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lobsters, oysters, and brood were picked up. It is said to 

 be over sixty years since such a remarkable occurrence 

 took place." 



A letter, written by Rev. John Hunt, 



Weir and Curate o f Herne, dated loth August, 1621, 



Weir Tithes. declares the f n ow i n g tithe charge to be 



" the ancient custom bevond the memory of man." He 



Graveney Weirs. 



had the books of Mr. Brydges (Vicar, 1562), who had them 

 of Mr. Johnson (1549). Item, "For titheing every deep 

 ware (fishery), 2s. ; of every landware I2d. For theyr 

 mullet netts I have compounded (and others before me) for 

 35. 4d., sometimes 5$., sometimes Vis. 8d. for the year." 



Fishing weirs are a source of annoyance and loss to 

 dredgers, and are no longer permitted to be built, as they 

 obstruct the navigation. The stumps of one of these weirs 



