the small windows of the middle stage of the tower. An ugly upper stage, void of windows, was added to the tower several centuries later and surmounted by a battlemented parapet; on removing this to build the present pyramidal roof the rotten wall plates were found, shewing that such a roof had originally crowned the tower.
    There are four bells, on three of them are inscribed the words, "Thomas Palmer made me Peter du Moulin D.D. Rector of Adisham 1670;" and on the fourth or large tenor bell is the following, "Magdalena nomen campana certe melodiæ."
  The pavement at the time of restoration was in a very dilapidated condition, but the medieval encaustic tiles scattered over the church have been collected, and sufficient were found to make up some very perfect patterns of the original design; they are now laid within the sanctuary. A few fragments of the old chancel skreen remained, and they have been carefully retained, the rest of the new skreen being worked up from what was left. The colour of the woodwork sufficiently indicates to the antiquary the old and the new work. A long account is given in Blomfield's 'History of the Martyrs' of a dispute between Mr. Bland, Rector of Adisham (afterwards burnt by Thornden, Bishop Suffragan of Dover) and

Mr. Austen, churchwarden of Adisham in 1553, in which reference is made to part of the old skreen.
   The old bench table is still found running round the walls of the nave, a seat of wood has been placed upon it, and it now serves as a bench for the children.
   The font is the old Norman font of the original church; it is square and of simple form, with a central shaft and four pillars.
   There are a few points of interest to be noted in the Registers. The baptismal registers begin in the year A.D. 1539, they are, however, copied by one William Smith to the year A.D. 1598, the copied pages being witnessed to by Jno. Oxenden.
   It is noted that in 1570 Valentine Austen "dyed of ye plage," and the same misfortune befell James Austen in 1572.
   Against the year 1625 are found the words, "Anno primo regis Caroli quem Deus pro infinita sua clementia quam diutissime incolumem conservet ad ejus gloriam et ad hujus reipublicæ florentissime tutelam." A little later we read, "1660 May 29 King Charles the 2d being happily returned to his rights Dr. Du Moulin restored the Rectory of Adisham to Dr. Oliver the true owner of the same." But on Oct. 20 "Dr. Oliver dyed at Oxford and Peter du Moulin