WEST DEVONSHIRE, 21 



1. POLITICAL DIVISIONS. The 



County of Devon ranks among the 

 largeft of the Engliih Counties. 



In regulating the MiHtia, it is divided 

 into three Districts ; namely North, 

 Eafiy and South Devon ; this Weftern part 

 being included in the laft. 



The fubdivifions are termed hundreds; 

 fbme of which, I underftand, have, or 

 lately had, their Courts , — held principally, 

 I believe, for the recovery of debts under 

 forty fliillings. 



HuNDR,ED Courts, or Courts peculiar to 

 the fubdivilions of Counties, were formerly 

 prevalent ; and might not a revival of thefe 

 antient inquefls, with regulations adapted 

 to the prefent times, be rendered fervice- 

 able, in matters of embankment, common 

 drains, exteniive inclofures, roads, and 

 public nuifances, not peculiar to any parti-, 

 cular manor. 



The MANORS of the Dift.ridl: are many of 

 them fmall; frequently, more than one 

 being included in the fame towniliip. The 

 Courts are regularly held, and well at- 

 tended y the rents of the lands appropriate 

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