Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 7 employed much the same Christian names, and on that account are often hard to distinguish from their Cornish cousins of CalHngton and West Newton. The latter Newton was probably called " West " to distinguish it from the better- known Newton Ferrers. Old Sarum. [The above is reprinted from Notes and Queries, Jan. 2, 19 14.] 8. Nicholas Isacke, Mayor of Exeter. — Dr. Brush- field, in a paper, " Richard Izacke and his Antiquities of Exeter," Devon Assoc. Trans., vol. xxv., note, p. 453, says:
- ' Nicholas Isacke the Mayor was Richard's brother." This
is an error. Nicholas Isacke, Sheriff of the City of Exeter, 1661, Bailiff 1663, and Mayor 1665, was a son of William Isack, of Gittisham, gent, (died 1656), and his wife Margaret, sister to Christopher Symes, of West Milton, Dorset, and grandson of Nicholas Isac, of Sidford, yeoman (died 1598). Nicholas Isacke, the Mayor, married first, 24 Nov., 1656, in the Cathedral, Elizabeth Davy, widow, of John Davy, of Ruxford, Sandford, where he was buried 8 Aug., 1647, and daughter of Edward Cotton, Rector of Shobrooke, where she was baptized 20 Jan., 1618, and Archdeacon of Totnes, son of William Cotton, Bishop of Exeter. She was buried in the Cathedral, 17 Nov., 1664. They had issue — 1. Nicholas Isack, died 1686. 2. Charles Isack, baptized in the Cathedral, 28 Dec, 1661 ; of St. Margaret's, Westminster. Will dated 6 Sept., 1684 ! proved 3 Oct., 1684 (P.C.C, 126 Hare). He married Ann Hagedott, of the City of Exeter {Mar, Lie. Exeter, 3 Oct., 1681) ; probably a daughter of Peter Hagedott, Mayor, 1669, died 10 Apr., 1674 ; buried in the north transept of the Cathedral. M.I. Her will, as of Ottery St. Mary, widow, was dated 12 April, 1706; proved 15 Oct., 1706 (P.R., Bishop of Exeter). 3. Elizabeth, married William Battishill. He married a second wife, Mary, buried in the Cathedral 7 Jan., 1674. Nicholas Isack died 5 June, 1678, and was buried in the south aisle of the Choir of the Cathedral. His Latin memorial inscription is given in Hewett's Monu- mentarium, Trans. Ex. Dioc. Arch. Soc, vol. iii., p. 120. The inscription to Peter Hagedott is given on p. 119.
