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 A HISTORY OF KENT BiFRONs. — See p. 342. Silver finger-ring, attributed to late tenth century, but, from description, probably of fifth century, with pellets on bezel like Sibertswold ring figured Nen. Brit. pi. xxii. fig. 4 [Proc. Soc. Ant. ist Ser. i. 173]. BiRCHiNGTON. — Silver coins {sceattas), weighing 18 grains, in Mayer Collection, Liver- pool [Coll. Ant. i. 64, pi. xxiii. figs. 2-4 (fig 5 is bronze plated) ; Arch. Cant. viii. 172]. BisHOPSBOURNE. — See p. 344. Borden. — Two graves were found in 1882 near Chalkwell, Sittingbourne, one containing two dark amber-coloured glass cups of tumbler form (British Museum) on either side of the skull; near them was the bronze handle of a bucket [Proc. Soc. Ant. ix. 162; Payne, Coll. Ca?it. III]. Boughton-Aluph. — Two male skeletons found 1719-20, one with large iron sword, the other with conical shield-boss, and penannular brooch or bracelet [Lord Winchilsea's note in Nen. Brit. pi. xxv. No. 2, and p. 121]. Boughton-under-Blean. — In wayside hedge near the Parsonage barn a male skeleton was found in 1716 vsith an iron sword in fragments and a coin of Antoninus Pius [Hasted's Kent (Harris, 8vo, 1798) vii. 4; Lewis, Hist, of Faversham, p. 86]. Bourne Park. — See Bishopsbourne. Breach Downs.— S^<f p. 348. BuTTsoLE.— Si?^ pp. 351, 352. Canterbury. — See pp. 341, 382. The gold bracelet found in the neighbourhood in i860 was probably Roman ; remains of two skeletons and many bones of horses in the vicinity [Proc. Soc. Ant. 2nd Ser. i. 184]. In field near the Dane John, skeletons found in i860 : bronze armlets, ivory pin, green glass beads and bone discs in grave N.W. by S.E. : other graves with same direction, except two with head at the east end : hollow iron nails (of coffin ?) also found, but all apparently Roman [Proc. Soc. Ant. 2nd Ser. i. 330]. Gold finger-ring, the bezel inch diameter, with border of gold pellets (some missing), and in centre fine gold cell-work representing a Tj .0 17 bird's head on blue enamel ground, which is imperfect : triple pellets J?IG. 28. JiNAMELLED, n i- 1.1 -r^- i 1 • • /■ l AT Gold Finger-ring °" ^°°P "inking the bezel. Figured by permission of the owner, Mr. Canterbury (|). ' ^- ^- Trimnell [John Brent, Canterbury in the Olden Time, 2nd ed. pi. 9, fig. 5, p. 30]. The gold bracteate in the Chapter library was probably found in the neighbourhood [Pag. Sax. xi. 2]. Chalkwell. — See Borden. Chartham Downs. — See p. 369. Chatham. — See p. 375. Cliffe-at-Hoo. — Set- p. 377. CooMBE. — See p. 355. Crundale. — See p. 367. Cu.xTONE. — See p. 383. Dover. — See p. 379. Jug of Prankish type, from a barrow near the town : Dover Museum [Coll. Ant. ii. 219, pi. Hi. fig. i]. Gold sceatta of 21 grains found near the town [Coll. Ant. i. pi. xxii. fig. 9]. A fine circular brooch, nearly 2^ inches diameter with inlaid garnets and gold filagree, of same type as pi. i. fig. 17, found with large amethyst beads and silver earrings; also bronze mount of bucket found towards Sandgate [Arch. Journ. viii. 177: all British Museum]. During excavations for houses on Priory Hill in 1889, fragments of swords and spears, with limpet-shells and jasper stones found in graves : Dover Museum [Coll. Cant. p. 199]. A jewelled brooch with star centre (as pi. i. fig. i) also from Priory Hill : silver-gilt lip of drinking cup (as fig. 16) embossed with animal design, from the Old Park : bone comb found in Cannon Street, 1880, ^on the premises of Sir R. Dickeson ; and a glass cup (as pi. 2, fig. 8) found 14 feet deep opposite the Grand Shaft, below Shakespeare Cliflt : all in Dover Museum. Sepulchral stone-slab with Runic inscription -|- GISLHEARD, probably a coffin-lid, found before 1832 during alterations to the Antwerp Inn, on north side of market-place, under the foundations of the former church of St. Peter, and now in Dover Museum. 5 feet 10 inches long, 2 feet I J inches broad at head, and I foot ji inches at feet [Arch. xxv. 604 ; Stephens, Runic Monuments, i. 465 ; iii. 865 ; Arch. Cant. viii. 174; Cutts, Manual of Sepul- chral Slabs, pi. 35, fig. 4]. Eastry. — See p. 351.