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A45839 Antiquities of the city of Exeter collected by Richard Izacke ...; Antiquities of the city of Exeter Izacke, Richard, 1624?-1698. 1677 (1677) Wing I1110; ESTC R22442 159,886 334

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Six and Thirty persons but since by King Henry the Seventh they are reduced to the number of Four and Twenty as appears by his Charter dated 10. Julii 13. Regni Anno Domini 1498. William the Conqueror being possessed of this City upon the Inhabitants submission restored it to them again with the Ancient Liberties thereof reserving to himself their Allegiance and an Annual Rent for the Fee-Farm thereof and afterwards 't was by Charter incorporated and made one Fellowship or Body politick whose appellation hath since been various and mutable as 1. By the name of Mayor and Citizens 2. By the name of Mayor Bayliffs and Citizens and 3. Lastly By the name of Mayor Bayliffs and Commonalty Regna Regum 3. Joh. An. D. 1201. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Rifford Thomas Erming Jeffery Wayland The nature and form of a Forrain Attachment acccording to the Ancient Custom of this City is in this manner viz B. being indebted to A. and C. to B. A. brings his Action of Debt against B. by vertue of which Plaint one of the Serjeants at Mace of the said City being a sworn Officer of the Court attacheth either money or goods in the hands of C. as the goods of B. whereof he makes a true return at the next Court accordingly where the said plaint is called and the Defendant four Court days following publickly demanded in all which time he hath liberty to come in and avoid the said Attachment by putting in Bayl to the said Action but if the Defendant appear not then a scire facias is awarded by the Court against C. who being served therewith by the said Serjeant and return thereof made by him at the next Court where if C. makes default of his appearance his neglect will be taken and recorded pro confesso and Judgment will be pronounced against him and if he appears his Oath as to part or the whole debt will be his purgation and when Judgment is entred for the Plaintiff before the said goods shall be delivered out of the Court to him he must first of all swear the truth of his said debt and also bring in two sufficient pledges to become bayl for him each of them in the sum recovered on this condition That if the said Defendant disprove the foresaid debt within a year and a day then next ensuing here in Court that then the said Plaintiff shall make restitution of the debt so recovered as aforesaid or they will do it for him Regna Regum 4. Joh. An. D. 1202. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Rifford Abraham Ayloff Richard Perkins Regna Regum 5. Joh. An. D. 1203. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Rifford Thomas Nevil Aldred Skinner Henry Marshal having well governed this Church as Bishop thereof above twelve years space this year died who purchased the Patronage and Lordship of Woodbury of one Albemarly and freely gave the same to the Vicars Choral of his Church towards their better maintenance and livelihood In the Northside of the Quire of his own Church under a very fair Tomb he lies interred with his Effigies at length pourtrayed thereon with a Crosier in his hand and all done in Grey Marble Regna Regum 6. Joh. An. D. 1204. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Rifford William Robins William Legrave Regna Regum 7. Joh. An. D. 1205. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Rifford John Mellifluen Walter Delve Regna Regum 8. Joh. An. D. 1206. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Rifford Henry Jennings George Spelman Simond d' Apulia an Italian born was this year on the twelfth day of December installed Bishop of this Diocess Regna Regum 9. Joh. An. D. 1207. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Rifford Stephen Weildy John Fitz-Henry Regna Regum 10. Joh. An. D. 1208. Mayors and Bayliffs John Fitz-Robert Adam Lyford Thomas Gyllam Regna Regum 11. Joh. An. D. 1209. Mayors and Bayliffs John Fitz-Robert Walter Delve Philip Dyer The Ancient Custom of this City is tha● when the Defendant is arrested and the Plaintiff nonsuited he ought to pay the costs thereof before he commenceth against the same Defendant another Action of the like nature Regna Regum 12. Joh. An. D. 1210. Mayors and Bayliffs John Fitz-Robert Richard Kerswel Henry A●wood Regna Regum 13. Joh. An. D. 1211. Mayors and Bayliffs John Fitz-Robert John Thurland William Rugg About this time flourished one Joseph Iscanus or Joseph of Exeter so named in regard of his birth in this place or as some say being a Minister or Priest in the Cathedral Church of St. Peter here and was afterwards made Archbishop of Burdeaux in France he was very well learned in all good Letters but especially in Poetry and for his excellency in the Greek and Latin Tongues he was held famous Regna Regum 14. Joh. An. D. 1212. Mayors and Bayliffs John Fitz-Robert Richard Forester Andrew Thring Alexander Nequam alias Neckam Prior of St. Nicholas within this City and ● Canon Residentiary of this Church a famous Scholar at this time likewise here flourished who was learned in Philosophy Poetry Oratory and Theology whereby he obtained a glorious name even to be called ingenii miraculum the miracle of wit between whom and Philip Repington Bishop of Lincoln on their respective names there passes some wit the latter of them sending the Challeng scil Et niger nequam cùm sis cognomine nequam Nigrior esse potes nequior esse nequis Both black bad whil'st bad the name to thee Blacker thou mayst but worst thou canst not be To whom Nequam thus replied Phi nota foetoris lippus malus omnibus horis Phi malus lippus totus malus ergo Philippus Stinks are branded with a Phi lippus Latinè for blear eye Phi and lippus bad is either then Philippus worse together Upon whose Sepulcher were inscribed these barbarous Verses Eclipsin patitur sapientia Sol sepulitur Cui si par unus minus esset flebile funus Vir bene discretus in omni more facetus Dictus erat nequam vitam duxit tamen aequam Thus translated Wisdom's eclips'd sky of the Sun bereft Yet less the loss if like alive were left A man discreet in manners debonair ' Bad name black face but carriage good fair Regna Regum 15. Joh. An. D. 1213. Mayors and Bayliffs William Blondy Henry Milton John Treby Regna Regum 16. Joh. An. D. 1214. Mayors and Bayliffs William Blondy William Might John Molton Regna Regum 17. Joh. An. D. 1215. Mayors and Bayliffs William Blondy Roger Needham Walter Bender Regna Regum 18. Joh. An. D. 1216. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Turbert Lawrence Elkin Richard Falson Regna Regum 1. Henry the 3. An. D. 1217. Mayors and Bayliffs Roger Fitz. Henry William Green Thomas Courtys King John being deceased Henry his eldest Son being of the age of nine years was proclaimed and crowned King at Glocester 28. October Regna Regum 2. Henry the 3. An. D. 1218. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Gervis Philip Dyrling Martin Le●kinn Regna Regum 3. Henry the