Adam's illustrated guide to Rye (with map) : Winchelsea, Northiam, Camben-on-Sea, and all places of interest in the neighbourhood . was incurred. In 33rd Henry VIIL,another Act was passed compelling every city, town, andplace to erect butts, so that the inhabitants might practiceshooting on holidays and every other convenient butts were banks of earth covered with turf, atwhich the archers shot their arrows; and some were erectedat Rye by virtue of the above-quoted statutes, and, veryprobably, as early as the reign of Edward IV., for theCinque Ports then were in the height of thei
Adam's illustrated guide to Rye (with map) : Winchelsea, Northiam, Camben-on-Sea, and all places of interest in the neighbourhood . was incurred. In 33rd Henry VIIL,another Act was passed compelling every city, town, andplace to erect butts, so that the inhabitants might practiceshooting on holidays and every other convenient butts were banks of earth covered with turf, atwhich the archers shot their arrows; and some were erectedat Rye by virtue of the above-quoted statutes, and, veryprobably, as early as the reign of Edward IV., for theCinque Ports then were in the height of their power, whilebows and arrows were their principal weapons both onland and sea; and the Butt Marsh, having been enclosedmany years anterior to this period, was selected to erectthe butts in, and from hence took its name, which it retainsto this day. It is situate on the north side of Ferry Road,and is the property of the Corporation of Rye. Queen Elizabeths Well. Ii^ ^573) Queen I^lizabeth paid a visit to Rye, when fromthe noble entertainnient she had, accompanied with thetestimonies of love and loyalt) she received from the. o GUIDE TO RYE. 93 people, she was pleased to call it Rye Royal. On the9th of August, the Queen arrived at Mr. Guildfords house,at Rolvenden, where she remained three days, and thencontinued her journey, crossing the river at Newenden,and thence to Northiam, where she halted under the shadeof an oak tree, near the churchyard, and which has eversince been called Queen Elizabeths Oak. After restingshe pursued her journey to Rye. on approaching which shemust have come down the hill, and when nearly at thebottom have turned into the Grove towards the spring atthe west end of it, of the water of which, it is said, shepartook, whence this well, which was before known by thename of Dodes-well, received that of Queen ElizabethsWell, by which it is known to this day. The event wasnot recorded until 1588, when two stones were placed overthe head of the spring, beari
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