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of diet ; and we learn elsewhere that cods-head and oyster 

 sauce were also appreciated in those days. 



When we remember what is known of the early state of 

 Great Britain, we can scarcely be surprised that Sallust, 

 who lived and wrote about fifty years before Christ, had a 

 better opinion of our oysters than of our ancestors, for he 

 said, " The poor Britons there is some good in them after 

 all they produce an oyster." Whitstable may certainly 

 claim some share in creating that good impression. 



All Saint's Church, Whitstable. 



The parish church, as now seen, 

 dates from about the beginning of the 

 fifteenth century, and the oldest me- 

 morial in the church is a brass to the 

 memory of Thomas Brede, dated 1440. 

 This church is a mile and a quarter out of the town, but 



The Churches of 

 Whitstable 



and 

 Seasalter. 



