Archaeologia cantiana . RESTORATION HOUSE, ROCHESTER. 115 in the county.* In 1681 it was occupied by DavidJones, a physician, who died two years afterwards,and was buried in St. Margarets Church {Beg. Roff.,p. 727). In Sir I\ Clerkes time the house was con-siderably altered, and at one time it was divided intotwo residences, one of which was during many afteryears used for a Ladies Boarding School. Mr. Aveling informs me that he has lately dis-covered what seems to have been a private communi-cation, through a panel, between the room in whichCharles is said to have slept and the roof, and also
Archaeologia cantiana . RESTORATION HOUSE, ROCHESTER. 115 in the county.* In 1681 it was occupied by DavidJones, a physician, who died two years afterwards,and was buried in St. Margarets Church {Beg. Roff.,p. 727). In Sir I\ Clerkes time the house was con-siderably altered, and at one time it was divided intotwo residences, one of which was during many afteryears used for a Ladies Boarding School. Mr. Aveling informs me that he has lately dis-covered what seems to have been a private communi-cation, through a panel, between the room in whichCharles is said to have slept and the roof, and alsowith the room below and the basement. The entranceto the underground passage is 14 feet below the base-ment (which on that side of the house is on levelground), and consequently 14 feet below it is curious that this underground passage doesnot leave the house quite at right angles. Over thepassage on every floor are windows cut through awall 4 feet thick, at the same angle as the passage. In the house there i
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