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 Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 13 9. Bonds and Marriage Licenses. — In searching the Marriage Licenses of the Diocese of Exeter published by the late Colonel Vivian, I noticed that there are a number of entries in which a bond of ;^2oo is mentioned. The following is a typical example : 1610. May 14. Richard Todde of Selbye in Yorke and Agnes Coxworthie alias Browne of Topsham. Peter Weaver of Topisham aforesaid, and Robert Dalton of Hull in Yorke bound in ;^2oo. Can any reader of D. & C. N. S' Q. explain the reason for the bond. An entry dated Nov. 21, 1610, mentions a bond of ";^ioo for the indemnity of the Lord Bishop." The following entries also appear to call for some explanation : — 1610. May 26. A caveat not to grant a license of marriage between William Bewes of Beaford, and any woman, because the said Bewes is an old man and near death. 1610. John Dennis of Lanceston in Co. Cornwall, gent., and Joanna Taylor of St. Stevens by Lanceston ; Anthony Dennis of Lanceston and John Challis of Exeter, grocer, paid 5/- in discharge. What did the 5/- paid discharge ? Marmora. 10. The Second Duke of Ormond and Devonshire. — The Press has recently been discussing various invasions of England, and has described how the French landed at Teignmouth in 1690 and at Fishguard in 1797. I have been prompted to call attention to an episode in the history of Devon which has not often been described, and to ask if any of your readers can give further information. James Butler, the second Duke of Ormond, had been one of the leading Jacobites during the last years of Queen Anne's reign, and had reorganized the army, purging it of all faithful Hanoverians. His plans, however, were immature, and the Whigs were in office when Queen Anne died in August, 1714. The party in power were able to ensure the succession of George L, and he strongly championed the cause of those Hanoverian lords, who had given him the throne. Parliament was dissolved in January, 1715, and the new House which met on March 17, 171 5, proceeded at once to the impeachment of Bolingbroke, Oxford and Ormond. In