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
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
pardoned the condemned persons 14. King Edward the Fourth by his Letters Patent bearing date the one and twentyeth day of July in the Third year of his Reign Anno Domini 1463. constituted nine Aldermen herein bestowed on the City Magdalen Fair All Felons Goods with many other Privileges and in the ninth year of his Reign Anno Domini 1469. was pleased in person to visit the said City who presented him a purse with one hundred nobles therein which the King kindly received Martin 's Chros 349. and at his departure gave them a Sword to be carried before the Mayor in all publick places within the said City yet do not I find the Office of a Sword-bearer conferred on any person until King Henry the Seventh's time 15. King Richard the Third taking likewise an occasion of visiting this City another purse with two hundred nobles therein was in like manner presented him as a Free Gift by the said City which the King kindly received and very much commended the good Government of this City 16. King Henry the Seventh in the thirteenth year of his Reign marching hither to suppress Perkin Warbeck whom having vanquished he entred the City and lodged here certain days in the Treasurers House of the Cathedral Church and adjoyning to the North Tower thereof he heartily thanked the Citizens for their faithful and valiant service done against the Rebels promised them the fulness of his favour and for an addition of honour to the said City gave them a Sword taken from his own side and also a Cap of Maintenance commanding that for the future in all publick places within the said City the same Sword should be born before the Mayor as formerly as for the like purpose his noble Predecessor King Edward the Fourth had done and the said Cap to be worn accordingly whereupon 2 Sword-bearer was elected and sworn to attend that Office 17. King Henry the Eighth in the nine and twentyeth year of his Reign by Charter made this City a County of it self and enlarged the bounds thereof which were afterwards confirmed by Act of Parliament wherein the Citizens had granted them freedom from Toll and Murage and withal to enjoy the same Customs with London in all things and also liberty to choose Sheriffs yearly with many other Immunities 18. King Edward the Sixth gave them in reward of their loyalty in the late Commotion and Rebellion the Mannor of Exiland without the West-gate of the said City and also renewed their Charter 19. Queen Elizabeth gave it this Motto semper fidelis confirmed their Liberties made the Mayor of the said City Escheator thereof and in the third year of her Reign Anno Domini 1561. granted them a Charter for Orphans which in her Fifth year was confirmed by Act of Parliament 21. King Charles the Second Anno Regni 23. coming down by Sea to view the new Citadel at Plymouth and taking this City in his way homeward by Land lodged here one night in the Dean's house and was very bountifully entertained at the sole charge of the City who presented him with five hundred pounds in Gold which his Majesty graciously received expressing much favour towards the said City and Knighted their Mayor Sir Benjamin Oliver His Majesties short abode herein hindred the Conduits from emptying an Hogshead of Wine which was provided for that purpose and afterwards disposed of to his Majesties service The King came hither on the Three and twentyeth day of July being Sunday about eight of the Clock in the Evening and went hence early the next morning about three of the Clock and rode that day to the Earl of Pembrook's house at Wilton to Bed and the next day returned to White-ball The City of London being yielded up to William the Conquerour he granted to the Citizens thereof a Charter written in the Saxon Tongue and therein ratified and confirmed all their ancient usages liberties and customs which Charter with certain new Grants were likewise confirmed to them by King Henry the First King Richard the Ewst and King John who gave them two Charters all which were so made unto them by the name of the Citizens of London without any mention made of a Mayor at which time London and so long before the Conquest was governed by two Port-Reeves that is to say Governours of the City and notwithstanding the many alterations made by the said William the Conqucrour from the Saxons to the Normans yet this name of Office still continued in the said City of London from the said Saxons time to the time of King Richard the First who in the first year of his Reign changed the name of Port Reeves into the name of Bailiffs by which name for as yet the name of a Mayor in that City was not in use they were called until the ninth year of King John Anno Domini 1209. as 't is affirmed in the Chronicles Fabian who was himself a Sheriff of London and by that means most likely to know the truth affirmeth that there was no Mayor of London until the tenth year of King John Anno Domini 1210. But rather in the sixteenth year of that King Grasion fol. 59. Anno Domini 1214. according to the date of the King's Letters Patent wherein he granted to the Citizens of London liberty to choose a Mayor yearly See the Charter who for the due execution of the said Office was to take his Corporal Oath before the King as appeareth by the said Letters Patent bearing date the ninth day of May in the sixteenth year aforesaid The City of Exeter being likewise yielded up to the said William the Conquerour he restored it again to the Citizens thereof to be governed by themselves as in times past and according to their ancient usages and Customes which was also by Charter confirmed unto them by King Henry the First the words of the said Grant being to the Citizens of Exeter which was afterwards ratified by King Henry the Second King Richard the First and then King John by his Letters Patent bearing date the fifteenth day of June in the second year of his Reign confirmed the same by the name of the Mayor and Citizens of Exeter whereby it appeareth that in the beginning of King John's Reign there was a Mayor in Exeter but when and by what King this Officer was first Instituted and Ordained non constat The Liberties to them granted were for the most part the like that London had so upon the whole 't is evident that London had no Mayor in diverse years after Exeter Thus much for good order and methods sake I held fit to be here inserted and the rather in regard it could not elsewhere be so properly related The consideration of the whole cannot but add splendour to this honourable City which not much unlike Jerusalem the Hills stand almost round about May the same become a Jerusalem indeed a City of Peace within it self may Schism and Faction commonly the
tenendum Curiam sive Curias-dictae Civitatis quoties me ab eisdem abesse contigerit ad faciendum omnia alia in dicta Civitate Curia quae ego facerem si personaliter interessem In cujus rei testimonium has literas patentes sigillo Officii Majoratûs ficri feci Sigillatum datum Exoniae praedicto decimâ— septimo die mensis Martii Anno Regni Regis Edvardi tertii à conquestu octavo This Martin Lekenn 18. Martii died in his Mayoralty and Thomas Lichfield was elected Mayor to supply for the residue of this year that Office Regna Regum 9. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1335. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Hughton Robert Pleigh Thomas Furbor William Lydeland Alexander Wallis Custos Magister domus beatae Mariae Magdalenae extra portam Australem Civitatis Exoniensis tulerunt glebam pro redditu exeunte de quodam gardino extra portam oriâ—ntalem Civitatis praedictae vocato Morley Shulteshay jacente inter gardinum Willielmi Tantifer Richardi Russell haec Consuetudâ— vocata Gleba Adjudicatum fuit Decano Capitulo beati Petri Exoniensis quoddam Tenementum scâ—tuatum is vico Australi Civitatis Exoniensis secundum Consuetudinem Civitatis praedictae dicitur Shortford Decanus Capitulum beati Petri Exoniensis recuperaverunt seisinam unius Tenementi in Parochia Sanctae Sativole extra portam orientalem dictae Civitatis secumdum consuetudinem esusdem Civitatis dicitur Gavelock Regna Regum 10. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1336. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Hughton Thomas Furbor John Coles William Shillingford John Colebrook The King in Parliament holden at Westminster made a Dutchy of the Earldom of Cornwal and gave the same to his eldest Son Prince Edward surnamed the Black Prince from his dreadful acts and sent his Letters thereof to the Mayor by the name of the Mayor of his Honourable City of Exeter and also sent a Writ for the proclaiming thereof and withal made this City parcel of the said Dutchy as formerly it was of the Earldom This City being now held of the said Duke as parcel of the said Dutchy by the Fee Farm Rent of twenty pounds per Annum Regna Regum 11. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1337. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Gervis Rober Noble Richard Pleigh John Newton John Davy Bishop Grandison Founded and built the Colledge and Church of Oâ—tcry St Mary in the County of Devon and endowed the same with great Livelihoods He was also a liberal Benefactor to the Vicars Choral of his own Church Regna Regum 12. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1338. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Haughton Nicholas Godescott Richard Pleigh Thomas Furbor John Davy Consuctudo in Civitate Exoniensi est quod nothus non gaudebit privilegio ullo pariter cum legitimis which well agrees with a rule in Law Qui ex damnato coitu nascuntur inter liberos non computentur Regna Regum 13. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1339. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Lichfield Robert Bridport John Cook John Newton Roger Wythom Fines for the Conveyance of Lands or Rents were now usually levied within this City whereof I here thought good to instance one or two instead of many viz. Haec est finalis Concordia facta inter Johanem Carpenter quaerentem Robertum Cottrell Defensorem de duabus acris terrae jacentibus in suburbiis extra portam orientalem Civitatis Exoniensis Haec est finalis Concordiae facta inter Robertum Brâ—dworthy quaerentem Walteram dâ— Swemthull Matildam uxorem ejâ—â— defensorem de uno Messuagio jacente in summo vico Civitatis Exoniensis Regna Regum 14. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1340. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Hughton Robert Bridport Thomas Furbor Richard Pleigh Richard Halberton I held it likewise requisit to set down how ancient the Inrolment of Deeds hath here been and thereof only to give you a like precedent or two viz. Irrotulatur Charta Willielmi Leigh facta Thomae Robin de uno Messuagio jacent infra Parochiam dâ—â—i Stephani Civitatisâ— Exoniensis Irrotulatur Charta Rogeri Shillingford facta Waltero Hugthon de uno Mâ—ssuagio â—acente extra portam occidentalem Civitatis praedictae Regna Regum 15. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1341. Mayors and Bayliffs Hanry Hughton Reynold Wythen Thomas Furbor Richard Pleigh John Sutton The ancient Custom of this City is when the Chief Lord in Fee cannot be answered of the rent due to him out of his Tenement and no distress can be there levied for the same The Lord must come to the Tenement and there take a stone or some other dead thing of the said Tenement and bring the same to the Court at the Guildhall held before the Mayor and Bayliffs and thus must he do seven quarter days successively And this is called Aglebe And if on the said seventh quarter day the Lord be not satisfied of his rent and arrears then the said Tenement shall be adjudged to the said Lord To hold the same a year and a day And this is called Gavelock And then forthwith Proclamation shall be openly made in the Court That if any man pretends any Title to the said Tenement that he appear within the year and day then next following and satisfie the Lord of the said rent and arrears but if no appearance be made and the rent not paid Then shall the Lord come again to the said Court and pray that according to the said Custom the said Tenement be adjudged to him in his Demesh as of Fee according to the intention of the Law in such like cases which is commonly called le cessavit per biennium And this Custom here is called Shortford and in French Foreclose And so the Lord shall have from thenceforth the said Tenement with the appurtenances in Fee to him and his Heirs for ever Regna Regum 16. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1342. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Furbor Robert Bradworthy Nicholas Halberton Nicholas Godescott Walter White Bishop Grandison with others by order of Parliament Were sent over as Embassadors to the Pope touching a Treaty of Peace and afterwards concluded between England and France Nemo infra aetatem viginti unius Annorum existens potest ullo modo terras seu Tenementa sua alicui dimittere per consuetudinem Civitatis praedictae Rot. 40. Regna Regum 17. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1353. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Furbor William Hastment Roger Treseler Richard Pleigh Robert Noble Regna Regum 18. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1344. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Hughton John Newton John Sutton Richard Pleigh Robert Noble The King was advertized but untruly of a Ryot here committed by sundry lewd and evil disposed persons which information was so enforced that the King being otherwise incumbred with the care of his Forreign Wars conceived the worse of the Report and thereupon sent down his Commission of Oyer and Determiner dated 20. Aug. this year and directed to the Mayor and Justices of the said City strictly requiring them to have
Brinly All the Trees in Northen-bay and Southenbay Elms of above one hundred years growth were felled and destroyed The City was twice this year besieged by the King's Forces First by my Lord Hopton about Christmas who having only viewed the same presently drew off his Army and marched into Cornwall Secondly by Prince Maurice who laid close siege thereunto and 3. Septembriâ— following got the possession thereof being surrendred to him on Articles Regna Regum 19. Charles the 1. An. D. 1643. Mayors and Bayliffs Sir Hugh Crocker Knight Richard Yes Christopher Lethbridge William Holmes Isaac Mawditt The King in person coming to this City being in pursuit of the Earl of Essex General of the Parliaments Forces and his complices who were marched into Cornwall with an Army lodged here in Bedford-house two days and having defeated his enemies returned hither again and was pleased to bestow the dignity of Knighthood on the Mayor Prince Charles attended his Father in all this march and lodged here in the Dean's house The Queen likewise resorted hither for safety Bedford-house was prepared in readiness for her reception where during her abode sc 16. Junii Her Majesty was delivered of a young Princess who was baptized in the Cathedral Church here by Dr. Burnell Chancellour and a Canon residentiary of the said Church on Sunday 3. Julii then next following In the body of the Church a Font was erected on purpose under a rich canopy of Estate and Sir John Berkley then Governour of the said City the Lady Poulett and the Lady Dalkeith the said Princess's Governess were her witnesses and named Henrietta Maria being the Fourth and youngest Daughter of King Charles by Mary the Daughter of Henry the Fourth King of France and was from hence carried up to St. James near Westminster and afterwards conveyed into France and married to the Duke of Orleans the French King's Brother she was esteemed for beauty to be one of the fairest Princesses in Christendom This City presented the King's Majesty with 500 l. The Queen with 200 l. And Prince Charles with 100 l. more Regna Regum 20. Charles the 1. An. D. 1644. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Spicer John Martin William Sanford Nicholas Somers Henry Gaudy Regna Regum 21. Charles the 1. An. D. 1645. Mayors and Bayliffs John Cupper John Colleton James Gould James Tucker Jun. George Edmonds Edward Painter This City was besieged by Sir Thomas Fairfax General of the Parliaments Forces and on Articles surrendred to him The Receiver-General displaced for his Loyalty and another chosen into the said Office for the residue of the year Regna Regum 22. Charles the 1. An. D. 1646. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter White Richard Crossing Bernard Bartlet Henry Prigg Edward Lawrence Regna Regum 23. Charles the 1. An. D. 1647. Mayors and Bayliffs Adam Bennet John Lovering Nicholas Broking Thomas Ford Richard Ledgingham Francis Dyett John Lovering Elected Receiver General and one of the Bailiffs of this City for this year and refusing to be sworn was therefore Fined 100 l. and three months thereafter Nicholas Broking was chosen into the said Offices and supplyed the same accordingly for the residue of the year Regna Regum 24. Charles the 1. An. D. 1648. Mayors and Bayliffs James Gould Ralph Herman Francis Lippingcot George Macy Thomas Tacke Several young Elms were planted in the Bonbay January 30. the King was barbarously murthered by his own sworn Subjects in the heighth of their Rebellion pretending as the Jews did to our Saviour they had a Law by which he must dye a sadder Catastrophe did the Sun never behold since the murthering of the Lord of Life and in it self a sin so horrid as that Justice knew not well how to punish nor mercy to forgive One thing not to be forgotten is that there happened an accident in the Inn commonly called the White-Hart in South-gate-street an old Well long neglected which the owner Roger Cheek of this City Brewer had a purpose to cleanse and in order thereunto caused one Paul Penrose to go down for the scouring thereof who therein suddenly fell dead whereupon a second person named William Johnson both of them by profession Carpenters was imployed to descend after him who presently in the said Pit likewise died a third person adventuring himself to preserve his friend had therein also perished if with all celerity he had not been drawn up again who almost dead was by rouling and pouring Oyl and Aqua-vitae into him through much difficulty preserved who when he came to himself did affirm that there came such a strange stench out of the Caverus of the Earth as that deprived him of breath hereof diverse men censured diversly some that there was a Cockatrice in the Pit some one thing some another but the general received opinion that it was occasioned by a Damp. Regna Regum 1. Charles the 2. An. D. 1649. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Crossing Richard Saunders Adam Bennet Richard Evans Samuel Slade Richard Candish William Relston Richard Crossing Elected Mayor and refusing the Office no Fine was set on him nor any other Mayor chosen for that year but supplyed by Deputies Regna Regum 2. Charles the 2. An. D. 1650. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Evans Richard Sweet Francis Lippingatt Jun. Richard Culling non Jur. John Monugwell Jun. William Cowell Richard Culling Elected one of the Bailiffs and refusing the said Office was therefore Fined and William Cowell chosen in his stead Regna Regum 3. Charles the 2. An. D. 1651. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Sweet Thomas Ford Walter Deeble William Bruen Edward Foxwell Edward Foxwill elected one of the Bailiffs and refusing the said Office was therefore Fined and paid the same and the next year-following chosen into the said Office and executed it accordingly Regna Regum 4. Charles the 2. An. D. 1652. Mayors and Bayliffs Ralph Hermâ—n James Pearsey Simon Snow Richard Spicer Richard White Edward Foxwell A new Receiver chosen on the resignation of the old for the residue of the year to put himself in a capacity of being elected into the Office of Mayoralty of the said City Regna Regum 5. Charles the 2. An. D. 1653. Mayors and Bayliffs Simon Snow Christopher Clark Jun. James Marshall John Pynn Walter Holditch Thomas Dix A new Receiver Elected on the resignation of the old for the purpose mentioned in the last year A strange accident happened in Paris-street without the East-gate of this City and parcel of the Suburbs thereof one John Bettison Clerk Rector of the Parish of St. Mary Clist about three miles distant hence 11 Januarii about six of the clock in the Evening of that day returning homewards from this City being mounted on a good Gelding and having his Wife behind him thereon the Well in the said street about 40. foot deep being decayed and the mouth thereof being covered over only with a few Thorns or Brambles the Gelding with his Riders still sitting him fell down therein the Neighbours hearing a
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