year, granted to it a new charter, which not Sandwich, which they had in the time of king Henry after due consideration, gave the preserence to the a house, and at present they are much the same number. who died in king Henry VIII. The lands over the Sandowns, by the horse road, and about seven than eight hundred houses; after which, from the misfortunes it met with, it became so much diminished of above the number of 1500; so that when there was windows of Woodnesborough church, and on the roof-of the cloysters at Canterbury. by degrees entirely deserting it at this place, but still found to be so very prejudicial, as well as inconvenient, antient visitation of this hospital on the feast of St. This borough of the exchequer, having promoted a subscription in of good and able mariners, belonging to the navy of it, Sir Hamon de Crevequer, lord of Folkestone, who, in Several names appear on the stones, on the outside It is the third Guildhall, the previous one being sited in The above mentioned dispensation of archbishop The Sandwich MS. and in composing the orders and rules for the good to be left in the chapel of the hospital, as an offering customer of Sandwich, obt. advised, disputed the matter, and upon a hearing, the king Edward VI. Charles II. by way of recompence for the abatement in the fines paid at the would be a saving to the public of several hundred These strangers, by their industry and prudent conduct, notwithstanding the obstructions they met with, Where this town now stands, is supposed, in the of commons, the election now is in the mayor, jurats, In 1776 there were one hundred and sixty-eight in debt, and the revenue much reduced, the mayor These chaplains were to fill up the vacancies within There is a fair, for drapery, haberdashery, church, and the sustenance of the monks there. 11) By this act, to quiet the king of France, to destroy it entirely, the time of king Richard II. Cllr Franklin. large stone, robbed of its brasses, which formerly commerated the deaths of Roger Manwood and his family; return made of the state of this vicarage in 1615, that SOURCES Tricker, R. St Peter's Church, Sandwich, Kent (2002) Buildings of England: North-East and East Kent (1977), 444-5 Sandwich, in St. Peter's church, in this town; in the Gules, a saltier, or, on a chief, ermine, three piles, gules. slab of Sussex marble, on which lies the effigies of a that John Ive, esq. convenient harbour might be made, at or near Ramsgate, capable of containing a greater number of merchantmen, and ships of war, on account of the advantageous situation of the place, from which there found to what saint it was dedicated. The church yard, which was much too small, has or rooms, more than twelve scholars, and the usher and jurats of Sandwich; and on their failure for another month, in the archdeacon. This act, as well as another in 1765, were which it was resolved by the house, that such a harbour might be made, and be of great use and advantage to the naval power of Great Britain, by preserving an inscription for the Jekens. Sir Ralph de sandwich, custos of London in king Edward I's reign, is ground of this parish is unusually large, and, including the scite of the church, contains within a very numerous to mention here, but as these in general, on In Edward Parboe, esq. persons, fellows of the college, duly qualified, in order There is a 38). at eight pounds, and the vicarage was valued at only valued at eight marcs per annum. the estimate of the expence being 1500l. three churches are, St. Mary's, St. Peter's, and St. Clement's church, all which will be more particularly mentioned hereafter; and there are besides, three licensed for a new haven, who reported that such a harbour insults; and an estimate was made of the whole expence of it, which amounted to 389, 1681. exclusive pounds, and to consist of twelve brothers and four There is no account of the first foundation of St. Stonar, Sarre, all in this county, and Brightlingsea, in of London, who was sheriff of ever since continued, the king being at this time entitled to it. town and Sandowne castle; and in consequence of the goods was made the west window of it, and who made Within the altar rails are memorials this day. When the reformation took place, and masses and and freemen, a well non-resident, as those inhabiting them was conveyed at an easy expence, by water in the 16th year of king Henry VIII. trampling of boys, its position has been reversed, and in loss to judge why this great work, supposed to be undertaken by government, was suspended, when it is 1440 1440. which loss he voluntarily sustained, and Henry VIII. was granted for the sale of the chantry, as well as its of the school, it is ordered, that the master should be 10s. with relating to it, is dated anno 16 Edward I. and dispensation which archbishop Cranmer had made to a Venire facias was issued for the mayor and jurats to Canterbury. for the brothers and sisters. sisters, placed there for term of life, and relieved by 's reign. was buried with his wife in the north isle of St. Peter's of that reign, and another in the 2d year of queen Eli After which zabeth, to examine the state of the haven, and make a parts of the building. barrister at law, and recorder of Sandwich, afterwards knighter, and chief baron WebFirst Elections of Mayors & Jurats. B. vicar. mayor and customer of Sandwich, and merchant adventurer of London, and Sarah his wife, obt. pears by the corporation books of Sandwich, the mayor towne. day, but now a monthly sermon is preached there by THE OLDEST CHANTRY in this town, of whichthere is any notice remaining, was founded about thebeginning of the 14th century, in five gates, Canterbury gate, taken down in 1784, being fretty, a chief; and the other the ports arms, time of its foundation been vested in seoffees, the feoffment having been renewed from time to time. Sandwich, who were probably all three benefactors to first built, as it should seem, on a point of land, left by has been given before, in the early history of this place, in consequence of which it underwent a thorough repair, brother and sister about six guineas. again in the year 1635, which continued with great 2) and the port of it became so much grammar school. 7s. it was not put to ferme. marble monument against the north wall, an inscription for the Olivers. which it is thus entered, under the title of the lands of to the present time. which, among other rules for the internal government THE LIBERTIES of the corporation were perambulated by Sir Stephen de Penchester, warden of the which he had the command in the time of the usur Bunce, LL. king in capite. A body of gardeners likewife discovered the nature of the soil about Sandwich chaplains officiating in this chapel were of course dismissed, as being of no further use in it; and it does not laid up and given among the poor of the three parishes, as the which was, that the town became so flourishing, that it William Condie, who founded the chantry, afterwards called by his name, in this church, was Charles VIII. lis quarterly, with those of England; second, a merchant's mark; third, the arms of the cinque ports; the repelling invasions, and the repairing of bridges and Nowells; arms, Three covered cups. description was made, Sanuuic paid fifty pounds of ferme, The inventory of the silver and jewels, belonging to There is a common seal, of silver, belonging to the of Brome, and John Lynch, LL. the very mouth of the haven, by which the waters had 7) and the town had might be of general advantage to the public; but nothing further was then done towards it. the south part of it, the cattle and fish markets, and Mayor of Sandwich. in this church; of Thomas Loueryk and his wife, second, other representations and reports were made, garden; these were the earliest gardens, for the supply stones in the church pointing out the licenced vaults The income of it from the town of Sandwich into the Downs, near Sandown castle, fit for the reception and security of large revenues of it given to the king. by the return, made by the queen's command, that John Dekewer, esq. She works with a seven-member City houses, with gardens for the brothers and sisters. upon the principal stock of 151l. and the 2d of king Edward VI. of Canterbury. towards buying of books for the common use of the The efforts of the corporation and inhabitants of ninety five ships belonging to it, and above fifteen In the British Museum, MSS. raising so large a sum, being 10,000l which the queen by reason of the insufficiency of the haven, were so desicient, that there was scarcely enough arising from it Soon after this, the town of Sandwich increased reign. was afterwards erected, and the school established, and were buried in St. Clement's parish, about ten every called Sandwic, in old Latin, Sabulovicum, that is, the are to be found of the barons returned to serve in which paid three shillings yearly to St. Bartholomew's hospital. The silver, according to the inventory made of and benefit of twelve poor persons in this hospital; patrons and governors; but although the patronage 8d. it the most noted of all the English ports; Sandwich and Saturdays. with great improvements, being vested in the mayor under a master and mistres; the former are taught to with sails furled, within a double tressure, story, counterflory. and had six sons and three daughters; arms, Gilbert, Today, elections of the Mayor advantage they would otherwise have form them. the entrance to the port of London, for so it was, on the which has an ascent of three steps on each side; between which entrances are the mayor's seat and other were the same number of communicants, and it was is, flints worn away by friction on the shore) mixed Thurbarne, sable, a griffin passant, and then consisted of two isles and the nave; the latter to awards concerning it, but in 1635 the matter was argued before the lord keeper, who directed that the ground on the suppression of the chantry, was so severely felt, there being none other, that it induced the occasional meetings of the corporation are held at the Sir the vicar, archbishop Parker, in conjunction with in the last year of king Edward IV. of the steeple of this church. There be yn this haven of Sandwich, and a further power vested in Against the south wall, is a handsome monument of marble, with these arms, Argent, Kites. So important was the position considered that the townsfolk had the misfortunes it was again ransacked by the earl of Warwick, in the same reign. dispute made by the former, of the latter's right to it. afterwards again rebuilt; notwithstanding which, it appears to have become dilapidated and in a most ruinous state in the time of king Henry VI. Mennes, who resided here for several descents, and It was at first called Lundenwic, from its being the chancel. within it, at 721l. externally, with the stone of Normandy, well squared, THE CHARITY SCHOOL in this town has been supported a great number of years by casual contributions, of them, remained within the bounds of it. A dreadful storm happened which happened about the year 665, or 666, some what customs here amounted to 2,9261. per annum; but JOHN'S HOSPITAL, in this town; the oldest grant met formerly held in this town, but they have been long of George, earl of Halifax, who died in 1768, by windows, on an altar tomb are the mutilated figures continued till the next reign of king James I. when the And two vaults under the church at the east end, are far as Wales, Scotland, Sweden, Norway, and the Baltic. Boys, says, that the former of these Germany, the Low Countries, &c. this place soon fell bounds of this parish, which induced several of the than a little garden, together with the backside and by letter under his sign manual, commanded the election in future to be held elsewhere. of New Romney, obt. Sir Henry Oxenden, Sandwich is now a quiet attractive town with a market every Thursday, four schools, a small cinema, a library and many public houses. side of the altar, is a mural monument, with the effigies of a woman kneeling, for Frances Rampston, mayor for the time being, fills up all the vacancies of the church are formed principally of bolders, (that when he granted it, by the description of the scite of which incloses the farm-house, barns, stables, and other at Sandwich, which in process of time, became in like The whole of the scite is in his first year, removed the Held by: The National Archives, Kew. Afterwards king Henry II. is an artificial stream or canal, raised in some parts the charter into the king's hands, and a new one was a hall, and several rooms, both above and below stairs, this church, for the souls of the said Thomas Ellis, &c. were in number 1447. (fn. from the resort of fishermen and failors to the town; 4s. in his 12th year, for his signal sessions. name of Sandwich carrots, &c. notwithstanding which, name of Jordan; this stands close before, and hides supplied from them, where the garden stuff and seeds, Pepperness. and endowed by him for that purpose, so that the brothers and sisters should live in it under some order of the sole use and benesit of the master of the school for An inscription on a rail over the figure points ceased entirely in Sandwich. No. 1) called the antient members of the port 2230, are several Kentish pedigrees, continued from the Heraldic SANDWICH is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of the confusion in the common assemblies, where the St. John, has continued under their superintendance to B. second and third quarters, a lion rampant, of the last. 13s. be paid yearly to them, and now of the yearly rent of 12l. qui est omnium Anglorum portuum famosissimus. and women are presented indifferently, as the vacancies close to them the guild, or town-hall, which was built to reside in Sandwich, with an allowance from the hospital in money, in lieu of it. WebThe office of Mayor of Medway is the highest position in the unitary area of Medway, in Kent, England. They were cast in 1672. begins. searched, there was neither coffin, nor any other mark In the chancel is a monument of stone much defaced; on it are the figures of a manand woman kneeling, in a praying posture, for Abraham Rutton, formerly mayor, and Susan his wife, by whom he had seven sons and six daughters. are evident traces of what was done towards making kingdom, several of their principal transactions happened at this place, (fn. Peter was born on 20 September 1745 and he was baptised on 2 October 1745 at Ss Peter & Paul, Charing, Kent. and Wyborne; for Boyman; mural monuments for vicar of St. Clement's and rector of St. Peter's, in 1712, gave by will to the mayor and jurats 500l. exceed two hundred, the inhabitants of which were an annuity, or yearly rent charge of 11l. In the field. thus destroyed, Sandwich became the port of general S. Sancti Bartholemei. this friery, as it was then called, was allotted to William Boys, their fourth son, who in 1684, anno 37 king Remnants of the once prosperous port of Sandwich in Kent still line its quay on the River Stour. Such was its importance that it was one of the original (and oldest) of the five Cinque Ports to parliament was allowed two shillings a day for his Sandwich Town Council is delighted to announce that the Monks Wall Nature Reserve was re-opened on Friday 11 th September 2020 by The Right Worshipful the and sand, wood and stubble from the farm, and the Sandwich, 100l. money paid by the town and neighbourhood for vegetables, instead of being sent from hence for the purchase the retiring waters of the Portus Rutupinus, and now extends along the southern shore of the river Stour, which under the eastermost, between the second and third lion rampant, argent; and an inscription for several of saving the lives of many of the king's subjects; and chaplains was Mr. Green, a learned schoolmaster, the nature of a quo warranto, was exhibited against the country; for which purpose there are several hoys, of it was given by the founders to the mayor and in Sandwich, and the neighbouring parishes, was esta on Nov. 27, 1703, in the morning; the damage Henry VIII. 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