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Devonshire Characters and Strange Events

Chapter 3: ILLUSTRATIONS
By S. Baring-Gould
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A collection of illustrated sketches and investigations of provincial personalities, curious incidents, and folklore from Devonshire. The author assembles biographical sketches, criminal and legal episodes, reports of hauntings, witchcraft, impostures and local oddities, supported by archival sources, eyewitness accounts and portraits. Entries range from comic characters and eccentric villagers to pirates, inventors and religious visionaries, interspersed with anecdotes, illustrations and an index, presenting a varied portrait of regional life and popular belief.

ILLUSTRATIONS

MARIA FOOTE, AFTERWARDS COUNTESS OF HARRINGTON Frontispiece
From an engraving by Thomas Lupton, after a picture by G. Clint, A.R.A.
TO FACE PAGE
HUGH STAFFORD AND THE ROYAL WILDING 2
From the original painting in the collection of the Earl of Iddesleigh
THE ROASTED EXCISEMAN, OR THE JACK BOOT’S EXIT 4
From an old print
THE TYBURN INTERVIEW: A NEW SONG 8
By a Cyder Merchant, of South-Ham, Devonshire. Dedicated to Jack Ketch
THE MISSES DURNFORD. THE ALPHINGTON PONIES 16
From a lithograph
THE MISSES DURNFORD. THE ALPHINGTON PONIES (Back View) 18
Lithographed by P. Gauci. Pub. Ed. Cockrem
MARIA FOOTE, AFTERWARDS COUNTESS OF HARRINGTON 22
From an engraved portrait in the collection of A. M. Broadley, Esq.
CARABOO, PRINCESS OF JAVASU, alias MARY BAKER 36
From an engraving by Henry Meyer, after a picture by E. Bird
MARY WILCOCKS, OF WITHERIDGE, DEVONSHIRE, alias CARABOO 44
Drawn and engraved by N. Branwhite
ARSCOTT OF TETCOTT 48
From the picture by J. Northcote, R.A.
OLD TETCOTT HOUSE 54
MARIANN VOADEN, BRATTON 74
MARIANN VOADEN’S COTTAGE, BRATTON 74
A VILLAGE “WISE MAN” 78
MANLY PEEKE IN HIS ENCOUNTER WITH THREE ADVERSARIES ARMED WITH RAPIERS AND POIGNARDS 90
JAMES WYATT, ÆTAT. 40 108
Reproduced from the frontispiece to The Life and Surprizing Adventure of James Wyatt, Written by Himself, 1755
REV. W. DAVY 124
From an engraving by R. Cooper, after a picture by Wm. Sharland
SLANNING’S OAK 188
From an oil painting by A. B. Collier, 1855
FRONTISPIECE TO “THE BLOUDIE BOOKE; OR THE TRAGICAL END OF SIR JOHN FITZ” 192
LADY HOWARD 194
BIDLAKE 212
THOMAS D’URFEY 238
From an engraving by G. Virtue, after a picture by E. Gouge
FRONTISPIECE TO “A TRUE RELATION OF AN APPARITION,” ETC., BY JAMES OXENHAM 248
JOHN RATTENBURY, OF BEER, DEVONSHIRE, “THE ROB ROY OF THE WEST” 302
From a lithograph
EDWARD CAPERN, THE POSTMAN-POET OF DEVONSHIRE 326
From a painting by William Widgery, in the Free Library, Bideford
CHARLES MEDYETT GOODRIDGE IN HIS SEAL-SKIN DRESS 332
RICHARD PARKER 356
From a drawing by Bailey
B. KENNICOTT, S.T.P. 370
From the portrait at Exeter College, Oxford
CAPTAIN AVERY AND HIS CREW TAKING ONE OF THE GREAT MOGUL’S SHIPS 376
From a drawing by Wm. Jeit
JOANNA SOUTHCOTT 390
Drawn from life by Wm. Sharp
SILVER PAP-BOAT PREPARED FOR THE COMING OF SHILOH, PRESENTED TO JOANNA SOUTHCOTT IN JUNE, 1814 402
From the original in the collection of A. M. Broadley, Esq.
CRIB PRESENTED TO JOANNA SOUTHCOTT IN ANTICIPATION OF THE BIRTH OF THE SHILOH BY BELIEVERS IN HER DIVINE MISSION AS “A GOODWILL OFFERING BY FAITH TO THE PROMISED SEED” 402
Reproduced from the original print in the collection of A. M. Broadley, Esq.
MR. GAY 414
From an old print
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, BARNSTAPLE, WHERE GAY WAS EDUCATED 416
GAY’S CHAIR 422
BAMPFYLDE MOORE CAREW, “KING OF THE BEGGARS” 426
From an engraving by Maddocks
W. GIFFORD 436
From an engraving by R. H. Cromek, after a picture by I. Hoppner, R.A.
B. R. HAYDON 458
From a drawing by David Wilkie
CAPTAIN COOKE, 1824, AGED 58 478
Drawn, from nature, on the stone by N. Whittock
THE NOTED JOHN COOKE OF EXETER, CAPTAIN OF THE SHERIFF’S TROOP AT SEVENTY-FOUR ASSIZES FOR THE COUNTY OF DEVON 482
From a lithograph by Geo. Rowe
THOMAS SAVERY 488
SKETCH OF NEWCOMEN’S HOUSE, LOWER STREET, DARTMOUTH, BEFORE IT WAS DEMOLISHED 494
THE CHIMNEY-PIECE AT WHICH NEWCOMEN SAT WHEN HE INVENTED THE STEAM ENGINE 494
THE STEAM ENGINE, NEAR DUDLEY CASTLE. Invented by Capt. Savery and Mr. Newcomen. Erected by ye later, 1712 496
From a drawing by Barney. Reproduced by kind permission of Messrs. Macmillan & Co.
ANDREW BRICE, PRINTER 502
Reproduced by kind permission from a print in the possession of Dr. Brushfield
THE WRESTLING CHAMPION OF ENGLAND, ABRAHAM CANN 518
From a drawing
REV. JOHN RUSSELL 530
Reproduced by permission of the Editor of Bailey’s Magazine
THE REV. JOHN RUSSELL’S PORT-WINE GLASS, CHAMBERLAIN WORCESTER BREAKFAST SERVICE, AND BAROMETER 558
Purchased at the sale of his effects in 1883 by Mrs. Arnull and presented by her to Mr. John Lane, in whose possession they now are
SAMUEL PROUT 564
From a drawing in the possession of Samuel Gillespie Prout, Esq.
WILLIAM COOKWORTHY OF PLYMOUTH 600
From the original portrait by Opie in the possession of Edward Harrison, Esq., of Watford
MR. JACKSON, THE CELEBRATED COMPOSER 608
From an engraving after J. Walker
LORD ASHBURTON 618
From an engraving by F. Bartolozzi, after a picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds
HORRID MASSACRE AT DARTMOOR PRISON, ENGLAND 648
From an old print
PLAN OF DARTMOOR PRISON 650
NORTH WYKE 710
DR. WOLCOT 738
DR. JOHN W. BUDD 754
From a photograph by his brother Dr. Richard Budd, of Barnstaple
REAR-ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD CHICHESTER, BART. 772

DEVONSHIRE CHARACTERS
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