also on the garden on ye so. side of the great gate of said Base C'. cont. OA. 1R. OP. valued worth 0l. 5s. 4d. ☞ an. ; the improved value of w'ch last mentioned premises, above the present reserved rent, and the overmeasure allowed, is 5l. 2s. 3d.

"This particular is grounded on a survey taken in July, 1650. The afd. premises are contracted for and agreed to be sold to Jn. Warr, of Westmr. Gent. on behalf of divers original creditors, by whom he is authorized, 3 March, 1651. This particular is rated in fee simple for Jn. and Rob'. Cobbet and Jn. Warre, at 15 years purchase, for the present yearly value of the manor of Pevensey, and several parcels of the demesnes thereof, altogether 867. 14s. 6d. in possession, and at 2 years' purchase, for the improved yearly value of the premises, whereon a present interest of 44 years is allowed to commence at Lady Day next, being 51. 2s. 3d. in reversion, and at 3 years' purchase, for the improved yearly value of other parcel of the premises, wherin a present interest is allowed for 26 years, to come at Michs. next, being 10. 18s. 10d. in reversion, and at 4 years' purchase, for the improved yearly value of other part of the premises; wherin a present interest is allowed of 22 years from 1649, being 271. 15s. in reversion, and at three years' purchase, for the improved yearly value of other part of the premises; wherin a present interest is allowed for 32 years from Michs. next, being 71. 7s 8d., at 40/. for the materials of Pevensey Castle, and one other gross sum of 201. for wood or timber, deducting by way of reprize for Sl. Þ an. for executing the portreeve's office, 15 years' value, w'ch is 45/., according to w'ch rates and values the purchase-money amounts to 1492l. 9s. 01d.”

"31st July, 1675.-The Ld. Treasurer orders Sir Charles Harbord, Surveyor-General, to send him valuation of the manor of Pevensey, for a lease to be made thereof for 31 years, in reversion after the Queen's Majesty, and such estates as she may make."

"5th Aug. 1675.-T. Fisher, Deputy to the Survr. Genl. reports that the manor of Pevensey belongs to the Duchy of Lancaster, and was rated in her Majesty's jointure at 221. 5s. 3d. in free and copyhold lands, and in profits of Cts by a medium of seven years, 21. p. an., and in rents of the desmesne lands demised to several tenants, 207. Os. 11d. p. an. wch by the Parl. survey seem worth, on improvement, 3477. 15s. 5d. above ye said reserved rents. These lands are mostly marsh lands, and the banks are chargeable to keep; so that he conceives a lease of this manor for thirtyone y' after the Queen's interest not worth more than 500l., reserving said rents of 221. 5s. 8d. and 201. Os. 11d. p. an. payable to the Crown. See Parl. Survey in my MS. A. p. 131, and the Ld. Treasurer's order to Sir C. Harbord, and his report, a length."

King William granted this manor and castle to Bentinck, E. of Portland, whose son sold it to Spencer Compton, E. of Wilmington, to whom the title of V Pevensey.

it gave

1620, Sept. to Sept. 1, 1628, inclusive, this manor was in the CrownC Rolls.

"1660, Oct. 1.-Henrietta Maria Queen Dowager-1660 Q. Dowager died-Jn. Raynes, steward.

"1671, Sept. 28.-King Charles II.-1676, Nov. 20, Catherine Queen of England-Jn. Raynes, steward.

"1705, Sept. 2.-Ditto (Thos. Medley, Esq. Dep' to Rob' Ld Ferrers, principal steward)-Thos. Medley, Esq. steward.

"1706, Oct. 9.-The first Court of Wm. Earl of Portland.-1711, Sept. 10, Henry E. of Portland-Thos. Medley, Esq. steward.

"1717, Oct. 7, and 1725, Oct. 26-Henry Duke of Portland-1728, Oct. 30, Wm. Duke of Portland—1729, Oct. 31, ditto-T. Medley, jun. steward.

"1734, Jan. 23-1742, Nov. 29, Spencer Earl of Wilmington-Geo. Worge, steward.

"1743, Oct. 3-1754, Sept. 30, James E. of Northampton-Geo.Worge, steward.

"1755, May 22-Hon. Chas. Compton, Esq.-1756, Oct. 4, Geo. Bridges Rodney, Esq. guardian of Chas. Compton.

"1758, Oct. 16-Chas. Compton, Esq.-1759, Oct. 25, Charles Earl of Northampton.

"1764, Oct. 22-Eliz. Dss of Beaufort, guardian of Ly Eliz. Compton. "1769, Oct. 19, and 1776, Oct. 15. Ly Eliz. Compton.

"Charles 7th. E. of Northampton, on whose death, 18th Oct. 1763, it passed to his daur and sole heir, Ly Eliz. Compton, who carried it in marriage, 1782, to Ld Geo. Henry Cavendish.

"26 G. 3. 1786, Ld Geo. Henry Cavendish-1788, ditto; 1790, ditto." (created Earl of Burlington Sept. 1831.)—Burrell MSS.

MISCELLANEOUS.

"1710, Revd Jn Wright, Vicar of Pevensey, Chancellor and Reg. of Chich for ye benefit of his ps'hrs who laboured under the inconvenience of bad water, employed Jn Pursglove, of Herstmonceux, for his workman to convey water from the castle moat to the town: in order hereto he found it necessary to make his way under the castle wall, which is very high, and the thickness he computed to be ten feet. The foundation upon wc'h the superstructure is erected consists of piles planked over with slabs of extraordinary substance; but, notwithstanding the long tract of time since the building this weighty fabrick, there appeared no decay on the slabs, only the colour changed, from what we may suppose it when they were first laid down; the leaves of faggots found there were sound."-Transcribed 1782, (from a paper in the possession of Mr. Lambart, of Lewes), by W. B.-Burrell MSS.

W. B.'s Notes, 1783.-" The So. tower of ye inner ct. now remaininge 1783, resembles the opposite No. tower, except yt ye sally port is on y, right as you enter the So. tower, and on ye left as you enter the No. tower. The No. tower is most compleat. The most eastern tower of the No. face is of ye same style of architecture as the other No. tower, but has no sally port. The most W. tower on the No. face has a loop near the East re-entering angle, which nearly falls in with the main line of wall, and is constructed in a singular manner. In ye arch of the inner ct. gateway are two doors remaining open, and two stopped up, on each side; toward the great gate, in the crown of the arch, is a square hole, calculated to annoy an

enemy. The towers of the inner ct. were places of habitation as well as defence. On the outside of the outer castle wall, to the South, has been a ditch. Part of the outer wall on the West angle of the South tower has been destroyed, or much damaged, as the present low wall appears of a different æra from the rest of the main wall. The bastions of the outer wall are solid masonry, on one of which in the No face has been erected a square building. The keep has been strongly fortified with round towers, one of wch in the N.E. part seems to have strengthened that part wch joined the N. E. part of the inner c'; many towers of the outer c' are destroyed. The lines of Roman tile in the wall of towers not equally regular. An egg found in a well several feet underground."-Burrell MS.

"Before we quit Pevensey, it may not be unentertaining to insert the following anecdote. At a quarter sessions (for the liberty) some years back, a man was brought to the bar, charged with stealing a pair of buckskin breeches, which charge was fully proved, he was found guilty by the Jury; but when the court were informed the offence was a capital one, and that they must proceed to pass sentence, they were so much alarmed, that they wished to reverse the verdict, and give a fresh one, in such words as to make the consequence less than death; they therefore adjourned the court; and dispatched a messenger to Thomas Willard, Esq. of East Bourne, the then town-clerk, (whose deputy was on that day attending,) to beg his opinion whether it was possible to reverse the present verdict, and receive a fresh one, together with his instructions how to proceed. It happened that Lord Wilmington, to whom this place at that time belonged, with the then Chief Baron of the Exchequer, were at dinner with Mr. Willard, when this curious application arrived, to whom Mr. W. having reported the contents, the Chief Baron jocosely said, instruct them to reverse the present verdict, and bring it in Manslaughter:' to which Lord Wilmington consenting, Mr. W. advised accordingly, and a new verdict to that effect was absolutely the consequence."-Royers' Eastbourne, 1787.

The population is returned in 1831 as only 343, but this is confined to the few houses forming the town or village in the immediate vicinity of the church and castle. In 1821, the parish contained 98 houses, and 752 inhabitants. The valuation of real property in 1815, was very considerable, viz. town £8320, parish £2009.

On leaving Hastings at the London extremity, we find no object sufficient to arrest the attention till we reach the summit of Fairlight Down, leaving the village in a picturesque hollow to the left; the church small and uninteresting in itself, is erected on a hill to the right, above the sea, hence called by Leland "the high steeple," and forming an effective landmark *. When the traveller has reached the windmill on the highest point, 599 feet above the level of the ocean, should the hour and state of the atmosphere be propitious, he will be detained by a view, which he will readily allow to be at least one of the most commanding and lovely he has ever witnessed, whether he has traversed the extent of England, Scotland, and Ireland, or even if he is not unacquainted with some of the rich prospects of the continent, short of the Alps or Mount Caucasus. We say lovely; for more abrupt and sublime views there doubtless are in abundance: but a more beautiful and variegated expanse of land and water, of rich woods and plains, villages and towns, with a diversified line of coast, and an open sea, often thickly studded with vessels of every description, he cannot easily see, or desire to see. The whole forms a complete panoramic circle; the sweep of inland scenery extending to the hills in the neighbourhood of London; and the sea view reaching from Beachy-Head to Dover cliffs, between 70 and 80 miles apart, and stretching out to the heights of Boulogne ; the entire area of the prospect both by land and water cannot be much less than 300 miles.

* "It is off Farleigh head that the northern tide, flowing from the German sea through the straights of Dover, meets, with a great rippling, the tide from the vast Atlantic, which is sensibly felt between this place and Boulogne.” -Pennant.