List of Worthies of Devon

{{short description|None}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Worthies of Devon''}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} This is a list of persons considered by [[John Prince (Totnes)|John Prince]] (1643–1723) sufficiently notable to warrant the inclusion of their biography in his work ''The Worthies of Devon''.<ref name=P>{{cite book |last=Prince|first=John|authorlink=John Prince (Totnes) |title=Danmonii orientales illustres or The Worthies of Devon |url=https://archive.org/stream/danmoniioriental00prin#page/n5/mode/2up |publisher=Rees and Curtis|edition=new|year=1810 |accessdate=2012-07-11}}</ref>

==''The Worthies of Devon''== While at [[Berry Pomeroy]], John Prince worked on his [[Masterpiece|magnum opus]]: a biography of his home county's many notable figures, which he probably finished in 1697. The book ran to 600 pages, with woodcuts to illustrate the 191 biographies. He struggled to find funding for it; most publishers able to handle such a large book were based in London or [[Oxbridge]]. The printer was forced to advertise for subscribers while the book languished for four years until its first publication in 1701.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Maxted|first1=Ian |last2=Brayshay|first2=Mark |editor=Brayshay, Mark |title=Topographical Writers in South-West England |chapter=Aid to research: A list of historical works on the topography of south-west counties |pages = 150–51 |publisher=University of Exeter Press|year=1996 |isbn=0-85989-424-X}}</ref>

It is evident that Prince was over-ambitious in his work. The alphabetical entries from A to H fill half the book, while L to Z are squeezed into the final quarter, as money problems took their toll on his inclusions. A second volume, detailing 115 entries chosen by Prince to redress the balance, was never published.

==Biographies included== The following biographies appear in the 1810 edition of the book (Prince's spelling retained):<ref>Prince (1810), [https://archive.org/stream/danmoniioriental00prin#page/n15/mode/1up pp. xi–xii]</ref> {{columns-list|colwidth=25em| *[[John Acland (Devon MP)|Ackland, Sir John]] (d.1620), knight *Ackland, Baldwin, B.D *Adams, William *[[Bishop of Crediton|Alphred, Bishop of Crediton]] *Ash, Simon *[[Herbert Astley|Ashly, or Astley, Herbert]], Dean of Norwich *Atwell, Hugh, M.D *[[James Audley, 2nd Baron Audley|Audley, James, Lord]] *[[Gervase Babington|Babington, Gervais]] (1550–1610), Lord Bishop of Worcester *[[Baldwin of Forde|Baldwin]] (1125–1190), Archbishop of Canterbury *Ball, Sir Peter, Knight *[[Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, 2nd Baronet|Bampfeild, Sir Copleston, Bart]] (1633–1692) *De Bampton, John, D.D *Barkham, John, D.D *Barry, Robert *Baskervile, Sir Simon, Knight *[[Arthur Basset (1597-1673)|Basset, Colonel Arthur]] *Bath, Sir Henry, Knight, Justice of King's Bench *Bawceyn, Sir Stephen, Knight *[[:fr:Richard Ier de Beaumont|Beaumont, Lord Richard, Viscount Main]] (1138–1194)<ref>Vicomte of Maine, son of Rocelin de Beaumont (1095-1145) by his wife Constance, natural daughter of King Henry I ''Beauclerc''</ref> *Berry, Sir John, Knight *Bidgood, John, M.D *[[Richard Blund|Blondy, Richard]] (d.1257), Lord Bishop of Exeter *Bluet, Colonel Francis *Blundell, Peter *[[Thomas Bodley|Bodley, Sir Thomas]] (1545–1613) *Bodley, Lawrence, D.D *[[Josias Bodley|Bodley, Sir Josias]] (1550-1618), Knight *Bogan, Zachary, M.A *Bonvill, Lord William *[[Henry de Bracton|Bracton, Henry]] (1210–1268), Lord Chief Justice *[[Thomas de Brantingham|Brentingham, Thomas]] (d.1394) Lord Bishop of Exeter *Brewer, Lord William *[[William Briwere|Brewer, William, Lord Bishop of Exeter]] *Brian, Lord Guy *[[John Bridgeman (bishop)|Bridgeman, John]], Lord Bishop of Chester *Britte, Walter *[[Walter Branscombe|Bronscombe, Waller]], Lord Bishop of Exeter *Browne, William *Budeokshed, Robert, Esquire *[[Burchard of Würzburg|Burchard]], Bishop of Wurtzburgh *Burgoin, William, Esquire *Burlegh, Captain John *Bury, John, Canon of Exeter *Cardmaker, alias Taylor, John *Carew, Sir John, Knight *Carew, Thomas, Esquire *[[George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes|Carew, George, Baron of Clopton]] *Carpenter, Nathaniel, B.D *[[John Cary (d.1395)|Cary, Sir John, Knight]] *Cary, John, Lord Bishop of Exeter *[[George Carey (c.1541–1616)|Cary, Sir George]], Knight *Cary, George, D.D *Champernon, Sir Arthur, Knight *Chard, Thomas, D.D *[[John Chardon|Chardon, or Charldon, John]], Lord Bishop of Down and Conor *[[John the Chanter|Chauntor, The, John]] (d.1191), Lord Bishop of Exeter *[[Robert of Chichester|Chichester, Robert]] (d.1160), Lord Bishop of Exeter *[[Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester|Chichester, Sir Arthur]] (1563–1625), Knight *Chilcot, Robert *Childe, 214 *[[Sir George Chudleigh, 1st Baronet|Chudlegh, Sir George]], Baronet *Cistertian, The, Roger *[[Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh|Clifford, Lord Thomas, Baron of Chudlegh]] *Cocke, Captain *[[William Coffin (courtier)|Coffin, Sir William]], Knight *[[John Conant|Conant, John]], D.D *Copleston, John, Esquire, of [[Copplestone]] *Cotton, Edward, D.D *[[William Courtenay (bishop)|Courtenay, William]] (1342–1396), Lord Archbishop of Canterbury *[[Peter Courtenay (d.1405)|Courtenay, Sir Peter]] (1346–1405), Knight *[[Richard Courtenay|Courtenay, Richard]] (d.1415), Lord Bishop of Norwich *[[Peter Courtenay (bishop)|Courtenay, Peter]] (d.1492), Lord Bishop of Winchester *[[Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon|Courtenay, Lord Edward, Earl of Devon]] (1527–1556) *Cowell, John, Doctor *[[Frederick of Utrecht|De Crediton, Frederick]], Bishop of Utrecht *Crocker, Sir John, Knight *Cruwys, Sir Robert, Knight *Cutcliffe, John *Davie, Edmund, M.D *Da Vies, Captain John *Davils, Captain Henry *Dennis, Sir Thomas *Devon, Richard *Devonius, alias de Forda, Johannes, Chaplain to King John *[[John Dynham, 1st Baron Dynham|Dynham, John, 1st Baron Dynham]] (c. 1433–1501) *[[John Doddridge|Dodderidge, Sir John, Knight]] (1555–1628) *Downe, John, B.D *[[Francis Drake|Drake, Sir Francis]] (1540–1596), Knight *[[Bernard Drake|Drake, Sir Bernard]] (1537–1586), Knight *Drake, Robert *Drew, Edward, Serjeant at Law *[[Nicholas Duck|Duck, Nicholas]] *[[Eadwulf of Crediton|Eadulph]], Bishop of Devon *Edgecombe, Sir Richard, Knight *Edmonds, Sir Thomas, Knight *Exeter, Walter *Exeter, William, D.D *Fishacre, Richard *Fitz, John, Bencher of Lincoln's-Inn *[[Richard FitzRalph|FitzRalph, Saint Richard]], Archbishop of Armagh *Flay, Thomas, Alderman of the City of Exeter *Floier, William, Esquire *[[Gilbert Foliot|Foliot, Gilbert]] (1110–1187), Lord Bishop of London *Ford, Sir Henry, Knight *[[John Fortescue (judge)|Fortescue, Sir John]] (1394–1480), Knight *Fulford, Sir William, Knight *[[Theophilus Gale|Gale, Theophilus]] *Gandy, John, D.D *[[Johannes de Garlandia (philologist)|Garland, John]] *[[Thomas Gates (governor)|Gates, Sir Thomas]], Knight *Gee, John *[[Walter Gervais|Gervais, Walter]] *[[John Giffard (1602-1665)|Giffard, Colonel John]] (1602-1665), of [[Brightley, Chittlehampton|Brightley]] *[[Humphrey Gilbert|Gilbert, Sir Humphry, Knight]] *[[Edward Giles|Giles, Sir Edward]], Knight *[[John Glanville (judge)|Glanvil, Sir John]] *[[John Glanville|Glanvil, Sir John]], Knight *[[Joseph Glanvill|Glanvil, Joseph]] *Gould, James, Merchant *Greenway, John *Grenvil, Sir Theobald, Knight *[[William Hakewill|Hakewil, William, Esquire]] *[[John Hales (bishop of Coventry and Lichfield)|Halse, John]], Lord Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield *[[William Hankeford|Hankford, Sir William]], K.B *[[Thomas Harding (1516–1572)|Harding, Thomas, D.D]] *Harris, John, Serjeant at Law *Hawkins, Sir John, Knight *Hawley, John *Haydon, John, Bencher of Lincoln's-Inn *Heale, Sir John, Serjeant at Law *[[William Herle|Herle, Sir William]], Knight *[[John Hill (died 1408)|Hill, Sir John]], Knight (died 1408) *Hody, Sir John, Knight *[[John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter|Holland, Lord John, Duke of Exeter]] *[[John Hooker (English constitutionalist)|Hooker, alias Vowel, John]] *[[Richard Hooker|Hooker, Richard, Master of the Temple]] *[[Ezekiel Hopkins|Hopkins, Ezekiel]] (d.1690), Lord Bishop of Derry *[[William Huddesfield|Huddesfeild, Sir William, Knight]] *[[Bartholomew Iscanus|Iscanus, Bartholomew]] (d.1184), Lord Bishop of Exeter *[[John Jewel|Jewel, John]] (1522–1571), Lord Bishop of Salisbury *Karswill, Sir William, Knight *Kebie, surnamed Corinius *[[John Kempthorne (Royal Navy officer)|Kempthorn, Sir John]], Knight *[[John Kirkham (1472-1529)|Kirkham, Sir John, Knight]] *[[Stephen Langton|Langton, Stephen]] (1150–1228), Archbishop of Canterbury *[[Leofric (bishop)|Leofricus]] (d.1072), Lord Chancellour of England *[[Christopher Lethbridge (d.1670)|Lethbridge, Christopher]] (d.1670), [[Mayor of Exeter]] in 1660. *[[Lyfing of Winchester|Livingus]] (d.1046), Bishop of Devon *Lyde, George *Martin, William, Recorder of the City of Exon *[[Jasper Mayne|Mayne, Jasper]], D.D. Archdeacon of Chichester *Molle (?) John *[[George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle|Monk, George, Duke of Albemarle]] (1608–1670) *Moreman, John, D.D. Dean of Exeter *[[William Morice (Secretary of State)|Morice, Sir William, Knight]] *Morwen, or Moorin, John, B.D *Newte, Richard, Rector of Tiverton *[[Ordgar, Ealdorman of Devon|Orgar, Duke of Devonshire]] *Oxenham, John, Captain *[[William Peryam|Peryam, Sir William]] (1534–1604), Knight *[[William Peter|Petre, Sir William]], Knight *[[William Pole (antiquary)|Pole, Sir William]] (1561–1635), Knight *[[Lewis Pollard|Pollard, Sir Lewis]] (c.1465-1526), [[Justice of the Common Pleas]] *Pomerai, Sir Henry, Lord of [[Berry Pomeroy|Biry]] *[[Sir Edmund Prideaux, 1st Baronet of Netherton|Prideaux, Sir Edmond]], Baronet *[[John Prideaux|Prideaux, John]], D.D. Lord Bishop of Worcester *[[William de Raley|Ralegh, William]] (d.1250), Lord Bishop of Winchester *[[Walter Raleigh|Ralegh, Sir Walter]] (1554–1618) *Rainolds, John, D.D *[[Richard Reynell (died 1585)|Reynell, Richard]], Esquire *[[Thomas Ridgeway, 1st Earl of Londonderry|Ridgeway, Sir Thomas]], Knight and Baronet *Risdon, Thomas, Bencher of the Inner Temple *[[Denys Rolle (1614–1638)|Denys Rolle]] (1614–1638) *Row, John, Serjeant at Law *[[Nicholas Slanning|Slanning, Sir Nicholas, Knight]] *[[John Southcote (died 1585)|Southcot, John]], Justice of King's Bench *[[John Stanberry|Stanberry, or Stambery]] (d.1474), Bishop of Hereford *[[Walter de Stapledon|Stapledon, Walter]] (1261–1326), Lord Bishop of Exeter *[[John Stowford|Stowford, Sir John]], Lord Chief Baron of Exchequer *[[William Strode (poet)|Strode, William, D.D]] *Tooker, alias Tucker, William, D.D. *Tozar, Henry, B.D *Tremain, Thomas, Esquire *Upton, Nicholas, L.C.D *Wadham, Sir John, Knight (of [[Merryfield, Ilton]], Somerset and [[Edge, Branscombe]], Devon) *Westcot, John *[[John Whiddon|Whyddon, Sir John]], Knight, Justice of King's Bench *[[Saint Boniface|St. Winifred, Archbishop of Ments]] *Woollcombe, Robert *Yard, Richard *Yoo, or Yeo, William }}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{cite book |last=Prince |first=John |year=1810 |url=https://archive.org/details/danmoniioriental00prin |title=Danmonii Orientales Illustres, Danmonii orientales illustres: or, The worthies of Devon. ... |location=London |publisher=Printed for Rees & Curtis, Plymouth etc. }} Full text on the [[Internet Archive]]

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