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the coach, upon some great concussion and descent in the road, 
their heads so beat one against the other that Mr. Scott’s head fell 
a bleeding in the fore-part, that to staunch it they were forced to 
call for a chyrurgeon of the army, and make some stop for his 
application. This was observed as ominous to that gentleman’s 
[ Mr. Scott’s] future execution.’’ Other references might be given ; 
but these will, I think, suffice. And whilst referring to this 
characteristic, it is well to remember that there were many in his 
day who were superstitious, and that the race has even in the 
nineteenth century not died out. 
The references to Prince in the Totnes documents are very 
meagre. It appears, however, that the impartial jury of the 
Court Baron of Totnes did not hesitate in their presentments of 
8rd April, 1678, to present for bad pavement outside their houses, 
among others the vicar himself, Mr. John Prince. In October, 
1676, a few months after Prince’s settlement in Totnes, the Duke 
of Albemarle was expected to pass through the town; and a 
messenger was on the 2nd of that month sent to Plymouth to 
wait on Sir Edward Seymour, ‘to know the moving of the 
Duke;” on the 4th (two days after) two more messengers were 
sent ‘“‘to seek the Duke with a letter to desire his stopp here.” 
Persons were paid to be at Brent Hill ‘‘ to view the coming of the 
Duke, and give the town notice;” and on his arrival, he and his 
followers were entertained by the Corporation at a cost of £17, 
and the ringers were treated with beer. There can be no doubt. 
that the worthy vicar, who was soon after to write in the most 
laudatory terms—terms far too laudatory—his sketch in the 
Worthes of George Monk, Duke of Albemarle, would be one 
of the foremost to welcome to Totnes his son, who, like his father, 
held the Lord Lieutenancy of Devon, and to assist the Corporation 
in entertaining their illustrious guest. 
In 1677 the Bishop of Exeter, Dr. Sparrow, held a visitation at 
Totnes, and messengers were sent by the Corporation to Lady 
Seymour to ‘‘know her mind touching ye entertainment of ye 
Bishop ;”’ and the treating this worthy divine cost £10. 
Prince remained vicar of Totnes until the early part of 1681, | 
when he resigned, having been appointed vicar of the adjoining 
parish of Berry Pomeroy, the gift of Sir Edward Seymour, Bart., 
of Berry Castle, owing this promotion (the living of Berry being 
far better pecuniarily than that of Totnes) to the connection 
