A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land

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Author：William R. Hughes
Update：08-15-2023
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter of _Canutus_ Law (a King of this Realm before the Conquest), that after the death of the Father, his Heires should divide both his goods, and his lands amongst them. Now, for as much as all the next of the kinred did this inherit together, I conjecture, that therefore the land was called, either _Gavelkyn_ in meaning, _Give all kyn_, because it was given to all the next in one line of kinred, or _Give all kynd_, that is, to all the male Children: for _kynd_ in Dutch signifieth yet a male Childe." The learned historian suggests a second possible origin of this curious custom from the writ called "Gavelles," to recover "the rent and service arising out of these lands."
Chapter of Rochester and other Chapters, and also the Bishop." Much litigation followed--appeals to the Court of Chancery, the Court of Queen"s Bench, and Doctors" Commons, which resulted in his replacement in office; and then a second dismissal, followed by his pleading his own cause for five days at Doctors" Commons against eminent counsel, and after three years of litigation he was fully reinstated in his office. The result at Rochester, for which Mr. Whiston contended, was "an increase of 19 for each of the twenty scholars, and of 35 for each of the four students, a total of 520 a year, and the restoration of the six bedesmen of the Cathedral, with 14 13_s._ 4_d._ a year each, who had disappeared since 1810, making altogether 608 a year." Reforms were effected at other cathedrals, and handsome testimonials--one from Australia--were presented to Mr. Whiston.
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Chapter 9
Chapter of Rochester, it will be recollected, were anxious that the great novelist"s remains should be placed in or near their Cathedral, and that wish might have been gratified, except, as just explained, that the public decreed otherwise. However, they sanctioned the erection, by the executors, of a bra.s.s, which enriches the wall of the south transept of the edifice, and which has the following inscription:--
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Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter IV. of _Pickwick_, "describing a field day and bivouac," refers to the Chatham lines as the place where the review was held, on the third day of the visit of the Pickwickians to this neighbourhood, and which (having been relieved of the company of their quondam friend, Mr.
Chapter 22
Chapter ii. p. 38.
Chapter V.) to fit in with the story. The ancient stone bridge which spans the Medway at Aylesford is seven-arched; a large central one, and three smaller ones on either side. One or two of the arches on the left bank are filled up, as though the river had silted on that side. Mr. Roach Smith considers the bridge to be a very fine specimen of mediaeval architecture. It is somewhat narrow, but there are large abutments which afford shelter to foot pa.s.sengers.
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Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter of _David Copperfield_, 1850, shows that the allusion to "King Charles the First"s head"--about which Mr.