TILBURY-EAST, (Essex) by the Thames, where it begins to widen towards the mouth, is the place where Q. Eliz. formed a
camp, to prevent the landing of the Spaniards from their invincible armado. In this p. were heretofore two chapels; one of
which, called to this day East-Lee-Chapel, was granted by Q. Eliz. to Sir John Petre, and since held by his descendants.
The manor of East-Tilbury was purchased with the money granted by Pt. in Q. Anne's R. for endowing the rectory of
Limehouse, one of the 50 new Chs. In a chalky cliff, near this place, are several spacious caverns built with stone, to
the height of 2 fathoms, somewhat narrow at the top, which are supposed either to have been pits made by the ancient
Britons, to dig chalk for manuring their ground, or as granaries for their corn. At the Reach here, called Tilbury-Hope,
the emperor Claudius passed the Thames, in pursuit of the Britons.