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 2o6 Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. •' Adrian Dupuy, of Plymouth, Watchmaker, and Florentia Foalus, of Charles, Plymouth, widow." — Exeter Marriage Licences, July lo, 1734. "Joseph Crago, Carpenter (who married Rachael, daughter of James West, of the parish of Sidbury, Clockmaker), died April 15 and was buried the 22, 1766." — Colyton Burial Register. " George Peream, of Axminster, Clockmaker and Gun- smith, and Hester Peream, of Ottery St. Mary, 6 Jan., 1742." — Exeter Cathedral Church Marriage Register. In the Exeter Guildhall is the will of John Savidge in which he is described as " of the City of Exeter, Clock- maker"; it is dated 1627, and was proved in the same year. I should be very glad to learn of examples of his work or any biographical details concerning him. The Exeter Museum has recently acquired an interesting collection of watches bearing the names of the following Devonshire makers : — " W"- Curtis, Exeter " " Math"- Sayer, Exon " ; "A. Simons, Biddeford " ; " R. Tucker, Bideford " ; "Pet'- Upjohn, Bideford"; "Ja'- Bucknell, Crediton " " Strowbridge, Dawlish " ; " John Tucker, Tiverton " ; "John Lord, Farringdon." It is perhaps doubtful if the latter is a local specimen, as it seems unlikely that such a small place as Farringdon, near Honiton, would support a maker. There is a Faringdon in Berkshire. The collection was presented to Exeter by the South Kensington Museum authorities, having formed part of a collection made and bequeathed to the nation by Mr. Evan Roberts. Concern- ing Strowbridge, of Dawlish, a correspondent from that town in a recent issue of the Express and Echo raised doubts about Strowbridge's claim to be a maker. He says, " We have a clock which has been in our family for many generations. A great number of years ago it needed repair- ing and was sent to Mr. Strowbridge. When it came back his name * H. Strowbridge, Dawlish,' was engraved upon the dial." This and my note above re John Fox corroborates the opinion which I expressed in my first communication on this subject, that many of those who are now regarded as makers were actually only repairers or vendors. There are several long case clocks about the County bearing the name of Thorne. The following extract from a manuscript