The cherub on the Jarrett tablet bears a strong resemblance to two similar cherubs which support a royal crown carved on the back of an old walnut chair which I bought in the village in a cottage near the Manor House. The design is well known as commemorating the restoration of Charles II. in 1660, and I like to think that in bringing it back I restored it to its old home, and that William Jarrett, senr., who was doubtless a Royalist, enjoyed a peaceful pipe on many a winter's night therein enthroned. I noticed, lately, in a description of a similar chair in the _Connoisseur_, that the cherubs are spoken of as _amorini_; I have always understood that they are angelic beings supporting or guarding the sacred crown of the martyred King, though possibly the appellation is not unsuitable if they are to be regarded in connection with Charles II. alone. There is a story of a hosiery factory established by refugee Huguenots at the date of the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685, and the Jacobean building adjoining the east end of the Manor House is probably the place referred to. Later it became a malthouse, and later still was converted into hop-kilns by me. Being of Huguenot descent myself, I take a special interest in this tradition. In 1715 Aldington took its part in preparing to resist the Jacobites, and the following record is copied from an old manuscript: A BILL FOR Y^e CONSTABLE OF ANTON DUN BY ME WM. PHIPPS. _£ s. d._ 1 musket and bayonet.................................. 0 0 1 cartridg box at..................................... 0 3 6 1 belt at............................................. 0 5 0 for 1 scabard and cleaning y^e blad and blaking y^e hilt.................................... 0 3 6 ------- 1 12 0 (_On the back_.) Three days pay........................................ 0 7 6 half A pound of pouder................................ 0 0 8 for y^e muster master ................................ 0 0 6 for listing money..................................... 0 1 0 for drums and cullers................................. 0 3 0 ------- 2 4 8 Thos Rock Con^{ble} 0 12 8 (IN) A TRUE ACCOUNT OF Y^e CONS^{BL} OF ALDINGTON CHARGES FOR Y^e YEARE 1716/5 NOV. Y^e 7 & 8 1715 Y^e CHARGES FOR ATENDING AS CONS^{BL} _s. d._ bringing in y^e Train souldiers....................... 3 0 spent when y^e soulders whent to Worcester............ 1 6