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Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 177 of Third Verger or " Dog Whipper " in the Cathedral has not been filled since the death of Mr. Pickard, which occurred some 30 years ago. The duty of the Dog Whipper was to walk about the Cathedral and keep the dogs out. He led the way in all processions. The staff he used to carry is an ebony rod with silver mitre at the top, which may be seen on application to the vergers. A neat little anecdote survives concerning Charles Reynolds, a predecessor of Pickard. One day a large and aggressive looking dog got into the Cathedral, apparently unnoticed by Reynolds, who was reproved by one of the dignitaries for neglect of duty. " Never mind," was the ready retort of Reynolds, " let the dog alone ; he's come in to worship God. ' Let all things that hath breath praise the Lord.' " — Eds.] 142. Exeter Cathedral Library (VIIL, p. 175, par. 147; p. 208, par. 170; IX., p. 139, par. 114). — Mr. Craster's list of Exeter MSS. at the Bodleian Library, printed with comments by Mr. Chanter, opens up a wide subject. I believe Mr. Craster would be the first to protest that it is not a complete but a skeleton list, which shows that the Dean and Chapter's gift is now contained in 86 volumes. In some instances "etc." covers several widely -different MSS. now in one volume, in others the title is given of the first of several MSS. Apparently about the time of the donation these MSS. were rebound — Mr. Craster thinks for the Dean and Chapter. A careful study of the proof-sheets of the New Summary Catalogue of the B. L. leads me to believe that these 85 volumes contain 128 separate MSS., while there are two among the Oriental MSS. not appearing in this list, so if I am not mistaken we can account for the 130 MSS. mentioned by Mr, Chanter, though Woods, in his History of Oxford, gives 132 as the total. Mr. Craster tells me that the list printed by Oliver (Lives of the Bishops, p. 376) is a copy of the contemporary record of the donation entered in the manuscript Benefactor's Register at the Library. It ends with No. 79 of Mr. Craster's list, and he says that 80-86 have been identified, on internal evidence, by Bodley's Librarian as probably part of the gift. In preparing an account of the Exeter MSS. I card- indexed the two inventories with cross-references, so I can N