Name Index

To

Neighbours of North Wyke, Pt IV.
North and South Tawton in the Pipe Rolls.

Trans. Devon. Assoc. vol. XXXVI, (1904), pp. 415-444.

by

E. Lega-Weekes

Prepared by Michael Steer

The paper was read at the Association’s July 1904 Teignmouth meeting. The first division of the paper consists of a selection of items relating to the history of North and South Tawton, gleaned from the "Pipe Rolls" or "Great Rolls of the Exchequer" of the reigns of Ric. I. and John, as well as several years of Hen. III. These rolls, with the exception of the first of Ric. I, were at the time the paper was delivered, previously unpublished material. The Pipe Rolls are a collection of financial records maintained by the Exchequer, or Treasury, and its successors. The earliest date from the 12th century, and the series extends, mostly complete, from then until 1833. They form the oldest continuous series of records concerning governance kept by the United Kingdom governments, covering a span of about 700 years. The early medieval Rolls are some of the earliest financial records available to the genealogist from the Middle Ages. The paper, from a copy of a rare and much sought-after journal can be downloaded from the Internet Archive. Google 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.