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List of Devonshire Authors etc. to the Year 1640

Appendix B

To

President’s Address

Trans. Devon. Assoc., vol. XXV (1893), pp. 25-158.

by

T.N. Brushfield, Esq., M.D.

Prepared by Michael Steer

Dr. Brushfield’s Presidential Address was delivered at the Association’s July 1893 Torquay meeting. The present resultant lengthy Paper was supported with a highly detailed Appendix in two parts, the second of which provided the following Table of Devon’s major authors to 1640.
Association President for 1893, Thomas Nadauld Brushfield (1828–1910) was a noted antiquarian. His comprehensive biography with portrait is available in Wikipedia, and his obituary is available In GENUKI.
Dr Brushfield’s Presidential Address including the invaluable Appendixes appear in a rare journal downloadable 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.

	Name	Date	Principal Subjects of Works	Birth or Residence
1	Alley, William, D.D.	1510?-1570	Theology, Biblical Commentary	Bucks/Bp. of Exeter, 1560-1570
2	Alphredus	10th century	Theology	Bp. Crediton, 977-999
3	Ash, Simon	12th century	Poetry	Rose Ash
4	Baldwin, Thomas	1190	Theology	Abp Canterbury, 1185-1190
5	Bampton, John	abt. 1140	Theology, Philosophy	Bampton
6	Barclay, Alexander	1475?-1542	Poetry	Scotland/Ottery St. Mary
7	Barkham, John, D.D.	1572?-1642	History, Heraldry, Numismatics	Exeter
8	Barlow, John	1581-1630	Sermons	Cheshire/Plymouth
9	Bartholomew (Iscanus)	1184	Divinity	Brittany or Exeter/Bishop of Exeter 1161-1184
10	Blundell, Peter	1520-1601	Founder of School	Tiverton
11	Bodley, John	abt 1540	Printing	Devon
12	Bodley, Sir Thomas	1543-1613	Autobiography, Letters	Founder of Exeter Library
13	Bodley, Sir Josias	1530?-1618	Itinerary, Military	Exeter
14	Boniface, St. (Winfrid)	680-755	Letters, Divinity, Poetry	Crediton
15	Borough, Stephen	1525-1584	Voyages (Hakluyt)	Northam
16	Borough, William	1536-1599	Navigation	Northam
17	Borough, Christopher	abt,1579-1587	Voyage (Hakluyt)	Northam
18	Bracton, Henry de	1268	Law	Bratton Clovelly or B. Fleming
19	Brice, Thomas	1570	Poetry	Devon?
20	Browne, William	1591-1643	Poetry	Tavistock
21	Burchard, St.	754	Sermons	Devon?
22	Bury, John	1580-1617	Sermons	Tiverton
23	Carew, George, Earl of Totnes	1566-1629	Irish History Collections	Totnes
24	Carpenter, John	1621	Divinity	Cornwall/R. of Northleigh
25	Carpenter, Nathaniel	1589-1628	Geography, Optics, Philosophy, Sermons	Northleigh
26	Chardon, John, D.D., Bishop of/ Down and Connor	1601	Sermons, Translations,	Devon/V. of Heavitree
27	Chichester, Richard	1355	History	Pilton
28	Coffin, Edward	1571-1625	R.C. Theology	Exeter
29	Courtenay, Edward, Earl/of Devonshire	1526?-1556	Translation	Devon.
30	Coverdale, Miles	1488-1568	Biblical Translation and Commentary	Yorkshire/Bp. Exeter 1551-1553.
31	Cowell, John	1554-1611	Law	Ernsborough.
32	Davis John	1550-1605	Voyages (Hakluyt also), Hydrography	Sandridge.
33	Dodderidge, Sir John	1555-1628	Law, Legal History, and Antiquities	Barnstaple
34	Dodderidge, John	1666?	Founder of Library	Barnstaple.
35	Downe, John, B.D.	1570?-1631	Divinity	Holdsworthy.
36	Drake, Sir Francis	1540?-1596	Voyages and Expeditions (Hakluyt etc.)	Tavistock
37	Duck, Sir Arthur	1590-1648	Roman Law, Biography	Heavitree.
38	Exeter, Joseph of	abt. 1190	Poetry	Exeter.
39	Exeter, Walter de	abt 1301	Romance	Exeter.
40	Missing.
41	Est, William	1624	Sermons	R.of Bideford, 1592?
42	“Ferumbras”, Author of	abt. 1380	Translation of Romance	Devon?
43	Fishacre, Richard	1248	Divinity	Exeter.
44	Foliot, Gilbert	1187	Theology, Biography	Tamerton Foliot?
45	Foliot, Robert	1186	Religious Treatises	Tamerton Foliot?
46	Ford, John	abt, 1639	Drama, Poetry, Moral Treatises	Ilsington
47	Ford, John de (Devonius)	abt. 1206	Divinity, Biography	Devon.
48	Ford, Roger de, or the Cistercian	12th cent.	R.C. Martyrology &c.	Devon.
49	Fortescue, Sir Faithful	1512-1608	Biography	Buckland Filleigh.
50	Fortescue, Sir Faithful	1581-1666	Biography	Buckland Filleigh.
51	Fortescue, Sir John	1393-1476	Law	Modbury.
52	Gates, Sir Thomas	1596-1621	Voyage	Colyton.
53	Gee, Edward, D.D.	1565-1618	Sermons	Manchester/R. of Tedburn St. Mary.
54	Gee, John	1596-1639	Anti-R.C. Treatise, Sermons	Dunsford.
55	Gifford, Humphrey	abt. 1580	Poetry	Halsbury.
56	Gilbert, Sir Humphrey	1539?-1583	Naval Discovery etc.Education	Compton.
57	Godwin, Francis, D.D.	1562-1633	Biography	Northhamptonshire/Sub-Dean Exeter,1587-1601.
58	Grosse, Alexander	1596?-1654	Divinity	Christow.
59	Hakewill, George, D.D.	1578-1649	Divinity, Politics	Exeter.
60	Hakewill, William	1574-1655	Legal and Parl. Hist. and Antiquities	Exeter.
61	Hall, Joseph	1574-1656	Religious and Political Treatise, Bibl./Commentary	Leicestershire/Bp. Of Exeter, 1627-1641.
62	Halse, Sir Nicholas	1636	Projector	Plymouth.
63	Harding, Thomas, D.D.	1516-1572	Religious Controversy	Combe Martin or Bickington.
64	Hawkins, Sir John	1532-1595	Voyages (and Hakluyt)	Plymouth.
65	Hawkins, Sir Richard	1562?-1622	Voyage	Plymouth.
66	Hawkins, William	1554	Voyages (Hakluyt)	Tavistock.
67	Heale, William	1587?1627	Defence of Women	South Hele.
68	Herrick, Robert	1591-1674	Poetry	London/V. of Dean Prior, 1629.
69	Hieron, Samuel	1576?-1617	Divinity	Essex/V. of Modbury, 1601?-1617.
70	Hooker, John	1526?-1601	Topography, History, Bibliography/ Municipal Antiquities &c.	Exeter.
71	Hooker, Richard	1554?-1600	Ecclesiastical Polity	Heavitree.
72	Hunt, Nicholas	1596-1648	Religious Treatises, Arithmetic.	Devon.
73	Hutton, Thomas	1566-1639	Anti-Puritan Controversy	London/R. North Lew, 1616-
74	Jackson, Abraham	1589-1646?	Religious Treatises	Devon.
75	Jermin, Michael	1591-1659	Bibl. Commentary, Dom. Philosophy	Knowston?
76	Jewel, John, Bishop of Salisbury	1522-1571	Religious Controversy	Berrynarbor
77	Kellet, Edward, D.D.	1641	Divinity	Preb. of Exeter, 1630.
78	Kempe, William	abt.1590	Education	Schoolmaster, Plymouth, 1581-1605.
79	Kidley, William	abt 1624	Poetry	Dartmouth.
80	Leofric	1072	Founder of Library	Bp. Of Crediton & Exeter (1046/-1072).
81	Lyde, George	1673	Poetry	Brry Pomeroy.
82	Lyfing (Livingus)	1046	Travels	Devon?/ Bp.Crediton, 1032-1046.
83	Martin, Richard	1570-1618	Parliamentary	Otterton
84	Martin, William
89	Oxenham, John	abt 1575	Voyage (Hakluyt)	Plymouth.
90	Peeke, Richard	abt. 1625	Autobiography	Tavistock.
91	Peele, George	1558-1599	Drama, Poetry	Devon.
92	Pole, Sir William	1561-1635	County History	Shute.
93	Prideaux, John, D.D,	1578-1650	Theology, Education	Stowford.
94	Ralegh, Sir Walter	1552-1618	History, Voyages, Poetry &c	East Budleigh.
95	Reynolds (Rainolds), John, D.D.	1549-1607	Biblical Commentary, Controversy,/Divinity, Ant-Drama	Pinhoe.
96	Reynolds, John of Exeter	abt. 1620.	Anti-Murder, Romance	Exeter.
97	Reynolds, William	1594	Religious Controversy	Pinhoe.
98	Rhodes, Hugh	16th century	Dom. Philosophy	Devon.
99	Risdon, Tristram	1580-1640	County History	Winscott.
100	Robert of Plympton	13th century	Divinity	Plympton.
101	Sclater, William D.D.	1661	Divinity	Somerset/Preacher in Exeter, ante 1640.
102	Shillingford, John	abt. 1450	Municipal Rights	Devon.
103	Slade, William	1415	Divinity	Devon.
104	Smyth, Richard	abt. 1612	Sermon	Devon?/Preacher at Barnstaple.
105	Stapeldon, Walter de	1326	Founded Exeter College, Oxford	Annery/Bp. Exeter1308-1326.
106	Strode, William D.D.	1600-1644	Drama, Poetry, Sermons	Plympton.
107	Stucley, Sir Lewis	1574-1620	”Apology”	North Devon.
108	Sutcliffe, Matthew, LL.D.	1550-1629	Religious Controversy, Arms	Yorkshire/Dean of Exeter, 1588-1629.
109	Tolley, David	1500-1552?	Educational	Kingsbridge.
110	Tooker (Tucker), William, D.D.	1620	Touching for King’s Evil, Support of/ Royal Prerogatives &c.	Exeter.
111	Tozer, Henry	1602-1650	Divinity	North Tawton.
112	Turner, Robert	1599	Death of Mary Queen of Scots, Letters,/Religious Commentaries &c.	Barnstaple.
113	Upton, Nicholas	1457	Heraldry	Postlinch.
114	Wadham, Nicholas and Dorothy	circ. 1610	Founders of Wadham College, Oxford	Edge.
115	Westcote, Thomas	1567-1630	County History	Shobrook.
116	Wey, William	abt. 1460	Travels	Devon.
117	Whitbourne, Capt. R.	abt. 1558-1620.	Voyage.	Exeter
118	Willibald, St.	701?-785	Biography, Travels	Devon.
119	Wollocombe, Robert	abt. 1600	Divinity, Translations	Devon.
120	Wyot, Philip	abt. 1600	Diary	Town Clerk of Barnstaple/ 1586-1608.
121	Young, Walter	1649	Diary	Colyton

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List of Devonshire Authors etc. to the Year 1640

Appendix B

To

President’s Address

Trans. Devon. Assoc., vol. XXV (1893), pp. 25-158.

by

T.N. Brushfield, Esq., M.D.

Prepared by Michael Steer