their Loyalty to the King page 162 Several Officers of the Ecclesiastical Court did penance and why page 25 King DAme Isabella King Henry the Third's Sister married to Frederick the Emperour page 9 Richard Earl of Cornwall Crowned King of the Romans page 7 14 Several Kings Queens and Princesses visited this City page 22 30 81 87 92 104 158 174 Richard and Edmond Earls of Cornwall dying without Issue the Earldom reverted to the Crown page 18 31 The City is parcel of the Dutchy of Cornwall and under what yearly Rent held page 48 49 Diverse persons made Lord Deputies of Ireland page 53 63 Kings Queens and Princesses proclaimed their Births Marriages and Deaths page 5 10 18 33 34 61 69 69 73 91 104 106 120 122 126 127 128 143 153 154 158 166 Queen Mawd's Anniversary abolished page 111 Governours appointed over the King's person page 63 73 Subsidies granted to the Crown page 10 44 74 The King in his Writ names the Mayor and Bailiffs hereof Justices of his Peace page 38 The Mannor of Exiland given by King Edward the Sixth to the City and why page 123 Charters granted and renewed to the City page 151 King Charles the Second bestowed his Sisters Picture on the City and why page 175 Law REliefs due and from whom page 25 105 107 108 Two Verdicts for the City one for Exiland and the other for the privilege of Lammas Fair page 44 Fines here levyed for passing of Lands and Inrolment of deeds page 49 What persons shall serve in Juries and have Actions page 86 None may be sued by an Excommunicated person page 86 A Jury sued on a Writ of Attaint page 108 The Punishment of him whose House or Chimney is on Fire page 137 Seats in the Castle built for the Judges in the Circuit page 144 Deadands seised on to the Cities use page 62 121 143 144 Learning DIverse Learned Men Natives of this City page 4 13 38 156 The Bible Translated and divided into Chapters page 6 124 When and by whom the History of Guy of Warwick was written page 32 Several Schools herein Founded and by whom page 79 129 142 153 155 Mayor THe Mayors Antiquity and various appellations of precedent Governors page 1 The day and manner of the Mayors Election page 22 31 52 98 99 The Mayor constitutes a deputy by Patent page 47 160 Mayors dying in their Mayoralty page 16 48 52 61 69 88 106 112 134 135 136 143 169 Commissions of Oyer and Terminer sent hither to the Mayor and Justices page 51 The Mayor brings an Action of Wast page 52 Mayors elected and refusing are fined others by the King's Command accept of the Office page 78 132 150 168 Two Swords and a Cap of Maintenance bestowed on the Mayor by two Kings page 87 154 One five times Mayor and bore Magistracy in the Reigns of four Princes page 91 The black Roll delivered from Mayor to Mayor and how lost page 95 Several persons of honour entertained by the Mayor page 88 121 127 137 138 153 At the Mayor's Election all Freemen Inhabitants here are to attend and give their voices page 122 A Mayor hath a numerous Issue page 126 At the Mayor's Election a Deputy appointed in the Recorders place page 139 Several Mayors Knighted page 144 158 174 By whom Aldermen are chosen and the extent of their Jurisdiction page 26 Nusances NUsances complained of and redressed page 26 40 41 117 Countess's Wear found by Verdict to be a Nusance page 27 Every Inhabitant is to convey away his own rainy Water page 70 75 105 Observations SEven Children born at a Birth strangely delivered from death page 17 Change of Weather page 8 10 134 Courteneys Pedigree derived from William the Conquerour page 29 63 A chast Virgin page 51 Several persons attempting to fly broke their necks page 66 67 Diverse ominous predictions fulfilled page 92 93 120 Sir Thomas Dennys Knight lived in the Reigns of seven Kings and Queens of this Realm page 107 Two Hogsheads of Wine carried by a Horse page 135 Comets appeared page 136 169 At the Assizes the Judge five Justices and eleven of the Jury died by an ill smell page 137 Two Sparks and their Wives buried in one day and one Grave page 173 Several persons died by a damp arising out of a Well page 160 A strange deliverance of a person and his Wife from a Well page 161 Persons slain by the fall of an house page 177 Officers REcorders Receivers Stewards and Serjeants at Mace page 16 53 80 When the Musical Waits were first entertained page 68 168 The night Belman appointed and why page 88 The Treasurer of the Church made Master of the Rolls in Chancery page 90 The first Chamberlain of the City page 127 The death of several Officers page 106 109 128 139 141 143 154 159 161 169 Fees due to a Serjeant at Mace on an Execution page 115 Fees due to the Sheriff on a common Process page 122 When the Sheriff is to make up his account page 122 New Maces made for the Serjeants and where to be used page 79 144 Lord High Stewards of the City page 144 146 149 150 152 154 168 Presents bestowed on Recorders page 92 146 Several Offices enjoyed together page 148 Officers elected and fined for non-acceptance thereof page 109 114 115 161 Ordinances ORdinances made by sundry Bishops of this Church page 5 6 26 All Bakers of the City to grind their Corn at the Cities Mills page 86 Ordinances touching the Receivers and Stewards of the City page 91 Plague THe Plague of Pestilence herein page 9 51 61 62 64 90 104 118 133 138 150 A Pest-house provided for the sick page 143 150 170 Relief sent hence to several Towns visited with the Plague page 170 171 172 Parliament BIshops had anciently their Palaces in London for their habitation in Parliament time page 10 41 Bishops learned Speeches made in Parliament for reformation of the Clergy page 65 73 An Act of Parliament for ascertaining the bounds of St. Sydwell's Fee page 77 Another for paving of the Streets of the City page 87 Another for making of a new Haven page 120 Another for ascertaining the bounds of the County page 124 Another for the preservation of the right of Orphans page 129 Another that all Gavel-kind Lands here shall be Inheritable as Lands at the Common Law page 137 Another for the continuance and repair of Head-Wear on the River of Exe page 145 Who eligible and elected to serve in Parliament as Citizens hereof page 87 96 126 127 135 155 166 176 An exemplification of an Act of Parliament for Trew's-Wear page 145 An Insurrection made declaring for a Free Parliament page 164 165 War AN Army sent hence to fight the Infidels in the Holy-land and their Conductors page 7 8 Persons slain in the Barons War page 8 42 43 St. Edmond King of the East-Angles shot to death by Pagans page 14 Several Kings supplyed hence with
Houses to the ground with most of the goods therein and in one of them all the persons namely Thomas Hayne his Wife and their Neece a little maid about the Age of seventeen years The King's Declaration for War against the Dutch was on the 16. day of April here openly published The day following by his Majesties command was kept a publick â—ast-day for God's blessing on our Naval Forces in the intended War Hele's Hospital Founded by Sir John Maynard Knight His Majesties principal Serjeant at Law and others for the education and maintenance of poor Female Children born within this City and County was well settled and fifteen poor maids therein admitted and a Governess over them appointed and likewise a President Steward and other Officers elected for the better government of the said House The King in order to his promise made the last year when he visited this City in person and as a signal testimony of his love towards the same was pleased to send hither the Effigies or Pourtrayture at length and richly Framed of his dear Sister the Dutchess of Orleans lately deceased a Princess born within this City and for Beauty was esteemed to be one of the fairest in Christendom which said Picture being placed in a fair Case of Timber richly adorned with gold is erected in the open Guild-hall of the said City and there to remain as a perpetual Monument of His Majesties high favour towards this his truly Ancient Loyal and Honourable City of Exeter At the lower end of Pariâ—-street without the East-gate of this City and within the Parish of St. Sydwell a new Work-house was erected for the keeping to work therein the Poor of the said Parish and City and 't is hoped that it will succeed well and prove as necessary a work as of late years hath been devised towards the raising of which Foundation the Citizens and Inhabitants hereof with others liberally contributed Regna Regum 24. Charles the 2. An. D. 1672. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Gandy John Collins William Bodley William Cove Abisha Brocat St. Sydwel's street from the East-gate unto St. Anns Chappel was well paved by the Dean and Chapter of this Church being Lords of the said Mannor Regna Regum 25. Charles the 2. An. D. 1673. Mayors and Bayliffs Isaac Mawditt William Glyde Ju. Henry Cudmore Humphry Leigh Edward Hill Part of the City Wall at the lower end of Southen-hay towards Trinity Church-yard in the night time suddenly fell down and was forthwith newly erected being ninety foot in length and thirty foot in heighth Elizabeth Flay Widow devised to the Chamber a silver Bason and Ewer parcel gilded to be used by the Mayors of this City successively for ever Thomas Walker Esquire one of the Aldermen hereof on the death of his late Father was elected as one of our Citizens to serve in Parliament in his said Father's stead and place The Peace between us and the Dutch was here proclaimed This Mayor procured the sum of three hundred pounds or thereabouts wherewith he provided a publick store-house of Corn in this time of scarcity and the price encreasing caused it to be delivered out to the Poor herein two pence or three pence in a peck cheaper then 't was bought in the Market in Meal ready ground Regna Regum 26. Charles the 2. An. D. 1674. Mayors and Bayliffs Christopher Brodridge Andrew Quash Nicholas Trype Simon Trobridge Jeb Beard On Tuesday the nine and twentyeth day of December the house of one Richard Jewell within the Parish of St. Sydwell's in the Suburbs of this City casually fell down about seven of the Clock in the morning of that day grievously bruised the said Jewell and destroyed his Wife and a Grandchild therein Richard Lant Esquire gave the sum of 100 l. towards the new building of Grendon's Alms-house commonly called the ten Cells lying in Preston-street within this City And for the better relief of the Poor therein And likewise of the Poor in Bonvill's Alms-house in Rock lane within the said City he freely gave the Fee and Inheritance of a Tenement called New-house in the County of Dorset of the yearly value of 50 l. Regna Regum 27. Charles the 2. An. D. 1675. Mayors and Bayliffs John Parâ— Henry Smith Franeis Worth Mort. Thomas Smith John Pearse Sir William Courteney of Powderham in the County of Devon Baronet made a Free and Franchised man of this City Edward Cotton Doctor in Divinity and Treasurer of this Church died 12. Novembris and was buried the 16. of the same Month near unto his Grandfather Bishop Cotton's Grave in the South-side of the Quire of the Cathedral Church behind the Bishop's Chair there In his life-time he was beloved and his Death generally bewailed by all Ranks and Conditions of men that knew him for he was a right Honest and Worthy Gentleman a constant and excellent Preacher a great lover of Hospitality a daily liberal Benefactor to the Poor and an Universal Scholar insomuch that the old Hexameter may justly be attributed to him In Septem fuâ—rat liberalibus ille Magister Goods of a Felon on his Attainder forfeited to the City and being seized on composition was then made for the same Francis Worth one of the Common Council of this City and one of the Stewards of the same for this year died 20 Januarii and was decently Interred in St. Petrock's Church in whose Office of a Steward John Lee was Elected to supply the same for the residue of the year The great Bell in the North Tower of the Cathedral Church called Peter's Bell and three other Bells in the South Tower there sc Grandison Stafford and Cobâ—horn being all crack'd were taken down and new cast The Right Honourable Christopher Duke of Albemarle Lord High Steward of this City and County and Lord Lieutenant of the same and also of the County of Devon coming hither to settle the Militia in both Counties made his abode here about the space of three weeks lodged in the Deanry where he kept open house for all comers and goers whatsoever his Grace honoured the Mayors Table twice with his presence where he was sumptuously entertained He was also made a Free and Franchised man of the said City at the Guild-hall where his Grace being attended on by Sir Edward Seymor Sir Copleston Bampfield Sir Arthur Northcott and Sir Hugh Acland Baronets Sir John Roll and Sir Simon Leach Knights of the Bath Sir Thomas Daniel Sir William Walrond and Sir Henry Ford Knights Batchellors with divers other Gentlemen of Quality were all of them then likewise â—worn Freemen of the said City The Farm of the Key at Christmas falling into the Chambers hands they bethought themselves how to improve the same for the best advantage of the City and Country adjacent In order whereunto they cleansed the Key and River levelled the Island thereunto belonging and encompassed the same with a firm stone wall whereby the Merchants Goods may be the better Landed and
Christopher 162 M. MAy William 74 Moor John 107 Martin Richard 116 Midwinter John 120 Maynard John 122 Midwinter Robert 127 Martin Nicholas 31 34 134 150 Martin Thomas 135 145 Martin William 137 Mayne Alexander 132 Marshall John 144 Modyford John 145 Mallock Roger 153 Martin John 159 Marshall James 160 Mawditt Isaac 168 173 N. NEwton Robert 18 90 Newton Roger 31 Noldekin Reynold 47 Noble Robert 49 Newton John 51 Nymett John 58 61 Nosworthy John 108 Newcomb William 143 O. OKeston John 16 18 Olliver Richard 53 Oke William 64 74 Orenge Richard 77 Orenge John 88 106 Obleigh William 88 Olivean Stephen 169 Oliver Benjamin 170 P. 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TAntyser Richard 17 18 Tantyfer Richard 18 20 Tayler David 21 21 Turand Michael 33 Torand Nicholas 40 Tredeyners John 46 Talbot John 61 Tillers John 82 Thomas John 85 117 Tooker Robert 119 Tuckfield John 122 Tothill William 133 Trivett William 134 Thomas Jeffery 136 Tayler John 146 Tucker James 153 Tooker Thomas 155 Tuthill George 169 V. VOysey Robert 73 Vpton William 75 Vndy Richard 96 W. WAllys Nicholas 45 Wythen Reynols 50 White John 52 Wilsford Robert 58 Whythen Walter 59 Wandry Thomas 65 Wilsford William 65 116 Wilsford John 68 Wiâ—balse Bennet 80 Worth Roger 89 Westâ—n John 93 Winter John 107 Waye John 121 Woolcott John 121 Walker Thomas 139 Waltham Jeffery 144 Wakeman Thomas 149 Walker Robert 154 White Walter 156 Y. YOrk Walter 97 Yard Philip 138 Yeo Richard 157 Stewards A. AYloff Abraham 2 Atwood Henry 3 Allen Richard 18 18 18 19 Atport Walter 18 Atlane Nicholas 18 20 21 21 21 Aysh Henry 21 22 Atlane Jorden 26 31 Ashperton Robert 32 Austin William 46 Atwill Roger 53 53 54 54 55 55 57 59 Atpitt Simon 53 Ally John 55 Atwood Walter 55 55 56 58 Atwood Roger 58 Allen Henry 63 Atyate John 73 Athole Nicholas 75 Atwill William 77 80 Avell John 80 Aysh VVilliam 85 Atwill John 88 90 162 Atwill Philip 93 Allington Mathew 93 Austin VVymond 96 Andrew Thomas 67 Aburn Nicholas 97 Amory John 106 Awells John 110 Andrew Richard 110 Andrew Humphry 117 Allen John 118 Amerideth Griffith 120 Arundell Jeffery 123 Aplyn John 136 Alford Samuel 142 Acland John 144 Amy Thomas 144 Anthony John 151 Anthony Edward 154 Allyn Tobias 164 Anthony John 167 B. BEuder Walter 5 Bellamy VValter 6 Blond Hillary 6 8 8 Bushett John 10 Blebuch Phllip 16 Buffett William 26 28 29 30 32 Beynim Roger 30 31 Bonnam Stephen 30 Buffett John 40 Brewer William 44 47 Beynim Peter 46 Bouleigh John 52 Byrch John 52 Browne Robert 53 54 55 Bennett William 53 106 Brasynter Adam 54 Brittestow Nickolas 55 Battishill Martin 58 Boll John 59 Bosom Richard 61 Browne Richard 62 Batten John 65 69 70 Boughwood Nicholas 66 Bogbrook Walter 70 Butterford Stephen 70 74 Bishop VVilliam 74 74 80 Bacon John 74 Beaufitz John 75 Bagg John 76 76 76 Browne John 77 Botty John 79 Bobidg John 79 Blowyer Thomas 83 85 87 Barsly Peter 84 Baker Richard 86 Bond Thomas 88 Bernard John 88 Bonefant Robert 88 95 96 103 Byrch Richard 88 Bonefant John 94 Baker William 94 Bullock Philip 97 Binks William 97 Buckenam John 98 Brendon John 103 Bowyer John 103 Bradmore John 105 Boughay John 106 Brytnall John 107 Bodley John 107 Buller Robert 107 123 Bridgman John 108 Blackaller John 111 Buller John 111 Buckenam William 113 Bonefant Thomas 116 Blackall Roger 117 Burges William 117 Burgoyn William 118 Berryman William 119 Bouth Henry 122 Berry John 122 Bridgman Edward 122 Blackall John 123 Beaufitz Thomas 124 Browne Michael 127 Bruerton Thomas 132 Bird Thomas 133 Beaufitz Richard 135 Barcomb Lawrence 135 Brushford John 136 Biggins John 136 Bridgman Thomas 137 Brayly William 138 Borough Walter 139 Baskervill Thomas 139 Body Walter 140 Budley Aluett 140 Blackaller Thomas 141 Bagwell David 141 Body Richard 142 Brinley Richard 142 Beavis Nicholas 143 Bolt Peter 144 Blight John 144 Birdall William 145 Bartlett William 146 Bennett Adam 156 Battishill Henry 149 Berry John 151 Bidgood Humphry 151 Blackall Thomas 152 Blackall William 153 Beverbomb Marmaduke 153 Brodridg Christopher 155 Butler John 156 Broking Nicholas 157 Brinley Nicholas 157 Bartlett Bernard 159 Bruen William 161 Beard Samuel 164 Beard Benjamin 169 Baker John 173 Bodley William 176 Brocas Abisha 176 Beard Job 177 Boson Joseph 178 C. COurtys Thomas 5 Caws Walter 8 8 14 15 15 Caporn John 9 15 Chanon Walter 10 Child Baldwin 12 14 Cook John 17 18 18 29 49 75 162 Clark Philip 18 Coryton Alexander 29 Champernon Michael 31 Capper Mathew 40 Capper Martin 47 Colwell Lawrence 41 Coles John 48 Colebrook John 48 Crisp Walter 55 58 Coscom William 62 63 64 Cobb Robert 68 Cobley Robert 68 69 69 70 Coscom John 68 73 74 77 77 78 Coblâ—y Walter 68 69 Cooper John 69 Crosse Richard 69 Clerke John 70 78 Crabb Walter 70 Cutler John 73 Crosse John 74 Crudg Ralph 76 Grymell William 77 Coming John 86 86 Chubb Robert 86 Clerk Richard 86 Colshill John 90 106 Calwoodley John 91 Chapman George 94 Champneys Walter 94 Cliff Richard 96 Cleyhanger William 103 Colshill Peter 105 Châ—bb Richard 108 Câ—tton VVilliam 109 Collin Nigell 110 Croft John 114 Chanon William 116 Colwell Richard 117 Clubb Bennet 118 Cotton Robert 120 Cogan John 127 Chafe Robert 128 Chappell Thomas 128 135 Colwell Hubert 128 Chappell William 128 Collins John 131 171 Chappell John 135 141 Carpenter Nicholas 136 Crossing Hugh 141