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 1682-1765] Miscellaneous. 1 1 7

blasphemously — apparently of the Old and New Testa- ment, saying that they were not the word of God, or words to that effect.

14. States that Cann had taken upon him to excuse offences canonical for certain sums of money, and to ad- minister the sacrament at times and places people might appoint. Also that he had offered to dispense with the attendance of people at Common Prayer if they came to his preaching.

On the other side of the last folio is another 14 crossed out, alleging that Cann, May 28, 1682, put the process then served on him in his pocket, and would not return it.

Finally : that he had shamefully disgraced his sacred function, laying aside his canonical habit, and having 'disguised thy selfe into the shape of a Nonconformist, didst att Bristol! or some other place under that disguise apply thyself to a certaine Lady or some other pson of quality whom thou knewest to have A respect to that pty,' and 'pretending to be A poore psecuted & distressed N.C. P', obtained a guinea.

No result is given, but Cann continued vicar until 1690.

[1761] A tattered list of feoffment and other deeds shown to counsel ; including five feoffment deeds of January 22, 1752, and grant by Sir W. Courtenay, May 14, 1677, of £/\. yearly.

[1765] Bill for work done on the church by John Bickly.

Two documents mentioned by Mr. Kempe as being in the parish chest when he inspected its contents in 1827, are not now in the collection.

One is a muster roll of the Stannary of Tavistock, with the officers and soldiers within the Stannary, under the command of Sir Nicholas Slanning, Lieut-Colonel, Joseph Drake, esq., Capt.-Lieutenant, John Jacob, gent. Ensign, four sergeants and eight corporals. The total of the force is 156, according to Mr. Kempe, about two-thirds armed with muskets, and one-third with pikes, raised in the following proportions: Hundred of Roborough — Wak- hampton 12, Whitchurch 13, Tamerton FoHott 3, Sampford Spiney 6, Wilsworthy Hamlet 3, Buckland Monachorum 29, Peter Tavy 7, West Tavistock 8. Hundred of Tavi- stock—Tavistock town 24. Hundred of Lifton— Lifton and Virginstow 3, Sourton 6, Mary Tavy 9, Lydford 3, Lew

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