which is said to be one of the largest in England. It was once a walled-in town, remains of which still exist. One of the ancient gateways - Landgate Tower, remains ; also Ypres Castle, built by William of Ypres in the reign of King Stephen. There is also the remains of a Monastery of the Friars Heremites of Saint Augustine, and many other old buildings of great interest, and what is important, these are all religiously preserved and cared for by a body called the " Committee for the Preservation of the Ancient Buildings of Rye." It has had a Mayor and Corporation for 700 years, Councillor J. L. Deacon being the present Mayor. Rye is practically surrounded by water, by the rivers Rother, Brede, and Tillingham, which meet there and run to the sea at Rye Harbour, nearly two miles away. It is full of interest to antiquarians. Jeakes, the author of the " History of the Cinque Ports," was
Town Clerk and a native, and Holloway, author of the " History of Rye," also lived there. Modern histories may be had of Messrs. Adams and Son, or Mr. J. L. Deacon, Stationers, Rye.
Visitors to Hastings should not fail to visit this Ancient Town, from which a trip to Bodiam Castle can be made by the river Rother in a steam launch. Winchelsea and Camber Castle (Henry VIII.), are only a mile or so off.
Winchelsea is another of the Ancient Towns, and a Member of the Cinque Ports. It is but a shadow of its former importance. The first Winchelsea was a city which stood far out to sea, and was overwhelmed by a storm in 1287, and afterwards a new Winchelsea -
