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“KENT containing 2 Cities & 2 Boroughs sends 10 Members: & including 4 of the Cinque Ports, which sends 8 Barons to Parliament make in all 18 it has likewise 24 Market Towns, and 408 Parishes.” The text goes on to describe the larger centres in terms of their Market Days, Fair Days, and members of parliament. Markets in Faversham were on Wednesday and Saturday; Sittingbourne has no mention.
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