67. A small grave containing only a knife.

68. A shallow grave. Near the middle was a knife. At the right shoulder was a long spear-head.

69. A knife was found in this grave. Over the skull was a spear-head, sloping upwards to the head of the grave.

70. Well made grave. Between the thighs were two knives and a lump of glass. At the waist was a bronze buckle, and on the right arm, a bronze armlet. There were beads at the neck. We found also much signs of white wood, as for a coffin, and a small lump of black wood at the head.

71. This was an even and regular grave lying in even line between No. 70 and No. 72. Between the legs was a bronze strap-tongue, and at the waist a bronze buckle. Up the chest to the neck was a bronze chain and at each end of it a small round bronze brooch; hanging from the bottom of it was a long-shape bronze instrument, bodkin size. At the neck were a few beads.

72. Continuing in even line downwards; the skeleton was fully 6 feet 3. At the right side was a shield standing sideways, high up from the floor. At the left side was a sword, with ferule of a spear close to its point, and the spearhead close to its hilt, viz., at the left cheek. On the stomach was a knife.

73. Still in the same even line; good grave. At the left foot was a ferule, its spear-head being by the left cheek. At the right hand were a hunting-knife and a small knife together in one sheath, of which the point remains, with much leather and wood. There were also in this grave a bronze buckle and strap-tongue and ornaments of a belt. Near the left hand was a knife.

74. We found here a bronze buckle, two tags, and two strap-tongues, all bronze. Two keys, and a broad bronze implement were found, all on one ring. Up the right and the centre of the chest were beads and a piece of iron chain. At the neck was a round brooch.

75. We found here, at the feet, iron shears and a comb. Tweezers and the tip of a sheath (query of the shears ?) and a ferule; all three of bronze. On the left hand was a silver

spiral ring and a few beads. We found also a bronze buckle and two tags, and an iron pin with ends of keys.

76. At the waist were a broken brooch (old break), and two iron rings, iron shears, broken, and a knife. At the neck were two beads and a piece of bronze doubled.

77. This grave was near the bottom of the line. On the right side of the body was a club (?) five and a half feet long. Its oval apex, measuring 7 inches by 4, lay near the right shoulder. At the left elbow and waist were two long brooches, a buckle, two long tags (?), and a bronze fragment. Under the waist was a knife.

78. A knife, and a small piece of curved iron were found in this grave, which was next but one to No. 77, and still lower down the line.

79. Near the waist of the body, in this grave, was a knife. On the right side was a spear-head, and a small iron buckle near some solid black matter of curious appearance. Much black wood down the left side, was of circular section 14 inch in diameter; it was probably a spear staff.

80. This grave was near the middle of the line, next below No. 79. Near the waist was a knife, a bronze buckle, and two bronze tags.

81. This was a child's grave, containing nothing save the remains of the bones, which were nearly gone.

82. In this grave, which was next above No. 81, both hands, of the person interred, were held up to the face, which was bent over the right shoulder. Nothing was found with the body.

83. Lying between No. 77 and No. 78; this was a huge round grave 8 feet 4 inches long, 7 feet wide, and deep in the centre. Apparently it had contained five skeletons. Near the middle was a jagged piece of bone.

84. Near the middle was a knife, and a long bit of iron on the right side. On the left, was a buckle, near the waist. At the neck and on the chest were a number of beads; and there were at the head what seemed to be some black seeds.

85. This grave, near the top of the line, was deep and well made. In it we found two bronze rings (probably round

brooches) with a mass of iron, in small pieces, near the waist. There were many beads, with two little rings, and a bronze pin near the neck.

86. Under the waist of the skeleton were a knife, a bronze buckle, three tags, and a piece of ivory, perhaps part of an ivory hoop.

87. At the waist was an iron buckle. There were on the left arm bits of iron, which may possibly have formed a ring.

88. This was a very deep grave. At the right shoulder was a broken spear-head. A knife and a bit of iron were also found.

89. Here we found the skull thrown back, and the right leg not lying straight. At the shoulders and upper part of the chest were two bronze pins, and two bronze brooches.

90. A piece of a knife and some bronze tags were all we found with the body here.

The skeleton was

91. This grave was near the bottom. lying on its side, facing down the hill. On the left side, near the chest, were a dagger, some queer pieces of iron, eight little bronze studs, and what seemed to be fragments of leather. Close by, at the right of the chest, was a bronze buckle, accompanied by the two usual bronze tags, together with what seemed to be leather. Near the right side of the head was some black matter.

MISCELLANEA.

DERIVATION OF THE NAME OF EASTRY.

My dear Sir,

Eastry Vicarage, Sandwich, 16th September, 1879.

I do not know whether the subjoined derivation of the name of our parish might find a place in the next Vol. of Archeologia Cantiana. Possibly I am prejudiced in favour of thinking that it deserves to be put on record.

The name Eastry, which has at various times been spelt Estre, Estree, Estrei, Estrey, Estry, Estrye, Eastrie, Eastire, Easterye, Eastereye, Easterye, Eastrye, has long been a puzzle to antiquaries and etymologists, and has been very variously interpreted. The following derivation was first suggested to me by a friend in the Midland Counties, and is confirmed by the high authority of Professor Skeat of Cambridge. As Woodnesborough, the adjoining parish to Eastry, derives its name from the Saxon god Woden, and means the "town of Woden;" so Eastry also is probably derived from another heathen divinity, viz., Eástor, the goddess of spring, whose festival happened about the time of the vernal equinox, and whose name has now been transferred to the great Christian festival of perpetual spring-Easter. The original form of the name now written Eastry, was Eástor-eg, i.e., the eg, eye, or island of Eástor. On my asking the opinion of Professor Skeat on this derivation, he very kindly and courteously wrote as follows:

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"The question is, how was Eastry formerly spelt? I find it once; Æpelno se gerefa to Eastorege,' i.e., Æthelnoth the reeve at Eastry." Thorpe's Diplomatarium Evi Saxonici, p. 462, in a will dated A.D. 929. Eastorege is the dative of Eastoreg, properly Eástoreg, i.e. Eástor-island. Pretty good evidence. Is it an island? I dare say it was in the old sense, anything being an island that lay a little higher than other land, so that water went partly round. A

ditch, six inches wide, and not continuous, seems to have been enough, and sometimes drainage has quite altered a place, as at Ely (Eelisland). Eástor is the goddess of increasing brightness, as in spring: closely related to Eást, East, the dawn; also to Latin aurora, and ws, dawn; all well-known words from a root us, to burn, shine, as in Latin urere (us-ere), to burn. Aurora was once Ausosa. I think you have a good case."

In answer to the question, "Is it an island?" I reply, the centre part of the parish of Eastry stands higher than the rest, and is almost entirely surrounded by a valley. If we begin from Buttsole we see a valley coming from Venson to Buttsole, thence running round below the Lynchbank to Farthing Gate, and the Brooks, thence to Walton, and so on by Gore to Selson, and the Harnden Valley to Shingleton. So that in former days Eastry must have been an island with water on nearly all sides.

Believe me, Dear Sir,

Yours very truly,

W. FRANK SHAW.

TRANSCRIPT OF CHARTERS IN MAIDSTONE MUSEUM

Communicated by Rev. J. CAVE-BROWNE.

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An exchange of lands between Robert de Chetwod of Padelsworth (i! Snodland) and Hamo de Gatton of Hocclyve (Hockliffe) in Beds.

Omnibus ad quos presentes litteræ pervenerint Robertus & Chetwod salutem in domino. Noveritis me per me et heredes mes concessisse domino Hamoni de Gatton et Roberto filio suo quou cum eisdem feci cartam meam de feofamento de Manerio meo & Padelesworth integre cum omnibus pertinenciis in Comitatu Kant. sicud (sic) plenius continetur in eadem carta si aliquid impedimentur per mortem vel per vim dominorum feodorum fiat ita quod seysi manerii remanet discussa predicto domino Hamoni et Roberto e quod eisdem pacificam seysinam facere non potero tune volo et concedo pro me et heredibus meis quod seysina quam Hamo de