Villare cantianum: or, Kent surveyed and illustrated. . Being an exact description of all the parishes burroughs, villages, and other respective mannors included in the county of Kent; and, the original and intermedial possessors of them, even until these times. Drawn out of charters, escheat-rolls, fines, and other publick evidences; but especially out of gentlemens private deeds and muniments.
John Philipot (1589-1645)
Category
Books
Date
1659
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3028784
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16], 401, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates . map . fol.. Not indigenous. Imperfect: map wanting.. Provenance: With some eighteenth-century (?) MS notes and alterations to text. Eighteenth-century festoon armorial bookplate: Lewis Cage, Esqr. (Franks 4837) [i.e. probably Lewis Cage (1724-1800) of Milgate, Kent]. With his (?) inscription also on title page: L: Cage. Manuscript book label: Chas. Cage 1805. [Charles Cage]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: "St. Albans Court Kent. 1938. 10/3.38 Lot 526. Đ5/=. Lacks map". [St. Albans Court, Nonington, Kent].. Binding: Eighteenth-century full mottled calf over boards; decorative gilt fillet within triple plain gilt fillet to form a border; gilt-rolled edges and gilt-tooled inner border; gilt-panelled spine with floral tools; red morocco spine label; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
John Philipot (1589-1645) Thomas Philipot (d.1682)