Birmingham.
Pilgrims' Road to Canterbury.—Being acquainted with the road to which your correspondent S.H. (Vol. ii., p. 237.) alludes, he will, perhaps, allow me to say, that in the neighbourhood of Kemsing a tradition is current, that a certain line of road, which may be traced from Otford to Wrotham, was the pilgrims' road from Winchester to Canterbury. How far this may be correct I know not.
I have not been able to discover any road in the neighbourhood of this city which goes by the name of the pilgrims' road.
If any of your correspondents would furnish any particulars respecting this road, I shall feel much obliged.
R.V.
Winchester.
Capture of Henry VI. (Vol. ii., p. 228.).—In his correction of your correspondent, CLERICUS CRAVENSIS, MR. NICHOLS states:—
"Both Sir John Tempest and Sir James Harrington of Brierley, near Barnesley, were concerned in the king's capture, and each received 100 marks reward; but the fact of Sir Thomas Talbot being the chief actor, is shown by his having received the larger reward of 100l."
In this statement appears entirely to have been overlooked the grant of lands made by King Edward IV. to Sir James Harrington—
"For his services in taking prisoner, and withholding as such in diligence and valour, his enemy Henry, lately called King Henry VI."