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also two fine marble ones of the persons who attended King Charles at his execution.

In this Church are preserved, in a chest, and may be seen, the shirt and drawers which King Charles had on when he was beheaded likewise a watch which he gave Mr. Ashburnham, and the sheet which was thrown over him after the execution.

Return through Battle; and about three miles from hence, on the right, is

CROWHURST.

This Manor belongs to Mr. Pelham, through whose park you have a pleasant ride. Crawhurst, or Crowhurst, was one of the many lordships possessed by Harold, Earl of Kent, in the reign of Edward the Confessor, as appears by Domesday Book. After the conquest, it was seized by William, who gave it, with divers other estates, to Alan -