Britannia: or a Geographical description of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with the Isles and Territories thereto belonging.
Blome, Richard
1687
Pevesey Rape.
The of in which are seventeen hath for its chief places, | |
seated on a near the borders of the County reguarding and not far from it is a small graced with a fair is governed by a and hath the election of is the place where the are often holden, and hath a good on | |
seated near the Sea, of chief note for being the place where the called the are caught in such great plenty; and here the ariseth into the highest on the South- Coast of which is called the and (places not unknown to ) | |
The of in which are thirteen hath for its chief places, | |
a place of good antiquity, although not so ancient as a former of that name, which in . was swallowed up by the raging Ocean, and was of great strength and beauty, being enclosed with strong and other for its security against any Invasion, but the Sea shrinking from it by little and little, it soon began to decay, having now lost much of its pristine beauty; yet doth it still retain its as electing of keeping of in being a Member of one of the by being governed by a (who is Lord of for the Fishing Trade) and and in giving Title to the Right Honourable Earl of The is seated on a or sandy and on an Inlet or Arm of the Sea, where it maketh four Cateracts; and were its commodious, and not choaked up, it would be a place of a good The was formerly large, numbring eighteen seventeen of which are now reduced to ruin, and its exceedingly wasted, and much complaineth for want of so that its are now disused. In the midst of the is a from which ruuneth four at the end of every one of which are four wayes, which were formerly taken up with the being now reduced to a far narrower compass then formerly. | |
Within a mile of and near the Seashoar, is a which beareth the name of the formerly called | |
one of the which began to flourish upon the decay of and was by Earl of fortified, and in the Reign of the Third it was walled, where the defended it not. It is at present a fair and well-built with the streets paved, governed by a and is well inhabited and frequented, especially by being of note for its excellent here taken, and for being the ready passage from to It hath a commodious is accommodated with two weekly on and which are very well served with and | |
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seated in the dirty part of the County, so called, as 'tis said, from the great there fought, in which in one dayes fight the fortune of was tryed, where the King gave place to the by loosing his life, together with 67974 It is an indifferent and hath a on and once every Moneth is a newly erected for the fale of on | |
of good antiquity and note, being a governed by a and enjoyeth large is one of the and is of note for being the place where the set up his at his landing, at not far distance, where he caused his Fleet to be burnt. As to the scituation of this it is couched between a high Seawards, and as high a landwards. It is a large and hath two streets extended in length from North to South, in each of which there is a Its is fed by a small River, and had once for its defence a strong seated on a which now is reduced to rums; yet doth it ferve in the night as a direction to by the Lights therein placed; and its on and are well reforted unto and served with and but especially which is here had in great plenty. | |
Footnotes: [] East-Grinsted. [] Eastbourn. [] Winchelsey. [] Camber-castle. [] Rhye. [] Battel. [] Hastings. |