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and was sequestrated, states that he lived to be restored to both 
his offices, and died about July, 1676. For seven years, however, 
Prince was curate or minister of St. Martin’s. 
While Prince was in Exeter, on Sunday, July 23rd, 1670, King 
Charles II. honoured the ‘‘ever faithful city” with his presence. 
Izacke says he reached Exeter ‘‘ between seven and eight of the 
clock in the evening, having come down by sea to Plymouth to sce 
the new citadel, and stayed in Exeter on his way home, and lodged 
the night at the dean’s house within the Close.’’ He was entertained 
at the city’s sole charge, and presented with £500 in gold, which, 
Izacke says, ‘‘he graciously received, and expressed much favour 
toward the said city and knighted the mayor (Benjamin Olliver). 
The next morning early, about three of the clock, his majesty 
went hence. The king’s short abode in the city hindred the great 
conduit at Carfoix from emptying herself of an hogshead of wine, 
which the city had provided in readiness for that purpose, and after 
his majesty’s departure made a free disposition thereof for his 
service.”” Dr. Oliver, in his History of Exeter, referring to this 
visit, says: ‘‘ As a testimony of his regard for the city his majesty 
promised to give the portrait of his sister and our townswoman, 
Henrietta, the Duchess of Orleans, who had died very suddenly at 
St. Cloud on the 29th of the preceding month. On this oceasion 
he was,’’ he adds, ‘as good as his word, and the picture is still to 
be seen in the guildhall.”’ This hurried sojourn must have reminded 
Prince of the visit twenty-seven years before of the Merry Monarch’s 
unfortunate father, on which occasion, as I have before mentioned, 
his great uncle, Sir Hugh Crocker, the then mayor, was knighted. 
About the time of his going to Exeter Prince obtained the 
degree of Master of Arts from the University of Cambridge, having 
become a member of Caius College. In 1674, while at St. 
Martin’s, he preached a sermon at the cathedral at the visitation of 
the bishop, Dr. Anthony Sparrow, which was afterwards published. 
In April, 1676, Prince became vicar of the parish church of 
St. Mary, Totnes; but he had preached there for some time prior to 
that, for among the Corporation papers is an order to the mayor to 
pay Mr. John Prince, vicar of Totnes, 20s. for every Sunday or 
Lord’s-day he preached before he entered into covenant with the 
Corporation. Prince succeeded Phineas Pott on his cession. 
The original covenant, bearing date December 18th, 1675, and 
executed by Prince, is still among the Corporation documents 
