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 Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 243 deeds as existing in the archives of the Dean and Chapter and amongst the deeds of St. Petrock's Church concerning dweUing houses and gardens on the site of the present day Globe Hotel, but no mention is made of the existence of a Tavern thereon ; had there been one, it is more than likely that it would have been referred to by its sign. There does not, however, appear to be any record, either ancient or modern, of another Globe Tavern in Exeter, so that after all perhaps Rewallin's will provides us with the earKest reference to the present day Globe Hotel. Those readers who are particularly interested in early musical instruments of the keyboard type are referred to Mr. St. George Gray's article in the Connoisseur, vol. xlvi., p. 80, October, 1916, from which the accompanying illustra- tion has been reproduced by the courtesy of the editor. The name of a still earlier Exeter organ maker has recently been recovered from the Exeter Receiver's Rolls preserved at the Guildhall. A transcript of these Rolls has been made, at the instance of the City Council, by Mr. Elijah Chick and deposited at the City Library where they can be more conveniently consulted. In the Roll for 1530, 21-22 Hen. VHI. (transcript vol. xvii., p. 251) is the following entry:- " It. payed to Joim-_JYenscott the organ maker for £^ v r makyng of the orgonesse in the joressens of Master Martyn p' ^' v" xviij^ iij*^- " Can any reader explain the meaning of the word "joressens " ? We also learn from the Flying Post, of xpril 10, 1867, that at that date there was established at St. James' Street, in Exeter, an organ maker of the name of Dicker, for oa that date a fire broke out on his premises which destroyed the contents of his shops and organ room comprising nine organs. . . four were completed and five in course of erection. One of them was the largest in the West of England, being twice the size of that in the Cathedral, and was intended for, a gentleman resident near Kingsbridge. OJ^ ^AY . p.<g3.92 . H. Tapley-Soper. 199. The First Devonshire Newspaper. — For many years Dr. Brushfield's valuable article on " Andrew Brice