thereafter. The immediate Rochester area was especially badly affected. The cathedral itself lost two successive vicars of the parochial altar of St Nicholas and five serjeants; three vicars of Frindsbury died within the space of some three months. Nearer to Ash, the parish of Dode is said to have been wiped out and amongst parishes of which incumbents died were Addington, Horton Kirby, Luddesdown, Shorne, Snodland, Sutton-at-Hone and Wilmington. Of the three churches nearest to Scotgrove, the parsons of Ash and Hartley survived, but not the parson of Fawkham. The aged Bishop Hamo, spending the plague year at either Malling or Trottiscliffe, lost so many from his household that there were said to be none remaining to serve him in any office. That may be a reason for questioning how fully his registers reflect the mortality amongst the diocesan

clergy, but the tale they tell is horrific enough.
   If Adam atte Welle survived the pestilence, it is not very likely that he would have continued in the seclusion of Scotgove when so many priestly offices had. fallen vacant. In any event, no more is learned of him. Likewise, the chantry itself disappears from the records; presumably it fell into disuse. Neither the finds made, which have been comparatively few, nor the documentary evidence establish beyond doubt whether Scotgrove continued as an inhabited site. A doubt also exists, perhaps more strongly, as to the survival of a relatively near neighbour, the old manor house by Fawkham church.
   De Wauere, or at least the de Wauere family, remained in evidence for some years to come. 1n 1359, William de Wavere demised to Walter Colepeper