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 6 Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. person, but in some instances, unfortunately, the blanks remain. A case of an apparently postponed entry, filled in from memory, has just come under my notice. By the courtesy of the Rev. R, Jenkins, a transcript was recently made of the Register of Talaton for the Devon and Cornwall Record Society. Under the date 4 ffeb., 1657, in the Marriage section is the following entry : — " Phillip Wesscott, gent., of estbudly & Mrs. Mary Cottle." But a certificate of this marriage, on a parchment slip 6^ ins. x 2J ins., which has recently come into my possession, reads : — " Devon. Upon the certificates of the sworn pish Registers of East Budley & Tallitone of the due publicacon of an intent of marriage betweene Philip Westcot of East Budley aforesd, gent., and Mrs. Mary Cottle of Talliton aforesaid I doe hereby Certifie that they are married by me the eight and twenteth day of January 1657 in the psents of these witnesses. And in testimony hereof I have hereunto set my hand & seale the daye and year aforesaid. Witnesses : Freeman Parr. [Signed] Jo. Serle John Dunn." The discrepancy in this instance is not very great, but I think it is worth recording as a warning to those engaged in genealogical research that the records found in parish registers cannot always be relied upon, and that in cases of conflicting evidence allowance should be made for careless and procrastinating parsons. It should also be noted that these two documents, both written within a few days of each other, probably by the same person, provide evidence of the irregular spelling of proper names, a matter of no little moment to those collecting genealogical memoranda. H. Tapley-Soper. 7. Newton Ferrers: Error in Cal. Inq. 10 Edw. III." — In a recent Record Office publication ("Cal. of Inquisi- tions, 10 Edw. III.") Westneyweton, in Cornwall, the home of John, son of Nich. de Ferrariis, is identified as Newton Ferrers. This is very misleading, as the latter place is in Devon, and was held by another branch, whose members