PREFACE 



Writers such as Charles Seymour, S. Henshall, S. W. H. Ireland, 

 T. Collings and many others have followed with various topographical 

 works on the county, which however can hardly be classed among the 

 county histories of Kent. 



This reference to the histories of Kent would be incomplete with- 

 out mention of the Archaologia Cantiana, the publication of the Kent 

 Archaeological Society, which was begun in 1858 and contains invaluable 

 records of all matters affecting the history of the county. 



The Editor desires to express his acknowledgments to Mr, G. M. 

 Arnold, D.L., F.S.A. and Mr. G. A. Boulenger, F.R.S., F.Z.S. for assist- 

 ance, and to the Society of Antiquaries, the Kent Archaeological Society, 

 Sir John Evans, K.C.B. and Messrs. Longmans, Green & Co. for permis- 

 sion to reproduce illustrations. 



Like many others, the Editor deeply deplores the death of Mr. L 

 Chalkley Gould, F.S.A. whose ever ready assistance on the articles on 

 Earthworks he will greatly miss. Mr. Gould was the first to suggest 

 that articles on this subject should be included in the Victoria County 

 History, and always took great interest in and gave much help with 

 regard to them. Fortunately he was able to pass the final proof of 

 the article in this volume a few days before his death. 



