Archaeologia cantiana . uch into oblivion amongthe inhabitants of this ancient city. Indeed it had beenremoved in places with great assiduity, and the ditchvery completely filled up. Add to which, only the mostvague accounts of its former course existed. With re-spect to the side of the city next the river, the discoveryof authentic traces of the west wall and its gateway, ex-cepting one short length of the former, has not yet beenmade. References to the Plan of Rochester Walls. aa. Line of original , Part added by the Ecclesiastics,cc. Line of part of Roman Probable line o
Archaeologia cantiana . uch into oblivion amongthe inhabitants of this ancient city. Indeed it had beenremoved in places with great assiduity, and the ditchvery completely filled up. Add to which, only the mostvague accounts of its former course existed. With re-spect to the side of the city next the river, the discoveryof authentic traces of the west wall and its gateway, ex-cepting one short length of the former, has not yet beenmade. References to the Plan of Rochester Walls. aa. Line of original , Part added by the Ecclesiastics,cc. Line of part of Roman Probable line of west wall. e. The Castle. f. The Keep. ci. Interior wall, removed. h. The Barbican, now removed. i. Priors Eastgate. m. Square tower, removed. n. The Cathedral. o. The Bishops Palace. p. The Deanery. q. St. Clements Church, e. Boley Hill. s. [Remains of the city ditch. t. Tower, with, a shaft to the river. u. Fishermans cottage. v. Castle ditch. w. Probable continuation of city 73 ROCHESTER RECORDS. BY ROBERT WILLIS BLENCOWE, ESQ. By the kind courtesy of the Mayor and Corporation ofRochester,1 in freely laying open their Records to ourinvestigation, when we held I ur annual meeting in theirancient city, we are enabled to present our readers withtranscripts of two very interesting and valuable docu-ments, viz. the ancient Custumal of the city, temp. ,2 and an account of the expenditure of the Corpo-ration during two years mayoralty of Richard Harlowein 1578-9 and 1579-80, the earliest memorial of thatnature among their Records. Both these documents are full of indications of theposition which Rochester occupied as the great thorough-fare between England and the continent, and the con-sequent necessity of stringent laws for facilitating andregulating the traffic. In the latter of these records will be found manyvery curious entries, relating to the visits of grandeesand high officials, when, in their passage through thecity, they
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