1631. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Martin John Crocker Symon Snow John Parr Marmaduke Bevercomb Nicholas Vaghan Gentleman elected Muster Master of this City and a pension of 6 l. per Annum conferred on him Goods taken on two Felons who are since on their legal Tryals condemned and executed restored to the right owners The Lady Mary the King 's Eldest Daughter was born 4. Novembris at St. James aforesaid Regna Regum 8. Charles the 1. An. D. 1632. Mayors and Bayliffs John Hakewill James Tucker Richard Crossing Ralph Herman Richard Mayne The Free-school within the East-gate of this City erected founded by the Mayor Bayliffs and Commonalty hereof for the education of youth in good Literature who allow the Master thereof a dwelling house adjoyning to the said School and a yearly pension of 30 l. and 10 l. more to an Usher Felons goods forfeited to the City and seized on accordingly Regna Regum 9. Charles the 1. An. D. 1633. Mayors and Bayliffs Gilbert Sweet Robert Walker Philip Crossing Richard Yeo Edward Anthony The Chamber on the Poors behalf therein by a decree in Chancery recovered of the Dean and Chapter of this Church the sum of 286 l. An Estate of a Felo de se forfeited to the City and composition made for the same James Duke of York was born 13. Octobris at Regna Regum 10. Charles the 1. An. D. 1634. Mayors and Bayliffs Francis Crossing John Hayne Christopher Brodridge Thomas Knott John Pinny Philip Earl of Pembrook and Montgomery Elected Lord High Steward of this City by Patent under the Common Seal thereof A fair cap of maintenance of Velvet richly wrought with Gold with a suitable scaberd for the Sword of Justice usually carryed before the Mayor was procured and made use of accordingly by the Sword-bearer in honour of the City Sir Nathaniel Brent Knight Deputed by and under William Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury came into this Diocess by way of a visitation before whom a Latin Sermon was here Preached by Dr. Kellet one of the Canons Residentiary of this Church and other decent entertainment both by the City and Clergy conferred on him Regna Regum 11. Charles the 1. An. D. 1635. Mayors and Bayliffs Adam Bennet John Penny James Marshall John Clarke Robert Trescott Stephen Olivean Upon the death of John Clark late one of the Bailiffs Stephen Olivean was Elected in his place to supply that Office for the residue of the year Several attempts made to bring in the River through the City Goods seized on as forfeited being Foraign bought and sold Regna Regum 12. Charles the 1. An. D. 1636. Mayors and Bayliffs Roger Mallock Richard Saunders Alan Penny Thomas Ford Henry Every The sum of 32 l. in Money and also a Garden adjoyning to St. Katherines Alms-house recovered from Robert Michell Doctor in the Civil Laws by vertue of a decree obtained in the High Court of Chancery for the poor people of the said House A new Church-yard 24. Augusti St. Bartholomew's day was here solemnly consecrated by Bishop Hall a piece of ground formerly called Fricruhay â—ying within the Walls of the said City and in the West quarter thereof which said ground was given by the City and levelled and inclosed by the concurrent charge of both Church and City by the careful over-sight of the Mayor Regna Regum 13. Charles the 1. An. D. 1637. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Crossing Thomas Tooker John Colleton Nicholas Corwithean Humphry Tocker Peter Hellyar Elected School-master of the English Free school within St. John's Hospital and Master of the Boys in that House hath been a liberal Benefactor thereunto Regna Regum 14. Charles the 1. An. D. 1638. Mayors and Bayliffs James Tucker Christopher Clark Christopher Parr Oliver Tapper Richard Evans Licence granted to Richard Saunders Merchant to sue Nicholas Bolt Merchant at the Common Law they being both Freemen of this City The Chappel at St. John's Hospital was again consecrated by Bishop Hall being newly beautified at the sole charge of Alice Hele Widow Regna Regum 15. Charles the 1. An. D. 1639. Mayors and Bayliffs Rebert Walker Henry Battishill Richard Sweet Thomas Kendall William Spiller The Town of Taunton in Somerset being visited with the Plague the sum of 185 l. 17 s. 4 d. was sent to them as a voluntary collection here made for the relief of the poor of that Town This Mayor and Mr. Simon Snow were Elected our Citizens to serve in the ensuing Parliament Any Person marrying an Aldermans Daughter may freely claim his Freedom of the City Regna Regum 16. Charles the 1. An. D. 1640. Mayors and Bayliffs John Penny Walter White Samuel Crocker John Lovering John Butler Twelve Doctors of several Professions born within this City and at one time were all living one of them is the Authour of these ensuing verses namely Dr. Robert Vilvain who saith thus Bis sex Exoniae sunt intra moenia Nati Doctores Pariter qut viguere diu Theiologi quinque Medici sunt quatuor ex his Sunt tres Juridici qui viguere simul Thus Translated by the same Authour There were twelve Doctors born in Exeter Within the Walls who lived long together Of these were Five Divines and Four Physicians Who liv'd together but Three sole Civilians 1. John Bridgeman Lord Bishop of Chester 2. George Barkham Dean of Buckin in Essox 3. George Hakewill Chaplain to Prince Henry and Arch-Deacon of Surry 4. Michael Germin Chaplain to the Queen of Bobemia And 5. Anthony Short these are the Divines 6. Sir Simon Baskervil Knight 7. Robert Vilvain 8. Richard Spicer 9. Anthony Salter these are the Physicians 10. William Spicer 11. Joseph Martin And 12. Robert Michell these are the civil Lawyers Regna Regum 17. Charles the 1. An. D. 1641. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Saunders Hugh Crocker Nicholas Broking Thomas Pitt John Lavers Bishop Hall having well governed this Church about 14. years was translated hence and installed Bishop of Norwich whose Life and Doctrine were most exemplary he died 8. Septembris Anno Domini 1656. A branch of whose will I thought good to relate sc In the Name of God Amen I Joseph Hall D. D. not worthy to be called a Bishop of Norwich c. I bequeath my Soul c. my Body I leave to be interred without any Funeral pomp at the discretion of my Executors with this only Monition that I do not hold God's House a meet Repository for the dead Bodies of the greatest Saints This Reverend Prelate may be said to have died with his Pen in his hand whose writing and living even expired together Ralph Brownrig Doctor in Divinity was the next Elected and 3. Maii consecrated Bishop of this Diocess who albeit he lived about 18. years after his said consecration yet by reason of the intestine Wars in this Kingdom he never came hither Regna Regum 18. Charles the 1. An. D. 1642. Mayors and Bayliffs Christopher Clark John Cupper Christopher Clark Jun. Philip Foxmill Nicholas
benigna domusque patens aditusque paratus Condivit tua dicta lepos gravitasque leporem Pacificis placidus tantum hostis seditiosis Non tibi sublimi mores in sedc superbi Vita nec in prima ut multis fuit imâ— Cathedra Praelatusque gregi sed non elatus honores es Two other Verses were hereunto added and thus translated A Paulo ad Petrum pia te Regina vocavit Cum Petro Paulo Caeli Rex arcâ— locavit Whom the Queen from Paul to Peter did vemove Him God with Paul and Peter plac'd above Valentine Cary Doctor in Divinity on the 20. day of November then next following was consecrated Bishop of this Diocess Regna Regum 19. James An. D. 1621. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Borough Thomas Wakeman Francis Crossing Henry Batâ—ishill John Garland A Patent under the Common Seal of the City granted to the Right Honourable the Earl of Suffolk to be Lord High Steward thereof Regna Regum 20. James An. D. 1622. Mayors and Bayliffs John Modyford John Jourden Roger Mallock Richard Harbert John Monugwell Licence given Grace Sheer Widow by the Chamber to send her Son Joseph Snow an Orphan of this City beyond the Seas The Chamber in procuring the Charter for establishing the Hospital of St. John's within the East-gate of the said City and in repairing and new building of the Edifices thereunto belonging did expend above 400 l. Regna Regum 21. James An. D. 1623. Mayors and Bayliffs John Gupwill Nicholas Spicer James Tucker John Cooze Trisfram Miâ—hell The Commission of the Deputy Lieutenants of this City and County was renewed Regna Regum 22. James An. D. 1624. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Crossing Thomas Flay Hugh Crocker Nicholas Mercer Augustin Drake A Patent under the Common Seal of the City granted to the Right Honourable William Earl of Pembrook and Montgomery to be Lord High Steward thereof The Plague here entred in the Month of July and continued very hot for one years space sweeping away many Families Regna Regum 1. Charles the 1. An. D. 1625. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Walker Nicholas Martin William Golding James White George Jourden This Mayor being Elected refused to accept of the Office in regard of the contagious sickness here still reigning but withdrew himself into the Countrey whereupon a petition was sent hence to the King who commanded this Mayor to undertake the Office on his Allegiance whereunto he readily yielded obedience and performed it very worthily A Pest-house in the Parish of St. Sydwells was purchased by the City for the benefit of such poor people as were or should be infected with the Plague No common Beggars in the open streets of the City were permitted but presently sent to the Work house or house of Correction to get their bread by the sweat of their brows idleness being the root of all evil it being no less true then a witty saying That the Devil tempts all men but the idle man who tempts the Devil the idle man's brain being a shop for the Devil to work in Regna Regum 2. Charles the 1. An. D. 1626. Mayors and Bayliffs John Tayler John Hakewill Robert Walker John Berry Joseph Trobridg Bishop Cary having well governed this Church about 6. years 10. Junii died and lies buried in the North-side of the Quire of St. Paul's Church London but hath a stately monument of Marble with his Effigies Pourtrayed in Alabaster erected as his memorial in an Isle at the upper end of his own Church Upon whose decease Regna Regum 3. Charles the 1. An. D. 1627. Mayors and Bayliffs John Acland Gilbert Sweet George Harris John Anthony Richard Madeck Joseph Hall Doctor in Divinity was Elected and 23. Decembris consecrated Bishop of this Diocess The King under his great Seal renews the Cities Charter A Pump erected near St. Paul's Church The City of Sarum being infected with the Plague of Pestilence for the better relief of their sickly poor a considerable sum of Money was here collected and sent to them Regna Regum 4. Charles the 1. An. D. 1628. Mayors and Bayliffs John Lynn Francis Crossing John Tayler Jun. John Cupper Humphry Bidgood In the Lady Chappel of this Cathedral is a fair monument erected to the memory of Sir John Doderidge Knight who died 13. Septembris and his Effigies is lively Pourtrayed in Alabaster in his scarlet Gown and Robes and a Court Roll in his hand He was first Serjeant at Law to Prince Henry then Solicitor General to King James of famous memory after that principal Serjeant at Law to the said King and lastly called by him to be one of the Judges of the Honourable Court of King's Bench where he spent the rest of his days being 17. years He was so general a Scholar as 't is hard to say whether he were better Artist Divine Common or Civil Lawyer he departed this Life at Forsters near Egham in Surry and according to his desire his body was brought down and here interred 14. Octobris then next following whose Epitaph is thus inscribed Learning adieu for Doderidge is gone To fix his Earthly to an Heavenly Throne Rich Vrn of Learned Dust scarce can be found More Worth inshrined in six foot of ground NVnC obiit DoDerigVs JVDeX Another fair Monument thereunto adjoyning is erected in memory of his Lady with this Inscription on a marble stone Hic jacet Domina Dorothea uxer Johannis Doderidge Militis unius Justiciariorum Domini Regis ad placita coram Rege tenenda assignati filia Amisii Bampfield Militis quae obiit primo Martâ— Anno Domini 1614. and in an Escutcheon their Arms impaled sc 1. Argent two Pales Wavy Azure between 9. Cross Croslets gules 2. Or on a bend gules three Mollets d'argent Regna Regum 5. Charles the 1. An. D. 1619. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Spicer Adam Bennet John Marâ—in Thomas Blackall Jâ—hn Madâ—ck A Patent under the Common Seal granted to the Right Honourable Richard Lord Weston Lord High Treasurer of England to be Lord High Steward of this City A considerable sum of money here collected by way of a voluntary contribution and sem to the Town of Cambridge being infected with the Plague Regna Regum 6. Charles the 1. An. D. 1630. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomes Flay Roger Mallock James Geuld John Gill William Blackall The Earl of Arundel Lord High Marshal of England coming to this City was by the Mayor and his Brethren honourably entertained Prince Charles was born 29. Maii at St. James near Charing-Cross and baptized Sunday 27. Junii then next following at whose Birth Heaven it self seemed to open one eye more then ordinary a star appearing all that day and two days thereafter the Sun was Eclipsed This Mayor procured great quantities of Corn there being a likelihood of a scarciry and much fuell he bought in the Summer and supplyed the necessities of the Poor therewith in the Winter without any advantage to himself Regna Regum 7. Charles the 1. An. D.
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