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23. Arms.-Gules, three lions passant-guardant in pale or, dimidiating azure, three hulks of galleys or, for CINQUE PORTS.

24. Arms.-Gules, a fess wavy between three estoiles all or, for EVERARD (?); impaling, vert (?), on a bend or, three crosses patées-fitchées of the field, for....

This coat of arms is on a mural monument to the memory of Stephen Everard of Faversham, M.D., who died 17 January 1738, aged 76, to Mary Everard, relict of Stephen Everard, died 19 December 1757, aged 76, and to Mary daughter of James Lawson and Thomasin his wife, and niece of the above Stephen and Mary Everard, died 26 February 1741, aged 8 months.

25. Arms.-Gules, a fess between three hawks close or. Crest.An arm embowed in armour, the hand holding a battle-axe in bend, for HALKE.

The coat occurs on the mural monument to Mary, wife of Rev. Richard Halke, Vicar of Faversham, who died 23 (?) December 1800, aged 43 years. The same monument is also to the memory of Susannah Halke, widow, mother of the above Richard Halke, who died 1 April 1709, aged 78 years. Also to three sons and two daughters of the said Richard Halke and Mary his wife, viz.: Richard, who died 8 October 1776, aged 1 year, and was buried at Ospringe; Mary, who died 8 March 1788, aged 5 years; Susannah, who died 1 November 1792, aged 11 years; Edward, who died at Clarendon in Jamaica 1 June 1794, aged 18 years; and Charles, who died 8 August 1804, aged 20 years. Also to the above-named Richard Halke, 36 years Vicar of this Parish (Faversham), and late Rector of Badlesmere with Leaveland in this County, who died 13 December 1813, aged 70 years. Also to Frances wife of Rev. James Halke, Vicar of Selling, and surviving son of the above Richard and Mary Halke; she died 18 May 1813, aged 23 years. 26. Arms.-Gules, two bendlets vaire. Crest.-An ostrich, ducally gorged, wings expanded, argent, holding in its bill a horseshoe azure, for FAGG.

27. Arms.--FAGG; impaling, Argent, a chevron between three griffins sable, for FINCH.

28. Arms.-FAGG; impaling, Gules, six cross-crosslets fitchée or in pile, 3, 2, and 1, for THEOBALD of Seal.

29. Arms.-A plain coat; impaling FAGG.

30. Arms Azure, three otters in pale or, each holding in its mouth a fish argent, for PROUD; impaling FAGG.

These coats of arms (Nos. 26-30) occur on an altar-tomb to the memory of Edward Fagg, Armiger, who married Anne Theobald, relict of Thomas Nevinson of Estry, Armiger; to them was born one son, Michael, and two daughters, Mary and Anne. Edward Fagg lived a widower from 1594 to 1618, when he died in his 58th year.

Ann Theobald was the daughter of Richard Theobald of Seal in the county of Kent. The above Michael Fagg went on a military expedition to the United Provinces in search of glory, but found an untimely death, and lies buried in a country beyond the sea.

31. Arms.-Gules, a tower argent within an orle of eight crosslets or, for CASLOCKE.

32. Arms.-Quarterly: 1 and 4, CASLOCKE; 2 and 3, Or, a bull's head caboshed between three mullets of five points all sable, for HEYWARD or HAWARD of SHEPPEY.

33. Arms.-Quarterly of six: 1 and 6, HEYWARD OF HAWARD of Sheppey; 2, Gules, three garbs within a bordure engrailed or, for KEMP; 3, Argent, three crescents gules; 4, Argent, two chevronels sable; 5, Sable, three cinquefoils or.

These three preceding coats occur on a mural monument to the memory of John Caslocke, Esq., late Jurat, twice Mayor, and Captain of the Select Band of Faversham. He married Bennet, one of the daughters and coheirs of Thomas Cole of Faversham, Gent., and had by her three sons and four daughters. He married secondly Alice, one of the daughters and coheirs of Samuel Haward of the Isle of Harty, Gent., and died 22 September 1651, in his 77th year.

About the year 1500 William Caslocke was induced by his brother John, the last Abbot of the Monastery of St. Saviour at Faversham, to take up his abode in this town. William and his descendants to the third generation, besides filling other important offices, were Jurats, and two of them were twice elected Mayor of Faversham.

34. Arms. Per pale, a lion rampant supporting a tree in pale eradicated, for WINSTON.

This coat is on a mural monument to the memory of Gyles Winston, the only child of Philip Winston of Willington's Court in co. Gloucester, and of Joane his wife. He died 4 June 1659, aged 8 years.

35. Arms.-Ermine, three bezants, for SMITH; impaling, argent, a lion rampant gules, on a chief sable three fleur-de-lis or. Crest. A plume of five ostrich feathers argent enfiled with an annulet or.

This coat of arms occurs on a mural monument to John Smith, Esq., of Throwley, who died 1 May 1810, aged 35 years; and to Ann his wife, who died 31 January 1829, aged 54 years.

36. Arms.-Azure, on a bend cotised argent, three martlets gules, for SOUTHOUSE; impaling, sable, three bars argent and in chief as many mullets or. Crest. Out of a ducal coronet a talbot's head argent.

This coat of arms occurs on a mural monument to Thomas Southouse of Selling (Historian of Faversham ?).

The arms of Southouse also occur on a mural monument to Henry Southouse of Faversham, who died 9 October 1766, aged

52.

37. Arms.-Argent, on a bend engrailed between two bendlets sable, a crescent or, for WHITFIELD; impaling, Argent, two bars sable, and a canton or. Crest. Out of an earl's coronet a bull's (?) head or, collared gules (?) Motto.-" Fides est gloria mea."

This coat of arms is on a mural monument to Josiah Whitfield of Faversham, who died 4 May 1746, aged 44 years. Also to Lucy wife of Josiah Whitfield, who died 31 January 1775, aged 74 years. Hadarezer their grandson died 15 April 1787, aged 30 years. The monument also commemorates Lucy White, who died 16 January 1794, aged 51 years, and Sarah Whitfield of New Romney (mother of Hadarezer Whitfield), who died 26 May 1818, aged 86 years. John Whitfield caused the momument to be erected.

38. Arms. A fess, over all, on a mount, an oak tree fructed, for WATSON. Crest.-An arm embowed habited, the hand grasping a broken arrow.

This shield occurs on a slab to the memory of Mary Watson, daughter of John Watson, hoyman, of Faversham, and Elizabeth his wife; she died 3 September 1721, aged 6 years and 6 months.

39. Arms.-Vert, a griffin segreant or, on a canton gules a fleur-delis of the second, for CULLEN.

This coat occurs on a mural monument put up by John Gillow in A.D. 1679 to the memory of Mark Cullen, Jurat of Faversham. The Cullen Arms also occur on a slab to Mark Cullen, Jurat and some time Mayor of Faversham, who died 2 November 1678, in his 56th year. He married Elizabeth eldest daughter of John Knowler, Jurat and thrice Mayor of Faversham, and had issue John, Mary Abigail, Elizabeth, Anne, Susanna, Mark, and Sarah. His wife died 6 August 1697, aged 70 years.

40. Arms.-Barruly, on a canton an orle.

41. Arms.-Paly, a mascle voided and flory.

These coats of arms occur on the brass of Henry Pay, Armiger, who died in 1419. Henry Pay, or rather Harry Pay as he was called, appears, from Mr. Burrows's account of the Cinque Ports (Historic Town Series), to have been a great naval hero in the time of Henry IV. We are told he assisted in the capture of a French squadron off Milford Haven, and in 1407 at the head of the Cinque Ports Fleet, he succeeded in making an immense capture, no less than 120 ships laden with iron, salt, and wine. He was buried in Faversham in 1419.

42. Arms.-On a fess between three griffins' heads erased as many mullets. Crest.-A dragon.

This coat is on a brass to Zutphania Wood, late wife of John Wood the younger of Faversham, Gent., and daughter to the Right Worshipful Sir Christopher Clyve, Knight, buried at Zutphen in Gelderland, and died in childbed the 26 October 1635, aged 19 years, leaving one daughter called Zutphania.

43. Arms. A chevron between three farm-yard cocks, for COBB. Crest. Out of a ducal coronet a demi leopard.

This coat is on a slab to the memory of Henry Cobb of Faversham, who died 5 February 1772, aged 61, leaving issue by Mary his first wife, Elizabeth, and by Elizabeth his second wife, Sarah, Henry, and John. The slab also commemorates Sarah daughter of the above Henry Cobb, who died 12 May 1785, aged 23 years. 44. Arms. On a fess between three pelicans as many roundels. Crest. A sinister arm embowed in armour holding a . . . . This coat is on a slab to the memory of Mary Power, wife of John Power of Faversham, and daughter of James and Elizabeth Pearce, Gent., of Bristol. She had two sons John and James, who died in their infancy. She died 5 November 1676, and in her 50th year. The slab is also to the memory of John Power of Faversham, who died 3 May 1680, aged 49 years, who had last to wife Ann, daughter of William Buckle, of London, Gent.

A certain Pearce Power, Esq., married Elizabeth Boyle, sister of the first Earl of Cork.

45. Arms.-Quarterly: 1 and 4, A lion passant-guardant crowned between two cotises, for KNOWLER (?); 2 and 3, CASLOCKE ; In pretence, a lion rampant, on a chief three escallops. This coat of arms is on a slab to John Knowler, Esq., Recorder of Canterbury and of the Corporation of Faversham. He was Town Clerk of Faversham from 1655 to 1664. He died 7 July 1763, aged 69 years. He married a daughter of John Russell, Gent., of Hawkhurst in co. Kent, by whom he had two daughters Ann and Mary.

46. Arms.-A fess dancettée between three cherubs. Crest.—On a mount a hart lodged.

This shield in brass is affixed to a slab to the memory of Nicholas Ady of Faversham, Gent., who died 27 July 1637, aged 63 years, and had issue, by Jane his first wife four daughters, and by Alice his second wife one son.

47. Arms. CINQUE PORTS.

48. Arms. Barry nebulé of six, on a chief quarterly: 1 and 4, A lion of England; 2 and 3, Two roses fesswise for MERCHANT ADVENTURERS.

49. Badge.-A dolphin embowed and this merchant's mark:

These arms, badge, and mark (47, 48, and 49), occur on the brass of Henry Hatch, who died in 1533. Mr. Hatch was a benefactor to the church and town, and lived in a house in the market-place facing down Court Street. The brass also commemorated Sir Henry Amcotts, L.M. of London, Master of the Fishmongers' Company.

50. Arms.-Azure, four fusils in fess argent.

51. Arms. Per pale gules and azure, a griffin segreant argent, on a chief ermine three lozenges azure.

These two coats (50 and 51) are in a window to the memory of William Chafy, Vicar of Faversham 1778 to 1780.

52. Arms.-Argent, a saltire gules between in chief three garbs, in the flanks two mullets, and in base a boar's head, all sable (?), for ; impaling, Gules (?), on a bend argent

three crosses patée fitchée of the field.

This coat of arms occurs on a mural monument to Thomasin wife of James Lawson, Gent., and niece of Stephen and Mary Everard, who died 23 December 1781, aged 79 years.

53. Arms.-On a fess between three eaglets displayed, as many crescents. Crest.-A demi eagle displayed, for TASSELL.

This coat of arms occurs on a slab to the memory of Arthur Tassell, late of Hamestall in the parish of Faversham, eldest son of James Tassell of Norton in the co. of Kent, Gent., who died 2 November 1717, in his 45th year. Also to Richard Tassell, son of Arthur Tassell, by Mary his wife, died 2 December 1707, aged 2 years and 2 months. Also to Edward Plott Rigden, who died 17 April 1776 aged 31 years.

54. Arms. Or, on a canton gules, an eagle displayed of the field, for JACOB. On a shield of pretence, Azure (?), a lion rampant within an orle of crosslets.

This coat occurs on a mural monument to the memory of Edward Jacob, Esq., F.S.A., a native of Canterbury, who died 26 November

(?), aged 75 years. By his first wife Margaret daughter of John Rigden of Canterbury, Esq., he had no issue; by his second wife Mary only daughter of Stephen Long of Sandwich, Esq., he had eleven children, six died in infancy and five survived him, viz., Edward, Stephen Long, John, Anne (married to Thomas Bridges of St. Nicholas's in Thanet, Esq.), and Mary. Mary the second wife of Edward Jacob died 7 March 1805, aged 80 years.

55. Arms.-JACOB, with shield of pretence as in No. 54.

This is on a mural monument to Edward Jacob, Esq., eldest son of Edward Jacob, F.S.A., of Faversham, died 27 January 1839, in his 83rd year, and was buried at Ospringe.

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