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 S V- D^von Notes ami Qtmies. 151 recumbent position it represented the figure of a Knight with his head resting on his tilting helmet and his feet on a lion. It bears the following inscription : — ^ In grcia et mia (misericordia) Dei hie Jacet Ivo Fitzwarin Miles qui obilt sexto die mensis Septembris, AnnoDn MiUiino ccccziiii. Cujus anime propicietur Deus Amen." Is it not rather strange that Sir Ivo, a prosperous City merchant, should have been following the wars abroad ? G. T. WiNDYER Morris. 115. Silenced Barnstaple Ministers, 1662. — The fol- lowing address of certain ministers of Devon, who by the Act of Uniformity lost their incumbencies or were silenced on St. Bartholomew's day, 1662, is contained in a collection of MSS. in the possession of the North Devon Athenaeum, Barnstaple. I have stated what were the positions held by the several ministers as well as I can trace them. I should be glad to have any further information about John Tickell. Thos. Wain WRIGHT. To the King's most excellent majestie, Charles, by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, Prance and Ireland, defender of the Faith, &c. The most humble petition of Sundry Gentlemen, ministers of the Gospell and others of your majestie's dttie of Exon and County of Devon. As some of us have lately assumed the boldness in all humility to represent to your majestie the due joyes for the incomparable mercye of God to these kingdomes in the glorious restitution of your most excellent majestie to your Hereditarie throne ; soe now we hold it our duty in as much lowliness to lay at your majestie*s feete a timely intimation of the sad influence which the unreasonable reviving of the old Ceremonyes is like to have, to the new disturbance of this church and state. For whereas some, as we heare, have prepared, if not presented, a petition to your majestie in the name of severall Gentlemen and ministers of this Countye for the restoring of all things in the Church as they were heretofore established in and since the days of Queene Elizabeth, we find the hearts of a very considerable multitude of knowing, sober and pious persons exceedingly grieved as fearing that the consequences of it may be the unhappy renewing of old Controversies which have already proved soe fatall to the peace of these Kingdoms. And therefore in order to the blessed continuance and increase of the glorious lustre of your majestie's scepter and the generall prosperity of your people. May it please your most excellent majestie That all things which are Indifferent in themselves but are likely lo foment differences among your majestie's subjects may be laid aside