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tunately the same care has not been taken of them of late years. 
Subsequently they were placed on shelves in the old vestry, which 
was destroyed during the recent restoration of the church, and 
they were then taken back to their old place in the parvise. 
Among the books in the library are the following very valuable 
works; viz., Walton’s celebrated Polyglot Bible, in six volumes 
(London, 1660), Paraphrases of Erasmus (1534-1551), the Works 
of St. Thomas Aquinas (London, 1586), Calvin’s Works (1573), 
Annals of England—Henry VIII. to Elizabeth—(London, 1630), 
Castelli Lexicon Heptaglotta (London, 1669), Sir Walter Raleigh’s 
TMistory of the World (1614). It appears from a catalogue made 
some years since by Mr. Cleave, curate of Totnes, that there were 
then over three hundred volumes. Some are still in fair preser- 
vation, but others are in a very bad state, and if allowed to continue 
uncared for must soon be destroyed by decay. 
The bells also received Prince’s attention, for I find that in 1680 
the whole or some of them were re-cast, being taken down and 
removed to the old Maudlyn chapel (the lepers’ house), where the 
bell-founder, a Mr. James Buckley, did his work, and was after- 
wards treated to the extent of 6s. 2d. 
Leaving Exeter and settling in Totnes, Prince came from a 
strong Royalist city to a Parliamentary town; for during the 
troubles of the Civil War Totnes showed itself far more favourable 
to the Parliament than to the King. But in 1662, thirteen years 
prior to his arrival, the church had been purged of its Presby- 
terianism by the ejection on the death of the vicar, Mr. Garrett, 
of his curate, Francis Whiddon, m.a., one of the Whiddons of 
Whiddon Park, Chagford. So pronounced had been the Presby- 
terianism that on this ejection it was necessary, as appears by the 
town accounts, to purchase vestments and books for the use of the 
new Episcopalian vicar, Mr. Ford. The entries are as follows: 
“©1662, October 22. " 
Payd for Serplis (surplice) for ye Minister and Clerk . £ 
Payd for cloth for the Communion Table 
Payd for a napkin for the same 
Payd Mr. Teape for a Book of Articles 
Unto Thomas Ellis for mending the faunt . 
For a chest and lock and key to keep ye vestments 
Unto Mr. Teape for a Church Bible 
For a Book of Commons and Marriages 
16 yards of Matting for the Chancill, 3d. per ae 
Unto Savery Hutchings for a deske to put ye Bible on . 
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