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as not to deserve mention, or bee-keeping was not practised at all, except at 

 Lustleigh on the borders of Dartmoor. 



Nowhere is there a notice of a vineyard in Devon, but there is mention 

 of an orchard [hortus) in Barnstaple belonging to East Bray, and of another at 

 Sidmouth belonging to Ottery St. Mary. The count of Mortain had a 

 fruit-garden [virgultum) in Exeter, and there was a park {parens bestiarum) at 

 Winkleigh. 



Fisheries are mentioned in thirteen places. Some of these must have 

 been sea-fisheries in tidal waters, but others were river fisheries. Probably in 

 all cases the method was the wasteful one of fishing by weirs and sea- 

 hedges. ^ There was a fishery (pescaria) at Loddiswell which paid thirty salmon 

 a year to its owner ; another [piscatoria) at Cornworthy which paid the same. 

 At Dartington two fishermen paid eighty salmon. Fisheries are mentioned 

 at Woodford and Netherton, the value of which is not stated. The most 

 valuable fishery [piscatio) was that at Bideford, worth 25/. That at Exminster 

 came next, worth 20s. One at Buckland Monachorum was worth loj., one 

 at Bickleigh 5J., one at Heanton Punchardon 2s. Half a fishery {piscatura) 

 at Wear GifFord was worth 40^. ; it is not stated who had the other half, 

 perhaps the lord of Torington. At Northam the fishery is returned as worth 

 T^od. ; at EiFord \2d. 



In concluding this survey the author wishes to express his obligations 

 to the Dean and Chapter of Exeter for the facilities of access to their 

 precious MS. accorded to him, and to their most obliging assistant librarian, 

 the Rev. E. T. Foweraker, for his ready help. 



' Round, in F.C.H. Essex, i, 424. 



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