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tify him the next Parliament of all his proceedings therein. How this matter then terminated, does not appear ; but, in the reign of Henry VI. the Chapel, with its appendages, was put under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Chichester and the Arch deacon - From this Castle there are a variety of beautiful and extensive views ; to the south, a great extent of water ; to the west East Bourne.

THE PRIORY.

A little to the westward of the Castle cliffs is a farmhouse, called the Priory : here was a Priory of black Canons, founded in the reign of Richard I. by Sir Walter Bricet, and dedicated to the Holy Trinity :- some remains of old walls are yet to be seen. The Priory estate now belongs to Sir Horace Mann.

Close to the farmyard is a piece of water, which being drained off a few years ago, discovered a large hole near thirty feet deep, with the remains of a sluice, deep gates, and immense large timbers.