It is impossible here to go through the whole list of cases which have been supposed to be parallel in their origin to 'Kent', nor should I, with a scanty knowledge of the subject, be justified in such an attempt.

I have selected this particular example because it has been emphasized by a recent writer.[1] [Footnote 1: Vinogradoff, _Growth of the Manor_, p.102.I am indebted to Mr.W.H.Stevenson for help in relation to these philological points.].