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Devonshire Celebrities
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T.S. Pridham
Exeter: Henry S. Eland, High Street, London: Bell & Daldy, York Street, Covent Garden (1869) 270pp.
Prepared by Michael Steer
This entertaining and informative book results from an address given in 1865 by its author to the British Medical Association for the West of England. It focuses on some of the memorable deeds of remarkable Devon men from the time of the Norman Conquest, to those who lived in the eventful reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The book, held at the University of Toronto Library was produced from a digital copy that can be downloaded from https://archive.org/details/devonshirecelebr00priduoft Microsoft (MSN) has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.
| CONTENTS | |
| Acland, Sir John, Knt., | 1 |
| Aclulphus, Bishop of Crediton | 3 |
| Alfric, 8th Bishop of Crediton | 3 |
| Alfuoldus, 6th Bishop of Crediton | 3 |
| Alwolfrus, 7th Bishop of Crediton | 3 |
| Babbage, Charles, Astronomer | 4 |
| Babington, Bishop of Exeter | 4 |
| Baldwin, Abp. of Canterbury | 6 |
| Bampfield, Sir Coplestone, Knt. | 6 |
| Basset, Colonel Arthur | 11 |
| Bath, Judge | 12 |
| Barry, John | 14 |
| Beaufort, Margaret, Countess of Richmond | 17 |
| Berry, SirJohn.Governor of Deal Castle | 18 |
| Blackall, Bishop of Exeter | 21 |
| Blondy, Bishop of Exeter | 21 |
| Blundell, Peter, Benefactor | 22 |
| Bodley, Sir Thos. | 24 |
| Bowring, Sir John, Knt. | 26 |
| Brentingham, Thomas | 28 |
| Brewer. Bishop of Exeter | 29 |
| Brice, Andrew, Historian | 31 |
| Brouuscombe, Bishop of Exeter | 32 |
| Bruce, Sir T. Knight, Judge | 33 |
| Burchard. Bishop of Wurtzburgh in Germany | 35 |
| Capern. Edward, Poet | 35 |
| Carew, Sir Nicholas | 38 |
| Carew, Sir Thomas | 40 |
| Carey, Bishop of Exeter | 50 |
| Champernown, Sir Arthur | 51 |
| Channel, Baron, Judge | 52 |
| Chaunter, Bishop of Exeter | 53 |
| Chichester, Bishop of Exeter | 53 |
| Chichester, Sir Arthur | 54 |
| Churchill, John, Duke of Marlborough | 55 |
| Clifford, Baron | 57 |
| Cocke, Captain | 58 |
| Coffin, Sir Wm., Knt. | 60 |
| Coleridge, Rt. Hon. Sir John Taylor | 62 |
| Copleston, The Great | 63 |
| Courtenay, Lord Hugh | 65 |
| Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury | 65 |
| Courtenay, Sir Peter | 66 |
| Courtenay, Richd., Bishop of Norwich | 67 |
| Courtenay, Peter, Bishop of Winchester | 67 |
| Courtenay, Lord Edward | 69 |
| Crediton, Bishop of Utrecht | 71 |
| Crewys, Sir Robert, Knt. | 72 |
| Davies, John | 73 |
| Devonius, Confessor to King John | 74 |
| Dodderidge, Sir John, Judge | 74 |
| Drake, Sir Bernard | 76 |
| Drake, Sir Francis | 78 |
| Drake, Robert | 83 |
| Drew, Edward, Recorder of London | 83 |
| Eastlake, Sir Charles, Painter | 84 |
| Elgarus, 5th Bishop of Crediton | 86 |
| Ethelgarus, 4th Bishop of Crediton. | 86 |
| Eudolph, Bishop of Devon | 86 |
| Fitz, Ralph, Primate of Ireland | 87 |
| Foliot, Bishop of London | 89 |
| Follett, Sir William, Attorney General | 90 |
| Fortescue, Lord Chief Justice | 92 |
| Froude, James Anthony | 94 |
| Fulford, Sir Wm.. Knt. | 95 |
| Gay, John, Poet | 97 |
| Gibbs, Sir Vicary | 99 |
| Giffard, Colonel | 100 |
| Gifford, Lord Chief Justice | 101 |
| Gilbert, Sir Humphrey | I02 |
| Grenvill, Sir Theobald | 105 |
| Grenvil, Sir Richard | 108 |
| Grenvil, Sir Bevil | 108 |
| Granville, Hon. Bernard | 110 |
| Hankford, Lord Chief Justice | 112 |
| Harding, Thos., D.D | 114 |
| Harris, Sir William Snow | 119 |
| Hawkins, Admiral Sir John | 120 |
| Henrietta, Princess | 121 |
| Hody, Lord Chief Justice of England | 122 |
| Holland, John, Duke of Exeter | 123 |
| Hooker, Richard, Master of the Temple | 125 |
| Hopkins, Bishop of Raphoe | 128 |
| Hughes, Arthur | 129 |
| Iscanus, Bishop of Exeter | 130 |
| Jewell, Bishop of Salisbury | 131 |
| Keats, Admiral Sir Richard | 136 |
| Kebie, Bishop of Anglesea | 149 |
| Kelland, Philip, Senior Wrangler | 150 |
| Kempthorn, Lord High Commissioner | 152 |
| King, Peter, Lord Chancellor of England | 155 |
| Kingsley, Rev. Charles, Professor of Modern History | 155 |
| Kitto, John, D.D. | 156 |
| Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury | 158 |
| Leofricus, 1st Bishop of Exeter | 159 |
| Lovelace, Jacob | 160 |
| Monk, George, Duke of Albemarle | 162 |
| Morice, Sir Wm., Secretary of State | 172 |
| Morris, Colonel | 174 |
| Mowbray, Rt. Hon. John Robert | 175 |
| Northcote, James, Painter | 176 |
| Northcote, Rt. Hon. Sir Stafford H. | 177 |
| Odon, Earl of Devon | 177 |
| Orgar, Duke of Devon | 179 |
| Palk, Sir Robert, Bart. | 182 |
| Palk, Sir Lawrence, Bart. | 183 |
| Patch, Thos., Engraver | 183 |
| Petre, Sir Wm , Secretary of State in four Reigns | 184 |
| Pollard, Sir Lewis, Judge of Common Pleas | 187 |
| Pomerai, Sir Ralph, Lord of Berry | 189 |
| Poole, Sir William | 190 |
| Portsmouth, Earl of | 194 |
| Prideaux, Bishop of Worcester | 194 |
| Puta, Bishop of Tawton | 198 |
| Raleigh, Sir Walter | 198 |
| Reynolds, Sir Joshua | 204 |
| Richmond, Margaret, Countess of | 17 |
| Risdon, Tristram | 205 |
| Risdon, Thomas, Recorder | 206 |
| Robsart. Amy | 207 |
| Rolle, Dennis | 207 |
| Russell, Lord John | 210 |
| Russell, Rev. J. | 212 |
| Smith, Sir Montague, Judge | 221 |
| Speke, John Hanning | 221 |
| Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter | 224 |
| Tracey, Sir William | 227 |
| Turner, J. M. W., Painter | 228 |
| Wadham, Sir John | 230 |
| Westamus, First Bishop of Tawton | 231 |
| Winfred, Bishop Boniface | 232 |
| LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS | |
| Acland, Sir Thomas Dyke, from his Statue. | |
| Carew, Sir Nicholas. | |
| Churchill, John, Duke bf Marlborough. | |
| Courtenay, Lord Edward. | |
| Drake, Sir Francis. | |
| Fortescue, Earl, from his Statue. | |
| Grenvill, Sir Bevil. | |
| Jewel, Bishop. | |
| Keats, Admiral Sir Richard. | |
| Monk, George, Duke of Albemarle. | |
| Raleigh, Sir Walter. | |
| Russell, Rev. John. | |