-John Dudeney and John Kimber--Leonard Mascall and
the first English carp--Advice to fruit-growers--Malling Deanery
and the assassins of Becket.

The very pretty church of Horsted Keynes, which in its lowly position is
the very antithesis of West Hoathly's hill-surmounting spire, is famous
for the small recumbent figure of a knight in armour, with a lion at his
feet, possibly a member of the Keynes family that gives its name to this
Horsted (thus distinguishing it from Little Horsted, a few miles distant
in the East): Keynes being an anglicisation of de Cahanges, a family
which sent a representative to assist in the Norman Conquest.

[Sidenote: ANCIENT ECONOMICS]

Horsted Keynes, which is situated in very pleasant country, once took
its spiritual instruction from the lips of the Rev. Giles Moore,
extracts from whose journals and account books, 1656-1679, have been
printed by the S.A.S. I quote a few passages:

"I gave my wyfe 15_s._ to lay out at St. James faire at Lindfield, all
which shee spent except 2_s._ 6_d._ which she never returned mee.

"16th Sept. I bought of Edward Barrett at Lewis a clock, for which I
payed _L_2 10, and for a new jack, at the same time, made and brought
home, _L_1 5. For two prolongers [_i.e._ save-alls] and an extinguisher
2_d._, and a payr of bellowes 5_s._"

7th May, 1656.--"I bought of William Clowson, upholsterer and itinerant,
living over against the Crosse at Chichester, but who comes about the
country with his pack on horseback:--

A fine large coverlett with birds and bucks _L_2 10 0
A sett of striped curtains and valance 1 8 0
A coarse 8 qr coverlett 1 2 0
Two middle blankets 1 4 0
One beasil or Holland tyke or bolster 1 13 6

"My mayde being sicke, I paid for opening her veine 4_d._, to the widow
Rugglesford for looking to her, I gave 1_s._; and to Old Bess, for
tending on her 3 days and 2 nights, I gave 1_s._; in all 2_s._
4_d._--this I gave her.

"Lent to my brother Luxford at the Widow Newports, never more to be
seene! 1_s._"

In 1658.--"To Wm Batchelor for bleeding mee in bed 2_s._ 6_d._, and for
barbouring mee 1_s._" A year later:--"I agreed with Mr. Batchelor of
Lindfield to barbour mee, and I am to pay him 16_s._ a yeare, beginning
from Lady Day."

In 1671.--"I bargained with Edward Waters that he should have 18_s._ in
mo