Villare cantianum;
or, Kent surveyed and illustrated. Being an exact description of all the parishes, boroughs, villages, and other respective manors in the county of Kent; and, the original and intermedial possessors of them, down to the author's time. Drawn out of charters, escheat-rolls, fines, and other public evidences; but especially out of gentlemen's private deeds and muniments.
By Thomas Philipott. To which is added an historical catalogue of the high sheriffs of Kent; collected by John Philipott, esq; father to the author.
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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Lynn, Printed and sold by W. Whittingham, 1776.
- Edition
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The 2d ed., corr.
- Note
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The catalog of sheriffs precedes the main body of the work which is an alphabetical register of parishes, with manors, etc. grouped under each.
"This work was published by and under the name of Thomas Philipot, who thus endeavored dishonestly to palm it off as his own."--Dict. of nat. biog., v. 45, p. 162.
- Physical Description
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3 p. L., iv, 400, [11] p.
2 fronts. (1 folded), fold. pl., fold. map.
34 cm.
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