A View of Devonshire in MDCXXX: With a Pedigree of Most of Its Gentry

W. Roberts, 1845 - Devon (England) - 649 pages

Comprising 2 works, "A view of Devonshire" and "The pedigrees of most of our Devonshire families", from an unpublished manuscript.

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IV	31

Of the sundry degrees of the Inhabitants and the distinction of their vocations	44

X	51

Of the second Commodity of Clothing and Drapery	59

Of Mariners Shipping and Fishing	67

being the third	73

The description of the Forest of Dartmoor where Tin is mined	79

Of the Forest of Exmoor	88

Of Colyton Hundred and the Parishes adjacent to that Town	241

The Progress of the River Axe and the Hundred of Axminster	245

The Conclusion which should be the epiphonema of this Discovery	248

BOOK IV	250

Of CombMartin and the Silver Mines there	252

CHAP PAGE III Of BerryNerbert Bowdon and Bishop Jewel	256

Of Morthoe Tracy and MortStone	259

Of GeorgeHam and Pidickwell	263

CHAP PAGE IV The Hundred of Halberton containeth three parishes	105

The progress of the River Culme	112

The original and progress of Creedy River	118

Of Crediton and the Bishops thereof	120

Of the farther progress of the River Creedy and the places adjacent	127

Of the progress of the River Creedy to CowleyBridge where it joins with Exe	131

Of the Antiquity and divers Names of the City of Exeter	135

Of the Situation and Places worthy observation in this City	138

Of the Dukes Marquises and Earls of Exeter	142

Of the Monasteries and AlmsHouses belonging to the City of Exeter	145

Of Bedford House and the noble Family of the Russells	147

Of the Guildhall Magistrates and the several Corporations thereof	149

Of the CathedralChurch of St Peters The antiquity and building thereof	153

Of the Bishops and other Dignitaries of the Church of Exeter	157

The Bishops of Exeter after the Reformation	172

The Bishops of Exeter since the present Authors time unto this day Oc tober 20th 1695 by John Prince	176

Of the Inferior Dignitaries of the Church of Exeter	180

The Monuments and Epitaphs in Saint Peters Cathedral Exon	182

An Epilogue or Conclusion on the View of Exeter	184

Of the progress of the River Exe below Exeter	185

BOOK III	186

Of the Circuit of the River Clyst	191

Of Powderham Castle and the Noble Family of Courtenay	200

A Catalogue of the Earls and Dukes of Devon before the Conquest	203

Of the Earls of Devon after the Conquest and First of Redvers	204

Of the right noble Family of the Courtenays Earls of Devon	208

Of those other noble Families which have since been Earls of Devon	217

Of Kenn and some other places on the west side of the River Exe	218

Of places on the east side of the River Exe	223

The Passage of the River Otter	224

Of Ottery St Mary and other places near it	229

Of ColatonRalegh and Sir Walter Ralegh	236

Of Budleigh Hundred in the East	240

Of the River Taw his spring and progress	265

Of Affton and the Family of Stukely	270

Of Chulmleigh and the Countess of Devon saving seven little Children that were carrying to be drowned	273

Of RingsAsh with the original and course of the River Mole	276

Of Molland Botreaux the Nymets and other places near by	280

Of the meeting of Mole and Taw their passage afterwards to Umberlegh	283

Of Brightlegh and the Family of Giffard	286

Of TawtonBishop Goodley Newland c	289

Of Tawstock and the noble Family of the Bourchiers Earls of Bath	292

Of the Borough of Barnstaple with the Description of the Town with the History of the Lord Audlegh	294

Of the progress of the River Yeo of Chalacombe with the strange Burrows therein with some other neighbouring Parishes	300

Of Youlston and Ralegh and the noble Family of the Chichesters	303

Of Marwood and the Family of Westcote with other Places and Families in that tract	305

Of WestDown and the Hundred of Braunton	308

The origin and course of the River Torridge with HerculesPromontory	311

Of the progress of the River Torridge and the most eminent places near its first original as Putford and the Hundred of Shebbear	315

Of the Hundred of BlackTorrington and places adjoining	317

Of the progress of the River Okement and of Okehampton	321

Of Iddesleigh Winkleigh and other places in the way to Torrington	324

Of Torrington and therein of the potent Families of Rolle Barry c	327

Of Monkley and the Family of Hankford	331

Of BucklandBrewer Parkham Bideford the noble Family of Grenville	335

Of Westleigh Northam Kenith Castle and Abbotsham	341

Of the Island of Lundy lying near this county in the Severn Sea	343

The Conclusion of this Northern Journey	345

BOOK V	346

Of Tamerton Collacombe and the Family of Tremayn	352

The origin of the River Lyd of Lydford his antiquities and present state	355

Of TrenchardLew Marystow Lifton other places in our way to Tavistock	361

Of the progress of the River Tavy of the Borough Abbey of Tavistock	365

Of the progress of the Tamar to the town of Plymouth by Buckland Beer Tamerton c	372

Of Chagford Drewsteignton Gidlegh with the noble Family of Prouz	429

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Title	A View of Devonshire in MDCXXX: With a Pedigree of Most of Its Gentry
Author	Thomas Westcote
Publisher	W. Roberts, 1845
Original from	the University of California
Digitized	21 Mar 2008
Length	649 pages

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