old Foot-Soldiers were dispersed throughout the Kingdom whereof 1500. were sent hither and all to prevent the like Insurrections that happened in Exeter whence ensued an Ordinance of Parliament that no Soldier should presume to depart five miles from his quarters on pain of losing his arrears and death Then marched General Monk into the City of London with his Army consisting of 7000. old Soldiers whom God in his wonderful mercy was pleas'd to make instrumental of restoring our Soveraign Lord King Charles the Second to his undoubted Dominions after a long and tedious Exile without the effusion of one man's blood who landed at Dover 26. Maii 1660 and came into London the 29. day of the same month and was Crowned King at Westminster the 23. day of April then next following to the great joy of His Three Kingdoms On Friday 11. Maii 1660. Charles the Second was proclaimed King of England Scotland France and Ireland at several publick places within this City viz. At the Guild-hall the little Conduit in St. Peter's Church-yard at the Bear-corner in South-gate-street at the great Conduit and at St. John's Bow with great solemnity during all which time the said Conduits ran with Wine The Mayor Aldermen Common Council-men Officers and Livery-men being in their Scarlet and other Gowns Robes and Liveries respectively attended on by a Troop of Horse commanded by Major Hagedott and the several Companies of the Trained Bands herein with many thousand Inhabitants on Foot shouting aloud for joy the Bells ringing Canons playing from the Castle whilst the Soldiers gave many a Volly of shot and at night Tar-barrels and Bonefires capered aloft al which was thus done with the greatest expression of gladness that possibly could be imagined Regna Regum 12. Charles the 2. An. D. 1660. Mayors and Bayliffs Christopher Lethbridge John Pynn John Anthony Edward Eveleigh Abraham Gibbs This City presented the King with 700 l. in Plate to welcome his return home And to His Sister the Princess Henrietta Mariae born within this City 200 l. more in Plate John Gauden Doctor in Divinity was â—â— Decembris consecrated Bishop of this Diocess who coming from London hither was in the way saluted by sundry Gentlemen both of the City and Countrey and being attended on by several Coaches and some hundred of Horse was with great joy and solemnity brought herein Grenvill Weeks Gentleman Elected Muster Master of this City and County and a pension of 6 l. per Annum allotted him for the same Standings erected in South-gate-street and covered over head being a place formerly appointed and still used as a Sergemarket in which Commodity 10000 l. weekly is here bestowed An Order made or rather continued by the Mayor and Bailiffs that if any person should be here imprisoned upon a plaint and the Plaintiff bring not the Declaration into the Court in Writing within three weeks after the Arrest and file the same that the Defendant should be discharged from his Imprisonment Sir James Smith Knight and Robert Walker Esquire were Elected our Citizens to serve in Parliament appointed to be held at Westminster on the 8. day of May next ensuing Regna Regum 13. Charles the 2. An. D. 1661. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Gandy John Acland Benjamin Olliver George Knowling George Shapcott The Musical Waits hereof after many years sequestration were restored to their places and pensions This City presented to the Queen Mother 300 l. in Plate as a Testimony of their joy for her Majesties safe return home Bishop Gauden against the Feast of Christmas gave the sum of 50 l. amongst poor House-keepers of this City A Decree had in the High Court of Chancery against George Speke Esquire for the new building of Mr. Wynard's Alms-houses demolished in the late troubles the Poors pay therein encreased and other grievances complained of redressed Bishop Gauden having well governed this Church a year and half was translated hence and consecrated Bishop of Worcester On whose removal Sâ—th Ward Doctor in Divinity and Dean of this Church 20. Julii was consecrated Bishop hereof The King in pursuit of an Act of Parliament grants Commissions under his Great Seal to diverse Gentlemen in every County of England for the regulating of all Corporations therein Regna Regum 14. Charles the 2. An. D. 1663. Mayors and Bayliffs John Martin Isaac Mawditt John Butler Alan Penny George Tuthill John Gibbons Andrew Quash This Mayor being elected and refusing to accept of the said Office the King was advertized thereof by way of a petition hence who commanded the said Mayor to undertake the same whereunto he readily yielded obedience and performed his trust therein with much reputation and honour A Patent under the common Seal of the City granted to my Lord Duke of Albemarle to be Lord High Steward hereof A Freeman hereof for colouring of Foraigners goods dis-franchised Two new Receivers chose and sworn successively to be in a capacity of being elected Mayors of the said City Regna Regum 15. Charles the 2. An. D. 1663. Mayors and Bayliffs John Butler Stephen Olivean Anthony Salter M. D. Nicholas Isacke John Gandy Benjamin Beard Henry Smith Two others chosen and sworn Receivers successively for the end mentioned in the year next precedent Isaac Mawditt 30. Augusti died in the time of his Sheriffalty and within four days thereafter Stephen Olivean the present Receiver was elected Sheriff for the residue of the year Paris-street without the East-gate of this City being much decayed was well repaired and paved which was as necessary and as commendable a work as hath been done of late years the care and over-sight whereof this Mayor undertook and soon dispatched the same Regna Regum 16. Charles the 2. An. D. 1664. Mayors and Bayliffs Alan Penny Anthony Salter in Med. Doctor George Tuthill John Parr Robert Bucland Richard Hooper A Comet for many days together appeared within our Horizon whence ensued a War between us and the Dutch This Mayor died 21. Martii being Tuesday at night and the Monday following being Easter-Monday Anthony Salter Doctor in Physick and Brother-in-law to the said Mr. Penny was elected Mayor and the Monday thereafter solemnly sworn in Court to execute the said Office for the residue of the year In the interval viz. 23. Martii the King's Declaration pronouncing War against the States of the United Provinces was here with great solemnity proclaimed The Lieutenant and Alderman being in their Scarlet Gowns the rest of the Company and officers together with the several Corporations within this City in their Gowns and Formalities by the Deputy Herald at Arms with a Troop of Horse four silver Trumpets Drums c. A pleasant Walk made on Northen-hay and above 200. young Elms on each side thereof planted A new place of Burial appointed at the lower end of Southen-hay and enclosed with a Brick-Wall and 28. Octobris being St. Simon and Jude's day by the Right Reverend Bishop Ward with all solemnity was the same consecrated and
the Britains constituted in this Island which was so done Anno Domini 162. 1. Edward Son of Alphred King of the West-Saxons who divided England into Shires Anno Domini 888. held a Parliament or great Committee within this City 2. Athelstan his Son having driven out of this City the Britains and minding to make a full Conquest both of them and this their Countrey fiercely pursued them into Cornwall where he wholly subdued them And having obtained such a Victory returns again to the City which during his abode herein he re-edified and environed the same with a Stone-wall of a mile and half in compass Sir Thomas Smith de Rep. Angl. in a manner circular saving towards the West and beautified with Battlements It being formerly inclosed only with a Ditch and fortified with a few stakes Hovedenâ— whereof an Antiquary maketh mention in these words sc Hanc urbem primus Rex Athelstanus in potestatem Anglorum effugatis Britonibus redactam turribus munivit muro ex quadratis lapidibus cinxit ac Antiquitus vocatant Moncton nunc Exeter vocari voluit ac ibi sedens non tam lacerata ejusdem Civitatis Moenia reparabat quin mansum quoddam dedit ad fundandum Monasterium pro Monachis Deo Sancto Petro famulantibus 3. And I find in another Charter thus That those of this Monastery might sine ulla molestia animi Militare coram Dominu Rege and should be always Free ab omni Regali seculari gravedine tam Majori quam Minori exceptis perpetua oratione pontium constructione sola expeditione the meaning of which last word hath been expounded to be when the King goeth to War in person then those of this Monastery were personally to attend him 4. The Saxons called it Moncton from the multitude of Monasteries in this place Anno Domini 450. which so continued the space of many hundred years even until the Reign of the aforesaid King Athelstan who Anno Domini 932. first called it Exeter 5. This King Athelstan granted Stone fol. 85. and freely gave to this City two Mints for Coynage in token of their Integrity and great trust he reposed in them Anno Domini 930. 6. King Canute to expiate the oppression and cruelty of his Father Swayn made Restitution of their Lands and Privileges lately destroyed And likewise bestowed on the Cathedral Church of St. Peter within the said City the Mannor of Stoke whence his adjunct Canon came 7. King Edward the Confessor for the greater dignity of the place translated hither the Bishop's See from Crediton who with his Queen Edith installed Leofric Lord Chancellour of England and one of the King 's Privy Council to be the first Bishop of this Church Within the Quire adjoyning to the High Altar is a Monument fairly Arched and under the same Arch are three seats with side pillars of Brass erected in memory of the said King Edward Edith his Queen and Leofric the first Bishop of Exeter the middle of them being the Seat of the said Bishop sitting in his Pontisicalibus between the King and the Queen And that it may further appear what great favour and honour this Bishop received both from the King and the Queen at his Instalment which was on the seven and twentyeth day of May in the sixth year of the said King's Reign Annuque Domini 1049. I here recite the very words mentioned in the said King's Charter sc I King Edward taking Bishop Leofric by the right hand and Edith my Queen by the lefe do install him the first and most famous Bishop of Exeter with a great desire of abundance of blessings to all such as should further and encrease the same ☞ but with a fearful and execrable curse upon all such as should diminish or take any thing from it This King was the first that miraculously healed Disease commonly called Struma Stone fol. 96. or the King's-Evil which blessing God hath continued to all his Successors even to this very day Queen Edith remained his Wife for eighteen years space her Epitaph viz. Antiqua fuit orta domo pia vixit inivit Virgo pudica thorum sponsa pudica polum 8. William the Conquerour in the second year of his Reign Annoque Domini 1067. freely bestowed St. Stephen's Church within this City on this Cathedral and made the Bishop Patron thereof And in his general Survey we read thus of this City In Civitate Exonia habet Rex C C C. Domesdâ—â—â— domus XV. minas reddentes Consuetudinem Hac reddit XVIII libras per annum de his habet B. Vicecomes VI. Libras ad pensum arsuram Colliny XII libras ad numerum in Ministerin Edithae Regina In bac Civitate sunt vastaae XLVIII domus postquam Rex venit in Angliam Haec Civitas Tempore Regis Edvardi non geldabiliâ— nisi quando Londoniâ— Ebâ—racum Wintonia gelelabunt haec erat dimidia marca argenti ad oput militum Quando Expeditio that per terram aut per mare serviebat haec Civitas quantum quinque Hidae terrae 10. After King Stephen's Usurpation Maâ—â—d the Empress Anne Domini 1160. Enlarged their Liberties to whose memory for some hundreds of years they kept an Anniversary 11. King Henry the First granted them A Charter to be Free from all Customes in England both by Land and Water with many other large Priviledges and Immunities which have been since confirmed and enlarged by sundry successive Kings and Princes of this Realm namely King Henry the Second King Richard the First King John Richard King of the Romans King Henry the Third Edmond Earl of Cornwall King Edward the First King Edward the Second King Edward the Third King Richard the Second King Henry the Fourth King Henry the Fifth King Henry the Sixth King Edward the Fourth King Henry the Seventh King Henry the Eighth King Edward the Sixth Queen Elizabeth and King Charles the First 12. King Edward the First who with his Queen in this City kept their Christmas by his Letters Patent bearing date the tenth day of March in the third year of His Reign granted to this City a yearly Tribute or Collection to be made of all manner of Wares brought hither to be sold towards the paving of the streets repairing of the Walls and better support and maintenance of the said City which in old English is called Bagavel Bethugavel and Chippingavel 13. King Henry the Sixth in the Thirtyeth year of his Reign came hither and was well entertained lodging in the Bishop's Palace where during his abode his Justices of Oyer and Terminer kept Gaol-delivery before whom Two Men were arraigned for Treason found guilty and had sentence of Death but the Bishop Dean and Chapter being therewithal grieved went to the King and declared to him that the said Justices sate in Commission within their Sanctuary contrary to the privileges thereof and orders of Holy Church wherefore the King to appease them
purchased so much Lands as every of them had yearly four pounds some say three pounds and twelve shillings de claro pro pane sale which afterwards in Bishop Gauden's time was increased to twenty pounds 2 piece scil 12. Caroli Secundi Annoque Domini 1660. The King Confirmed the Charter and Liberties of the City Regna Regum 21. Henry the 3. An. D. 1237. Mayors and Bayliffs Martin Roff Jeffry Strange Thomas Pitcher The King marrieth the Lady Elianor Daughter to the Earl of Provence Regna Regum 22. Henry the 3. An. D. 1238. Mayors and Bayliffs Martyn Roff Walter Chanon Philip Palmer All Bishops in England had Palaces in London for their conveniency wherein they resided and kept great hospitality during their attendance in Parliament there A Subsidy of the thirtieth part of every man's goods within this City granted to the King Regna Regum 23. Henry the 3. An. D. 1239. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Gervis John Bushett John Okeston Here happened a continual drowth for three moneths space and then a continual rain for the like time after which followed a great dearth and mortality Regna Regum 24. Henry the 3. An. D. 1240. Mayors and Bayliffs Martin Roff Thomas Pitcher Walter Molton The Cell of St. Alexis which was the house afterwards termed St. Buryans being a place of and for two Monks was now removed and united to St John's Hospital within the Eastgate of the said City Regna Regum 25. Henry the 3. An. D. 1241. Mayors and Bayliffs Martin Roff Thomas Pitcher Walter Molton Regna Regum 26. Henry the 3. An. D. 1242. Mayors and Bayliffs Martin Roff Philip Dyer Thomas le Pointou Regna Regum 27. Henry the 3. An. D. 1243. Mayors and Bayliffs Martin Roff Philip Dyer Walter Molton Regna Regum 28. Henry the 3. An. D. 1244. Mayors and Bayliffs Adam Rifford Philip Dyer Walter Okeston A permutation made between the Mayor and Citizens hereof Founders of the Hospital of St. John's within the Eastgate of the said City and the Bishop of this Church Founder of the Lazar-house of St. Mary Magdalen without the Southgate of the said City the cause of which exchange was this the Lazar people did upon every Market day come into the Market with a Clap-dish and went from one person to another to beg Corn and all other Victuals there brought to be sold which liberty they claimed by the grant of Bishop Bartholomew Iscanus who by his Deed dated 13. Februar 1163. granted to the said sick people a Toll of all Corn and Bread sold in the several Markets and Fairs of this City also that they should collect the Citizens Alms on certain days of the week The poor people having received these the Bishops blessings came into the said Markets accordingly with their Clap-dishes demanding the said Toll but the people having not been acquainted with any such Custom and withal not brooking such ugly faces nor the intruding of such sick folk amongst them some gave them rough speeches others shunned their company and the rest forbad them of the said Marker insomuch that the Alms-people found there little relief wherewith the Bishop was much grieved which to allay this permutation was made that the Bishop and his Successors should from thenceforth be Patrons of St. John's Hospital and the Mayor and Citizens should be Patrons of St. Mary Magdalen's Hospital aforesaid which was observed accordingly Bishop Brewer having well governed this Church nineteen years and upwards 24. Julii died and lies buried in the middle of the Quire of his own Church under a very fair Marble-stone thus inscribed Hic jacet Willielmus Brewer quondam hujus Ecclesiae Cathedralis Episcopus Fundator etiam quatuor principalium ejusdem Ecclesiae dignitatum Regna Regum 29. Henry the 3. An. D. 1245. Mayors and Bayliffs Martin Roff Robert Molton Robert Spew Richard Blondy was 28. Martii Consecrated Bishop of this Diocess by Boneface Archbishop of Canterbury at Reading Regna Regum 30 Henry the 3. An. D. 1246. Mayors and Bayliffs Adam Rifford John Okeston Philip Dyer Regna Regum 31. Henry the 3. An. D. 1247. Mayors and Bayliffs Martin Roff Baldwin Child Walter Okeston The Earl of Cornwal for avoiding to intermeddle with the differences between the King and his Barons leaving the Court and to be out of the way retireth himself into this City Regna Regum 32. Henry the 3. An. D. 1248. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Hastment Walter Good Hilary White A long controversie depending in Suit of Law between the Mayor and Citizens hereof Plaintiffs and the Dean and Chapter Defendants touching the Fee and Liberties of St. Sydwelis without the Eastgate of the said City was now ended by composition made at Lanceston before Richard Earl of Cornwal Richard Bishop of Exeter Roger Tinkelby Gilbert Preston and John Cobham the King's Justices of Assizes as followeth 1. The Tenants of the Dean and Chapter dwelling within the City and Suburbs of the same and who do occupy any Art Trade or Mystery shall at all Taxes and Tallages be taxed and assessed with the Citizens so that the said Taxation be just and indifferent 2. Also that the Bayliff of the said Dean and Chapter shall levy gather and receive the said Tax and pay it over unto the Mayor of the said City or to his Officers but if the said Bayliff be remiss and negligent then the Officers of the Mayor shall and may levy and collect the same 3. Also that an indifferent man shall be chosen by each Party to be the Common Bayliff for them both who on his Oath shall yearly gather and from time to time collect of all the said Dean and Chapter 's Tenants the Customs of Bagavell Bathugaâ—ell and and Chippingavell 4. Also that all Plaints entred against any of the Dean and Chapter 's Tenants within the said City shall be tried and determined before the Mayor and Bayliffs 5. Also that all Plaints entred against any of the Dean and Chapter 's Tenants dwelling within the Fee of St. Sydwells shall be determined before the Bayliff thereof Also if any of the Tenants of the said Dean and Chapter being Bakers or Brewers are to be punished for breach of the Assize in the Pillory or Tumbrel the same on the request to the Mayor to be done within the City 7. Also all Pleas of the Crown to be determined before the Mayor Lastly All Traytors Murderers and Felons that shall be found within the said Fee to be apprehended by the Bayliff and by him to be brought and delivered over to the Mayor Regna Regum 33. Henry the 3. An. D. 1249. Mayors and Bayliffs Martin Roff Philip Dyer Walter Okeston At this time flourished one Richard Fishacre a Native of this City and an excellent Scholar who professed Divinity and wrote sundry Books thereof he lived the greatest part of his time died and was buried in the Vniversity of Oxford Regna Regum 34. Henry the 3. An. D. 1250. Mayors and Bayliffs Adam
year of the Reign of King Edward the Sixth Annoque Domini 1549. the Gates of the City were again opened In remembrance whereof an Anniversary with much joy and solemnity is here kept and thankfully observed on every sixth day of August Of which good service thus worthily performed by the Citizens hereof a Learned Authour of late thus speaks Whoso example God grant all Cities may follow Boswell in his Armory of Honour for 110. and withal learn to be noble by Exeter A Modern Authour and Native of this City Dr. Vilvain of late wrote this Distich and translated the same Vrbs sitâ— Devoniae in Medie cui Excestriâ— nomen Cincta fuit decies obsidione gravi In mid'st of Devon Exeter City seated Hath with Ten Sieges grievously been sireitned 'T is well known what sufferings Persons of the best Quality within this City in the time of the late Rebellion did undergo by manifesting their Loyalty to their Soveraign Lord and King even by Fines Imprisonments by Sea and by Land Compositions Sequestrations Decimations and what not A Sequestrator was then found to be like the great Sultan's horse that where he treads the grass grows no more In a word they ruined the Father begger'd the Son and strangled the hopes of all Posterity in many flourishing Families as too sad experience hath informed too many now alive My Litany or supplication is stedfast Dii terris talem nostris avertite pestem Reform the wicked World most gracious God Heal our Back-slidings and remove thy Rod. And one Gentleman amongst sundry others for their Loyalty to the King here murthered being priviledged to be decently Interred in St. Sydwell's Church without the East-gate of the said City his Corps was thither attended by some thousand Persons of a depressed party of which number I then thought my self happy to be one In whose memory this ensuing Epitaph was Inscribed on his Tombstone viz. Hic jacet Hugo Grove de Enford in Comitatu Wiltoniae Armiger in restituendo Ecclesiam in asserendo Regem in propugnando legem ac libertatem Anglicanam captue decollatus decimo sexto Maii 1655. Whose Speech on the Scaffold at the time of his Execution here followeth Good People I Never was guilty of much Rhetorick nor ever loved long Speeches in all my Life and therefore you cannot expect either of them from me now at my death all that I shall desire of you besides your hearty prayers for my Soul is that you will bear me witness that I dye a true Son of the Church of England as it was established by King Edward the Sixth Queen Elizabeth King James and King Charles of ever blessed Memory that I die a loyal Subject to King Charles the Second my undoubted Soveraign and a Lover of the good old Laws of the Land the just privileges of Parliament and the right liberties of the people for the re-establishing of all which I undertook this engagement and for which I am now ready to lay down my life God forgive the Judges and Council perverting the Laws God forgive the bloody-minded Jury and those that procured them God forgive Captain Crook for denying his Articles so unworthily God forgive Mr. Dove High Sheriff of Will and all others fâ—â—â—wearting so maliciously against me God forgâ—â—â—ll mine enemies I heartily forgive them God bless the King and all that love him and turn the hearts of all that hate him and God bless you all and be merciful to you and my Soul The last Speech of John Penruddock Esquire on the same Scaffold and on the same day being Wednesday 16. Maii 1665. likewise beheaded Wretched Man that I am who shall deliver me from this body of Death I thank God who hath given me the Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ Gentlemen IT hath ever been the Custom of all persons whatsoever when they come to die to declare themselves in order to the satisfaction of the World whether they be guilty of the facts of which they stand charged the crime for which I am now to die is High Treason as 't is said I cannot deny but that I was at Southmolton in this County but whether my being there or my Actions amount to so high a crime as High Treason I leave to the Law and World to judge If I were conscious of any base end in this my undertaking I would not be so injurious to my own Soul or disingenuous to you as not to make a publick acknowledgement thereof I suppose that divers persons as they are byassed by their several interests and Relations will give their opinion to the World concerning us 'T is impossible therefore to express my self in those particulars as not to expose both my Judgement and Reputation to others on a breach of Charity concerning me or my Actions I thought sit to decline all discourse which may give them a capacity either to injure my self or cause My Trial was Publick Honourable and Eminent my several Examinations I believe will be produced when I am in my Grave I will refer you therefore to my first Tryal which I am sure some of you heard and to the latter which many of you in good time may see Had Captain Crook done himself and us that right that a Gentleman and Soldier ought to have done I had now enjoyed my own right and had not been here this day I forgive the Man with all my heart truly he did us an injury by enforcing those Articles upon us which his own Conscience tells him he had no intention to perform but truly Gentlemen his protesting against those Articles which he himself with so many protestations and importunities put upon us hath drawn so much dishonour and blood upon his head that I fear some heavy Judgement will pursue him although he hath been false to us I pray God I do not prove a true Prophet to him I am very glad that some of our party have enjoyed the benefit of his Articles though I am thereof deprived albeit I drew them with my own hand thus much I am obliged to say for the honour of the Soldiery who have been so far from the breaking of any Articles given to others that they have rather bettered them then otherwise 'T is now my misfortune to be made a Precedent and an example together but I will not do the Protector so much injury as to load him with this dishonour seeing that I have been informed that he would have made good our Conditions if Crook that gave them had not abjured them This is not a time for me to enlarge on any Subject seeing I am now become the subject of death my self but as I said that the Articles were drawn by my hand I thought my self obliged to a particular Justification of them I could tell you of some Soldiers that are turned out of his Troop for defending of those Conditions of ours but let that pass and for ever hence-forward instead of Life Liberty and
William Coscom John Pearse William Railsford Robert Stoke A great part of Exbridge by means of high waters fell down and sundry persons therewith destroyed Regna Regum 9. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1385. Mayors and Bayliffs Adam Scutt Thomas Smithays Peter Hadleigh Thomas Wondry William Oke Sir Philip Courteny the King's Cousin made Lord Deputy of Ireland Regna Regum 10. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1386. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Wilsford Symon Grendon Henry Hull John Webb John Shaply Enacted in Parliament commonly called Insanum Parliamentum or the mad Parliament that this Realm shall be governed by Twelve Peers under the King of which number Thomas Brentingham Bishop of this Diocess for his Wisdom and great experience was appointed one Regna Regum 11. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1387. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Bosom William Oke John Grills Richard Pewterer Baldwin Whitley The Cordwainers and Curriers of this City were first incorporated Consuetudo est in Civitate Exoniensi quod omnia Tennementa infra eandem Civitatem suburbia ejusdem sunt legabilia quod nullum legatum factum de hujusmodi terris valet si testamentum non sit proclamatum irrotulatum in plena Curia coram Majore Ballivis dictâ— Civitatis seisina inde liberata per subballivos ejusdem Rot. 11. Regna Regum 12. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1388. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Wilsford Henry Allen John Russell William Gerviâ— John Ponton Quilibet liber homo dictae Civitatis secundum Consuetudinem ibidem in quolibet placitâ— personali babebit certum diem respondendi ad quem diem sic praefixum potest facere defaltam deinde distringas versus cum adjudicari debet Rot. 49. Regna Regum 13. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1389. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Bosom Adam Gould Symon Grendon Thomas Smithays William May A great number of people here died the City being infected with the Plague Regna Regum 14. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1390. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Wilsford John Shapleigh John Russell Reymond Gosse Robert Eascon A Portugal Ship loaden with Corn arrived at Exmouth and unloded before license was had of the Mayor wherefore the said Goods were seized on as forfeited but on the payment of a Fine of four pounds at the request of Edward Earl of Devon the Goods were restored Rot. 41. Regna Regum 15. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1391. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Bosom William Custom William Gervis Symon Grendon William Oke Bishop Brentingham was a liberal Benefactor to the Vicars Choral of this Church by finishing those Buildings in the Calander-hay which were left undone by his Predecessors Regna Regum 16. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1392. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Wilsford John Panton John Russell Reymond Gosse Henry Hull Regna Regum 16. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1393. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Bosom William Oke William Gervis Symon Grendon William Coscom Regna Regum 18. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1394. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Wilsford Philip Shapbigh Henry Hull John Ponton Thomas Easton Bishop Brentingham having well governed this Church Four and Twenty years December 3. died and lies buried in the North-side of the body of his own Church right opposite to the Courtneys Monument between two Pillars under a large Marble Stone whereon was the said Bishop's Portraicture Inlaid in Brass which is so worn out by time or imbezeled by plundring hands in this sacrilegious Age as that no Arms Effigies or Inscription remain Regna Regum 19. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1395. Mayors and Bayliffs Simon Grendon Thomas Wandry Richard Pewterer Roger Doly William Coscom Edmond Stafford Doctor in the Civil Laws 20. Junii was elected Bishop of this See and accordingly consecrated at Lambeth by William Courtney Arch Bishop of Canterbury Regna Regum 20. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1396. Mayors and Bayliffs John Talbot Henry Hull William Wilsford William Oke Robert Wyndet Inquisitio capta versus Johannem Daintry Willielmum Clerk pro insultu facto infra Coemeterium Sancti Petri Exoniensis super Richardum Talbot Johannem Stow super quo sunt arrestati missi Prisonae quousque c. Regna Regum 21. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1397. Mayors and Bayliffs Adam Scutt William Wilsford John Batten John Russel Richard Lark stoke The King created John Holland Earl of Huntington Duke of â—xeter and exiled or banished Thomas Arundel Arch-Bishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellour of England in whose place this Bishop Stafford was elected Lord Chancellour who at the Parliament shortly after holden at Westminster he being Speaker of the higher House made a very Learned Oration to prove the absolute Power and Authority of A King whose Theme was Rex unus erit omnibus unus Regna Regum 22. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1398. Mayors and Bayliffs Simon Grendon Richard Pewterer Robert Easton Thomas Wandry Ralph Swan The King is deprived and Henry Duke of Lancaster is proclaimed King by the name of Henry the Fourth Regna Regum 1. Henry the 4. An. D. 1399. Mayors and Bayliffs John Grey John Batten John Russel John Wilsford John Shaply John Holland the late created Duke of Exeter was beheaded Regna Regum 2. Henry the 4. An. D. 1400. Mayors and Bayliffs William Wilsford Robert Easton Richard Kenneridg Thomas Wandry Peter Sturt John Holland late Duke of Exeter had two fair Mansion-houses in this Western Countrey one whereof was within the Castle of Exeter heretofore a beautiful and Princely House but now wholly destroyed and hardly any Monument thereof left The other was at Dartington besides the Town of Totnes and now in the possession of Arthur Champernon Esquire Regna Regum 3. Henry the 4. An. D. 1401. Mayors and Bayliffs William Oke John Lake John Wilsford Roger Doly John Shaply Consuctudo Civitatis Exoniensis est in curia ibidem quod defendens in placitis Assisae nove disseisinae super adjornamentum essonii post tertiam defaltam semper dies datus est partibus in octo dies Rot. 42. Regna Regum 4. Henry the 4. An. D. 1402. Mayors and Bayliffs William Wilsford Thomas Easton Nicholas Boughwood John Shepherd Richard Lark stoke In the Parish Church-yard of Budley in the County of Devon A Stone sheweth this Inscription â—rate pro anima Radulphi Node This as Tradition delivers was the Sepulture of one that presumed to fly with artificial Wings from that Tower and so falling broke his Neck which Phaetonical fact of his hath well deserved the name of Node be the Inscription what it is who being a Native of this City gives me here an occasion to mention him Bladud a British King who for his love to Learning went to Athens and brought from thence four Philosophers and brought from thence four Philosophers and Founded the first Vniversity at Stanford near Oxford which was afterwards translated to Oxford he was the first discoverer of the hot Baths in Somerset-shire and being a famous Magician and practising that Art by attempting to fly
noise and outcry the Evening being dark presently brought forth lights and perceiving the sad disaster suddenly procured means to help the Parson and his Wife out of the said Well who were both recovered up safe and sound without the least harm the fear being greater then the danger then was the Gelding likewise taken up but so much bruised that he soon died Regna Regum 6. Charles the 2. An. D. 1654. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Crossing Christopher Lethbridge Malachy Pyne John Crooke John Atwill A Bill in Chancery in the name of the Mayor and Bailiffs of this City was exhibited against George Speke Esquire being seized of Mr Wynard's Lands to several uses for the new building of Wynard's Hospital without the South gate of the said City burned in the late troubles and also for the encrease of the poors maintenance therein Regna Regum 7. Charles the 2. An. D. 1655. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Broking Bernard Bartlett Bernard Sparke John Mayne Thomas Crispin Several Persons of Quality for their Loyalty in proclaiming Charles the Second King of England c. at Southmolton in the County of Devon were taken Prisoners brought hither and so confined to the High Gaol where they were often visited their wants supplyed and plentiful provision daily made for them by the honest Inhabitants of this City and County adjacent Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer shortly thereafter coming hither for the Tryal of the said Prisoners who being found guilty of High Treason John Penruddock and Hugh Grove both of the County of Wilts Esquires were in the Castle beheaded others of them were executed on the Gallows at Hevitree two or three reprieved and the rest banished the Kingdom and sold for slaves After their condemnation they sent this ensuing Letter after their Judges which was delivered at Chard viz. Honourable Sirs We know that our Redeemer blessed for ever hath pulled out the sting of death and therefore hope we shall never be so little his as to fear dying again we know long life to be one of God's great blessings and therefore hope we shall never be guilty of the neglect of any lawful means in the acquiring of it endeavours for the last are no way inconsistent with preparation for the first a Divine and a Physician are used at the same time being therefore encouraged from the Character we have received from your eminent Piety which above all outward Actions inclines the Heart to Mercy and Deeds of Charity And considering how improbable it is that so many Persons of Honour Interest and Merit should be denyed any request We presume to make these humble addresses to your Honours that you will be pleased to become intercessors to the Lord Protector on our behalfs either by Letter or otherwise as your Honours shall think fit nor yet can we think our inconsiderable lives in themselves of moment sufficient for your troubles but when we shall lay the ruine of so many tender and innocent Relations whose dependencies are solely on our lives and are too numerous to be made miserable by our deaths we cannot despair of Bowels of Compassion in you we dare not prescribe rules but if we may not be thought fit to live in this Common-wealth we hope at last we may be suffered to spend the remainder of our days in her defence together with the rest of Christendom against the too powerful and common Enemy the Turk And when it shall be considered that the satisfaction of no Man's death lies upon us that none of our Brothers blood cries for ours and withall that we had on Capitulation the protection of the Sword for our lives which yet we darâ— but touch with the top of our Rob we hope we shall not appear Subjects for nothing but vengeance and your Honours favours shall not be cast away nor ever be bestowed upon Men that can more value and set higher prizes upon them then Your Honours most humble Servants J. P. H. G. R. D. c. Regna Regum 6. Charles the 2. An. D. 1656. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Ford Henry Prigg William Byne William Shower Tobias Aâ—â—â— Regna Regum 9. Charles the 2. An. D. 1657. Mayors and Bayliffs James Pearse Henry Gandy John Gupwill Edmund Starr William Penny One hundred Trees felled and taken out of Duryurd Wood wherewith St. Peter's Church-yard was railed in at the Citizes sole charge Regna Regum 10. Charles the 2. An. D. 1658. Mayors and Bayliffs James Marshall Walter Deeble Edward Wheeler Samuel Beard William Hooper The Corn-market removed into the old Shambles which place was purposely of new erected in a decent manner for that end The Horse-way leading towards the Broad-gate in St. Peter's Church yard paved at the Cities charge Regna Regum 11. Charles the 2. An. D. 1659. Mayors and Bayliffs Christopher Clark Jun. William Bruen Paul Draper John Elwill John Guswill Many of the Commons of this City arose and put themselves in Arms declaring for a Free Parliament the tumult appeared so great as that most of the Shop-windows were not opened for two or three days space at which time here being several Gentlemen of Quality of the County of Devon 't was by them agreed that a Remonstrance should be forthwith drawn up and sent to the Parliament which was as followeth To the Right Honourable William Leâ—thall Esquire Speaker of the Parliament We the Gentry of the County finding our selves without a regular Government after your last interruption designed a publick meeting to consult remedies which we could not so conveniently effect till this week of our general Quarter-Sessions at Exon where we found diverse of the Inhabitants groaning under high oppressions and a general defect of Trade to the utter ruine of many and fear of the like to others which is as visible to the whole County that occasioned such disorders as were no small trouble and distrubance to us which by God's Blessing upon our endeavours were soon suppressed and quiet without blood And though we find since our first purposes an alteration in the State of affairs by your re-establishment at the helm of Government yet conceive that we are but in part redrest of our grievances and that the chief expedient will be the recalling of all those Members that were secluded in 1648. and saâ—e before the first force upon the Parliament and also by filling up vacant places and all to be admitted without any Oath or engagement previous to their entrance for which things if you please to take a speedy course we shall defend you against all opposers and future interruption with our lives and fortunes for the accomplishment whereof we shall use all lawful means which we humbly conceive may best conduce to the peace and safety of this Nation Which was without delay accordingly sent up and presented by Thomas Bampfield Esquire and became a Precedent to many other Cities and Towns in England even to do the like whereby the Army in and about London consisting of 14000.