Adam's illustrated guide to Rye (with map) : Winchelsea, Northiam, Camben-on-Sea, and all places of interest in the neighbourhood . y usedby the Cinque Ports—when spears, bows and arrows, andcross-bows were the only weapons—were no longer service-able. It does not appear that any ship was fitted out bythe Ports after the reign of Charles I., 1626. Thelast sea service performed by the Ports, by virtue of theirCharters, was during the wars of 1793 and 1814, when therewas a draught made of seamen to serve in the navy. Thenumber taken from Rye was 16, and they were suppliedin this way : the t
Adam's illustrated guide to Rye (with map) : Winchelsea, Northiam, Camben-on-Sea, and all places of interest in the neighbourhood . y usedby the Cinque Ports—when spears, bows and arrows, andcross-bows were the only weapons—were no longer service-able. It does not appear that any ship was fitted out bythe Ports after the reign of Charles I., 1626. Thelast sea service performed by the Ports, by virtue of theirCharters, was during the wars of 1793 and 1814, when therewas a draught made of seamen to serve in the navy. Thenumber taken from Rye was 16, and they were suppliedin this way : the tradesmen and other inhabitants werecalled upon, according to their supposed means, to pay acertain sum of money, and with this substitutes wereengaged, who, on receiving the bounty, served on behalfof the inhabitants. In April, 1588, the Ports Navy wasfitted out by order of Queen Elizabeth, to share in thedangers and honours of the expected conflict with theSpanish Armada. In this most celebrated naval fight ofthose days the ships of the Cinque Ports were engaged,and in token of iluir sovereigns great consideration of the. a^ • V LU ?^ r ^ H ~-^ y LU >• U ^ •«^ u. *<1 o ^ ^ U ?« UJ ^ GUIDE TO RYE. I 3 scivices then rendered to her, the town of Rye waspresented with six brass guns, beautifully ornamentedwith the arms of Spain, and which stood on the spot calledthe Green, at the south-west corner of the town, until theywere, some years ago, unfortunately bartered with theGovernment for two iron six-pounder guns for the use ofArtillery then raised in the town. Besides the brass guns,there was an old tradition that Queen Elizabeth gave thepresent Church Clock, said to be taken in the SpanishArmada, to the town. Recently, the Rev. F. Procterkindly transcribed the Churchwardens accounts (whichhave been carefully preserved), between the years 1560-1562, which contain amounts paid for ? the grete clock,for the house over the clock, for making the chimesgoo, to the gla
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